Disklavier

I have used Veloset to "quiet" DKV files and find it worked great for 
quieting the piano part, but then I can't hear the ensemble sounds.  I have 
set the TG balance to 100 so that is not the problem.  Is there a way to 
adjust the volume of the ensemble sounds separately?

All DKVs should be able to handle velocities of less than 25.  In 
Maintenance Mode the PPP (softest) value can be adjusted for each note.  The 
idea is to set it so the note just barely sounds.  Depending upon the 
friction in the piano action, these PPP values can range from 4 to over 25.  
Since the volume is usually too loud on a DKV, you usually don't have to 
worry about setting the PPP values too low as you can always turn up the 
volume.

My wanting to lower the volume on the music I play on my upright Mark II is 
to be able to set the volume control to nothing lower than -4.  At -4, the 
soft pedal is engaged - moving the hammer rail closer to the strings and 
thereby putting too much slush is the touch of the piano keys.  If I forget 
to reset the volume control to greater to -4 (-3 to 0) when I want to play 
the piano, then the touch of the keys is mushy.

You can set the velocity as a percentage using Giebler. I noticed in the 
advertisement for Power Tracks Pro Audio 7.0 the mixer has been enhanced 
with a new Master Vomume control that allows you to change  overall levels 
without affeecting individual tracks.  Does anyone have experince with this?

Carol Beigel



>From: "Thomas N. Wheeler" <tnwheeler@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [disklavier] Re: Ideal Range for Velocity
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 18:38:44 -0400
>
>Joan,
>
>A quick and effective means of controlling velocities on the disklavier
>is to adjust the velocities using Veloset in the dkv utils software
>package that is available within the files of the disklavier e-Groups
>site.  Via a pair of sliders Veloset allows for adjustment of velocities
>and is a quite effective means of setting the dynamic range within a
>piece of music.
>
>Tom
>
>P.S. If you are unable to locate or download the dkv utilities for any
>reason, send me a private e-mail and I'll send the zipped package to
>you.  The zipped file contains instructions for using these valuable
>utilities and is only 26 kB in size.
>
>joannagalt@... wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>
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