Topic: Dynamic range test for you controller
I would like to invite you to a little test to your controller using pianoteq.
-First open pianoteq, sellect a piano model you are used, and keep a eye in the key velocity graphic, which measures 0 to 127 velocity.
-Now sellect the touch adjust of your keyboard/controller to light weight touch.
-Play something on pianoteq, going from PP to FF and FFF, and observe when the maximum velocity (127 / FFF) is reched on graphic. Was it reached easily ?
-Now do the same tes, but this time with your controller adjusted to medium weight touch, play the same as before and observe the pianoteq velocity curve graphic. Was the 127 / FFF reached with the same finger force or needed more power ?
-Finally, made the same test, this time with keyboard/controller adjusted to heavy touch. Observe the velocity curve graphic on pianoteq. Was the 127 / FFF difficult to reach, needing much more finger power ?
Well... With my Roand controller I notice clear there is difference, since years ago with earlier pianoteq versions. Using it with medium weight adjust for key touch, the FFF was reached a bit easier, and very easier with light weight touch adjust, while with heavy weight touch adjust the FFF required more hand/finger power tor reach FFF.
So I usually adjust my Roland to heavy, and make fine adjustments on pianoteq, since it's the only way my Roland can get a wide dynamic range, otherwise it would reach FFF a bit too easilly.
I'm curious to know if other digital pianos/controllers also have this characteristic.