Disklavier

Hi,

If you have a sequencing program, you could experiment with the preset curves, or create your own curve with the software for the converter (I think you need to download it - for free - from their website). Using the sequencer, you can combine the 
converter information with your song file. Then you can re-record the combined song & converter information through the converter to get a file which has all the velocity values adjusted. The resulting file can then be played straight from the Disklavier.

Adrian Thomas
Milton Keynes
UK

On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:31 , Spencer_Lists <lists@...> sent:

>Greetings George,
>
>I just ordered one of the midi solutions velocity controller and have
>high hopes for it. According to the user manual, there are 40 preset
>velocity curves that can be assigned to a controller number. I can
>write a simple application that will send controller messages while
>playing a file so you could switch from one preset to another. There
>is also the ability to load a custom velocity curve which can be
>easily constructed with the tool they provide. You can save any number
>of these as MIDI files and send them to the device.
>
>Sure, there is not going to be a single curve that fits all songs but
>it sounds like it will be easy to change them either by sending MIDI
>files or by writing the suitable application to send control messages.
>If consistency is wanted, I believe that GNMIDI will adjust all MIDI
>files in a folder to a common average velocity level.
>
>If anyone has a DKV or other instrument that will respond to volume
>messages, I can easily write an application with a slider to send
>volume messages. As long as concurrent applications can access a MIDI
>port simultaneously (seems to be possible with some windows versions
>and not with others) this would be an easy solution. Unfortunately, my
>PD does not respond to volume messages.
>
>I have a program that contains all the code to send the messages with
>a graphic slider control and will edit out all of the extraneous
>material (it is currently a Virtual Windchime program) if anyone is
>interested. I will probably adapt the same program to send controller
>messages for controlling the Velocity Controller. If there is more
>interest than my own, I could make this a general purpose program to
>send volume or controller messages.
>
> --  Best
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>
>

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