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dualo du-touch User Manual

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  • Page 1 guide...
  • Page 2 Welcome to the dualo community. You are among the first-ever players of the dualo, and we congratulate you on your choice. The du-touch is still under development, as is its user guide. As such, we welcome any comments you may have on how the du-touch works, which you can submit via the page dualo.org/en/support.
  • Page 3 Contents of the pack USB cable + international AC adaptator du-touch quickstart paper cotton protective cover...
  • Page 4 The musical instrument The du-touch is a new musical instrument with its own special way of being played. It’s a complete instrument, in the sense that it’s a controller, a synthe- sizer and a sequencer all at the same time. So, in order to understand how...
  • Page 5 The du-touch The du-touch is a controller, in other words a machine that captures the gestures of the musician to transmit them to the internal synthesizer or to a MIDI interface. It does not have speakers, so you need to connect it to an amp or a headset, or...
  • Page 8 The du-touch is stereo but works very well in mono. Take care however not to use a stereo jack on a balanced mono input. If in doubt, use a mono jack.
  • Page 9 Adjusting the general volume touch strip Adjust the volume by stroking the touch strip on the front of the du-touch. The vol- ume value appears on the screen. Touch the bottom of the strip to turn the volume to zero (mute). Touch the top of the strip to return the volume to what it was before being zeroed (unmute).
  • Page 10 Layout of the notes On the Dualo, as one goes away from the head, the notes jump up in thirds, both major thirds (inward) and minor thirds (outward). So two hands must co-operate to play all the notes needed: one hand must play the first (root), third, fifth and seventh, etc.
  • Page 12 MIDI controller, with no drivers to be installed, whether on Mac or PC. The MIDI notes are sent as soon as the du-touch is turned on, connected and played. The MIDI notes sent are the same as those sent to the internal synthesizer.
  • Page 13 PANIC! mode - and all the notes and all the sounds will stop immediately. If the du-touch no longer responds, insert the end of a ballpoint pen in the small reset hole alongside the USB socket. This reboots the du-touch.

  • Page 14: Adjusting A Du-Touch Setting

    Adjusting a du-touch setting Press then release the settings button to the right of the screen, represented by a tuning fork. Each key at the top of the right keyboard then corresponds to a setting, and its name is displayed on-screen. Its value can then be modified using the touch strip.
  • Page 15 settings button value of the setting selected setting active key- board changing the value...

  • Page 16: Display Note: Note Name Display

    display note: note name display off: the screen is off in play mode (battery-saving) italian: key notation in Latin countries (do, ré, mi...) english: universal English key notation (c, d, e, f, g ...) german: German notation with the h. The names of the notes and their velocities are displayed on-screen while you play.

  • Page 17: Keys Sensibility : Ajuster La Sensibilité Des Touches

    The keys of the du-touch are sensitive to the keystroke dynamics. If you hit the key hard, the sound is louder: this is called play velocity or nuance. flat: whatever the intensity of the strike, the velocity is maximum (127) standard: default curve, from 40 to 120 piano/forte: velocity from 0 to 127.

  • Page 18: Equalizer: General Equalizer

    Depending on your amplification system or the place in which you are play- ing, you may sometimes have to adjust the timbre of the sound output. The du-touch offers you several equalization presets that you can select by strok- ing the touch strip.

  • Page 19: Reverb: General Reverb

    Reverb is an effect that gives an impression of space, as if you were in rooms of different sizes, with simulated reverberation of the sound against the walls. This is obtained by superimposing a very fast echo. The du-touch has several reverb presets that you can select in this way by stroking the touch strip.

  • Page 21: The Du-Sounds

    The du-sounds The du-touch is a synthesizer: it has internal sounds that we call du-sounds. Hold down the sound button: each key then corresponds to a sound, with its name and category appearing on-screen when selected. Release the sound button and the sound is loaded, ready to be played.
  • Page 22 sound button du-sound name selected du-sound...

  • Page 24: Selecting A Du-Sound Preset

    Selecting a du-sound preset Each du-sound can be modified, by adding effects for example. You can have 4 different presets (settings) for each du-sound. To select a preset, press several times on the chosen du-sound key. All the settings that you now make will relate to this preset only.

  • Page 25: Adjusting A Du-Sound Setting

    Adjusting a du-sound setting To adjust a setting for the selected du-sound, hold the sound button down and press the settings button, without releasing the sound button, then release both buttons. Each key at the top of the right keyboard then corresponds to a setting for the selected du-sound;...

  • Page 26: Panning

    The du-touch is a stereo instrument, and so it is possible for you to adjust the left/right position of each du-sound. Right Left octave The keyboard of the du-touch extends over 5 octaves but certain du-sounds can have up to 8 octaves. It is therefore possible to raise or lower the key- board by several octaves.

  • Page 27: Portamento

    Nil value corresponds to polyphonic mode. adsr: ADSR presets Besides effects, on the du-touch it is possible to modify the very nature of the sound. For this, you need to understand how a virtual sound works. Here is a diagram that shows how sound evolves over time in 4 stages:...

  • Page 28: Equalizer

    (D) release time (R). equalizer The du-touch has a general equalizer but it is also possible to adjust the timbre independently for each preset of the du-sound. flat: flat equalization by default, non-modifiable and 3 user presets, flat by default, that you can modify.

  • Page 29: Vibrato

    of the right keyboard to other keys that can be used for adjusting the gains of the 4 frequency bands manually. low gain: 20 Hz to 50 Hz band mid-l gain: 250 Hz to 1 kHz band 20 Hz 20 kHz mid-h gain: 1 kHz to 6.7 kHz band mid-l mid-h...

  • Page 30: Wah-Wah

    wah-wah The wah-wah is a filter that scans the frequencies with a greater or lesser degree of resonance (accentuated frequencies). Stroke the touch strip to access the various presets: off: no wah-wah, non-modifiable low small: low-pass filter with low resonance low big: low-pass filter with high resonance small band: band-pass filter with low resonance big band: band-pass filter with high resonance...

  • Page 31: Disto : Distorsion

    disto: distortion Distortion is a deformation of the sound by saturation, to "dirty up" the sound. Stroke the touch strip to select a disto preset. off: no disto, non-modifiable tube low: simulates a tube amp, with distortion working on the low frequen- cies tube medium: simulates a tube amp, with distortion working on the medium frequencies...

  • Page 32: Modulations

    modulations Modulation of the timbre, the pitch, the pan or the volume of the sound. Stroke the touch strip to choose one of these effects. At the bottom of the right keyboard, several keys are available for adjusting each of these presets: off: no modulation, non-modifiable chorus: timbre dephasing and modulation, simulates several singers effect level...
  • Page 33 rate: modulation frequency depth: modulation depth rotary: simulates a Leslie speaker, tremolo with pan effect level rotary speed: modulation frequency depth: modulation depth retro-futuristic: a mixture of all this...

  • Page 34: Delay: Echo

    delay: echo It's the same idea as reverb, but instead of being in a room, you're facing a mountain with the sound bouncing off its sides. It is a sound repetition, a digital echo. off: no delay mono short: fast and short delay mono long: slow and long delay stereo v short: very fast and very short stereo short: fast and short...

  • Page 35: Reverb Level

    The du-touch has a general reverb but it is possible to adjust the reverb level independently for each du-sound. This reverb level will relate to the general reverb selected.

  • Page 37: The Du-Musics And Du-Loops

    The du-musics and du-loops The du-touch is a sequencer which can be used to construct pieces of music that we call du-musics, each composed of 7 tracks of 3 or 4 loops that we call du-loops (i.e.: 24 du-loops). You can only play or record a maximum of one du-loop per track.

  • Page 38: The Du-Musics

    The du-musics Hold down the music button, and each key of the left keyboard corresponds to a du-music. Here is what their colors mean: play pause/stop recorded blank Playing or stopping a du-music To pause a du-music, press the green key on the left keyboard, it then turns orange.

  • Page 39: Adjusting The General Volume

    Adjusting the volume of a du-music Hold down the music button and stroke the touch strip to adjust the volume of the selected du-music. This does not affect the general volume or the volume of the du-loops. Touch the bottom of the strip to turn the volume to zero (mute).

  • Page 40: Priming Or Unpriming A Du-Loop

    Priming or unpriming a du-loop Before being recorded, a du-loop must be primed. The recording will begin with the first note played. To do this, hold down the music buttom and press a white key that corresponds to a blank du-loop. It then turns red and the du-loop is primed.

  • Page 41: Deleting A Du-Loop

    Deleting a du-loop Press down hard for several seconds on the key of the du-loop that you wish to delete. Caution: all deletion is permanent.

  • Page 43: Adjusting A Du-Music Setting

    Adjusting a du-music setting To adjust a setting for the selected du-music, hold down the sound button and press the settings button, without releasing the sound button, then release both buttons. Each key at the top of the right keyboard corresponds to a setting for the se- lected du-music;...

  • Page 44: Transpose: Transposing A Du-Music

    The scale can only be displayed if a harmonic du-sound is selected. A scale on the du-touch is composed of a broken line on each of the key- boards, with one key from each row. The tonic note is orange and the other notes of the scale are green.

  • Page 45: Tempo: Adjusting The Tempo

    Stroke the touch strip to adjust the tempo from 40 to 208. click mode: metronome mode The du-touch has an internal metronome, a friend for you. It can accompany you as a sound output or visually, with the flashing of the music button.

  • Page 46: Quantizer

    quantizer Quantizing means aligning the notes in a loop over time divisions. This makes it possible to have du-loops in perfect sync with the tempo. It is strongly recommended for electro-music. The best solution is to activate the metronome (click level) and select the smallest rhythm division that you wish to play.

  • Page 47: Du-Loop Volume: Adjusting The Volume Of A Du-Loop

    du-loop volume: adjusting the volume of a du-loop Hold down the music button, double-click on the key of the du-loop whose volume you wish to adjust and stroke the touch strip to adjust the volume of the du-loop. This does not affect the general volume or the volume of the du-music.

  • Page 48: Du-Station

    The du-station software is the interface between the du-touch and the du-community. Locally, it enables you to store your music. Connected to the Internet, it allows you to share your music with the other members of the community.

  • Page 49: Windows Installation

    Windows installation Download the du-station software from dualo.org/en/support, then run the installation program. You are then asked to confirm the installation of the software; answer: "Yes". Select your language then click on "OK".
  • Page 50 Close all active applications and click on "Next". It is recommended to install the du-station in the "Program Files" directory. When prompted to do so, just click on "Next".
  • Page 51 Click then on "Next" to launch du-station from the Start menu. If you would like to run du-station from the desktop or the quick launch bar, check these options then click on "Next".
  • Page 52 You can now run the installer: click on "Install". The installation begins. This can take several minutes.

  • Page 53: Installation On Mac Os X

    When installation is complete, click on "Finish" and du-station launches au- tomatically. Installation on MAC OS X Download the du-station software from http://dualo.org/en/support, then run the installation program.
  • Page 54 Click on "Continue". Click on "Install".
  • Page 55 Click on "Continue". Once installation is complete, click on "Close". Run du-station from the "Ap- plications" folder of your Mac.

  • Page 56: Updating Du-Station

    Updating du-station If an update is available, it will be automatically suggested when you run du-station. Creating an account To be able to use du-station, you need to create an account. This account will allow you, among other things, to share your creations with the other members of the community.

  • Page 57: Linking Your Du-Touch With Your Account

    You can link several du-touches with your account. In this way, each du-music that you create with your du-touch will certify that you are in fact its creator.

  • Page 58: Charger + Usb Cable

    Charger + USB cable The du-touch comes with its USB cable and charger. Aware that users are likely to do a lot of traveling, we've included plug adapters compatible with plug sockets worldwide. The case This small fabric case, supplied with your...

  • Page 59: The Du-Belt

    The du-bag* This is the made-to-measure bag for the du-touch. With the du-bag, you can transport your du-touch everywhere without fear of damaging it. You can stow your du-belt* away in the net on the outside. There's a small inner pocket for your jack or USB charger.
  • Page 60 A word from the instrument maker Contents of the pack The musical instrument The du-touch play Connecting to a headset or an amp Turning the du-touch on or off Adjusting the general volume Positioning the instrument Playing notes Holding a note Layout of the notes...

  • Page 61: Table Of Contents

    : ajuster la sensibilité des touches du-touch info: access the du-touch info equalizer: general equalizer reverb: general reverb The du-sounds...
  • Page 62 portamento adsr : presets d’ADSR equalizer vibrato wah-wah disto : distorsion modulations delay : echo reverb level The du-musics and du-loops music The du-musics Playing or stopping a du-music Deleting a du-music Adjusting the general volume The du-loops Priming or unpriming a du-loop...
  • Page 63 Recording a du-loop Quick deletion of a du-loop Deleting a du-loop Adjusting a du-music setting Adjusting a setting for a particular du-loop transpose: transposing a du-music scale: scale display tempo: adjusting the tempo click mode: metronome mode click level: adjusting the metronome volume signature: accentuation of the downbeats quantizer du-loop volume: adjusting the volume of a du-loop...
  • Page 64 Installation on MAC OS X Updating du-station Creating an account Linking your du-touch with your account Charger + USB cable The case accessories The du-belt* The du-bag* Warranty Precautions Contact Specifications...
  • Page 65 Please visite our page dualo.org/support, where you will find the du-touch user manual and a link to our software, the du-station. Using the du-station, you will be able to update your du-touch and its sound bank. - Some parameter keys doesn’t display anything on the screen, this is normal.

  • Page 66: Warranty

    To avoid possible hearing damages, do not listen at high volume level for a long time. The du-touch is a musical instrument. As such, it must be handle with care as any other instrument. To protect it from dust when not playing, keep it in the supplied carrying...

  • Page 67: Precautions

    500mA 1,5A Remarks: g charging the du-touch using the AC adapter, the plug is used as the dis- connecting device, so it must be accessible. g charging the du-touch using a computer, the USB plug is used as the dis-...
  • Page 68 FCC: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: THE GRANTEE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES OR MO- DIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE.
  • Page 69 Important Safety Instructions: 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

  • Page 70: Contact

    The du-touch is designed by Dualo and Nimos Design. Contact Dualo - 1, centre commercial La Tour, 93120 La Courneuve, France contact@dualo.org...

  • Page 71: Specifications

    Specifications Complete dualo chromatic keyboards: 5 octaves, 58 notes per keyboard 116 luminous pads, three colors, pressure-sensitive 3 tactile linear potentiometers and three tactile buttons 1 x 3-axis accelerometer/gyroscope 1 sample-reading synthesizer 49 polyphonic notes, 8 multitimbral parts 116 modifiable or replaceable factory sounds, 4 presets per sound, 256 MB...
  • Page 72 4 plug adapters (FR, US, UK, AUS) 1 PC/MAC software package, du-station, downloadable free of charge from dualo.org/en/support dimensions: 285x285x80mm, weight: 1.2 kg.

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