Disklavier

Thanks

So if I upgraded to the DSR1 then it would recognied the volume sent 
from from a MIDI player without having to scale the velocity of the 
notes in the MIDI?

Scott


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst" 
<PianoBench@a...> wrote:
>
> Good evening, everyone.
> 
> I believe that the Mark IIXG (or possibly the Mark II) was the 
first  
> Disklavier to respond to respond to MIDI volume (controller 7).
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> On Dec 10, 2005, at 11:56 PM, bnbwv wrote:
> 
> > Spencer,
> >
> > In trying to reduce the volume on my old wagon grand, there are 
two
> > complications.  First, the volume controller (7) has no effect on
> > hammer velocity (volume).  Second, if you just scale down all
> > velocities, the softer notes won't sound at all.  You need to map
> > velocities into a range from a low of around 25 to a high that
> > depends on the 'volume' you desire.  Your MIDIMOD program is what 
is
> > needed, with the mapping being done on the fly rather than as a 
file
> > in / file out operation.
> >
> > Bob Davis
> >
> >
> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@s...> 
wrote:
> >>
> >> Greetings sstapels,
> >>
> >> If there is no other solution, I might be able to create one. If
> > the
> >> DKV will respond to MIDI volume controller messages, it would be
> >> pretty easy to write a program that you could run on the PC at 
the
> >> same time that you are playing files and that would send the
> > messages
> >> as you adjust a volume control slider. You can test this by
> > inserting
> >> a volume control into a midi file and playing it to see if the
> > volume
> >> can be controlled this way. If this does work, I can make a 
program
> >> that will act as a volume control. I just wrote a program that 
has
> >> most of what is needed in it already. All that needs to be added 
is
> >> the ability to choose from the various MIDI devices on the 
system.
> > The
> >> program is a virtual wind chime so all of the wind chime stuff
> > needs
> >> to be removed to leave just a volume control.
> >>
> >> Let me know if your DKV does respond to the volume controllers.
> >> Attached is a MIDI file that goes from volume 127 at the 
beginning
> > to
> >> 0 at the end. If your piano does respond to the controllers, it
> > should
> >> gradually get softer and softer until it is barely audible at the
> > end.
> >> If the attachment does not work, contact me privately so I can
> > send it
> >> to you.
> >>
> >>
> >> Friday, December 9, 2005, 7:45:22 AM, you wrote:
> >>> I have been looking for an answer for a bit.  I believe what I
> > want to
> >>> do is not possible, but thought I would double check here as
> > everyone
> >>> has been so knowledgeable and helpful with my last question
> >>
> >>> With a disklavier including the old control wagon dkw10 is there
> > a
> >>> program that can scale velocity during playback from a PC.
> >>
> >>> When I play songs from the disk drive I can use the volume
> > controls of
> >>> the disklavier, but when I play via Midi these buttons are
> > disabled.
> >>> So I am wondering if there is playback software that can in real
> > time
> >>> scale the velocity so that I have volume control?
> >>
> >>> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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