The Expressive E Touché is a MIDI/CV/USB control surface designed to add expressiveness to your hardware and software synthesizers. The highly sensitive and intuitive interface features a wooden skin which reacts to the smallest vibration and the lightest touch. The controller's reactive interface can be played by swiping your fingers lightly across its wooden surface. Underneath the wooden skin lies an advanced mechanism with extremely precise craftsmanship that allows you to play in four completely independent dimensions: two by pressing the skin up and down, and two by sliding the skin left and right. This gives you dynamic control over your sound with simple and intuitive gestures. The Touché can be operated as a standalone unit with a variety of analog and MIDI synthesizers and includes four 3.5mm CV outputs, as well as MIDI I/O via 3.5mm to 5-pin DIN adapters.

The included Lié software helps you setup the Touché to control your synthesizers. It is a plug-in host with a complete mapping interface and preset browser. Lié also lets you select which MIDI CC and CV voltages the Touché sends, and saves the information into one of the unit's 24 memory slots.

Lié also includes the UVI Workstation plug-in with over 150 factory presets, as well as several software presets for Massive, Monark, Razor, Prism, Diva, Sylenth, the Arturia Collection, and more. There are also over templates and presets for a variety of hardware synthesizer manufacturers, such as Moog, Korg, Arturia, Elektron, Nord, Novation, Roland, Dave Smith, and more. The Expressive E Touché ships with a USB cable, two breakout MIDI adapters, and a ground-loop adapter.

Expressive and Intuitive Controller    4 x Independent Expression Shifting    Force Feedback and Sensitivity Settings    4 CV/Gate Outputs + MIDI Input & Output    Configurable CV Signal Curve    Configurable MIDI CC Messages    Lié Software - Editor & Preset Manager    Includes UVI Workstation Plug-In    Hardware/Software Presets & Templates    Includes USB Cable and MIDI Adapters

• Touché adds expressivity to your synthesizers, controlling them with a touch of your hand. It responds to the lightest caress, giving you immediate, intuitive control of your sound. Touché can be used with or without a computer and has 24 slots of internal memory
  • 4 x independent expression shifting, with force feedback and sensitivity setting.
  • 1 x USB Socket
  • 4 x 1/8" (3.5mm) CV/Gate outputs
  • 1 x 1/8" (3.5mm) MIDI Input (jack socket with MIDI breakout cable)
  • 1 x 1/8" (3.5mm) MIDI Output (jack socket with MIDI breakout cable)
  • USB bus powered
  • Independently configurable CV signal curve and min/max voltages (up to -10V to 10V)
  • Independently configurable MIDI CC messages for each shifting.
• Includes two 1/8" to MIDI (5-pin DIN) adapters
• Includes one USB cable
• Includes one ground-loop adapter

• Lié is a powerful piece of software that helps you set up Touché to control your synthesizers. It is a plug-in host with a complete mapping interface and a preset browser. Lié also lets you select which MIDI CC and CV voltages Touché sends, and it saves the information in one of the 24 on-board memory slots
• Touché also comes with a great number of presets:
  • +150 Factory presets that work out of the box with the provided UVI Workstation plug-in
  • +150 Software presets for Massive, Monark, Razor, Prism, Diva, Sylenth, Arturia V Collection, and more
  • +70 Templates for hardware synthesizers with renamed MIDI CC, to help you create your own hardware presets
  • +100 Hardware presets that match the factory presets of hardware synths from Moog, Korg, Arturia, Elektron, Nord, Novation, Roland, Dave Smith, and more
• Compatible with macOS 10.10 and later and Windows 10 and later
• Lié is available in VST and AU formats, and it can host VSTi plug-ins
• Bundled with UVI Workstation

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. The specs list the the TRS outputs as DC-Coupled. Will they still work for non-DC-coupled TRS inputs on KRK monitors?

A: Yes, the DC-coupled TRS outputs on the MOTU M4 will help to send a cleaner signal from M4 to the KRK monitors. So there are no issues at all with compatibility and the DC-coupled outputs should provide better quality sound.

Q: 2. If a phantom button is pushed on, will it be memorized after the unit is turned off or disconnected?

A: As per MOTU, the unit would default to it's last settings prior to being powered down. The Phantom Power should remain on.

Q: 3. MOTU M2 assembled in USA or made in China?

A: The MOTU M2 is made in China.

Q: 4. Can we output audio from both Input 1 and Input 2 simultaneously to the usb so that we hear both inputs at the same time (mono-mix or stereo mix)?

A: Yes. This will allow two simultaneous inputs.

Q: 5. What are the impedance/power specs for the headphone out?

A: MOTU has not published those spec's.

Q: 6. What is the physical size of the device?

A: (width x depth x height, enclosure only) 7.5 x 4.25 x 1.75 inches 19.05 x 10.8 x 4.5 cm 1.35 lbs / 0.61 kg

Q: 7. Is this iOS compatible?

A: According to MOTU, this audio interface is iOS compatible (USB audio class compliant), but it would need an Apple Lightning to USB 3.0 Type-A Camera Adapter, BH #APMK0W2AMA to convert the signal and to power the interface.

Q: 8. Is this a half-rack size?

A: This interface is 8.25 inches wide, which is just a bit more than half-rack size.

Q: 9. Can you connect it directly to the new IPad Air 4th gen, via USB-C, or do you need an adaptor/CCK?

A: Yes, the MOTU M4 can be connected directly to iOS devices with USB-C running iOS 9 or later using a standard USB-C to USB-C cable.

Q: 10. Does this come with any software?

A: This interface includes Ableton Live Lite, MOTU Performer Lite, over 100 instruments for Performer Lite, as well as 6 GB of loops and one-shot samples.