Kontrol S61 MK3 aftertouch pivot point causes upwards key movement

KierD

Can anyone else with a Kontrol S61 MK3 confirm that when pressing the keys into the aftertouch zone, the top of the key (closest to the screen) actually lifts upwards, as though the pivot point for the aftertouch action is actually within the length of the key?

I also have a Quantum MK2, which has the Fatar poly-AT action, and it behaves quite differently, with no upwards movement of any part of the key when digging into the aftertouch zone.

Maciej Repetowski

Yes, I can see this behaviour on S49 Mk3. I assumed it was normal for this type of keybed.

KierD

I had assumed that the Quantum MK2 and the S61 MK3 both had identical Fatar TP8/SK keybeds, but as you can see from this video, they appear to operate very differently - the Quantum does not exhibit any sort of see-saw action on the keys, and does not have a hard stop at the end of the key travel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njlH4QEKgfs

KierD

Turns out I was incorrect in my assumption - while the Quantum uses TP8, the S61 uses TP9.