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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Robert Doolittle" <robertdol@y...> wrote:
> The feature set mentions that the keyboard has aftertouch, however, 
I 
> don't seem to feel it in the keyboard or find any patches where 
> aftertouch seems to do anything.
> 
> Am I missing something?

Not every Voice is programmed to use aftertouch. For example, those 
patches which closely emulate vintage, analog patches omit AT as the 
originals did not have this feature. Consequently the Ribbon 
Controller may be programmed to affect similar changes that AT would 
affect on modern synths. This is simply some programmers attempt at 
authenticity ;-)

If you take a look at the AN1x Data List 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files/Documentation/an1xe2.pdf

you'll find descriptions for the Factory-set Voice list. This should 
help give you a better idea of which real time controllers are 
programmed for what.

You may have noticed from the other posts in this thread that some 
users find the AT sensitivity on the AN1x to be _too_sensitive. 
There's no way to scale the AT transmitted from the AN1x to external 
modules - if you feel similar to some of the others than you'll need 
to 1) filter the reception of AT in your sw sequencer (as suggested) 
or 2) alter the mod depth settings on your external MIDI module. The 
alternative might have been a keyboard w/ AT sensitivity so weak that 
you had to lean into the keyboard with your weight on it to trigger 
AT ;-)

HTH,

Jon

> 
> Thanks again,
> Robert