Disklavier

Good evening, everyone.

In a message dated 8/14/02 7:28:31 PM, hedoshedo@... writes:

<< Ok...i'm lost here..what and where is controller 7??? Also all my 
files are from internet sources,that i edit with cake wall music 
creator 2002...i used the veloset with some sucess,but still need 
more work on the files >>

A MIDI controller event is typically a message that gets added to a MIDI file 
as a result of doing something on your keyboard other than playing the keys. 
For example, if you make a recording and press the sustain pedal, you are 
adding a controller message to the MIDI file. Some keyboards have an input 
for an organ style swell pedal (called a volume pedal). When you depress the 
pedal, you increase the volume of sound that you are playing (much like 
turning up the volume knob on your amplifier).

If you get a MIDI sequencing program that lets you look at the MIDI file as a 
list of MIDI events, you will probably notice a number of controller 
messages. Common controllers include #64 (sustain pedal), #67 (soft pedal), 
and #7 (volume).

These controllers have a range of values from 0 (fully off) to 127 (fully on).

People who create MIDI files often use controller 7 as a way to balance the 
various tracks. For example, if you have sequenced a piece with multiple 
tracks and decide that the flute track is too soft, you could increase the 
velocities of each note of the flute part. However, that would also change 
the timbre of the sound. As an alternative, you could increase the controller 
7 value for the flute track. In doing the latter, you would be doing the 
equivalent of changing the fader settings on a mixer.

Regards,
PianoBench