New feature request

Have you guys both accepted ‘randomness’ as fact!

Thank you Flieger, excellent thinking.

Strike point is a fine example. That would be interesting to hear - a reality based wah, for one Q&D analog.

Subverted reality, Pianoteq engine generated vs. pure synthesis for contemporary music making is compelling. I'm always trying to find ways of replacing synths with Pianoteq with radical variables - it is one way in which Pianoteq makes making music a joy, beyond my steady affection for the more rational use of Pianoteq to emulate real pianos.

These days, I'm inclined to use Pianoteq instead of a synth (all types) because it can be utterly 'subverted' in novel ways already (by pushing parameters around beyond normality) to create bass, pads, leads - but adding velocity as control point would be prized! because it would bring more real time playability factors to this particular table.

Maybe another thing I feel I'd like to try might be increasing and decreasing sympathetic resonance with velocity - and/or 'energy' to blunt or sharpen attack depending on velo.

One thing I love is gating reverb, so it only 'ramps up' with velocity (done in a DAW with multi-tracks or FX return and it's complex or simple depending on what's desired) - so being able to introduce extra sympathetic resonance, or even just the good ol' reverb effect inside Pianoteq with velocity might be a real charm to me.

It's possible to automate a lot of things in a host, post production, but bringing those types of things into the realm of real-time playability (and a bit more hooked into real parameters of the piano) is quite the kicker and I'd find it uniquely inspiring.

Agree. MIDI mapping area seems ideal placement.

I want to step through this and provide further detail to describe why this idea makes perfect sense to me, initially and on reflection. It may be easy to interpret as junk you can already accomplish with other equipment and also in case it's already possible in Pianoteq and I'm just overlooking it.

Also, would greatly prefer to be able to make these types of edits part of saved out FXP files of course, so that Pianoteq users theoretically can all benefit without extra hardware or gig software - many will have already such tools but bit by bit we are seeing implementations of certain things become quite at home within Pianoteq over time.

For example, currently in Pianoteq's Global MIDI Mapping page, at bottom of the controllers listed, there's "Pitch Bend", no surprise (both in Event and Action columns) - and based on Flieger's good suggestion, I'm imagining a new MIDI Event value here "Strike Velocity" (perhaps simply the note-on # captured here - it may be only available with full featured MIDI selected to halt confusion for new users).

Next to this new "Strike Velocity" event, the corresponding MIDI Action column to the right allows us (like other controllers and pitch bend) to easily select from already available parameters such as 'strike point' or 'reverb mix'.

Aha‽

Lastly type in corresponding range, say 0-127, or instead 127-0.

This way, when striking soft notes, it could set reverb mix low and the reverb will grow with higher velocity strikes - or the reverse for interesting subtle or dramatic effect. We can attach reverb mix to the pitch wheel this way.

It would be good to stack (as is possible to stack many pitch wheel events) 'Insert' and repeat matching 'strike velocity' to other available parameters.

It would be therefore built in - and perhaps already the schema is workable (I'm never quick to say it would be easy, but on the face of it seems tantalising) - and lastly also excellent to save of course this mapping with FXP files with these custom variables ready for anyone to pick up and play.

Maybe the 'key strike' event could default to local "P" rather than "G" global MIDI mapping (small icon left of MIDI mapping area, hover mouse to read about this feature).

I see this suggestion by Flieger as actually complimenting a long standing interest in Pianoteq's abilities along similar but marginally different lines - and that alone is worth becoming positive about this feature request indeed.

Read and hear how the reverb idea alone is a perfect match for my interests in this old thread - and imagine my comfort in reading another Pianoteq user's clever idea seems to provide a sound user-editable solution.

Gated Microphone Feature Request

Again, thanks Flieger for the interesting idea - and I wish you many more, cheers.

You know what OP meant by "polyphonic" and "velocity controlled", don't try to wordplay your way out