[sdiy] Software problem hardware solution? + US patents

[Seb Francis]

You say you have a PC ?  If you are running the MIDI through a sequencer, maybe you can do it in this.  Cubase SX will do it (with a MIDI Plugin), as will Logic (not sure how though).  In Cubase VST you can only add to the velocity, not multiply (MIDI Effects Processor module) - this is probably good enough if you just want an even tone.

Seb



Lincoln Fong wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Good to be back after a long absence.
>
> I am using a cheap MIDI keyboard (Fatar 610) and a Roland sound module
> (JV-1010) and have the daunting prospect of getting into editing
> parameters in the sound module using a PC to achieve one very simple
> thing: I want to reduce the overall velocity sensitivity of the keyboard
> so that I don’t have to bash away at the keys like King Kong to get an
> even tone when Im practicing/working stuff out. I haven't looked inside
> the keyboard but what 'element' determines the velocity of a key struck
> and shouldn't I be able to amplify it in an analogue way before it goes
> digital to fool the MIDI generator into producing 'louder' notes?
> Alternatively there may be a box someone has designed with a MIDI in/out
> socket and a pot that can do just this task. Simple enough but quite
> handy don't you think? Would love to build or buy if there's a schematic
> on the web.
>
> Secondly I'd like to try and get a US patent or at least 'lodge' one.
> However I don't have the bucks to employ a patent lawyer. Now I don't
> live in the US but I know many of you have experience with this and
> remember hearing someone say that it's not that difficult to obtain,
> although defending it may be the hard part. I have the UK patent for my
> idea. Are there any sites or info to help me do this? Official sites
> would be OK (though I can find these myself) but more inspiring would be
> those aimed at the DIY'er and first timer, or even anecdotal advice. You
> can email offlist if this seems OT.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lincoln