Bug with velocity control in Electric?

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fivefloral
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Bug with velocity control in Electric?

Post by fivefloral » Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:58 am

In Electric, the velocity control of the Hammer's "Stiffness" doesn't seem to work right. When I hover over the "Vel" control the info panel states:

"Controls how much the hammer's stiffness is influenced by the velocity of the incoming MIDI notes."

Increasing the Hammer's Stiffness directly makes the sound brighter. But when I increase the Vel control it just mutes the sound. When I turn it down the sound gets louder but not exactly brighter like when I turn up Stiffness directly.

Is this a bug or am I not understanding the control properly?

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Re: Bug with velocity control in Electric?

Post by yur2die4 » Thu Jan 30, 2025 4:49 pm

Other elements might also be affected by velocity at the same time. But when you only change the control, the velocity and those elements aren’t interrelated

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Re: Bug with velocity control in Electric?

Post by fivefloral » Fri Jan 31, 2025 2:07 pm

When I increase the velocity control for Stiffness I assume that the higher the key velocity the more Stiffness will be applied (velocity will have a greater affect on Stiffness). Greater Stiffness results in a brighter sound. So when I strike the key at a higher velocity the sound will then become brighter. It does not. It becomes duller.

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