MIDI-mapping in Pianoteq

Yes, after monitoring the MIDI panel of the Pianteq Options window to see which MIDI control messages are transmitted by your Yamaha N1, on which channel, and within what range of values, you can insert a MIDI map entry (or several) to cause a particular value or range of values to have a particular effect, including upon the damping duration.

Use the "Insert" button in the MIDI pane of the Options window to add a MIDI map entry, and click the entry's first field (to select the MIDI trigger event); at the bottom of the list of the drop-down menu is a method that allows you to restrict the range of values that will cause a Pianoteq event or parameter to be controlled.

Damping duration does not have the same effect as a sustain pedal, however. But you can set the MIDI controller (and a fixed or range of values) to control the sustain pedal rather than damping duration.

However, both the damping duration and sustain pedal, when controlled by a MIDI-map trigger event, will effect ALL notes, the entire keyboard, rather than just the one note the aftertouch of which you are using as a MIDI-map trigger.
Just experiment with Pianoteq's very versatile MIDI mapping functions and features until you understand the range of things it can do, and whether it can be configured to accomplish the specific goal you have in mind.

Professor Leandro Duarte wrote:

I'm very curious, and I'm going to ask you ...

Do you own a Yamaha Avant Grand N1, and use the Pianoteq?
Does the Pianoteq sound better than the Yamaha N1's piano options?

Yes, I own a Yamaha N1 and I use both the internal sounds and pianoteq. I think both sound sources have their benefits. In some regards I do think pianoteq is better. I use mainly the Steinway B and I think it's overall better balanced than the internal sound. I also think Pianoteqs Steinway B have a clearer and more singing treble and a more "woody" feeling. I also really appreciate the customization possibilitys and especially the velocity curve. I also think pianoteq is vastly superior when it comes to resonance and percussive sounds from the piano. I think the buildt in sound have a slight edge when it comes to details in the lower mids and it also mimic the behavior of different key positions which I miss in Pianoteq (that's why I started this thread). But the bottom line is that it is like two different pianos and that's what I like. I use my digital piano mainly for practicing and by using Pianoteq and the buildt in sounds I can prepare for playing on different acoustic instruments. The buildt in sounds really feels like playing a Yamaha and Panoteq Steinway B feels like playing a smaller Steinway.