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By engineer Sat May 27, 2006 3:22 pm
I was messing around on the pad sensitivity menu the other night and I saw this one parameter it was like envelope curve or something to that effect and it had 4 choices A B C D. Anyone care to enlighten me on what they do?
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By Antonym Sat May 27, 2006 3:28 pm
i believe it's similar as an LFO, but per every hit. haven't tried it myself, yet. i look forward to it.
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By rickrock305 Sat May 27, 2006 5:27 pm
its for the velocity curve of the pads. now how do i try to explain velocity curves, eh...


it has to do with the sensitivity of how hard you hit the pads and translating that to a MIDI velocity. Basically it turns your regular linear velocity curve into a logarithmic one.

Example, say default is A, where you hit the pad with a velocity of 10, and thats what gets recorded, a velocity of ten. This would be the linear velocity curve. But logarithmic curves, when you hit with a velocity of 10, it would record ten, if you hit 20, maybe it records 30, if you hit 30, maybe it records 50. Something like that, but those aren't the correct numbers or anything.
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By TBonus76 Sat May 27, 2006 7:20 pm
I had a vague memory of someone posting a chart that graphically showed the corresponding curves for A,B,C, and D, so i did a search and found the thread, but the pic was gone.

It was DistortedTekno who had posted it, maybe he can re-post it for you...

By distantb Sat May 27, 2006 8:03 pm
Page 89 in your manual for those who have the manual. I know the origional poster does not. Maybe someone can upload a shot or scan.
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By metafor Sat May 27, 2006 9:21 pm
Here you guys go..Sorry I had to use megaupload, because photobucket kept makin my pics way to small to read..
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NDM38RE2

Thats also weird that the pdf version doens't have that pg 89 in there..So I scanned the page from manual..Enjoi
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By Rise of EPC Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:52 pm
dudes. i cant find the file on mega upload.?
what setting is the most accurate?
i mean, if i want my sounds logarithmic ill do it myself... ya dig
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By jfunk Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:20 am
Rise of EPC wrote:dudes. i cant find the file on mega upload.?
what setting is the most accurate?
i mean, if i want my sounds logarithmic ill do it myself... ya dig


don't be too quick to write off the logarithmic curves... i reckon they're heaps better. there's more dynamic range in the pads, instead of just soft and loud.
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By distortedtekno Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:05 pm
I accidently deleted it from my photobucket album, but here it is again...

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