Disklavier

MIDI numbers of 1 to 128 are only valid for electronic generated data.  
Remember, a piano is a "mechanical" instrument with friction.  No matter how 
many sensors are in the keys and hammers, the actual velocity of the hammer 
hitting a piano string is not as accurately measureable as an 
electronic-only measurement of the key velocity. Also, there is probably a 
translation somewhere in the software to accommodate for the fact that it is 
a piano and not an electronic keyboard. I think that is why the default 
value of the Pianosoft music you buy for Disklaviers is automatically set to 
100.  I would hope that a fine piano action would NOT generate any value 
over 100!  If you really need numbers from 0 to 128, try an electronic 
keyboard.

Carol Beigel
crbrpt@...


>From: Dave Budde <dbudde@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@...
>Subject: [disklavier] Question about midi out velocity
>Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:01:39 -0800
>
>I am using a DC5-pro interfacing to Logic Platinum on a computer.  When
>I send Midi data to the computer, I can only get velocity data between
>20 and 80 unless.  I can get to 100 if I really bang hard on the
>keyboard.  And no matter how lightly I touch the keyboard, I can't get
>a velocity below 20.  Midi should allow values between 0 and 127.
>Anyone have any idea how to get a wider velocity range out of this
>thing?
>
>I've tried both XP mode and Enhanced mode and get the same result.  I
>have also tried changing the volume setting in the Midi Out parameter
>at both 50 and 127 and this doesn't seem to have any effect.  This I
>don't understand at all.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave
>


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