FYI, I don't  know of any clavichord hardware synths but I do have the Wavelore Clavichord virtual instrument and it is quite nice.

Their site says this: 'Also includes an optional multiscript that allows the use of polyphonic aftertouch for true "bebung" technique'

I have no idea what this means.

The basic idea is that i want to play something like a clavichord (as long as there is no clavichord synth on the market).

FYI, I don't  know of any clavichord hardware synths but I do have the Wavelore Clavichord virtual instrument and it is quite nice.

marzzz wrote:

do check out the new VAX77 Ultra Heavy action!

...which in the end is not "ultra heavy" at all. Any Yamaha or Roland weighted action is several times heavier than that one...

Well, it is relative. Infinite Response has three keyweights available- Standard, which is extremely light; Heavy, which is light; and Ultra Heavy, which is perfect. My understanding is that Heavy was outselling Standard on an order of 10:1 until they came out with Ultra, which is rapidly gaining popularity especially with those more used to playing piano vs organ/synth. I originally had a Heavy action and thought it was still a bit light, I am now very happy with Ultra Heavy.

do check out the new VAX77 Ultra Heavy action!

...which in the end is not "ultra heavy" at all. Any Yamaha or Roland weighted action is several times heavier than that one...

Marzzz, as I recall, you did some mods to your MIDIBOARD (back when you had one) to improve the action. Mine has a bit of irritating bounce which results in two MIDI notes--short then long--when I just want one.

Any suggestions, aside from the VAX?

Doug- I did nothing to improve the action of my MIDIBoard, but Kurzweil changed the action available to one that was built by Hammond-Suzuki, and you need to find one of the later (late 1988-89) models with the improved action, like mine was. Also, if you are getting a "bounce," make sure the Retrigger Threshold Slider is set all the way to maximum (all the way up).

In the meantime, do check out the new VAX77 Ultra Heavy action!

Any suggestions, aside from the VAX?

Sebion, we plan to release a clavichord instrument in the future -- work has not yet started but we have collected all the material we need to build the model. So it is quite likely that at some point, poly AT will be supported by pianoteq 4.

That would be awesome! (I have just voted ). As an avid polyphonic aftertouch user myself, I hadn't even considered it for Pianoteq, but this would open up so many creative possibiliteis, making Pianoteq a much more "generic" physical modeling instrument.

I already tried a sort-of "taster" (well, at least via channel aftertouch)... by converting channel aftertouch into  CC #1 for "MIDI Learn" purposes. But it seems that most of the current paramenters (if not all of them?) are only taken into account on triggering a note, rather than continuously variable, so the result when applying AT is currently.. nothing at all .

Pianoteq already covers a lot of historical piano's including two harpsichords and it imitates some electro acoustic keyboards like the rhodes, so I think the step to "keyboardteq" - as you called it - is already done in my opinion.

P.S.: I'm still looking forward to a statement of modartt regarding this topic

Sebion, we plan to release a clavichord instrument in the future -- work has not yet started but we have collected all the material we need to build the model. So it is quite likely that at some point, poly AT will be supported by pianoteq 4.

Well, If I set my EigenD Host to "Poly" it sends each keypress on a separate MIDI channel and the plugin simply works, providing poly-everything

P.S.: I'm still looking forward to a statement of modartt regarding this topic

The obvious reason would be to play the clavichord: one of the first known keyboard instruments. If you ever try one you will understand why it would be great to play old polyphonic music on it(it has a very gentle and transparent sound). It's like a harpsichord with touch response and the capability of playing a vibrato.

OK, I can see that. PolyAT would be essential for recreating a clavichord. But then that begs a different question: Is that something that Pianoteq is trying to do? At what point does Pianoteq become "Keyboardteq?"