JAS
2013-09-11 21:47:41
Dear Readers and Developers,
I feel I have invented a new concept that might be of use to players of electronic music keyboards in particular. Firstly, I'd like to say that I'm particularly interested in new features that can be made possible through electronic/MIDI controller keyboards, rather than considering these instruments merely a 'substitute' for acoustic equivalents (pianos, organs, etc).
My idea is a system to enable a pressure sensitive (sprung or weighted) MIDI foot pedal to control the degree of touch sensitivity data from the keyboard manual that is translated to note velocities in (live) performance.
Allow me to clarify by giving a practical application...
When performing certain (e.g. awkard or fast) passages of music that are difficult to play with an even tone, it would be useful to be able to reduce the amount of touch sensitivity data being translated to velocity data by pressing down a foot pedal.
One example would be:
1. You see a tricky passage of notes or chords,
2. You press the foot 100% down to play it all with the same attack velocity (as the last note before the pedal is pressed down),
3. You can release the foot pedal according to where more expression is required.
However, this pedal is not an on/off switch: you can control the degree of touch sensitivity to be included, giving full control. So it allows you to include touch sensitivity to a greater or lesser extent. If the pedal is pressed 100% down, the attack pressure of the last played note ~before the pedal goes down~ would determine the velocity (and thus audible volume) of the succeeding notes (i.e. it simply remains unchanged). At 90% down, then, only 10% of the touch sensitivity data is translated to velocity data influencing volume, and so forth.
It might be possible via a software feature to provide a smooth average 'tone' across several notes as an optional extra. I suppose this could be used to control other velocity-controlled envelopes too.
Kind Regards,
JAS
I feel I have invented a new concept that might be of use to players of electronic music keyboards in particular. Firstly, I'd like to say that I'm particularly interested in new features that can be made possible through electronic/MIDI controller keyboards, rather than considering these instruments merely a 'substitute' for acoustic equivalents (pianos, organs, etc).
My idea is a system to enable a pressure sensitive (sprung or weighted) MIDI foot pedal to control the degree of touch sensitivity data from the keyboard manual that is translated to note velocities in (live) performance.
Allow me to clarify by giving a practical application...
When performing certain (e.g. awkard or fast) passages of music that are difficult to play with an even tone, it would be useful to be able to reduce the amount of touch sensitivity data being translated to velocity data by pressing down a foot pedal.
One example would be:
1. You see a tricky passage of notes or chords,
2. You press the foot 100% down to play it all with the same attack velocity (as the last note before the pedal is pressed down),
3. You can release the foot pedal according to where more expression is required.
However, this pedal is not an on/off switch: you can control the degree of touch sensitivity to be included, giving full control. So it allows you to include touch sensitivity to a greater or lesser extent. If the pedal is pressed 100% down, the attack pressure of the last played note ~before the pedal goes down~ would determine the velocity (and thus audible volume) of the succeeding notes (i.e. it simply remains unchanged). At 90% down, then, only 10% of the touch sensitivity data is translated to velocity data influencing volume, and so forth.
It might be possible via a software feature to provide a smooth average 'tone' across several notes as an optional extra. I suppose this could be used to control other velocity-controlled envelopes too.
Kind Regards,
JAS
