>Can I ask you how you define a good aftertouch ? By feel at the key ? by >precise measuring (at the key or at the jack) ? By feel at the key. The "notch" has a certain, unmistakable good feeling when it is "right." Drop, regulated properly, has a crucial effect on a good feeling in the "notch," or aftertouch. Drop is also something i regulate both visually, but mostly by feel. Regulation is a web of interacting sensations in "test mode" that translate into evenness and pleasure of touch. Every aspect of regulation has an effect on the eventual feel of the instrument, and that's why you can't drop anything out , and why one should challenge oneself to focus on every regulation step on every note. This is easier when you focus on a feeling, sound, or visual, rather than doing the protocol "on automatic" and focusing your attention on your thoughts. Another David---David Andersen
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