Pump up your keyboard knowledge with this aftertouch refresher brought to you by Sweetwater’s Jacob Dupre. Aftertouch is MIDI data that is sent when pressure is applied to a keyboard after the key has been struck and while it is being held down or sustained. Aftertouch is often used to control vibrato, volume, and other parameters — provided your keyboard supports it.
About Jacob Dupre
Jacob Dupre is a fifth generation multi-instrumental musician and composer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has performed with renowned musicians such as Addison Agen (The Voice, 2017), Christiana Danielle (The Voice, 2018), Bill Watrous, Peter Erskine, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Kris Meyers, Ray Benson, and performed as an opening act for the legendary horn band, Tower of Power. Jacob toured the U.S. and Japan with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and performed at SXSW 2017. Jacob has composed, arranged, and produced his own music for various projects including film, podcasts, Youtube series, music videos, jingles/ads, live shows, and musical/theater productions. As the keyboard artist for Sweetwater, Jacob creates video content for Sweetwater's social channels and is a writer for Sweetwater's online blog, InSync, and Sweetnotes Magazine. Jacob also works as a studio musician in Sweetwater Studios where he performs and records with artists from around the world.
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