Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard
2006-07-04 by Stefan Trippler
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2006-07-04 by Stefan Trippler
No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Stefan Trippler
Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan, Do you think It is faulty? I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. My evolver desktop does not act in this way. Cheers Andy ________________________________
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@sgi.com <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Stefan Trippler
Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in your PC system. Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus eliminating all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off and then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on mode without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need to hit identic velocity values during playing. I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more likely in the external midi chain. If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via midi too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them in mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off that could influence the reacting on external midi. Greets Stefan
----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Do you think It is faulty? I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. My evolver desktop does not act in this way. Cheers Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan, I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the correct volume. I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to the PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks like the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks like it may be affecting the PEK. I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as the settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? Thanks Andy ________________________________
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in your PC system. Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus eliminating all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off and then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on mode without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need to hit identic velocity values during playing. I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more likely in the external midi chain. If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via midi too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them in mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off that could influence the reacting on external midi. Greets Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Do you think It is faulty? I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. My evolver desktop does not act in this way. Cheers Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Stefan Trippler
Hi Andrew, there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder than the outs of the other models. > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on your > PEK when you first got it? I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit from the pre-series-production ;) No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. Greets Stefan
----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the correct volume. I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to the PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks like the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks like it may be affecting the PEK. I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as the settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? Thanks Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in your PC system. Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus eliminating all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off and then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on mode without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need to hit identic velocity values during playing. I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more likely in the external midi chain. If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via midi too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them in mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off that could influence the reacting on external midi. Greets Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Do you think It is faulty? I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. My evolver desktop does not act in this way. Cheers Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan, Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is very annoying! The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was redone for this test using a different midi controller. Cheers Andy ________________________________
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder than the outs of the other models. > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on your > PEK when you first got it? I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit from the pre-series-production ;) No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. Greets Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the correct volume. I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to the PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks like the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks like it may be affecting the PEK. I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as the settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? Thanks Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in your PC system. Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus eliminating all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off and then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on mode without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need to hit identic velocity values during playing. I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more likely in the external midi chain. If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via midi too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them in mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off that could influence the reacting on external midi. Greets Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Capon To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Do you think It is faulty? I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. My evolver desktop does not act in this way. Cheers Andy From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Andrew, That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. Regards Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, Thanks for the reply. I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then between 4 and 6 db lower! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Guys, My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven by the keyboard, is this normal? Cheers Andy
2006-07-05 by drtrippler
Andrew, one last vague possibility that I can think of: How did you record both midi and audio in Cubase at a time when playing with the keyboard in local on mode ? If I try to reproduce this, I always get a midi loop, means that the midi track that I activate to record incoming data is automatically set to midi through as well. Maybe you can check if during your "direct" recording of the PEK's audio out maybe 2 voices were triggered at a time. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is > very annoying! > > > > The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. > > > > Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi > and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is > shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was > redone for this test using a different midi controller. > > > > Cheers > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > Hi Andrew, > > there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other > Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder > than > the outs of the other models. > > > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on > your > > PEK when you first got it? > > I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit > from > the pre-series-production ;) > > No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. > > Greets > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the > correct > volume. > > I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to > the > PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks > like > the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. > > I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks > > like it may be affecting the PEK. > > I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. > > Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as > the > settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the > Transpose > and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? > > Thanks > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in > your > PC system. > > Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus > eliminating > all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off > and > then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on > mode > without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need > to > hit identic velocity values during playing. > > I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more > likely in the external midi chain. > > If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via > midi > too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. > > Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them > in > mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off > that > could influence the reacting on external midi. > > Greets > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Do you think It is faulty? > > I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. > > My evolver desktop does not act in this way. > > Cheers > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Andrew, > > That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. > > Regards > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > Cheers > > Andy > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have > the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy >
2006-07-05 by Tony Scharf
If the sound is a 'unison' patch where all four voices are stacked, cubase maybe starting the sequencer which will 'steel' voice one on the PEK. Also, make sure that the cubase mixer is not sending a midi volumn command under 127. Thats the only thing I could think of that could cause this. Tony Andrew Capon wrote:
> Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > > > Cheers > > > > Andy > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] > *On Behalf Of *Stefan Trippler > *Sent:* 04 July 2006 21:56 > *To:* DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com>> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven > by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy > >
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan, That's a very good point, unfortunately the PEK has gone back to the shop so I cannot try it now. I am waiting for a replacement that should be with me on Friday, if that is the same I will know I have been a fool! I think it is not the case though as I first noticed the problem when playing the PEK from my Nord G2 and via midi guitar from an AXON ax100. This was without cubase running. I noticed that even sending a full 127 velocity message from the guitar or G2 that the PEK was very quite, if I played a hard note on the PEK keyboard it was loud, this is what got me testing with Cubase just to see if I was imagining it! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of drtrippler Sent: 05 July 2006 13:05 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Andrew, one last vague possibility that I can think of: How did you record both midi and audio in Cubase at a time when playing with the keyboard in local on mode ? If I try to reproduce this, I always get a midi loop, means that the midi track that I activate to record incoming data is automatically set to midi through as well. Maybe you can check if during your "direct" recording of the PEK's audio out maybe 2 voices were triggered at a time. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> , "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is > very annoying! > > > > The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. > > > > Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi > and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is > shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was > redone for this test using a different midi controller. > > > > Cheers > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > Hi Andrew, > > there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other > Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder > than > the outs of the other models. > > > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on > your > > PEK when you first got it? > > I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit > from > the pre-series-production ;) > > No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. > > Greets > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the > correct > volume. > > I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to > the > PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks > like > the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. > > I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks > > like it may be affecting the PEK. > > I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. > > Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as > the > settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the > Transpose > and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? > > Thanks > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in > your > PC system. > > Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus > eliminating > all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off > and > then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on > mode > without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need > to > hit identic velocity values during playing. > > I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more > likely in the external midi chain. > > If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via > midi > too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. > > Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them > in > mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off > that > could influence the reacting on external midi. > > Greets > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Do you think It is faulty? > > I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. > > My evolver desktop does not act in this way. > > Cheers > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Andrew, > > That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. > > Regards > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > Cheers > > Andy > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have > the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy >
2006-07-05 by Andrew Capon
Hi Tony, Thanks for the reply. I was using patch 128 in the tests with poly mode on. The PEK has gone back to the shop now and I am waiting for a replacement. Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Scharf Sent: 05 July 2006 13:54 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard If the sound is a 'unison' patch where all four voices are stacked, cubase maybe starting the sequencer which will 'steel' voice one on the PEK. Also, make sure that the cubase mixer is not sending a midi volumn command under 127. Thats the only thing I could think of that could cause this. Tony Andrew Capon wrote: > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > > > Cheers > > > > Andy > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > *From:* DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > *On Behalf Of *Stefan Trippler > *Sent:* 04 July 2006 21:56 > *To:* DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com>> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy > >
2006-07-06 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stefan and Tony, The shop I got the PEK from has now tested the PEK and found the same problem so it was a faulty one. They have tested another one which is 0.2dB out which sounds good to me. They are sending this one and I should get it tomorrow. All the best Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Capon Sent: 05 July 2006 14:11 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, That's a very good point, unfortunately the PEK has gone back to the shop so I cannot try it now. I am waiting for a replacement that should be with me on Friday, if that is the same I will know I have been a fool! I think it is not the case though as I first noticed the problem when playing the PEK from my Nord G2 and via midi guitar from an AXON ax100. This was without cubase running. I noticed that even sending a full 127 velocity message from the guitar or G2 that the PEK was very quite, if I played a hard note on the PEK keyboard it was loud, this is what got me testing with Cubase just to see if I was imagining it! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of drtrippler Sent: 05 July 2006 13:05 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Andrew, one last vague possibility that I can think of: How did you record both midi and audio in Cubase at a time when playing with the keyboard in local on mode ? If I try to reproduce this, I always get a midi loop, means that the midi track that I activate to record incoming data is automatically set to midi through as well. Maybe you can check if during your "direct" recording of the PEK's audio out maybe 2 voices were triggered at a time. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> , "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is > very annoying! > > > > The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. > > > > Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi > and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is > shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was > redone for this test using a different midi controller. > > > > Cheers > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > Hi Andrew, > > there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other > Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder > than > the outs of the other models. > > > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on > your > > PEK when you first got it? > > I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit > from > the pre-series-production ;) > > No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. > > Greets > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the > correct > volume. > > I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to > the > PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks > like > the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. > > I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks > > like it may be affecting the PEK. > > I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. > > Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as > the > settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the > Transpose > and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? > > Thanks > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in > your > PC system. > > Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus > eliminating > all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off > and > then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on > mode > without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need > to > hit identic velocity values during playing. > > I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more > likely in the external midi chain. > > If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via > midi > too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. > > Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them > in > mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off > that > could influence the reacting on external midi. > > Greets > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Do you think It is faulty? > > I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. > > My evolver desktop does not act in this way. > > Cheers > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Andrew, > > That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. > > Regards > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > Cheers > > Andy > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have > the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy >
2006-07-06 by Stefan Trippler
Cool. Have a lot of fun with the new unit then ;) Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan and Tony, The shop I got the PEK from has now tested the PEK and found the same problem so it was a faulty one. They have tested another one which is 0.2dB out which sounds good to me. They are sending this one and I should get it tomorrow. All the best Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Capon Sent: 05 July 2006 14:11 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, That's a very good point, unfortunately the PEK has gone back to the shop so I cannot try it now. I am waiting for a replacement that should be with me on Friday, if that is the same I will know I have been a fool! I think it is not the case though as I first noticed the problem when playing the PEK from my Nord G2 and via midi guitar from an AXON ax100. This was without cubase running. I noticed that even sending a full 127 velocity message from the guitar or G2 that the PEK was very quite, if I played a hard note on the PEK keyboard it was loud, this is what got me testing with Cubase just to see if I was imagining it! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of drtrippler Sent: 05 July 2006 13:05 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Andrew, one last vague possibility that I can think of: How did you record both midi and audio in Cubase at a time when playing with the keyboard in local on mode ? If I try to reproduce this, I always get a midi loop, means that the midi track that I activate to record incoming data is automatically set to midi through as well. Maybe you can check if during your "direct" recording of the PEK's audio out maybe 2 voices were triggered at a time. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> , "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is > very annoying! > > > > The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. > > > > Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi > and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is > shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was > redone for this test using a different midi controller. > > > > Cheers > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > Hi Andrew, > > there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other > Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder > than > the outs of the other models. > > > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on > your > > PEK when you first got it? > > I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit > from > the pre-series-production ;) > > No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. > > Greets > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the > correct > volume. > > I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to > the > PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks > like > the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. > > I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks > > like it may be affecting the PEK. > > I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. > > Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as > the > settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the > Transpose > and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? > > Thanks > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in > your > PC system. > > Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus > eliminating > all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off > and > then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on > mode > without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need > to > hit identic velocity values during playing. > > I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more > likely in the external midi chain. > > If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via > midi > too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. > > Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them > in > mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off > that > could influence the reacting on external midi. > > Greets > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Do you think It is faulty? > > I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. > > My evolver desktop does not act in this way. > > Cheers > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Andrew, > > That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. > > Regards > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > Cheers > > Andy > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have > the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy >
2006-07-07 by Andrew Capon
Hi Stegan, Its arrived and works great. I love it already, playing it from midi guitar is fantastic. Now I need to get a rack as well for some more voices! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler Sent: 06 July 2006 18:09 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Cool. Have a lot of fun with the new unit then ;) Stefan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan and Tony, The shop I got the PEK from has now tested the PEK and found the same problem so it was a faulty one. They have tested another one which is 0.2dB out which sounds good to me. They are sending this one and I should get it tomorrow. All the best Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Andrew Capon Sent: 05 July 2006 14:11 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Hi Stefan, That's a very good point, unfortunately the PEK has gone back to the shop so I cannot try it now. I am waiting for a replacement that should be with me on Friday, if that is the same I will know I have been a fool! I think it is not the case though as I first noticed the problem when playing the PEK from my Nord G2 and via midi guitar from an AXON ax100. This was without cubase running. I noticed that even sending a full 127 velocity message from the guitar or G2 that the PEK was very quite, if I played a hard note on the PEK keyboard it was loud, this is what got me testing with Cubase just to see if I was imagining it! Cheers Andy ________________________________ From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of drtrippler Sent: 05 July 2006 13:05 To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard Andrew, one last vague possibility that I can think of: How did you record both midi and audio in Cubase at a time when playing with the keyboard in local on mode ? If I try to reproduce this, I always get a midi loop, means that the midi track that I activate to record incoming data is automatically set to midi through as well. Maybe you can check if during your "direct" recording of the PEK's audio out maybe 2 voices were triggered at a time. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> , "Andrew Capon" <acapon@...> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > Thanks for all you help, I know that the output is 3 db off, this is > very annoying! > > > > The test I did is still valid though. Please see enclosed jpg. > > > > Top left is PEK audio recorded while playing, I also recorded the midi > and then played this back to the PEK and recorded the audio which is > shown top right. The bottom two are for the desktop, recording was > redone for this test using a different midi controller. > > > > Cheers > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 08:57 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > > > Hi Andrew, > > there is a volume difference between the Desktop Eolver and all other > Evolver models. The Desktop Evolver's audio out is around 3 dB louder > than > the outs of the other models. > > > Can you remember what the Transpose and LCD contrast were set to on > your > > PEK when you first got it? > > I can't. If I could it wouldn't be of much use because my PEK is a unit > from > the pre-series-production ;) > > No other ideas about your problem then, sorry. Hope support can help. > > Greets > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:21 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > I have just done a test using my desktop evolver which produces the > correct > volume. > > I then disconnected the midi leads from the desktop and attached them to > the > PEK and re-did the test and the volume is lower, so it definitely looks > like > the PEK rather than the Cubase/midi controller setup. > > I have had a look at the global settings and can find nothing that looks > > like it may be affecting the PEK. > > I have emailed support so maybe they can shed some light on this. > > Also I am beginning to think that the shop has sent me a returned PEK as > the > settings seem to be a a little wrong. Can you remember what the > Transpose > and LCD contrast were set to on your PEK when you first got it? > > Thanks > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 07:59 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Maybe you should check first if there isn't a kind of midi filtering in > your > PC system. > > Or you can connect the PEKs midi In and Out with a cable, thus > eliminating > all influences of external interface and Cubase, switch it to local off > and > then check if there are volume differences in comparison to local on > mode > without cable. I know that this is difficult to judge because you need > to > hit identic velocity values during playing. > > I hardly can imagine that there's a reason for this inside the PEK, more > likely in the external midi chain. > > If a PEK and PER are chained for more polyphony they communicate via > midi > too and normally there are no volume differences between the units. > > Another possibility could be in the global parameters. I don't have them > in > mind atm, maybe you can check if there are midi parameters switched off > that > could influence the reacting on external midi. > > Greets > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Capon > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Do you think It is faulty? > > I got it yesterday so am thinking of ringing them for a replacement. > > My evolver desktop does not act in this way. > > Cheers > > Andy > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 05 July 2006 06:22 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Andrew, > > That's weird indeed. Don't know how this can happen. > > Regards > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 7:13 AM > Subject: RE: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I have the PEK connected to a pc via midi using Cubase SX3. > > If I play something on the PEK and record the midi and audio, then play > the midi back to the PEK and record the audio in Cubase it is then > between 4 and 6 db lower! > > Cheers > > Andy > > ________________________________ > > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler > Sent: 04 July 2006 21:56 > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > No this is not normal, assuming that the notes that come via midi have > the > same velocity as the motes you send from the keyboard. > > Maybe you can explain in detail what you mean with "driven by midi" ? > > Stefan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Capon" <acapon@... <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > <mailto:acapon%40sgi.com> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:DSI_Evolver% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 9:51 PM > Subject: [Evolver] PEK volume lower from midi than useing keyboard > > Hi Guys, > > My PEK has much lower volume output when driven by midi than when driven
> by the keyboard, is this normal? > > Cheers > > Andy >