Disklavier

Good morning, everyone.

In a message dated 8/13/02 9:36:25 PM, hedoshedo@... writes:

<< -thanks Robert..i did just that...works good..looks like most songs 
downloaded from the internet are set at 127 or 109..what do you 
suggest as a maximum? I used 60 -max...i want to have the piano 
play,yet have conversations near it.. >>

I am not familiar with Music Creator. However, I can give you a little 
background info that may help you as you set parameters in that program or in 
any other program.

There are two MIDI parameters to consider: 

(1) the note-on velocities and

(2) the volume setting (controller 7) for the piano track(s).

You can do an experiment for yourself to determine the desired range of 
note-on velocities: Record a little music on your Disklavier at the desired 
volume level, and then open the recorded MIDI file in a sequencer on your 
computer and look at the range of resulting note-on velocities. That should  
provide you with guidelines for editing your MIDI files.

FYI: In the loudest classical music, note-on velocities rarely exceed 95-100 
and top out in the range of 105-110. Less loud music tops out considerably 
lower.

As for the controller 7 setting: Early Disklaviers ignored the controller 7 
parameter. Starting with the Mark IIXG, Disklaviers now respond to that 
parameter. The native setting for the piano part is controller 7=100. Many 
internet MIDI files that were authored on instruments with weak piano sounds 
often boost controller 7 much higher, even to the maximum of 127.

I suggest that you set controller 7 to 100 for all of your piano parts and 
then adjust the note-on velocities to suit your needs. If you ignore the 
controller 7 paramenter, you will get different results with each MIDI file 
even if you adjust the note-one velocities in the same way for each file.

Regards,
PianoBench