Acoustica Pianissimo - Manual (Page 19)

If you cannot hear this effect, try turning the sympathetic resonance control all the way up. You can find this
adjustment on the Tone Controls
page. Once the control is all the way up, press several keys on the keyboard,
then press the sustain pedal. You should be able to hear the sympathetic resonance effect fade in. Now, dial back
the amount until it is barely audible. This is a good approximation of the level of this effect in a real grand piano.
If you don't like the way it sounds, set the sympathic resonance amount to zero.
I Can't Hear the Hammer Sounds
Hammer sounds are trigger when you press the sustain pedal, release the sustain pedal, or release a key. These
sounds are designed to be relatively quiet, so that they do not get in the way of your piano's notes. However, as in
a real grand piano, they are part of the mechanics of the piano and add a wonderful degree of realism to a solo
piano recording.
If you cannot hear the hammer sounds, try turning the hammer sounds control all the way up. You can find this
adjustment on Pianissimo's Control Panel. Once the control is all the way up, press and release the sustain pedal.
You should be able to hear the sound of the dampers moving off and on the strings. Now, dial back the amount
until the hammer sounds are barely audible. This is a good approximation of the level of this effect in a real grand
piano.
If you don't like the way it sounds, set the Hammer Sounds amount to zero.
What Is the Velocity Curve?
When you're using a USB or MIDI keyboard controller, or playing back a MIDI file, you may find that Pianissimo
doesn't respond quite the way you want it to. Pressing a key lightly may sound too quiet, and pressing a key too
hard may sound too loud. You can use the Velocity Curve adjustment to change the way Pianissimo responds to
your key presses. There are 5 velocity curves available:
Very Light: Select this curve if you play the piano keys very lightly, but wish for the piano to respond as though
you were playing them harder. This extreme setting is generally not useful to most players.
Light: Select this curve if you play the piano keys lightly, but wish for the piano to respond as though you were
playing them a little harder.
Normal: This is Pianissimo's normal velocity curve.
Heavy: Select this curve if you play the piano keys heavily, but wish for the piano to respond as though you were
playing them a little lighter.
Very Heavy: Select this curve if you play the piano keys very heavily, but wish for the piano to respond as though
you were playing them a lighter. This extreme setting is generally not useful to most players.
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