VELOCITY SETTING

[BVMusic]

Hello ,

Would appreciate if I can have some assistance understanding how to better set my midi keyboard velocity sensitive wise, when using ZEBRA 2.

I have a setting on my DX 11, where I can fix the velocity at 127, or from 0 to 127, or just OFF.
When off for example I can play strings on my other sound modules in a dynamic more human way.
But with zebra, what do you recommend. Are the sounds in zebra predisposed to capture my velocity sensitive midi keyboard if set to OFF as well?

Better still, how can I set velocity curves or any other velocity sensitive settings for each OSC, when I am sound designing from scratch?

Much thanks for any help.
BEST / BRIAN

[ere2learn]

Page 27 in the manual

[BVMusic]

YesI has seen this. So to get the effect of the VEL - GAIN as shown, I have to set my DX 11 to velocity setting OFF, or else if I set it to a fixed number, the settings in zebra will be ineffective? Correct? Much thanks - BRIAN

[bmrzycki]

It's not that simple in Zebra. Velocity can be used as a modulation parameter anywhere you see the "..." knobs. It can also be used inside the ModMatrix. There is no global setting to change how Velocity scales for a sound. Not only that but Howard's factory bank makes extensive use of velocity and in different ways on different presets.

If you want to scale Velocity you're better off using midi vst plugins before Zebra in your signal chain. Something like piz midi's tools can help mimic the 127 setting:
https://code.google.com/archive/p/pizmidi/downloads

Also check your midi keyboard controller: some of them have an option to send 127 regardless of note velocity.

[Howard]

if I set it (DX11 velocity) to a fixed number, the settings in zebra will be ineffective? Correct?

Correct. You should set DX11 velocity to "OFF" (which means it sends regular velocities).
BTW that VEL-> GAIN is for each individual oscillator. There is also a "Vel" control in the envelope, which is used MUCH more often.