11.3

RADICAL PIANO365
Volume
The master volume control for Radical Piano.
Velocity Response
Most sample-based piano instruments and sound libraries on the market use a predefined number of velocity layers.
Depending on how soft or hard you play the keys, samples from a specific velocity layer play back. Due to memory
limitations, the number of velocity layers aren’t often that many. This can make the velocity response feel and sound
unnatural. Thanks to the combination of samples and physical modeling in Radical Piano, all sound sets feature very
wide and completely seamless velocity ranges.
With the Velocity Response knobs you can tailor the dynamic response of your piano sound.
• With the High knob you set the timbre for the highest velocity.
Note that the High parameter can go far beyond the natural range of an acoustic piano, which is great for experi-
mental sounds.
• With the Low knob you set the timbre for the lowest velocity.
With the Low knob set to zero (marked with an ‘S’) playing really soft won’t play back any sound at all. This can be
useful if you, for example, want to hold down a chord and then play other keys to introduce the sympathetic reso-
nance effect, see “Resonance”.
• With the Curve knob you set the shape of the velocity curve - from exponential, via linear to logarithmic.
Set this parameter where it feels the best to play. There is no “perfect” position since most MIDI keyboards re-
spond differently to velocity.
q If you want a natural dynamic range, set the Low knob to around the 9 o’clock position and the High knob to
around the 12 o’clock position. Adjust the Curve setting to your liking.
q If you want a dynamic range that stretches beyond the range of an acoustic piano, set the Low knob to zero
and the High knob past the 12 o’clock position.
q If you want a static response (with the same timbre no matter how soft or hard you play), set the Low knob to
max and the High knob to zero. Note that there will still be some velocity sensitivity left for controlling the vol-
ume.