Disklavier

Hello Everone,

In a message dated 6/14/01 11:02:50 AM, joannagalt@... writes:

<< What is the ideal range to set the velocity of midi
files for the disklavier?  >>

The velocity ranges for the non-piano parts can vary considerably. Because 
you have both balance control on the Disklavier as well as volume control for 
the speakers, that issue is not nearly as critical as the velocity issue for 
the piano part itself.

If you record a piano part on the Disklavier with a modest to significant 
dynamic range, you will probably see velocities from 40 to 95 or 100. If you 
record a piano part with a really large range (i.e. a Chopin sonata), you 
will see velocities in the range of 25 to 105 with an occasional spike up to 
abut 110.

Note that the Disklavier piano recordings natively have a MIDI volume level 
(controller 7) set to 100.

Usually when I get a MIDI file that was not recorded on the Disklavier, the 
piano part sounds too loud. The first thing that I do is set controller 7 
equal to 100. Then, if necessary, I subtract 10, 20, or 30 velocity points 
off of all of the note-on messages. Generally that satisfies me.

Regards,
PianoBench