Spencer Chase wrote:
Greetings disklavier,
I have a program that displays histograms of velocity in midi files
and allows you to change them by mapping from the original values to
new ones that are chosen by adjusting slider controls. It is like an
equalizer for velocity. It is a very flexible program for adjusting
MIDI files to play on the Disklavier. It has been available for a
while and many people have downloaded it but I have gotten little
feedback. If anyone is using and finds it useful or if there are bugs
or problems using it, I would like to know. It is available from the
the following page on my web site:
http://www.spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html
Hi Spencer,
I've been using your program for quite a while now and I love it.
I've
used it to modify files for different performance settings. It seems to
me quite�
understandable that files that have been recorded in concert venues
(the e-competition for example) may be too loud for a living room...�
Pianists are no different from singers, and the expressive volume they
will provide probably depends on their instrument, and on room size.
(as for church organ playing, the
amount of legato one is allowed depends on the church reverberation
time)� I may be wrong however, as� Mei-Ting Sun's recorded
120 velocity might� imply (see John Q. former mail). Are those
velocities the ones recorded in the concert hall ? Or are they the ones
he performed on John Q. own piano, in a living or music room ?
Your program is a marvelous tool : one can have two versions of the
same piece : one for musical performance (better than any HI FI system
as far as piano soli are concerned!), and one for easy listening (with
people chatting in the dining
room, or dancing and whispering
:-)� ,
or reading some good book.)
I've used it� also to edit files for the theatre play that my DKV is
used in.� I can change the volume in no time, thus helping the actors
who have to be heard "in front" of the piano, without killing the ppp
notes.� Of course it will
compress some of the dynamics, but in resonant halls, it really is
helpful. And using the "volume"� setting� of the dkv, as most of the
hotel and bartenders do, just kills the music.
So thanks again for your program. I understand it is shareware, and I
guess I should really ask my company to pay my debt ! I will. I
promise.
Now for something else about midi "velocity and volume" questions.
Comparing a dkv to a
synthesiser, velocity-wise, seems a bit odd to me. A synthesizer will
play as loud as its PA system (amplifier) will allow. Midi velocities
in this case are
just a matter of dynamics (ratio between the fff and ppp notes) and the
dynamics of the sample it uses, if it is a sampler-based machine. But a
dkv has its
own "fixed" volume capacity, depending on its model (ie soundboard
size), regulation,
voicing,� location, surroundings, etc. In the case of a synthesizer,
the
Veloset program should be used for musical reasons only, and not to
change
the volume of a track. One can use it as a quite sophisticated midi
compressor-expander device, however.
And it's very simple to use. Dkv owners should have a (better) look at
it : it will solve lots of problems, especially if they're searching
the Internet for midi files !� In fact, it's just like the expression
knee-levers and pedals most of the piano players had : you can put your
own
interpretation of a tune. Go for it !
Thanks again.
Jean Debefve