The invention relates to a cutting arrangement for a harvesting machine, comprising a cutting unit (11) that has at least one working device (15, 17, 18, 19, 23) for processing and/or conveying a harvested material, and a drive (25a-e) for said working device, the drive being designed to drive the working device by means of a rotatable drive element, for harvesting purposes. The rotational speed of the drive element can be altered, wherein a control device (29) of the cutting arrangement, associated with said drive, is designed to control the rotational speed of the drive element on the basis of a predetermined target rotational speed value.
