Disklavier

If a midi song is intended to have full dynamic range--that is, both 
very loud parts and soft parts--I generally limit the high velocity 
notes to 95 and the low velocity notes to 22.  If it is a softer song, I 
might bring the high velocity end down lower than 95.

With a DC3 Mark II, and with the DKV volume set to zero, the sound power 
in dB has a nice linear slope from velocity 95 down to 22.  There is a 
knee in the curve at 22.  Below 22 all velocities produce roughly the 
same sound level (and do not always strike reliably).  I think it's a 
good idea to have no notes below velocity 22.  If I find a file with a 
few scattered notes below 22, I set them all to 22, then scale the 
remaining notes appropriately.  With Veloset, you can shift all notes 
upward so that the lowest is 22, but you cannot set all in the range of 
1 to 22 to 22.  Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, however, is capable of setting a 
range of velocities to a specified velocity.

If you want to have conversations, you can scale down well below 95. 
Amazingly, you can still recognize PianoSoft music reduced to the range 
of 22 to 35.  (You'll notice that the DKV volume control no longer has 
much effect.) To my ear, scaled-down music loses its sizzle.  But then, 
if the conversation is more interesting, who cares?

HedoShedo wrote:

> -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..
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - In disklavier@y..., Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@a...> wrote:
> 
>> From this group's archives, download the dkvutils.  Make a second 
>>
> copy 
> 
>>of your MIDI file and open it in Veloset.  Scale and shift the 
>>
> velocity 
> 
>>distribution to your heart's content and save the file.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>HedoShedo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>hello..i recently bought a disklavier..love it,it's a 1999 mkII 
>>>xg...Bought music creator 2002,works ok,but i need to see if 
>>>
> someone 
> 
>>>knows how to edit velocity,so i can make music a little softer. i 
>>>can't seem to "save as" once I change the VEL...when I do,it's 
>>>lost,and starts the same, won't save the changes..help???
>>>
>>>
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