Roland Sound Canvas SC-8850 Owner's Manual page 56

About Parts and Parameters
Velo Depth (Velocity Sensitivity Depth)
Velo Offset (Velocity Sensitivity Offset)
The force with which you play a note on MIDI keyboard is transmitted as MIDI Ve-
locity data. Strongly played notes will have a higher velocity value. The Velo Depth
and Velo Offset parameters determine the relation between the force of the keyboard
playing and the loudness of the sound that results.
If Velo Depth is increased, small differences in your playing dynamics will make a
large difference in the loudness of the sound (Fig.3). If Velo Depth is decreased, even
large differences in your playing dynamics will make only a small difference in the
loudness of the sound (Fig.2).
If Velo Offset is set higher than 64, even softly played notes (i.e., notes with a low ve-
locity) will be sounded loudly (Fig.5). If Velo Offset is set lower than 64, even strong-
ly played notes (i.e., notes with a high velocity) will be sounded softly (Fig.4).
fig.5-3e
Velo Depth = 64, Velo Offset = 64
Fig. 1
MIDI Velocity
Velo Depth = 127, Velo Offset = 64
Fig. 3
MIDI Velocity
Velo Depth = 64, Velo Offset = 96
Fig. 5
MIDI Velocity
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0–64–127
0–64–127
Velo Depth = 32, Velo Offset = 64
Fig. 2
MIDI Velocity
Velo Depth = 64, Velo Offset = 32
Fig. 4
MIDI Velocity
Velo Depth = 64, Velo Offset = 127
Fig. 6
MIDI Velocity
For some settings, there
may be no sound. If so,
increase Velo Depth or
Velo Offset.