Compact 2-octave MIDI Keyboard Controller with Aftertouch?

dualphin

Hi,

Does anyone know of a compact 2-octave midi controller with aftertouch? I know Novation's larger controller has aftertouch, but the LE doesn't. And there is that really simple white one with the little joystick from (which company?), does that have aftertouch?

I am not looking for knobs and sliders (that's the problem), just keys, pitch/mod, and aftertouch. Any ideas?

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elektro80 · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject:

M-Audio Axiom?

CME ?

Aftertouch is kinda supposed to be an advanced premium feature so I guess you won´t find controllers with a minimum of knobs and whatnot + aftertouch, You´ll probably only find aftertouch in the really pimped ones.

I have the CME 76 key thingie with aftertouch.

elektro80 · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:44 am Post subject:

BTW, aftertouch needs a fair bit of careful thought in order to be truly useful. I´ve noticed that a good number of traditional keyboard players haven´t really figured it out. And AFAIK, none of the current keyboard controllers with aftertouch offer polyphonic aftertouch. That being said, the CME thingie works just fine and the aftertouch parameter can be routed to whatever you want. You don´t have to be sent off to the abeitslager of Vangelis swells just because you bought a device with aftertouch.

dualphin · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:16 am Post subject:

e80,

Thought you might respond to this one. Do you do anything besides this? (smiley of choice)

I think aftertouch is great. Route it to PWM depth, or vibrato, or on the MEK filter split... any parameter, really. I kind of use it as a switch: press soft, no modulation x. Press hard, modulation x.

What do you mean many kb players haven't really figured it out? What is there to figure out? It just adds an element of tactile control. You seem to be implying you have figured it out... what have you figured out? ::share your secrets::

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elektro80 · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

Well, it´s just patching.. that is what it is.. I´ve seen too many keyboard players run through their presets on their polka modules / polka boards and then go "but this doesn´t work" Shocked

Anyways, one very nice thing to do is to say use the aftertouch to pipe audio into a delay loop. I think aftertouch is a good thing. One more parameter off the keyboard is always a good thing.