Kurzweil PC3K Series - Velocity Offset

Setup Mode
The Key/Velocity (KEY-VEL) Page
7-13
Velocity Offset
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
25
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
0
127
Strike Velocity
64
64
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