Disklavier

I forgot to mention (and remind myself!) that several months ago I set my 
hotmail to only receive email from the 12 entries in my address book.  This 
means I don't get any private replies. So I will continue to sign my posts 
with an email address that will accept private replies.

Were there any answers to my questions about how to edit "controller 7"?  I 
have recently rediscovered the differences between tracks and channels in 
MIDI; and volume and velocity.  These words seem so similar in the English 
language, that the nuances escaped me.

If I finally understand this, controller messages affect an entire MIDI 
channel, and velocity affects a SELECTED track.  So if you want to make the 
MIDI files play your piano more quietly, you edit the "controller 7" values 
for channels 1 and 2; OR you first have to select a track (make sure it is 
assigned to channel 1 or 2) and scale the velocities in the player roll 
window of most sequencer programs.  You can always find out what the value 
is by viewing the events window.

I also got the impression that when you are editing MIDI files in a 
sequencer program, you don't get to hear the immediate results.  You must 
first close the file you edited, then re-open it.

And the other thing I think I learned was that 0 equals 100 when it comes to 
a number that describes velocity (on a scale of 0-127).  Therefore, if the 
default value for a Pianosoft file is 0, and you want to make it play your 
piano more softly, you would change this number to -40 or use 60 if the 
original value was 100.  So if you were scaling velocities, you would say 
something like 60% to turn it down, or 120% to make it louder. (?)

If you are trying to turn down a MIDI file that only has piano parts, you 
can use Veloset, but if you want to turn down a MIDI files that also has the 
ensemble parts, you may want to separate the piano part and give it a lower 
value than the ensemble parts or you might not hear them.

Please correct me where I am wrong as I need to be able to explain this in 
very simple terms to others!

Carol Beigel
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