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Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:53 am

MIDI aftertouch appears to be on the decline. Most of my presets to date make use of aftertouch... but maybe I should rethink?

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:59 am

Of course!
Aftertouch is a very important expressive tool imo!

Cheers
Dennis

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:14 am

Never use it myself.

Why do you say its in decline?

TwoToneshuzz · Post by **TwoToneshuzz** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:31 am

Aftertouch!

Yes please!

Crackbaby · Post by **Crackbaby** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:36 am

My keyboard doesn't have it

It's a yamaha p-80 so it doubles as a piano for me ...... heh, it doesn't even have mod/pitch wheel

Next keyboard, even if a minikeyboard to complement, will definitely have aftertouch!

Once i have it i'll see how useful it is

It SOUNDS useful but i wonder how controllable it will feel.

For the poll, i will vote yes, but i rarely/never use presets as i like to make my own so if this poll is preset related, then i guess it could be counted as a no.

EsmileZ · Post by **EsmileZ** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:36 am

Kriminal wrote:Never use it myself.

Why do you say its in decline?

lol

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:41 am

Never understood what aftertouch is, can someone explain, or post a link to the explanation? Thanks!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:42 am

Do I absolutely need Aftertouch? No I can live without it but do I Like AT? Yes most definitely. I find it most useful when playing lead lines. I think the problem is a lot of the less expensive midi controllers don't have AT so some people never get to experience what a useful expression tool it can be.

I'd say it doesn't hurt to program AT in certain patches even though some people will never use it in performance. Having said that however I usually only program AT in lead patches myself although AT to Filter Cutoff is pretty common as well......

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:45 am

manducator wrote:Never understood what aftertouch is, can someone explain, or post a link to the explanation? Thanks!

Running short on time at the moment but the quick answer is AT is the amount of pressure you put on a key after it reaches the bottom of it's travel.

http://www.blitter.com/~russtopia/MIDI/ ... aftert.htm

Hope that helps.

RexXx · Post by **RexXx** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:51 am

I would never buy a keyboard without aftertouch.

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:58 am

Just changed controllers precisely because I finally wanted aftertouch. Going through all my presets now and adjusting them...

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:04 pm

Aftertouch yes.
Even if your keyboard has no aftertouch, you can still assign a midi knob/slider or use automation to access it.

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:05 pm

Teksonik wrote:Hope that helps.

It did.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:23 pm

RexXx wrote:I would never buy a keyboard without aftertouch.

Neither would I. Many of the modern keyboards dont have them, and i assume thats y howard says they r on the decline.
I think its because many people who now play keyboards arent keyboardist personally.

I use it all the time and it is very important for me.

Rsp

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:34 pm

I love AT and use it all the time. It will never be on the decline as long as there are keyboards out there which have it. Keep at it, Howie!

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KVR Audio

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