In addition to that I’ve taken it apart to see what’s under the hood: surprisingly solid wood and solid construction. I dont mind whether your solution is python or javascript or something else, but I would probably like to run it on a rasperry pi eventually, as part of a permanent small solution that doesnt need to use my main computers. Switch pads on the fly to instantly transform your Joue Play into a guitar, piano, drums or keyboard and explore their assigned sound banks. The device is only let down somewhat by the editor, which is a little awkward and opaque; a bit more design effort here might pay off in terms of the Joué's overall appeal. You can also collaborate with any player, add an element to a song you like or change the rhythm, creating with others is very powerful!

Use the Joue Play with its dedicated app or compose with hundreds of sound banks via Garageband, learn to play in a fun and playful way with Melodics or remix the creations of millions of users from BandLabsocial platform. Each one has play and record buttons for the app as well as octave up and down buttons for quickly extending the range of notes available. Alternative strategy one is to detect colliding aftertouch data (this can be detected by a sudden drop in aftertouch output for a note, followed by another note on event) and use its output for all notes, until the collision stops. I hardly used mine once I discovered that the pressure sensors were no good at all for polyphonic expression - the pressure applied by each finger interfered very badly with eachother, making a complete mockery of that side of things.At one end is a single USB-C port that carries power to the unit and data from it, and in the box you get USB-C and USB-A cables as well as a USB-C to Lightning, covering pretty much all computers, tablets and smartphones. With the expressivity of the Joué Play, it’s without a shadow of a doubt that you will find the right sound for your creation.

The results are often surprising and useful, and Play is a fun way of helping players of all levels generate new musical ideas. Press one finger on the surface with maximum force, and observe aftertouch messages being sent with the highest possible value. I think I might make a separate thread for ongoing discussion of development, if nothing else to keep me sane while I grok a new skillset. Ultimately, we are still limited to 4 notes per horizontal zone, and 4 horizontal zones, but judging by the play-styles of many MPE players, that might not be a problem (also probably why Joué decided to set up their boards this way). I believe it corresponds to the XML configuration in the Joué editor but the hex data from the NTAG213 within the pad is a bit ambiguous.I don’t know if I’ll ever have the time, energy, or money to innovate, but I would love to see a product using the same idea behind the Joué, but usable in standalone. The Joué Play was imagined and designed to give access to musical practice with simplicity and immediate fun, whatever your age, background or musical level. The soundpack contains 10 presets, ranging from guitar-with-effects patches to traditional instruments (Cymbalum, Koto), and Workstation allows effects processing to be tweaked according to taste. What is even more annoying is pressing hard will completely blow out the other notes aftertouch data, so with each note, you have to press lighter and lighter to not blow out their output.

Download the free Play app for Mac, PC or iOS, and when you connect the board to your device, it loads up the relevant set of instruments for the pad you have fitted. The X and Y outputs can be configured to output in high-resolution (14-bit) mode, though in practice the resolution available seemed to be around 9 or 10 bits.Scaler: A full-width 17-key chromatic keyboard layout oriented towards instruments like harp or vibraphone. The effect zones on each of the Play Pads allow you to modify the sound to add the little touch that will make the difference in your creation. The MPE controller is accessible to beginners but is a powerful tool to help experienced musicians create new patterns, with an additional editor app for deeper control. Pressure-sensitive, MPE-capable, configurable multi-touch MIDI controllers seem to be like buses: you wait ages then two come along (almost) at once.