Velocity question (post-repair)

lillloyd · Post by **lillloyd** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:34 pm

I recently had my Kronos keybed issue (the infamous double trigger one) successfully repaired.

That said, I'm not 100% sure the velocity is responding correctly...but I'm also cognizant of the fact that this may very well be a case of me reading about a 'symptom' and suddenly coming down with it (lol) IOW I never really paid too much attention to velocity curves until the repair and now I have it under a microscope. I don't want to add unwarranted noise to an issue that's gotten a lot of attention here...OTOH I want to make sure that my Kronos is truly right before signing off with the seller.

What I *do* know is that I've recorded MIDI post-repair, and even when really hammering the keys at the default (4) velocity curve it seems extremely difficult to reach the max 127 velocity. When I change it to the RH3 (setting 9) velocity and played some really heavy rock piano (think GBofFire etc), only one note actually reached 127 while the rest stayed in the 105 to 115 range. Honestly I don't think I can hit the keys much harder under either setting, absent an actual hammer.

--> is this standard behavior? i.e. for those of you who have never had the repair or had problems, is reaching the max velocity similarly difficult? IOW is my Kronos' behavior normal?

--> for those of you who have had the repair, if you've experienced any velocity issues similar to the ones above, is there any kind of standard test for the velocity response that you can share? (Testing the double trigger was easy as you could objectively see the double-hits...testing the velocity is tougher).

Apologies for the long post, and thanks in advance for any input. Much appreciated.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:03 pm

It's typical for my Kronos too, and I believe most of them. Opinions are divided on this forum on whether it's a good or bad thing. Personally I think it's a good thing. The maximum value is the value after which no more dynamics can be registered. If you hit it at all it should be once in your performance.

pedro5 · Post by **pedro5** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:04 am

This is typical of most Kronos RH3 keybeds and is nothing to be concerned about.
The actual velocity value is not important as long as each key produces similar expected volumes and of course the tones sound ok.

As for most keyboards, velocites are a variable and fall within a range during play.
It can be difficult to reproduce the same value repeaditly,but this is normal.

If you need a near fixed velocity,the number 5 should suffice.
Numbers 3 or 4 for general use and number 9 for the SGX etc.
I use the 9 setting for everything.....

Best Wishes.