KVR Audio

uselessmind · Post by **uselessmind** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:08 am

I am still looking for a midi keyboard and things are not looking good.
Here is what i am looking for:
Something that puts out the full range of velocity values, from 0 to 127 and everything in between.
At this point i don't care about action or build quality, only about velocity values.
Unfortunaly there is very little information about this out there.

If some of you folks have some time to spare you could download this litte tool select your midi controller and test it.
Play your favourite piece of music or if that doesn't work just press a few keys over and over again trying to get the full range from 0 to 127.
Then make a screenshot and post it here.

I am sure this can be helpful to other people too.

uselessmind · Post by **uselessmind** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:20 am

Let me start with results from the M-Audio Keystation 88 es :

uselessmind · Post by **uselessmind** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:40 am

Another one for the M-Audio Oxygen 49:

P.T. · Post by **P.T.** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:03 am

Please, everyone do this for your keyboard.

This is important information.

Tony Ostinato · Post by **Tony Ostinato** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:13 pm

well, it isnt a keyboard but on my yamaha wx5 windsynth i was able to fill in every value except 1, which was 1.

cool utility.

Nice2b · Post by **Nice2b** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:14 pm

I think this is very good for a 50 € mini keyboard

I was using the Akai LPK25.

Tony Ostinato · Post by **Tony Ostinato** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:53 am

itd be cool to see the same utility for all the other controller parameters like breath and pitch bend etc

P.T. · Post by **P.T.** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:27 am

I am using an M-Audio Keystation 61es.

I'm getting everything except 114, 117 and 124.

I have to really pound on it to get above around 122.

I use a velocity remapper (not used in this test) to make it easier to get the higher velocities.

uselessmind · Post by **uselessmind** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:52 pm

Tony Ostinato wrote:itd be cool to see the same utility for all the other controller parameters like breath and pitch bend etc

You're right. Here is something for continuous controller messages.

And thanks to everyone who provided results. Hopefully there will be more.

Tony Ostinato · Post by **Tony Ostinato** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:48 am

cool thanks!

jensa · Post by **jensa** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:20 am

Edirol PCR-800. Not that good. Not mine at least. I banged for about 5 minutes.

Stomper · Post by **Stomper** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:48 am

I don't understand what i am actually see in those screen shots.
0-127 with different colors. but what do they mean?

P.T. · Post by **P.T.** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:21 am

The gray velocities are being triggered and the white are not.
So, in nice2b's post he is getting every velocity except 125 and 126.

Stomper · Post by **Stomper** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:28 am

but isnt it like trying to press a small dot with your eyes covered?
you just keep hitting it until you get there. no can press a key at the exect velocity that equals to 125 or whatever.

or did i get the whole thing wrong?

uselessmind · Post by **uselessmind** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:27 pm

Stomper wrote:but isnt it like trying to press a small dot with your eyes covered?
you just keep hitting it until you get there. no can press a key at the exect velocity that equals to 125 or whatever.

or did i get the whole thing wrong?

No, you are kinda right.
You could just play something and see what velocities come out.
Or you keep hitting until you get there.
Only, sometimes you can not because the midi keyboard simply can't produce certain values.
Like my Keystation88es: I can hit that 119 velocity pretty reliable because there are rather big gaps under and above that value, but no chance of ever getting a 118 (unless using some other midi tool), not even by chance.

Midi Keyboard Velocity Test