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how to midify a Roland sh101 with velocity control?


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It is possible if you are prepared to do some programming and engineering. One way to sense velocity is to have two contacts that close at different points in the key travel. You measure the time to go between the two contacts to determine velocity. As far as I know, no one has done that yet with a MIDIbox.

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I'm just a curiuos bee.. Is that how most keyboard mfg senses key velocity? thanks..

Most, but not all.

It's the cheap way, because it just needs an extra switch. But velocity is really about how hard you hit the key, not how fast (yes, I know, the name suggests otherwise, but remember it's about playing piano...) and the two-switch method measures speed, not pressure - they are obviously related, but not the same.

More expensive controller keyboards use all kinds of other methods which are designed for them in particular and are priced accordingly.

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