diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 526d8ad7..3d1b694b 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,16 @@ void CConfig::Load (void)
 	m_nDACI2CAddress = m_Properties.GetNumber ("DACI2CAddress", 0);
 	m_bChannelsSwapped = m_Properties.GetNumber ("ChannelsSwapped", 0) != 0;
 
-		unsigned newEngineType = m_Properties.GetNumber ("EngineType", 1);
+	unsigned newVelocityScale = m_Properties.GetNumber ("VelocityScale", 0);
+        if (newVelocityScale == 1) {
+                m_VelocityScale = MIDI_VELOCITY_SCALING_DX7;
+        } else if (newVelocityScale == 2) {
+                m_VelocityScale = MIDI_VELOCITY_SCALING_DX7II;
+        } else {
+                m_VelocityScale = MIDI_VELOCITY_SCALING_OFF;
+        }
+
+	unsigned newEngineType = m_Properties.GetNumber ("EngineType", 1);
 	if (newEngineType == 2) {
   		m_EngineType = MKI;
 	} else if (newEngineType == 3) {
@@ -58,6 +67,7 @@ void CConfig::Load (void)
   		m_EngineType = MSFA;
 	}
 
+
 	m_nMIDIBaudRate = m_Properties.GetNumber ("MIDIBaudRate", 31250);
 
 	const char *pMIDIThru = m_Properties.GetString ("MIDIThru");
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ void CConfig::Load (void)
 	m_bMIDIDumpEnabled  = m_Properties.GetNumber ("MIDIDumpEnabled", 0) != 0;
 	m_bProfileEnabled = m_Properties.GetNumber ("ProfileEnabled", 0) != 0;
 	m_bPerformanceSelectToLoad = m_Properties.GetNumber ("PerformanceSelectToLoad", 1) != 0;
+
 	m_bPerformanceSelectChannel = m_Properties.GetNumber ("PerformanceSelectChannel", 0);
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +195,11 @@ bool CConfig::GetChannelsSwapped (void) const
 	return m_bChannelsSwapped;
 }
 
+unsigned CConfig::GetVelocityScale (void) const
+{
+        return m_VelocityScale;
+}
+
 unsigned CConfig::GetEngineType (void) const
 {
 	return m_EngineType;
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index f83c177b..431e479b 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ class CConfig		// Configuration for MiniDexed
 	unsigned GetChunkSize (void) const;
 	unsigned GetDACI2CAddress (void) const;		// 0 for auto probing
 	bool GetChannelsSwapped (void) const;
+
+  unsigned GetVelocityScale (void) const;
+
 	unsigned GetEngineType (void) const;
 
+
 	// MIDI
 	unsigned GetMIDIBaudRate (void) const;
 	const char *GetMIDIThruIn (void) const;	// "" if not specified
@@ -178,6 +182,9 @@ class CConfig		// Configuration for MiniDexed
 	unsigned m_nChunkSize;
 	unsigned m_nDACI2CAddress;
 	bool m_bChannelsSwapped;
+
+  unsigned m_VelocityScale;
+
 	unsigned m_EngineType;
 
 	unsigned m_nMIDIBaudRate;
diff --git a/src/minidexed.cpp b/src/minidexed.cpp
index 71b72476..220e877e 100644
--- a/src/minidexed.cpp
+++ b/src/minidexed.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ CMiniDexed::CMiniDexed (CConfig *pConfig, CInterruptSystem *pInterrupt,
 
 		m_pTG[i] = new CDexedAdapter (CConfig::MaxNotes, pConfig->GetSampleRate ());
 		assert (m_pTG[i]);
+
+		m_pTG[i]->setVelocityScale(pConfig->GetVelocityScale ());
 		
 		m_pTG[i]->setEngineType(pConfig->GetEngineType ());
+
 		m_pTG[i]->activate ();
 	}
 		
diff --git a/src/minidexed.ini b/src/minidexed.ini
index cd5ea1a3..12e6cfd5 100644
--- a/src/minidexed.ini
+++ b/src/minidexed.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ SampleRate=48000
 #ChunkSize=256
 DACI2CAddress=0
 ChannelsSwapped=0
+# VelocityScale ( 0=OFF ; 1=DX7 ; 2=DX7II )
+VelocityScale=0
 # Engine Type ( 1=Modern ; 2=Mark I ; 3=OPL )
 EngineType=1