Some ST samples are not velocity sensitive...?

[binnick]

Hi there.

I'm brand new to SampleTank, which I bought specifically for the gospel choir samples. All of the various gospel choirs are stuck at one (seemingly high) velocity. Meaning that no matter how hard or soft I hit a key, I hear the same sample at the same volume. I can't find anywhere to adjust this, which can't be right...? This seems to only apply to the choir instruments that were brought over from ST3 to ST4. The ones that are new to ST4 work as I'd expect them to.

I must be missing something. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

[DarkStar]

Hello binnick and welcome to the forum.

As this is primarily a user to user forum, someone-else may chime in. Meanwhile, for a definitive answer, the best thing to do is raise a Support Ticket, here for some one to one advice (US (East Coast) Business hours, generally). Response time is usually within 2 working days.

I've just checked a couple in ST3 - some (e.g the Gospel Choir ones) are not velocity-sensitive there either. In ST3, I can [Edit] the instrument and set Velocity / Amp to, say, +30. Try that.

[binnick]

Thanks DarkStar - that's really helpful. I wasn't quite understanding the functionality of that velocity/amp slider. Shame that it seems like there aren't any velocity mapped layers but that advice makes it at least usable!

[DarkStar]

The User Guide should cover it.

Velocity to Amp knob
This controls how velocity will affect the AmpliTube (or volume) of the sound. Higher values give a greater range of soft-to-loud depending on the velocity played.

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