I am now satisfied that I have a calibration that is as good as I can get it. It is 'in' (the point at which the calibration 'clicks' into place as explained elsewhere on the forum).
I have uploaded a midi file demoing this final calibration in the 'Other Files' section.
And heres a link to the mp3 on soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/sigasa/its-in-1/s-Oz8Ly
Kindest Regards,
Chris
I have uploaded a midi file demoing this final calibration in the 'Other Files' section.
I'm glad you have perfected (or perfected as much possible?) your rig. Congratulations! As a proud and satisfied owner of a TP40WOOD action myself (in a Numa Nero) I feel especially happy for you. But what exactly are we supposed to hear in the demo file that you posted in terms of judging or hearing or appreciating the calibration?
sigasa wrote:I have uploaded a midi file demoing this final calibration in the 'Other Files' section.
I'm glad you have perfected (or perfected as much possible?) your rig. Congratulations! As a proud and satisfied owner of a TP40WOOD action myself (in a Numa Nero) I feel especially happy for you. But what exactly are we supposed to hear in the demo file that you posted in terms of judging or hearing or appreciating the calibration?
Hi and thank you Mabry. The audio file is here http://soundcloud.com/sigasa/its-in-1/s-Oz8Ly. Listen for a uniformity in runs etc., but also a certain overal quality to the global piano range. I play a global range chromatic scale and other runs etc. in the files in the hope that these will demonstrate the integrity of the calibration.
Hope this helps Mabry
Kindest Regards,
Chris
What I neglected to add in this threads introductory post is that my TP40WOOD action is physically very uneven i.e. some keys are harder/easier to press down than others, some keys come up much quicker/slower than others. Also the dcistance between the optical sensors and the reflecting surfaces are also uneven. However, PNOscan takes such inticate meaurements of the keys positions and their excelleration and position vs. time ratio that it can compensate for this. Truthfully, after all the trial and error/research and development done on this keybed, it is very unregulated - very uneven physically. Personally, I would recommend PNOscan to anyone, but get a qualified PNOscan technician to install it unless you really know what you are doing.
I still hope to be able to do a tutorial at some point. It's not as complicated as one might think, it's just that there are certain pitfalls that I fell into during my '1 YEAR' install which would have been easily avoided had I known certain things. My advice to anyone wanting to take the plunge would be to ask advice first. The QRS rep for Europe, Wim, and the MIDI9 man, Lanny, were both extremely helful and patient with me. Wim and Lanny, thank you.
Please feel free to ask any questions here on this thread.
Kindest Regards,
Chris
Hi and thank you Mabry. The audio file is here http://soundcloud.com/sigasa/its-in-1/s-Oz8Ly. Listen for a uniformity in runs etc., but also a certain overal quality to the global piano range. I play a global range chromatic scale and other runs etc. in the files in the hope that these will demonstrate the integrity of the calibration.
From the standpoint of a listener, for this to be a truly scientific test, I think we'd need to hear a 'before' version wherein you play the same music as the 'after'. But in any case, the new demo does sound very good.
Now that you have everything up and running, how much different is the feel of PianoTeq (and any other virtual instruments you might be playing)? Do you notice the physical unevenness of your keyboard (that you mentioned in another post) as much now that PNOScan is correcting things?
Personally, my perception of the sound of PianoTeq or my baby grand is much different when I am playing versus what I hear if I record myself. I always feel much more inside the sound when I'm playing, I hear things more clearly it seems...and unfortunately, my mistakes are much more obvious then!
Now that you have everything up and running, how much different is the feel of PianoTeq (and any other virtual instruments you might be playing)? Do you notice the physical unevenness of your keyboard (that you mentioned in another post) as much now that PNOScan is correcting things?
I only use PianoTeq at the moment. I certainly don't notive the uneveness of the regulation of the keybed when playing in general. It's is noticeable though when playing trills and rapid repetitions. Some keys respond better than others. PNOscan is very good at disquising even quite bad regulation, but obviously, there is a limit. Of course, if a key is really, really sluggish for example, it will be difficult to play trills and rapid repetitions on as mentioned.
I will stress that the TP40WOOD is a very nice keybed. It's not the keybed at fault here. It's the result of much trial and error/research and development that has left the keybed in an uneven state.
Kindest Regards,
Chris