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RE: [disklavier] velocities on Pianodisc software

2003-12-18 by O'Connor, Dan

Dear All:
Let me start by saying I am no expert but I sure spend a lot of time changing both velocity and volume on midi files that I collect form the web. (Using Cakewalk)
I find that it is the combination of velocity and volume that may drive the hammers to excess. In an effort to create midi's which have sufficient velocity at low volume I have often pushed the velocity to the max with no apparent negative effect. Also certain midi's that have been composed without a piano part that I later change to include piano need the velocity and volume bumped up to balance the rest of the channels.
Would love to learn more, and as always I am searching for the best and brightest files for the collection.
Cheers
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: optimuminput [mailto:tom@...on.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:24 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [disklavier] velocities on Pianodisc software

Hi all
Just took delivery of a gleaming new DU1A-PE with all the mark
three disklavier gear on and it is gorgeous . On reading through the
archives I noticed a question relating to velocities on midi files,
suggested velocities were around the 65 mark as damage to the piano
action could result . Shock horror I immediately check all my files
and discover (using the natty veloset program on the DKV utilities
disc ) that all my pianosoft discs have velocities up to 118 is
this ok or is it just the midi files that have the velocity at
maximum through out the file that are the problem ? I tried some
rachmaninoff at the suggested lower velocity and thought it lost a
lot from the performance . Great group, will keep you posted with my
progress. Cheers Tom



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