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aftertouch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aftertouch.

Editorial note

Most keyboards support aftertouch, but only as channel pressure, where the same aftertouch value is applied to all notes.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aftertouch gathered in one view.

noun

(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

noun

(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.

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(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aftertouch.

noun

(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

noun

(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.

noun

(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.

Example sentences

1

Most keyboards support aftertouch, but only as channel pressure, where the same aftertouch value is applied to all notes.

2

People have told me Korg and Kurzweil had the best aftertouch of the vintage synths But: poly aftertouch for...

3

There are songs I play where I wish so hard that I had polyphonic aftertouch on my keyboard, but alas, it has monophonic aftertouch only.

4

Monophonic(global) aftertouch is pretty common on controller keyboards these days - it's the polyphonic form that is sought after.

5

The Nord Stage 2 (the red one you see in basically every music video/live performace ever:) ) supports aftertouch.

6

That was improved by adding aftertouch, a simple pressure strip underneath the keybed which provided an additional axis of control.

7

The CS-80 implements aftertouch on a per-key basis, rather than common to all the keys.

8

Yes, the message format of polyphonic aftertouch is similar to that of a note on event (= note # + pressure).

9

Most synths don't produce that message (status 0xAx where x is the channel), but rather the more generic Channel Aftertouch message (0xDx).

10

I would love to have one of those, and i think poly aftertouch is pretty uncommon (I have an Maudio Axiom (channel aftertouch) and Yamaha SY35 with some kind of AT).

11

Also many synths now have features like polyphonic aftertouch, pitch/mod wheels, which allow you to add expression to a note while it is playing.

12

Am I wanting to sequence a Harken (sp) Continuum with full aftertouch and funky envelopes?

Quote examples

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Pressure sensitivity on a musical keyboard is known as "aftertouch" and is generally implemented in a "monophonic" way, the effect of pressure on any key is applied to all the currently depressed keys.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aftertouch in a sentence?

Most keyboards support aftertouch, but only as channel pressure, where the same aftertouch value is applied to all notes.

What does aftertouch mean?

(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

What part of speech is aftertouch?

aftertouch is commonly used as noun.