By limiting velocity to 120, you remove the "angry clank" of a maxed-out MIDI keyboard. By staging at -12 dB, you keep your mix bus from collapsing when the cello and horns enter. The result? A piano that sounds expensive at all times.
Keyboardists using Nord Stage or Kawai VPC-1 controllers should set their keyboard’s Velocity Curve to "Light" or "Soft" and then apply the 120 max in Kontakt. This emulates the touch of a real Bechstein. native instruments the grandeur 120 12