Kawai VPC-1 and Pianoteq

Sorry, but this part is just wrong (maybe a problem in the translation...): The curve set in the VPC-1 changes the midi velocity values sent by the instrument, so changing that curve will always affect the values seen by Pianoteq. The curves set in Pianoteq are then applied to the midi values received, so in fact both curves have an effect on the outcome. If you do not want to bother creating an individual curve in Pianoteq, you might find setting the VPC-1 to the built-in curve for Pianoteq preferable (I personally didn't). Oh, and just in case: in order for the VPC-1 to retain changes to its internal settings, it has to be switched off with its power button once after making the changes. If you use a switchable power strip, be sure to not switch that off first when you've changed the VPC-1's setup or it may lose the changes and you will be wondering why things don't work as expected the next time.

One other thing to note, though, is that the note-off velocity curve in Pianoteq should probably be adjusted: for one, Pianoteq can handle note-off values to 127, but the VPC-1 only delivers values up to 100. More importantly (depending on what and how you play), Pianoteq (at least this is still the case with the Linux 5.2.1 version) does not actually interpret very small note-off velocities as a "note-off" (on the VPC-1, it is possible to reproducibly release a key slow enough to get a note-off velocity of 1, which you can verify in the MIDI monitor under Options>MIDI), so the lower end of the note-off velocity curve should be moved up to correct this behavior.

On your second question, newbert, you are right that the curve will not change from normal playing (that would be quite a nuisance, too - luckily the information from the other forum is incorrect). Can't offer much on questions 3 or 4, except to at least confirm that using a Midi connection, I noticed no perceivable difference in latency between the VPC-1 and an older Yamaha keyboard.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

The curves are "added"so to say.

I myself use the "Pianoteq"curve of the VPC1.   In some cases, when I still feel the attack is somewhat to aggresive for my playingstyle, I just add some additional curve in Pianoteq.

So you simply have a coarse and fine adjustment at hand by using them both......very convenient.

THe VPC1 works fine.  its Midi really does not give any latency or whatsoever.

THe latter is only a matter of what audio device you use, and the driver and its settings.

There is only one problem with the VPC1, and that is its very cheap solution for the continuous damper controller, where an ordinary carbon potetiometer is used.

But: there is a very nice article on the internet about modifying it with the use of a Hall-effect transistor and small magnet.

Greetings,

Geert

I thought I had replied to this earlier, in fact I am SURE that I did.

Anyway;
Rachel Jimenez posted in her blog around the third week of March that she had just acquired this combination, was enjoying it and expected to write an article.

I am still using a KX-88 that is still connected to VERY OLD HARDWARE rack SGUs, so although I have PTQ I don't bother to haul the laptop over to the keyboard to hook everything up just to play for a few minutes (hours). 
The rig is always on in a similar manner to a DP.
I use PTQ as my piano midi juke box.  It is nice to have a variety of pianos for different musical moods.
My playing doesn't warrant the finer points of PTQ, or an elaborate sample library.

I am not yet convinced that a VPC-1 would be an upgrade to my KX-88, but maybe part of that is because I am used to it and ANYTHING different would be ...different, though not necessarily "better".

Thanks, Geert!

Bert

Nonsens!

Both the mid and left pedals, which actually are only switches, are combined in a "stereo"jackplug; the one that you find on your headphones.

THe right pedal, which has a potmeter of 20 kilo-Ohm, is connected to a standard "mono" jackplug.

you can plug either of them in or not, or connect another device instead of the standard pedalunit, and it works all the time.

There is absolutely no magic in the way these pedal inputs are scanned by the VPC1 software.

Greetings,

Geert