AFTERTOUCH response on the various Virus generations...

[chimney chop]

just got an Indigo 2 Redback and no matter where and how high i set the aftertouch sensitivity (@ value 64) it still takes A LOT of pressure to initiate it.

so much so that i feel a key might break if i press any harder (playing it from its own keyboard)

do the Polar and Indigo 1 have this same insensitive response?

[namnibor]

I have both the Virus KB and KC and the aftertouch is remarkably responsive. Now I know this does not answer your question but what I would do is route a modulation path to aftertouch as the destination and make that modulational item be something of a profound initial attack for example a filter with envelope set to zero attack and max level and then test that to see if it may simply be that whatever LEVELS of the modulation routings are on a patch you have been having trouble getting response on are simply levels set too low for some reason. Whomever had your Redback previously may NOT have liked aftertouch and thus, set levels of aftertouch GLOBALLY to either off or incredibly low. THEN you may look into if the same make of FATAR keyboard was utilized in the Virus KB or KC, as I read somewhere a few times over that a different FATAR keyboard type was used but with aftertouch all the same. Read in manual or the online pdf ALL about aftertouch and also GLOBAL parameters and if you still come to having no or little responsiveness via aftertouch, then contact Access Support to see if there's just something that's an oversight in the settings or if any known problems exist AND you may want to make sure you have the most current O.S. loaded as for all you know, there may have been a bug that was fixed in same order of you question.
I can say the aftertouch on both my KB and KC are phenomenal and very useful for making a sound further evolve. You should not have to press so hard that a key pops off. it may behove you to ask the seller whom you purchased her from if this was an issue as it is number one reason I would never buy an instrument at a pawn shop nor even from Craigslist, as both localities reflect the "underbelly" of society, trust, and integrity.
Good luck in your quest!
Robert

[namnibor]

I **just noticed** you posted THIS in another thread about one key not activating: "1 note will not trigger when played from its own keyboard

however the key does work when played via an external midi keyboard.


ideas of what could be wrong/how to fix it?


thanks!"

Something tells me this is directly related to issue number one and if you opened it up to work on key OR had it serviced. Probably would have been benficial to post this problem with your initial problem as logic dictates they are directly related in a cause/effect kind of way!
Robert

[chimney chop]

I **just noticed** you posted THIS in another thread about one key not activating: "1 note will not trigger when played from its own keyboard

however the key does work when played via an external midi keyboard.


ideas of what could be wrong/how to fix it?


thanks!"

Something tells me this is directly related to issue number one and if you opened it up to work on key OR had it serviced. Probably would have been benficial to post this problem with your initial problem as logic dictates they are directly related in a cause/effect kind of way!
Robert

ha thanks Robert, but no.

i own 2 Indigo's......

1) i have an Indigo 2 Redback which initiated this post about the aftertouch.

2) the one that has a key problem i haven't even received in the mail yet so i've never even touched it, much less had the chance to break it. that one, the one with the broken key, is an Indigo 1. i was asking for key fix suggestions preemptively so i can fix it right when i get it in.

thanks though! i can see why you'd think that

[namnibor]

So sorry about that! So many virus by another name, gets a tad confusing! I bet they will look really nice when all lit-up side-by-side! That might make a great gear porn photo:-)

[chimney chop]

ha, no problem! i would've thought the same thing :)

will post wedding pictures when they finally meet.

[namnibor]

That's funny because I have joked before about how I hope one night my Virus B Keyboard and C Keyboard have "midi-sy-SEX" one night and I awake to find a bright new Indigo hanging from a midi cord between them!! HA!