Expressive E Touché MIDI/CV/USB Touch Control Surface

French manufacturer Expressive E designed Touché to bring the same emotive depth, playing sensation and expression of acoustic instruments to the world of synthesizers and electronic music-making. As with an acoustic instrument, the user's fingers tap, press or trace across the wooden touch plate of the USB/MIDI/CV controller to create new sounds with astonishing dimensions. Touché lets musicians discover the true potential of all their software and hardware synthesizers. Intuitively tap, push and slide your fingers across the wooden touch plate to create extraordinary performances Start playing in minutes with the included library of over 250 sounds designed specifically for Touché Unlock the true expressive power of software instruments, mapping them with just a few clicks or using 250+ readymade control mappings Use Touché with or without a computer and connect to any software or hardware synthesizer via built-in MIDI and CV connections, USB power and internal memory Connect to your hardware synths in seconds with with over 250 presets and over 80 mapping templates Touché lets you make incredible new sounds using simple gestures, translating anything from the softest touch to the roughest rhythms with pinpoint precision   Push your favorite synths further Press Touché to activate a filter on your hardware synth or gently bow Touché’s plate to add arpeggiator action to your favorite software synth. These are two examples of the many ways Touché can interact with your gear. This standalone MIDI controller simply translates your gestures into data and sends it over MIDI, CV or USB. Touché precisely allows you to modulate any sound, from the subtlest brush to the wildest strike. Sturdy and precise Touché boasts a solid monoblock design with few replaceable moving parts, equipped to translate anything from the softest touch to the roughest rhythms with pinpoint precision. Universally compatible Touché is compatible with any software or hardware synthesizer thanks to its built-in CV, MIDI and USB outputs. Internal memory even lets you control hardware synths without a computer. Rediscover your favorite hardware synths Touché includes more than 250 hardware synthesizer mapping presets, providing instant, ready-mapped control of the factory presets included with most popular synthesizers. Ready to use Touché can control all your favorite third-party software instruments, too. Pre-made mappings for all best-selling VST instruments, as well as hardware instruments, are included. Powerful companion software Touché is bundled with Lié, its editing software. With Lié you can easily browse the included sound library, host third-party plug-ins and use presets and templates – or do it all yourself in just a few clicks: map software parameters to the controller, change MIDI CC and CV voltages, refine control ranges and save your own presets. Sounds included Touché ships with UVI Workstation, a plug-in providing over 250 custom-designed instrument sounds. These sounds come pre-mapped for Touché so you can focus on producing and performing.