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Master Mode
MIDI Transmit (XMIT)
Velocity Map (Transmit)
ChangetheMIDITransmitVelocityMapsettingifyouaretriggeringexternalMIDIgearwhich
isproducingnotesthataretooloudortooquietbasedonyourplayingstyle(howlightorheavy
thatyouplaythekeys.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidestrangeofvelocityexpression,but
you
maywanttochoose adifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnotsuityourplayingstyle.
ThetransmitVelocityMapaffectsthewaythePC3LEsendsMIDIvelocityvalues
toitsUSBorMIDIOutport(seethecircledboxaboveforitslocationintheMIDIsignalflow.)
Different
mapsoutputdifferentMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamereceivedMIDIattackvelocity.
EachmapappliesadifferentcurvetoreceivedMIDIattackvelocitiesandremapsthemtonew
velocitiesbeforetransmittingthemtotheUSBorMIDIOutport(thisparameterhasnoeffecton
MIDIdatasentfromSong
modeortothePC3LE’ssoundengine.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthe
widestrangeofvelocityexpression,butyoumaywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefault
doesnotsuityourplayingstyle.Seethediagra mabovefortheotherpagesthataffecttheMIDI
attackvelocitybefore
reachingthetransmitVelmap.
Thedefaultmap,Linear,allowsMIDIvelocitiestopassunchanged.MapsLight1‐3makeit
increasinglyeasiertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamekeystrikevelocity(with
Light3beingtheeasiest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforuserswhoplaywith
alighter
touch.Hard1‐3makeitincreasinglyhardertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesame
keystrikevelocity(withHard3beingthehardest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforusers
whoplaywithahardertouch.PianoTouchsimulatesthegeneralvelocityresponseofan

acousticpiano,andisbestsuitedforplayingacousticpianosounds.EasyTouchissimilartothe
Lightsettings,makinghighvelocitieseasiertoplay,butitallowsmoresensitivecontrolover
playinghighvelocitiesbynotboostingtheMIDIvelocityforfaststrikevelocitiesasmuchasit
does
formediumstrikevelocities.GMReceivemimicsthevelocitymapcommonlyusedby
keyboardsthatusetheGeneralMIDI(GM)soundset.TheGMReceivemapmakesmedium
strikevelocitiesproducehigherMIDIvelocitiescomparedtotheLinearmap.
PC3LEKeyboard
KEY‐VELpageforcurrentControlSetup(inProgramMode)orcurrentZone(inSetupMode)
VelMapSettingsonMasterModePage1
VelMa pSettingsonMIDITransmitPage
MIDIOutviaMIDIOutportorUSBComputerport
PC3LESongMode
MIDIInviaMIDIInportorUSBComputerport
PC3LESoundEngine
VelMapSettingsonMIDIReceivePage
to
PC3LEaudiooutputs
MIDI
MIDI
Destinations
Sources