Oh yes indeed, every Lumatone ships with Polyphonic Aftertouch at launch. Unlike a lot of keyboards, we’ve made sure that at the bottom of each key’s travel, the aftertouch area has a very satisfying “pressure” to it, for maximum playability.

But there are many more expressive dimensions packed into Lumatone. The way our keys work is quite different from traditional keyboard keys. Each one features a Hall Effect sensor, enabling some very advanced possibilities. Some of these features will be available on day one, and some new and exciting one-of-a-kind features will be added via software updates on the journey ahead.

In addition to polyphonic aftertouch, each key can also be toggled to function as a CC (continuous-controller), and manipulate any number of MIDI CC values such as expression, filter cutoff, dynamics, attack, volume, and on and on. So while you might want to use a large section of your Lumatone to play a certain synthesizer or virtual instrument with one hand, you can set a whole bank of keys to help you shape the tone of that sound with the other.

We've also introduced a new expression mode called Lumatouch, which — when enabled — allows you to modulate your chosen aftertouch parameter continuously, and with more control and accuracy, by using the entire range of the key instead of just the aftertouch region.

This is just the beginning. We’ll be updating your Lumatone with a lot more cool functionality in the years ahead, all thanks to the magic of the sensors in each one of its 280 keys. Stay tuned.