--- In yamahacs80@..., "David Rogoff" <david@t...> wrote:
... I had the same
problem with an Ensoniq SQ-80 (actually, I hated everything about
the keyboard on it).
The SQ-80 keyboard is wretched. I have tried to use the aftertouch on it after getting
hooked on the effect on the 80, only to find it miserable and painful to play.
Any other poly-pressure keyboards to report on (Prophet T8, GEM
S2/3)?
My understanding is that many manufacturers don't bother to implement poly aftertouch
because frankly MIDI doesn't have the bandwidth to support the amount of data that it
generates. The fact that all the aftertouch effects in the 80 are under voltage control is the
critical difference. Squeezing all that data into 1 midi cable makes the timing sloppy and
the aftertouch controllers less than smooth. Mostly you hear parameters jumping around,
rather than gliding around.
Max
