Dynamics editor's corresponding CC values

Dorico
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The Dynamics editor values from -8 to +8 is quite coarse.

Therefore I’d like to know which CC values corresponds to ppp, pp etc. I find it hard to figure out by just adding dynamics to the score since there’s some setting that makes the CC fader in the instrument plugin move around a little during playback. Probably imitating natural behavior of the player not being able to exactly reproduce each note identically.

There might be some info in the user manual but I can’t find anything in the section describing the Dynamics editor.

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Check the humanization settings under Playback Options. They influence the CC curve.

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The levels are affected by the Dynamic curve (playback options>Dynamics), but also by each expression map switch. In addition to the humanization effects mentioned by @derAbgang.

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When the expression map allows CC values from 1 to 127, the dynamic curve power is 2.5, the minimum and maximum dynamic levels are -6 and 6, and all humanization, polyphonic instrument voice balancing and note dynamics are disabled, here is the CC value for each dynamic level:

Dynamic │ CC Value
────────┼─────────
pppppp  │      1
ppppp   │      2
pppp    │      5
ppp     │     12
pp      │     24
p       │     41
mp      │     52
mf      │     76
f       │     87
ff      │    104
fff     │    116
ffff    │    123
fffff   │    126
ffffff  │    127
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Interesting mirror-image pattern of increments:

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Thanks, John! It would have taken quite some time for me to do.

I don’t (yet) understand the thing about the dynamic curve power. Dynamic levels from -6 to 6? Are you referring to dB or the Dynamics editor (whose values are between -8 and 8)?

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Dynamic marks on the score from 6 p (pppppp) to 6 f (ffffff).

If this is set to (say) -3 to +1 then the entire 1-127 cc range will be squashed between ppp and f.

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