Disklavier

Thank you for the extensive explanation. I will try your 
suggestions this weekend.

Joan

--- In disklavier@y..., "Robert E. Welcyng" <rwelcyng@a...> wrote:
> 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?
> > 
> -- 
> Robert Welcyng
> Anchorage, Alaska