I keep one MIDI pedal connected and dedicated to CC11 Expression. Expression #11 works like a fader on the mixer board and CC7 Vol then works like the Master Fader on that mixer board. If CC7 is set to 90, then CC11 can go no higher than the overall 90, even if it is sending 127.

Overdubbing CC11's works well on Pads like Strings or Organ patches, also can be used to great effect with horn sections to add critical dynamics.

A lot of the free downloadable MIDI files use only CC7 for everything. Bah. Strip 'em out, add the onetime CC7 and then use separate CC11's recorded to each track to wake up the dynamics of a good sequence.

Dynamics are one of our few tools.

Use them.


--Mac