User Manual

2.2. Mechanism
2.2.1. Concept
Touché SE reacts to the pressure and gestures you apply to the touch plate, which is called the Skin.
It possesses two pairs of complementary Shiings : Top and bottom / le and right.
Those need to be calibrated before you play, it is automatically done when you plug Touché SE. Plug your Touché SE
to your computer, and make sure that it is in a stable position (not moving, on a horizontal surface, and without
touching the Skin), because it will be calibrated from this position. In other words, the rest position will be
calibrated when you power Touché SE. This process is automatically done each time you power Touché SE, either
from a computer or from any other USB power source. You can also re-calibrate Touché SE by pressing the le and
right buttons simultaneously until the LEDs start blinking.
2.2.2. Shiings
Top and bottom Shiings work with vertical pressure. You can play with the top or bottom Shiings by pressing on
one end of the Skin or the other (the "bottom" is the end close from the Encoder and the Buttons, the "top" is the
opposite). You can also play with both at the same time by pressing in the middle. Aer pressing , if you release all
pressure, it will naturally recover its equilibrium position.
Depending on which part of the Skin you apply pressure on, the pressure will be more or less distributed onto the
top or bottom Shiings thanks to a lever arm mechanism. It gives you a great precision and control over the
blending of both Shiings.
You can for instance slide from the top to the bottom Shiing in a smooth and progressive way, or quickly hit one
end in a more percussive style.
Le and right Shiings, on the other hand, work with a horizontal movement, sliding from one side to another. They
don’t blend together as with the top and bottom Shiings, which is very useful to control parameters as pitch for
instance, letting you do nice and subtle vibratos.!
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You can change the sensitivity of the four Shiings (learn more in theAdjusting your sensitivity section).
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