Assigning alternative knob as aftertouch input

[Carlo Celuque]

Hi KVR friends,

I have two Arturias controllers (keylab 88 - Minilab mkll) which doesn`t have aftertouch keyboard function and would like to know if we can assign any rotary controller knobs to function as aftertouch or breath control input?

I have many presets that comes with aftertouch modulation but I can`t use it!

Any help?

Thank you very much

[whyterabbyt]

Well, this is the hosts forum, so what host are you using?
In fact, what platform (OS or Windows) are you using?

[zerocrossing]

Change the mod source to whatever you want.

[aMUSEd]

Hi KVR friends,

I have two Arturias controllers (keylab 88 - Minilab mkll) which doesn`t have aftertouch keyboard function and would like to know if we can assign any rotary controller knobs to function as aftertouch or breath control input?

I have many presets that comes with aftertouch modulation but I can`t use it!

Any help?

Thank you very much

I find an expression pedal does a better job than a knob as it doesn't require you to take your fingers off the keys (which is why I like aftertouch more than most other live forms of modulation as expression is at your fingertips)

[Carlo Celuque]

Change the mod source to whatever you want.

Can you help on how to do this?
I have changed to Modwheel but sincce it`s mostly used to vibrato I will loose it or have Vibrato and Aftertouch together!

[Carlo Celuque]

Well, this is the hosts forum, so what host are you using?
In fact, what platform (OS or Windows) are you using?

Sorry, I am using Cakewalk by Bandlab on Win 10

[Carlo Celuque]

Hi KVR friends,

I have two Arturias controllers (keylab 88 - Minilab mkll) which doesn`t have aftertouch keyboard function and would like to know if we can assign any rotary controller knobs to function as aftertouch or breath control input?

I have many presets that comes with aftertouch modulation but I can`t use it!

Any help?

Thank you very much

I find an expression pedal does a better job than a knob as it doesn't require you to take your fingers off the keys (which is why I like aftertouch more than most other live forms of modulation as expression is at your fingertips)

Yeah! But my controllers doesn`t have any input for expression pedal!

[whyterabbyt]

Well, this is the hosts forum, so what host are you using?
In fact, what platform (OS or Windows) are you using?

Sorry, I am using Cakewalk by Bandlab on Win 10

Since you're still not giving much detail (eg the plugins you're using) so this may not work, but you can try using the Insert Piz Here midi plugins (see viewtopic.php?f=148&t=300566 for what they are, and the last post in that thread for how to get them now)
midiconvertor3 is probably the one you want.

See the info on using these for Sonar, what's what Cakewalk used to be called.

[Carlo Celuque]

Well, I have lots of Vsti synths which comes with presets with aftertouch modulations assigned for filters, oscillators pitch, envelopes and Lfos. For instance I am using an Arturia Keylab 88 Essential to play the presets but can't hear what the aftertouch modulation is doing cause I don't have that function on my keyboard. I have just received an answer from Arturia support saying that unfortunately the knobs can't be used to assign aftertouch because it's a different kind of continuous MIDI control! Thank you very much for your messages. I will see what to do since aftertouch is a very needed function nowadays. All the best

[Carlo Celuque]

In this specific case I am trying out Dune 3 World of Cinematic II presets plenty of Aftertouch modulations.

[zerocrossing]

Well, I have lots of Vsti synths which comes with presets with aftertouch modulations assigned for filters, oscillators pitch, envelopes and Lfos. For instance I am using an Arturia Keylab 88 Essential to play the presets but can't hear what the aftertouch modulation is doing cause I don't have that function on my keyboard. I have just received an answer from Arturia support saying that unfortunately the knobs can't be used to assign aftertouch because it's a different kind of continuous MIDI control! Thank you very much for your messages. I will see what to do since aftertouch is a very needed function nowadays. All the best

If you own the specific plugins, like JUP-8, you can just change the assignments to whatever you want. Sounds to me like you may want to start shopping for a better controller, though. Aftertouch is really a great way of adding to a performance.

[Carlo Celuque]

Yeah! I have two old hardware synths which has aftertouch but I need to fix them to use as a MIDI cobtroller. Thx

[zerocrossing]

Yeah! I have two old hardware synths which has aftertouch but I need to fix them to use as a MIDI cobtroller. Thx

I use an old General Music S2 ROMpler as a MIDI controller. It beats the hell out of any modern MIDI controllers. Not only does it do aftertouch, but it does polyphonic aftertouch, which the Arturia stuff does respond to.

[Carlo Celuque]

Yes! I think I will try to fix and use my old SQ 80 Ensoniq Synth.