Note ON/OFF velocity

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Originally Posted by Sherry C

Hi,

Notation Player does only that - plays back MIDI files, with all the various MIDI controllers as they are in the file. What you will hear when compared to playing the same file in other programs will depend on the fact that you need to be using the same MIDI playback device, and this may be the rub here. Some MIDI playback devices (eg. the default GS Wavetable) are not as "nuanced" as other playback devices, and so playback in such a device may sound as if the player is not responding to note velocity.

But Player still doesn't allow editing Note Velocities

ttfn,
Sherry

Hi,

I understand that Notation Player does not provide the ability to EDIT Note velocities.

As regards playing back pre-canned MIDI files 'as is', I've just created a MIDI file with note velocities varying from 1 (minimum) to 127 (maximum) with no discernible difference in the loudness output from Notation Player. This goes well beyond 'nuance' in my book!

The Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth seems to be the only MIDI device selectable in Notation Player on my (Windows XP) PC. It also seems to be the only available MIDI music playback option in the Windows Sounds and Audio devices properties. I can't find MIDI options in Windows Media Player, but would expect that to use the default system device - so I don't understand why Windows Media Player is FULLY responding to note velocities. (I.e. a value of 1 gave inaudible o/p.)

Is there some way of changing the MIDI music playback device in Notation Player?

David: Are you using Windows XP? If so, what playback device is your Notation Player using? I'd still like to try a MIDI file which works on your system.

Cheers,