Hi Jon,
>> >The aftertouch responds too quickly ..even with only my ∗light∗
>touch...it
>> >modulates into aftertouch overdrive very quickly.
>> >
>> >Even when playing the MC 505 and looking at the edit...the channel
>> >aftertouch info is beserk !
>> >
>> >Is this common ??
>>
>> Yes, unfortunately, the AT on the AN1x is pretty touchy -- too
>touchy for my liking. It both presses down too easily, and too
>early, for my playing style. I like an AT that you really have to
>torque down on to make it work.
>>
>> >...is this faulty ?? .... is there a fix for this ??
>>
>> None that I'm aware of. :^( I suppose that you could add an "AT
>level" slider/knob like my D-50 used to have, but that would only fix
>half the problem (the light pressure).
>>
>
>A couple of common workarounds:
>
>1) On the AN1x, you can scale the AT amount in the Ctrl Matrix per
>Voice but, this has no affect on the AT values which appear at the
>MIDI Out port :-(
>
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These work-arounds are valid, but a) some of them don't work live; and b) all of them either scale down the aftertouch, or eliminate it entirely -- which the AN1x can already do, in a manner of speaking.
My real wish is to change the point where the AT kicks in. I think I could live with the present AT response curve, if it was all "shifted down," so to speak; i.e., normal playing would not trigger the AT, but really pushing down on the key would. The original Alesis Quadrasynth had the right idea, although there was an annoying click when you crossed the threshold into AT. This is a mechanical design problem, however, and would required disassembling the AN1x keyboard and making changes. I haven't been so inclined to try anything, particularly on an out-of-production keyboard that might be difficult to replace.
Regards,
-BW
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