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cinnasaur wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:32 am

Heya! A while ago I got a midi keyboard to use as a controller for LMMS. It worked well, but I don't have the controller anymore, so I have to draw notes in the piano roll manually for now.

However, ever since I first used the midi keyboard, I've had an issue I don't know how to fix. Now when I use an instrument via Sf2 Player or VeSTige (without a midi controller plugged in), every note I draw in the piano roll sounds soft, as if I'm not pressing the key all the way down, even at 100% velocity.

I'm not really sure what happened, but I didn't have this issue before I got the midi keyboard. Could there maybe be a setting somewhere that got changed without me noticing? I'm currently using alpha version 1.33, but this actually happened in the 1.2.2 stable release version as well. Thanks so much in advance for the help.

cinnasaur wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:47 pm

First of all, thank you for the welcome! ^_^

Also, I think I have figured it out! It turns out the base velocity for both sf2 player and VeSTige was actually set to 63 in the midi settings tab for some reason.

Clicking on the little green light toggle indicator only enables changing the value, it doesn't seem to enable or disable the actual application of the base velocity to the instrument, so it stays at whatever it was last set to. Apparently it was applying that custom base velocity by default whenever I dropped a soundfont or VST into a new project.

Bumping it up to 100 made a difference, so I think that was the problem! I must have fiddled with that setting while using my midi keyboard, not expecting it to apply when not using it, and then forgot about it.

cinnasaur wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:32 am

Heya! A while ago I got a midi keyboard to use as a controller for LMMS. It worked well, but I don't have the controller anymore, so I have to draw notes in the piano roll manually for now.

However, ever since I first used the midi keyboard, I've had an issue I don't know how to fix. Now when I use an instrument via Sf2 Player or VeSTige (without a midi controller plugged in), every note I draw in the piano roll sounds soft, as if I'm not pressing the key all the way down, even at 100% velocity.
The issue with soft-sounding notes in LMMS may be related to the velocity settings or the default instrument volume. Check the velocity settings in the piano roll to ensure that the drawn notes have the desired velocity, even if set at 100%. Additionally, explore the settings within the Sf2 Player or VeSTige to confirm that the instrument's default volume is appropriately configured. Sometimes, MIDI keyboard controllers can influence global settings in software, so you may want to check LMMS preferences for any MIDI-related configurations that might persist even after disconnecting the keyboard. Experimenting with these settings should help you identify and resolve the soft note issue in your manual piano roll entries. I'm not really sure what happened, but I didn't have this issue before I got the midi keyboard. Could there maybe be a setting somewhere that got changed without me noticing? I'm currently using alpha version 1.33, but this actually happened in the 1.2.2 stable release version as well. Thanks so much in advance for the help.

Any update?

AlyceJewess wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:07 pm

Any update?

This usually isn’t a piano roll problem. it’s almost always a MIDI CC (control change) value that got “stuck” after using the keyboard.