Low velocity (max 100) with all master keyboards

Mayumi826

Hi,
I have a problem that affects all master keyboards. When I press hard, the maximum I reach is 100.
Whether I use my Komplete Control M32 or my electric piano (Olya Pro 2) it's the same.
Whether with Cubase Pro or Cantabile, it's the same. When I use Claire's keyboard or Cubase's keyboard, the velocity goes up to 127.
I think this phenomenon is related to the response keys. Indeed, if I set the velocity (Shift + Octave -) on my Komplete Control M32, the velocity is correct but without nuance. This is not what I want with Claire.

Where does this problem come from? I was thinking of using an effect plugin to boost the velocity... I don't know.

Thanks

Mayumi826

I have news! On Ableton, you can increase the velocity with the MIDI Velocity effect:
https://www.optoproductions.com/wiki/ableton/midi/velocity/#:~:text=The%20Drive%20control%20is%20the,range%20result%20in%20softer%20velocities.

So this partly solves the problem by putting the "Drive" to the maximum.
Well, I don't really use Ableton (I got the 12 Lite version as a gift for the purchase of my Arturia KeyLab 61). I bought Cubase Pro 13 so I'm going to look for a way to do the same thing.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211833#Comment_211833

I bought Cubase Pro 13 so I'm going to look for a way to do the same thing.

On that (midi) note : Setting a global velocity curve for midi keyboard in Cubase? (direct video link) (video part of the Cubase Skills Series by musictechtuition)

mykejb

On Cubase the safest way is to do it per-track using the Midi Modifiers MIDI effect and set the velocity compression to 127%.

That means your level of 100 will be changed to 127. The notes on your MIDI recording will still be 0-100, but they get transformed to 0-127 when they hit the instrument.

You can also use the global input transformer but that affects every MIDI device. That's OK if you're only using a couple of keyboards, but throw in a MIDI device that sends full range notes (drum pad, Maschine etc) and you have a problem.

mykejb

have you looked at the raw MIDI using something like MIDI-ox? That’ll show if the problem is related to hardware not giving the full range. If that’s the case you need to adjust the hardware settings to get the full 0-127 range.

Mayumi826

Thanks.

I have MIDI-OX but I don't know what you mean by the raw MIDI.
As I wrote, no matter the master keyboard, I can't go above 100.
How to adjust the M32 parameters?

Mayumi826

I have news! On Ableton, you can increase the velocity with the MIDI Velocity effect:
https://www.optoproductions.com/wiki/ableton/midi/velocity/#:~:text=The%20Drive%20control%20is%20the,range%20result%20in%20softer%20velocities.

So this partly solves the problem by putting the "Drive" to the maximum.
Well, I don't really use Ableton (I got the 12 Lite version as a gift for the purchase of my Arturia KeyLab 61). I bought Cubase Pro 13 so I'm going to look for a way to do the same thing.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/211833#Comment_211833

I bought Cubase Pro 13 so I'm going to look for a way to do the same thing.

On that (midi) note : Setting a global velocity curve for midi keyboard in Cubase? (direct video link) (video part of the Cubase Skills Series by musictechtuition)

mykejb

On Cubase the safest way is to do it per-track using the Midi Modifiers MIDI effect and set the velocity compression to 127%.

That means your level of 100 will be changed to 127. The notes on your MIDI recording will still be 0-100, but they get transformed to 0-127 when they hit the instrument.

You can also use the global input transformer but that affects every MIDI device. That's OK if you're only using a couple of keyboards, but throw in a MIDI device that sends full range notes (drum pad, Maschine etc) and you have a problem.

Mayumi826

Thank you so much!

It works perfectly even when recording. Yes I created a template file and I will apply this to all the tracks I need.

Thanks again!