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Erae Touch forum

sujoybose77sujoybose77
in General App Discussion

Anyone pre-ordered Erae touch? Can't wait to try this out.. I could not find any forum for it hence creating one here so that so "Erae-ians" can share their experience and knowledge...

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  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    Seems no one preordered or interested in such community

  • drcongodrcongo

    Had to DuckDuckGo it. Apparently it’s this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erae-touch/erae-touch-the-expressive-music-controller-0

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    And it can do this:

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    It does look quite interesting. Just at face value it resembles Roli blocks.

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    I love how you can hit it with drum sticks as well, that’s pretty dope.

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    After video, I was pretty wowed

    @sujoybose77 said:
    And it can do this:

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    @Poppadocrock said:
    It does look quite interesting. Just at face value it resembles Roli blocks.

    Yes but much cheaper than blocks considering its large size which will allow you to play multiple octaves..

  • charalewcharalew

    Looks good. Love the fact you can create your own layouts. My main reservation remains the fact that (in contrast to the Linnstrument for example) there doesn't appear to be a tactile way to distinguish between individual notes which pretty much means you've got to look at it while you're playing it.

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    @charalew said:
    Looks good. Love the fact you can create your own layouts. My main reservation remains the fact that (in contrast to the Linnstrument for example) there doesn't appear to be a tactile way to distinguish between individual notes which pretty much means you've got to look at it while you're playing it.

    Yes I thought about it before I preorder and I agree that this is a limitation. I am planning to make an engraved cover for it (just like I did in iPad Pro while playing Geoshred).. Let's see how it goes..

  • SvetlovskaSvetlovska

    Interestingly, it also operates as a step sequencer, with selectable scales...

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erae-touch/erae-touch-the-expressive-music-controller-0/description

    Retail, it’s going to be around the £700 mark apparently, rising to £800 or so on release. Looks very configurable.

  • wingwizardwingwizard

    Haven’t pre ordered but I will. I was only holding off to see if they got a bit of support like roli. For me the lightpad was the best mpe controller - I need a digital piano for piano, nothing else is playable really with any touch, so a continuous surface without keys is exactly what I need to fill the gap. The lightpad Was just too small though and also designed to break in that it has a no. Replaceable Battery and fails to work even plugged in usb when the battery goes, which it does. I’m not a fan of roli actually so this, they don’t listen to consumers, and I don’t like any of the squidgy keyboards as I find it obsolete retaining a keyboard design in this kind of instrument, worst of both worlds, as well the surface being too sticky to slide easily, if the pad is a nice pressure - the lightpad was uneven and a bit too hard even the m - would be perfect.

  • wingwizardwingwizard
    edited January 2021

    I don’t know if this would work but for some time I’ve thought an ideal solution for iPad would be a silicon type clear mat Bluetooth or whatever, that you lay over the screen to introduce the other mpe dimensions, with resistance giving it depth sensing. Even a glove with silicon tips 👀

  • wingwizardwingwizard

    @charalew said:
    Looks good. Love the fact you can create your own layouts. My main reservation remains the fact that (in contrast to the Linnstrument for example) there doesn't appear to be a tactile way to distinguish between individual notes which pretty much means you've got to look at it while you're playing it.

    I think it depends on preference (as you were saying) as I’d rather it not have any tactile fret equivalents. I think you feel the changes more by sound when playing, or you can.

  • supadomsupadom

    Looks cool. Two positives and two negatives from me:

    Pros: the ability to play with sticks and overall size.

    Cons: These are great when sun doesn’t screw the visibility, not too dissimilar from an iPad.

    On an iPad pressure can be emulated by touch area. Some apps and micro freak use that for velocity detection, I wonder if it could be used for pressure (aftertouch)?.

    The price is on the edge of affordability for me but if I was making enough money playing live that wouldn’t be an issue.

  • charalewcharalew

    @wingwizard said:

    @charalew said:
    Looks good. Love the fact you can create your own layouts. My main reservation remains the fact that (in contrast to the Linnstrument for example) there doesn't appear to be a tactile way to distinguish between individual notes which pretty much means you've got to look at it while you're playing it.

    I think it depends on preference (as you were saying) as I’d rather it not have any tactile fret equivalents. I think you feel the changes more by sound when playing, or you can.

    If you're 'just' an instrumentalist it's not too much of an issue. If you're trying to play and sing (talking about a previous lifetime obviously!) it's a more significant limitation

  • wingwizardwingwizard

    @charalew said:

    @wingwizard said:

    @charalew said:
    Looks good. Love the fact you can create your own layouts. My main reservation remains the fact that (in contrast to the Linnstrument for example) there doesn't appear to be a tactile way to distinguish between individual notes which pretty much means you've got to look at it while you're playing it.

    I think it depends on preference (as you were saying) as I’d rather it not have any tactile fret equivalents. I think you feel the changes more by sound when playing, or you can.

    If you're 'just' an instrumentalist it's not too much of an issue. If you're trying to play and sing (talking about a previous lifetime obviously!) it's a more significant limitation

    Hmmm. Yeah, I do both but I don’t think these are suited to any keyboard style instrument. Rather expressive instrumental parts which for me wouldn’t be sung with. I only do that with piano/guitar really

  • CrawlingwindCrawlingwind

    Pre-ordered today. Looks cool. I have a couple Drumkats that I will sell to fund this.

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    @wingwizard said:

    I think it depends on preference (as you were saying) as I’d rather it not have any tactile fret equivalents. I think you feel the changes more by sound when playing, or you can.

    That works for monophonic melody, but is not conducive to harmony.

  • ipadbeatmakingipadbeatmaking

    What’s up with the really high country taxes (nearly $150) on this?

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    @ipadbeatmaking said:
    What’s up with the really high country taxes (nearly $150) on this?

    Is that $150 on top of the price you paid while pre-ordered?

  • CrawlingwindCrawlingwind

    I paid $690 + $29 shipping. US no other taxes. Pre-order is same as kickstarter for now.

  • ipadbeatmakingipadbeatmaking

    @sujoybose77 said:

    @ipadbeatmaking said:
    What’s up with the really high country taxes (nearly $150) on this?

    Is that $150 on top of the price you paid while pre-ordered?

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    This is insane.. You must contact them.. Please let us know what's the response

  • ipadbeatmakingipadbeatmaking

    @sujoybose77 said:
    This is insane.. You must contact them.. Please let us know what's the response

    It was gonna be an impulse buy, but that ‘surprise’ shut everything down. I might reach out to them if I go forward with it in the near future.

    This looks really cool tho, so good looking out on bringing attention to it! I’m sure I probably missed it in plain sight, but does this have Bluetooth midi/mpe?

  • ApexApex

    Sucks, but Embodme has absolutely nothing to do with taxes. Gotta talk to your respective country about that. Not sure where you are but it’s very rare to have US customs charge duty on items shipped here. Only had it happen twice in 30+ years of buying gear and it wasn’t the US government, but the shipping company.

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    In the US you shouldn't have to pay import taxes on anything under $800.

  • sujoybose77sujoybose77

    They posted a new video with SWAM string played on Erae Touch...

  • jazzmessjazzmess

    Yeah that looks not that sensitive...it looks the pizzicato need quite some force !

  • israeliteisraelite
    edited June 2021

    If apple would include 3D touch into an iPad, this device can be basically an app (minus hitting with drumsticks ;).
    For ~800 Eur it's probably a better choice to get another iPad (even without 3D touch) as an input device rather than this thing.

  • NeuMNeuM
    edited June 2021

    @israelite said:
    If apple would include 3D touch into an iPad, this device can be basically an app (minus hitting with drumsticks ;).
    For ~800 Eur it's probably a better choice to get another iPad (even without 3D touch) as an input device rather than this thing.

    Here’s the thing, a developer could potentially simulate 3D touch by using Apple’s built-in finger pad size sensing for the iPad. I’m not using the proper term for it, but I recall reading in the HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) manual that finger pad sizes can be averaged to narrow the touch radius on the multitouch surface. With this in mind, a finger which is pressed harder on a display would have a larger “contact patch” and that could be interpreted by an app as aftertouch if the developer were to use it for that function.

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