Kontakt noob question...

[irpacynot]

Does the "velocity" in Kontakt (8) signify the reading of the dynamic setting of the MIDI clip?

[jancivil]

I'm not sure "MIDI clip" hasn't a specific meaning other than a MIDI part or event, but velocity is where dynamics are determined... it can vary widely from an instrument that isn't meant to be dynamic ie., velocity in a MIDI event is meaningless, to very fine where a high number of velocities are sampled.

[irpacynot]

I'm not sure "MIDI clip" hasn't a specific meaning other than a MIDI part or event, but velocity is where dynamics are determined... it can vary widely from an instrument that isn't meant to be dynamic ie., velocity in a MIDI event is meaningless, to very fine where a high number of velocities are sampled.

Okay, well the MIDI clips in Waveform show the dynamics the instrument was played. Which setting in Kontakt allows it to read those dynamics?

[Spitfire31]

It doesn't depend on Kontakt per se, it depends completely on how the library that you've loaded in Kontakt is programmed.

If by any chance you mean creating a sampled library with Kontakt, that may be a bit uphill work for a noob. Start by reading the manual to get an idea how Kontakt is structured and designed!

/JHS

[jancivil]

the MIDI clips in Waveform show the dynamics the instrument was played. Which setting in Kontakt allows it to read those dynamics?

Presumably velocity, ie., there isn't anything else in MIDI that would transmit dynamics.
A proprietary difference per Tracktion Waveform would be weird and such would tend to translate to nothing outside it, so...

Google AI Overview: "MIDI clips in Tracktion Waveform can display the dynamics (velocity) with which an instrument was played." The answer first of all should reveal in the clip, if there are velocities (0-127) displayed in an editor that's what they're for.

[irpacynot]

the MIDI clips in Waveform show the dynamics the instrument was played. Which setting in Kontakt allows it to read those dynamics?

Presumably velocity, ie., there isn't anything else in MIDI that would transmit dynamics.
A proprietary difference per Tracktion Waveform would be weird and such would tend to translate to nothing outside it, so...

Google AI Overview: "MIDI clips in Tracktion Waveform can display the dynamics (velocity) with which an instrument was played." The answer first of all should reveal in the clip, if there are velocities (0-127) displayed in an editor that's what they're for.

Yes, sorry. That's the term Waveform uses - velocity. Does Kontakt read and perform the velocity of each note on a MIDI clip?

[jancivil]

Yes. Prob'ly the vast majority of instruments for Kontakt rely on velocity to some degree.

Other DAWs say "clips" as well, I might've been overly careful.

[Spitfire31]

"Does Kontakt read and perform the velocity of each note on a MIDI clip?"

Again, expressed differently, Kontakt is basically a sampler. Kontakt doesn't have any built in sounds. You have to load a Kontakt library into Kontakt in order to play anything.

If the content (sample library) that you load into Kontakt is programmed to respond to velocity, Kontakt vill use MIDI note velocity to respond to whatever the library author has decided that received velocity should affect. It will receive velocity from every single note that you play.

A Kontakt piano libraray, guitar library and certainly a drum library will definitely respond to Velocity.

But if, for instance, you load a Kontakt library designed to emulate a Hammond organ, it would probably not respond to velocity, since a real, physical Hammond organ instrument doesn't use velocity for anything. It uses a 'swell pedal' to make the level output louder or more quiet.

Instead, an organ library in Kontakt probably will respond to a MIDI modulation control pedal.

So, summing up, Kontakt definitely has the ability to respond to velocity in itself. But, whether it actually does depends entirely on the sampled library/instrument that you load into Kontakt.

Kind regards /JHS

[irpacynot]

"Does Kontakt read and perform the velocity of each note on a MIDI clip?"

Again, expressed differently, Kontakt is basically a sampler. Kontakt doesn't have any built in sounds. You have to load a Kontakt library into Kontakt in order to play anything.

If the content (sample library) that you load into Kontakt is programmed to respond to velocity, Kontakt vill use MIDI note velocity to respond to whatever the library author has decided that received velocity should affect. It will receive velocity from every single note that you play.

A Kontakt piano libraray, guitar library and certainly a drum library will definitely respond to Velocity.

But if, for instance, you load a Kontakt library designed to emulate a Hammond organ, it would probably not respond to velocity, since a real, physical Hammond organ instrument doesn't use velocity for anything. It uses a 'swell pedal' to make the level output louder or more quiet.

Instead, an organ library in Kontakt probably will respond to a MIDI modulation control pedal.

So, summing up, Kontakt definitely has the ability to respond to velocity in itself. But, whether it actually does depends entirely on the sampled library/instrument that you load into Kontakt.

Kind regards /JHS

I see. Many thanks, guys.