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Setup Mode

The Setup Editor

Velocity Offset (VelOffset)

VelOffset alsochangestheresponse,butinamoredirectway,byaddingorsubtractinga

constanttothekeyvelocity.Forexample,ifthisissetto25(assumingascaleof100%),then25is

addedtothevelocityofeverykeystroke,usuallymakingthesoundthatmuchlouder.

The

softestpossiblekeystrokewillhaveavalueof25,whileakeystrokewithvelocityof102will

producethesamesoundasanotewithvelocity127(102+25=127).Negativevaluesdiminishthe

response:asettingof‐25meanstheloudestvelocityavailablewillbe102,whileanykeystroke

orbelowwillproduceavelocityof1(avelocityvalueofzerohasaspecialmeaninginMIDI

andcannotbeusedforNoteOns).

YoucanthinkofScaleasbeingaproportionalchangetothevelocity,whileOffsetisalinear

change.ThemaximumvaluesforOffsetare

±127.Thefollowingillustrationshowstheeffectsof

VelocityOffset.NotethatVelocityOffsetistheonlyparameterchangedinthisexample;the

otherparametersaresettotheirdefaults(scale=100%,curve=linear,min=1,max=127).

MIDI Velocity

127

Strike Velocity

Velocity Offset: -64

Velocity Offset: +64

low velocity keystrikes result in MIDI velocity of 1;

maximum MIDI velocity reduced

low velocity keystrikes produce

medium MIDI velocity and greater

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