I always make sure my keyswitches are a few ticks before the note(s) to which they are to be applied, so it switches before the note is heard.
 
Worth experimenting with if nothing else.
 
 

Bristol_Jonesey

I always make sure my keyswitches are a few ticks before the note(s) to which they are to be applied, so it switches before the note is heard.

Agreed...
 
NI Strummed Acoustic Manual
'Because transition from one pattern/chord to another is always legato, it is best to make changes a little before the intended position'
 
I do the same. I often use a dedicated keyswitch MIDI track which can be nudged back a few ticks if necessary. Saying that, single chord strum endings can be tricky.
 
 

+1 to making sure the key switch is preceeding the note it is intended to affect. I have also noticed with certain synths that it also cannot be inserted effectively if a MIDI note is actively playing; so the synth engine needs enough gap to 1) let the prior notes "ring through" the keyswitch and 2) have the keyswitch take early enough before the next note for it to "take." How much for each of the above depends on the synths involved (I do not have Kontakt, so cannot speak to those directly).

Songroom

Bristol_Jonesey

I always make sure my keyswitches are a few ticks before the note(s) to which they are to be applied, so it switches before the note is heard.

Agreed...
 
NI Strummed Acoustic Manual
'Because transition from one pattern/chord to another is always legato, it is best to make changes a little before the intended position'
 
I do the same. I often use a dedicated keyswitch MIDI track which can be nudged back a few ticks if necessary. Saying that, single chord strum endings can be tricky.
 
 

Wow, almost more trouble than its worth. When they don't work, I use CC events if I can.

michael diemer

Songroom

Bristol_Jonesey

I always make sure my keyswitches are a few ticks before the note(s) to which they are to be applied, so it switches before the note is heard.

Agreed...
 
NI Strummed Acoustic Manual
'Because transition from one pattern/chord to another is always legato, it is best to make changes a little before the intended position'
 
I do the same. I often use a dedicated keyswitch MIDI track which can be nudged back a few ticks if necessary. Saying that, single chord strum endings can be tricky.
 
 

Wow, almost more trouble than its worth. When they don't work, I use CC events if I can.

Not really
 
I always have my keyswitched notes directly above the note pane in their own drum map so ks artics can be added in context with the notes they're being applied to.

Taking snap off and extending the start of the note a touch before the beat seems to work. The only problem now is that Sonar seems to sometimes bork MIDI (getting it out of sync) when looping. And of course, if you're looping a section which starts with a keyswitch that you've nudged a little before the loop's start point, you have to make sure you have MIDI chase enabled.