Disklavier

The short story is . . . keep the note velocities within the range of 25 to 95.  

To decide what velocity changes to make for any given file, it is helpful to
first produce and study a histogram of the original note velocity distribution. 
The histogram will enable you to determine whether the highest and lowest
velocity values are outliers or part of the pattern.  

You may use a combination of note velocity alterations: scaling by a percentage,
offsetting by adding or subtracting a constant value, or setting all values
below 25 to 25 (or above 95 to 95).  It takes some judgment--there is no single
right answer.  Your approach may depend upon whether you wish to preserve
maximum dynamic range or you are trying to tame a file too loud for your piano
room.

With the Mark II set to volume '0', all velocity values from 93 to 127 will play
with the same loudness--that is, limiting occurs.  

At volume '-3', all velocity values from 96 to 127 will play with the same
loudness and at the same level as they do within the limiting range of volume
'0'.  

At volume '-6', the Mark II DKV will respond proportionally to all note
velocities in the range of 25 to 127, but at less than the maximum sound output
produced at volume '0' or '-3'.

The Mark II does strange things with note velocities below 25, depending on the
DKV volume setting.  For consistent responses at all DKV volume settings, it's
best to avoid note velocities below 25.

Joan Galt wrote:
> 
> What is the ideal range to set the velocity of midi
> files for the disklavier?
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