Disklavier

Yes, you can ruin an upright piano action by the solenoids playing the piano 
too loudly.  That is the problem playing  MIDI files created with an 
electronic keyboard.  The velocity on any MIDI file to play your piano keys 
should never be more than 100.  Bob is right about setting it to between 30 
and 90.

Does the piano play softly when you turn the volume all the way down?

Carol Beigel


>From: "fakepopster" <raydene@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] Volume/Velocity
>Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 23:26:38 -0000
>
>I have seen several posts on this topic including what velocity
>should be set to but let me ask this.
>
>I have a MX100A.  When I play a disk (one I create or a Yamaha
>Pianodisc that came with it) it is very loud.  The part I don't
>understand is, if I bang on the keyboard as hard as I can, I can
>never get the volume I am hearing out of the disks.  Don't get me
>wrong.  I don't want it to be loud.  I'm really concerned about the
>disks ruining my machine, really.  I guesds I really have two
>questions:
>
>1. How can the piano, physically, play louder with the disks than a
>human is capable of playing it?
>
>2. Is it possible I am harming the machine, playing it this loud?  It
>doesn't seem like Yamaha would engineer software that ruins it's
>pianos but considering the first question....
>
>BTY It's ten years old and seems to be in wonderful condition!
>
>Thanks
>
>


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