LP Stage 2 mod: aftertouch...?

The Moog Forum Little Phatty & Slim Phatty Forum
1

Hey Mooguys.

I’ve played a long time on keyboards with aftertouch and I feel like this is a great feature for expressivity, especially when your left hand cannot manipulate wheels nor knobs since it it… playing another board.

As I play a Little Phatty Stage Edition 2, and as I remember some forum member having had th keybed replaced for better action (the Voyager is soooo much better…), I was thinking about something: how about replacing the keybed with an aftertouch equiped one? I know the software cannot bear this potential feature, but I was wondering whether it would be possible to route the aftertouch’s voltage (is that right?..) into a… jack.
That would be kind of a CV out, and however the AT would not be useable directly in the synth, it could be looped into one of the CV ins, or into a CV-to-MIDI converter…

Any advice or experiences?..

2

This:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/how-to-make-a-ridiculously-cheap-analog-pressure-sensor/

and a 6V or 9V battery might do the trick.

3

You were the LP CV out seller, Sir :slight_smile:

Ok, this seems to be nice as an external pressur controller to plug in the CV out. But I’m not sure about how to integrate it in the keybed: I guess I don’t need as many as keys, nor sticking this on my thumb so that I jsut have to hold the key down with my finger and the base ofthe Phatty with my such equipped thumb, like a pliers :smiley:

You had the keybed replaced, hadn’t you? What about the action? I’ve been wondering for years whether springs and pads only can significantly change the feeling of a board… How is you action now? What keybed did you select?

4

I had it replaced with the factory stage 2 bed. It was supposedly an upgrade from the stage 1. After having the work done, it feels more like a downgrade. I like the feel better before it was switched up. But really not much change.