Re: Fw: midi volume single note

[Richard Shann]

On Mon, 2017-11-13 at 15:48 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
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> > -------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------
> > Onderwerp: Re: midi volume single note
> > Van: address@hidden
> > Aan: Caagr98 
> > Cc: 
> >
> >  In MIDI "volume" affects all notes on the same MIDI
> >  channel. "velocity" can be used on single notes, but is set at the
> >  beginning (note-on) or ending (note-off) of a note. Note-off velocity
> >  you may forget, this is rarely used or supported in the MIDI
> >  world.
> 
> Well, it is used and supported on my Roland FR-1b Midi accordion.  The
> faster you let go of a button, the more of a "plop" it will produce.
> You can adjust the level of button noise, though, including switching it
> off.  It's not that much use for musical purposes.

Actually, I think it is fairly important for getting a realistic sound
on releasing a note on a harpsichord - there is a distinct rasp on
releasing a harpsichord note (as the quill goes past the string which is
still vibrating) and this, as David says, is by itself not much musical
use, but it also affects how sharp the damping is (at least with
traditional side-damping). I created a faked-up version of this effect
which I implemented inside Denemo - you can hear it in the attached
sample - the short chords have more "tail" than the long ones.

Richard

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