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Colorful Joué interface gives digital music-making an analog soul

Colorful Joué interface gives digital music-making an analog soul
"Magic modules" can be swapped out at any time, allowing musicians to tap into different sounds on the fly
"Magic modules" can be swapped out at any time, allowing musicians to tap into different sounds on the fly
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The Joué board's pressure sensor is divided into three zones
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The Joué board's pressure sensor is divided into three zones
The "magic modules" are attached to the Joué's sensor board using magnets
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The "magic modules" are attached to the Joué's sensor board using magnets
Each "magic module" is configured to produce a different playing experience
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Each "magic module" is configured to produce a different playing experience
The Joué interface responds to gestures like vibrato, bending and aftertouch
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The Joué interface responds to gestures like vibrato, bending and aftertouch
The Joué interface connects to a tablet or computer running music-making apps via USB
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The Joué interface connects to a tablet or computer running music-making apps via USB
The Joué interface responds to gestures like vibrato, bending and aftertouch
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The Joué interface responds to gestures like vibrato, bending and aftertouch
"Magic modules" can be swapped out at any time, allowing musicians to tap into different sounds on the fly
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"Magic modules" can be swapped out at any time, allowing musicians to tap into different sounds on the fly
Each "magic module" is configured to produce a different playing experience
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Each "magic module" is configured to produce a different playing experience
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Following a successful Kickstarter campaign in late 2016, Bordeaux-based Joué has officially launched the commercial version of its eponymous modular music-making interface. The Joué offers musicians a real instrument feel to digital music creation, with flexible hot-swap modules allowing for tactile playing of keys, strings, drums and more.

Essentially, the Joué interface and MIDI controller is made up of a metal/wood main board that rocks a polyphonic pressure sensor and plays host to colorful "magic" modules. Each module is fashioned from a soft touch elastic material that transmits variations in pressure applied to the surface through to the board's sensor area beneath.

They're attached to the board kind of like fridge magnets, and each one is configured to produce a different playing experience, one that caters for tactile interaction instead of merely dragging fingers across a lifeless touchscreen.

The Joué interface connects to a tablet or computer running music-making apps via USB
The Joué interface connects to a tablet or computer running music-making apps via USB

The Joué board is plugged into a tablet running music-making apps via USB and its makers say that the device is MPE compliant, so responds to gestures like vibrato, bending and aftertouch. RFID tags allow for auto detection of modules.

The expressive interface/controller is available now. A Joué board and starter kit comes in at €479 (US$600), or you can buy a board on its own for €399 and add individual magic modules starting from €19 each. You can get a good feel for what's on offer in the video below.

Source: Joué

Joué Pro | Give a soul to your digital instruments

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