NP3 vs VPC1 Action?

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Re: NP3 vs VPC1 Action?

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Quai34 wrote:You have a user velocity curve option on the VPC1...
Yes, and it really helps. I'd also assume that the "velocity curve" of your setup is the culprit. Matching the action of your MIDI OUT device (the Sauter) to the response of your MIDI IN device (the Stage) may be difficult, and a less than optimal match may downgrade the playing experience.

Nice grand, by the way!
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Re: NP3 vs VPC1 Action?

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Thanks to both of you, quai34 and maurus!

I have never really gone into midi except for connecting keyboards and computers etc. So the "velocity curve" was a new term for me.

I have a Piano Disc system from 2005. I see that later versions have options for adjusting the velocity curve, but I don’t find any info about that on my system. The sound trough the NP is rather sharp and a bit distorted. And I think it is a bit the same when connecting to logic on my laptop. But I will investigate this a bit more…

And yes, maurus, I love the Sauter - it has a great timbre/resonance/sound
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Re: NP3 vs VPC1 Action?

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SteveNordP3 wrote:
PScooter63 wrote: Does Kawai actually OEM its flagship digital piano actions (the wooden ones) out to third parties?
1) don't know but it's a question I would hope Nord would discuss with them or any other improved keybed maker.
I believe Kawai makes all their own actions. (They are a piano manufacturer, after all.) I don't think they'd have any interest in selling their actions to their competitors. Their actions are why some of their customers buy their products instead of Nord's in the first place.
Quai34 wrote:Maybe the stage was stored too much in the vertical position and it adjusted itself being flat again?
Another possibility, I think temperature may make a difference, i.e. it may play differently if cold (i.e. after transport in certain areas or certain times of year) than it does once warmed up to room temperature.
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Re: NP3 vs VPC1 Action?

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anotherscott wrote:
SteveNordP3 wrote:
PScooter63 wrote: Does Kawai actually OEM its flagship digital piano actions (the wooden ones) out to third parties?
1) don't know but it's a question I would hope Nord would discuss with them or any other improved keybed maker.
I believe Kawai makes all their own actions. (They are a piano manufacturer, after all.) I don't think they'd have any interest in selling their actions to their competitors. Their actions are why some of their customers buy their products instead of Nord's in the first place.
Superquote! :thumbup:
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