Dualo

Started by Trevor, January 22, 2016, 06:33:39 PM

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Trevor

https://dualo.org/


This is the thing that's got me drooling, though WAYYY too rich for my blood.I'm itchy to get into harmonic keys of some form.
http://dualo.org/en/
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https://dualo.org/





Product Description

Music at the tip of your fingers!

A innovative and revolutionary instrument, the dualo du-touch is at the same time a controller, a synthesizer and a looper/sequencer. Thanks to its battery-powered, mobile and unique features you can play, compose and learn anytime anywhere!

An intuitive and self-contained instrument, the du-touch was designed by musicians for musicians, be they beginners, amateur musicians or professionals in order to play, make live performances, compose at home or on the road, and learn.

Play, compose and learn music anytime anywhere!

Mobile and self-sufficient (8-hour battery life while playing), the du-touch contains a synthesizer with 116 editable sounds, a multi-effects and a looper/sequencer with 7 tracks. 56 songs with 7 tracks each can be registered in its internal memory.

The du-touch has 116 pressure-sensitive light-up pads, 3-axis movement sensors as well as tactile sliders allowing the user to change the synthesizer's, multi-effects' or looper/sequencer's parameters, which makes the du-touch a very expressive and innovative instrument.

The du-touch is MIDI-compatible and can control any software or synthesizer thanks to its MIDI 5-Pin DIN and MIDI USB outputs, running on MAC OS, iOS, Windows, Linux and Android.

Delivered with a computer software, it is a very evolutionary instrument: the user can create new sounds banks and import them in the internal memory, as well as save and import one's works.



Technical Information

Controller   

5-octave full chromatic dualo keyboard, 58 notes per keyboard
116 pressure sensitive pads with three colors
3 touchable sliders and 3 touchable button
3-axis accelerometer and gyro movement sensors
USB MIDI-compatible: Mac OS, iOS, Windows, Linux, Android


Synthesizer   
Wave table synthesizer
96-note polyphony for 8 multimbrals parts
256 Mo memory for the wave table
116 factory sounds: editable and replaceable
4-preset memory per sound
1 Muti-effect for each track


Looper/sequencer   
7-track looper/séquenceur
58-song memory, 7 tracks each
Functions : metronome, quantizer, score player


I/O and main characteristics   
2 stereo audio outputs : 1/4″ TRS jack and 1/8″ TRS jack
MIDI 5-Pin DIN output
USB B connector (used to charge the battery and as a MIDI port)
Dimensions : 11.22 x 11.22 x 3.14 inches ; weight : 1228g
Battery life in save mode : 20 days, battery life in play mode : 8h
The battery can charge on all USB port (AC adaptator, computer, ...)


Package contents   
Cotton protective cover
Quickstart paper
USB A/B cable
International USB AC adaptator (FR, US, UK, AUS)
Software Editor freely downloadable on dualo.org




Elantric

The Dualo was very nice and high quality platform

Trevor

Did you get a chance to try one?I completely forgot NAMM was going on right now.I have a buddy that is a rep for Taye drums, hoping I can get hold of him to maybe try/buy one for me before the Dualo rep heads back to France.

Elantric

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Yes i played it its very high quality







Trevor

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Got my dualo shipped before Bruno left NAMM talked to him on the phone and had him ship one to NM, of course happy that I was getting a deal and bypassing the VAT.Not such a deal, I got a faulty one, both in soft and hardware, not happy :'(.If you think about one, make sure they test every function before shipment, bad QC really gets to me considering I'll probably have to ship to and from France waiting who knows how long, the whole thing dealing with Bruno before he left should've circumvented, arggggg.


Elantric


Dualo is releasing its new instrument : the du-touch S. A complete and autonomous device for playing and composing music intuitively. RSVP on Kickstarter to back-us and pre-order : http://ks.dualo.org
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Dualo révèle son nouvel instrument : le du-touch S. L'instrument de musique autonome, complet et mobile pour jouer et composer intuitivement.

RDV sur Kickstarter pour nous soutenir et obtenir votre du-touch S : http://ks.dualo.org
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Découvrez l'univers dualo : http://bit.ly/1okf5wH


Music : DUALO & OFFMike JaZZeFFiQ https://soundcloud.com/o2f
Video : Maxime Gaudet http://www.maximegaudet.com/

Trevor

A word of caution on two points:
1) I bought the Dualo, have problems that are both hard and software, the support has been sparse at best, they seem to be kicking this mini version out before finishing the original, I gather to sell all they can brain-board wise, it was funded by the French Gov, and I'm sure they want a return.

2) To play it you have to strike the stiff silicone buttons, if you have ANY previous arthritis or joint problems, start slowly, I have damaged some end joints, and in damaging it makes simple tasks dangerous, after damaging my playing index left finger I was doing yard work and SNAP! I now have mallet finger in that joint, probably the end of my musician life.Take it slow or buy some pads for your fingertips before you get at it.

admin

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Trevor sorry to hear your bad experiences with Dualo

I agree that any instrument which requires a lot of finger pressure can shorten your music career.

Feel the same regarding most keyboard instruments with Aftertouch  - or the Akai MAX49 (terrible keyboard IMHO)

Or computer mice!

Elantric

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