Velocity Curve editor
What it does
Use the Velocity Curve editor to achieve your preferred velocity response from your MIDI controller. A velocity curve is essentially a way to customize what MIDI note velocity (between 0 and 127) results from an amount of force with which you play your MIDI controller.
Velocity curves allow you to alter the feel of your MIDI controller.
- The x-axis (horizontal) represents the MIDI note velocity sent by your MIDI controller to Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Lite.
- The y-axis (vertical) represents the MIDI note velocity generated by the velocity curve editor. This velocity is used to determine the dynamic of the piano.
In the example, even softly played notes from your MIDI controller would result in a louder sound. This kind of velocity curve might be used to make it easier for you to generate louder dynamics with your controller, or to give you more control over the louder notes.
The Velocity Curve editor allows you to create, save, and load custom velocity curves.
To create a velocity curve
- Click the Advanced button. The Advanced view appears.
- Shape the velocity curve by dragging any of the 4 white points within the Velocity Curve editor.
- The point located in the lower-left corner of the Velocity Curve editor is fixed to the y-axis, and determines the lowest possible MIDI note velocity.
- The point located in the upper-right corner of the Velocity Curve box, also fixed to the y-axis, determines the highest attainable MIDI note velocity.
If you prefer to use your MIDI controller's built-in velocity curve, simply choose the default linear curve from the Velocity Curve menu.
To save a velocity curve preset
- Create a velocity curve.
- Click the Velocity Curve menu, and then choose save.
- Name your velocity curve preset, and then click Save.
Default velocity curve user preset folder locations:
Windows: C:\Users\[your account]\AppData\Roaming\
Plogue\Aria\Presets\com.Plogue.Aria.Curve.Monotonic
Mac: Macintosh HD\Users\[your account]\Library\
Application Support\Plogue\Aria\Presets\
com.Plogue.Aria.Curve.Monotonic
The save ariap dialog box appears.
In order to load your velocity curve preset from the Velocity Curve menu, you must save your preset to the default com.Plogue.Aria.Curve.Monotonic folder. This folder is the default location for all user-created velocity curve presets.
The next time you launch the standalone player, or open the plug-in, velocity curve presets saved in the default location display in a user sub-menu within the Velocity Curve drop-down menu.
To load a velocity curve preset
- Click the Advanced button. The Advanced view appears.
- Click the Velocity Curve menu. A drop-down menu with options and velocity curve presets appears.
- Choose a velocity curve preset. The name of the velocity curve preset appears in the Velocity Curve menu, and the velocity curve appears in the Velocity Curve editor.
If you prefer to use your MIDI controller's velocity curve, load the linear velocity curve preset, which is named 05_Default.
To load a velocity curve preset saved to a custom location
If you chose a location other than the default com.Plogue.Aria.Curve.Monotonic folder on your hard drive to save your velocity curve preset, recall it with the load option in the Velocity Curve menu.
- Click the Advanced button. The Advanced view appears.
- Click the Velocity Curve menu. A drop-down menu with options and velocity curve presets appears.
- Click load. The load aria preset dialog box appears.
- Navigate to your saved velocity curve preset, select it, and then click Open. The name of the velocity curve preset appears in the Velocity Curve menu, and the velocity curve appears in the Velocity Curve editor.
Alternatively, load a velocity curve preset by first locating the preset file (.ARIAP) using Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, and then dragging the preset file onto the Velocity Curve editor.
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