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Exquis
Expressive music at your fingertips
Discover the MPE expressive controller and its intuitive app for composing!
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Composing expressive music has never been that easy
A controller, an app, an instrument
- The Exquis controller gives you immediate access to the rules of harmony to improvise with or without theoretical prerequisites, and offers you dimensions of expressiveness that you can quickly master.
- The Exquis app (optional), in symbiosis with the keyboard, offers a unique workflow allowing you to create an entire song in a few minutes: choose sounds, record loops, play the conductor and structure your songs in complete spontaneity!

Exquis used in MPE
A concentrate of innovations

A visual and ergonomic approach of harmony
Exquis offers an intuitive way to guide you on the right path, while allowing you to get out of it. No hassle: just choose a scale, and follow its luminous path to play in tune.
And thanks to our default note layout, it’s very easy to make chords; Exquis arranges notes that sound good together next to one another. You will be amazed at how harmony falls under your fingers.
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Compared to a piano keyboard, on our note layout the semitones are also arranged horizontally, the harmonious (third) notes are always next to one another, and the intervals starting from any note are always the same.
If you prefer, you can change the note layout, and even create your own tailored note layouts using our editor.

A musical scale is a set of notes from which to build harmonious chords and melodies. On the default note layout, scales can be simply represented by a pair of light paths; whether you are a beginner, amateur or experienced musician, just follow the colors, with one or two hands, to stay in tune and improvise spontaneously.
Explore many scales (major, minor, dorian, oriental…) and you can create your own using our editor.

Our default note layout goes back to the basic logic of harmony, putting notes that sound good together (thirds) next to one another vertically. Each type of chord (e.g. major, minor, diminished, sus4…) always forms a single and unique transposable form.
Expressivity at your fingertips
No need to play a lot of notes when you can make them live; Exquis expressive keys are designed to be mastered in moments while offering enormous potential for expert gestures.
Also benefit from 4 encoders and a 6-zone tactile slider, multiplying the possibilities of sound control and facilitating the control of actions on the app.
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Inspired by the finesse of acoustic instruments, the keys of Exquis are both firm enough to play percussion and short notes with precision, and soft enough to modulate long notes with sensitivity.
Type (velocity), press (aftertouch), and tilt (pitchbend and CC74) multiple keys independently using the MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) protocol. It is also possible to set Exquis to a traditional MIDI mode (Polyaftertouch).
The encoders (clickable, with smooth rotation and slight resistance) allow you to control the effects of a sound in play, as well as some essential settings in various menus.
The slider is used to adjust different speeds and patterns of the MPE arpeggiator: when used, the pressure of the keys affects the velocity of the notes played.


Composition at your fingertips
The Exquis app is the perfect companion to the keyboard, akin to a conventional composition software.
Compose entire tracks in seconds with a unique workflow we have been perfecting for 15 years, now trusted by thousands of musicians around the world for its spontaneity and efficiency.
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The app and controller work together to provide a simple and chronological music creation logic. From left to right, control the essential actions with simple gestures, directly on the keyboard and/or on the application:
- Settings: prepare your song (tempo, scale,…)
- Sounds: choose a sound (plug-in/preset) to create a new “track”
- Record: record “clips” that will play in a loop
- Tracks: just like a conductor, decide which clips start and stop in real time
- Snaps: save, launch and program states of your song (ex: intro, verse, chorus…)
- Play/Stop: stop and start your song
We designed the Exquis workflow taking into account two temporalities: you can both play live without risk or take your time to create in your bubble. Most common actions can be done directly with the keyboard, while advanced actions taking more time such as programming (length of a scene, follow-up actions, etc.) are to be performed on the app.
The app interface is designed following the same logic, turning your computer, into a heads-up display and an alternative interface to perform your actions, especially if you use another MIDI controller.
Learn at the speed of lights
The layout of the Exquis keyboard allows for the representation of common scales in a double luminous strand: simply play the scales from left to right and from bottom to top (one strand for each hand or for two fingers of the same hand).
Thanks to the key backlighting, it will also soon be possible to display a musical score directly on the keyboard.


Universal, complementary and independant
The Exquis keyboard is a MIDI controller compatible with all software, MIDI synthesizers, and modular synthesizers.
The Exquis app, although optimized for the controller, is also compatible with all MIDI controllers.
It is possible to edit the MIDI values sent by the buttons and encoders via the Exquis app.
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Like all MIDI controllers, the Exquis keyboard is compatible with most DAWs and plug-ins:

Dear users of modular synthesizers, Exquis connects directly to your favorite devices thanks to the CV outputs: GATE, PITCH and MOD. You can also connect Exquis to your MIDI synthesizers using the MIDI IN and OUT ports.
The Exquis app is available on macOS, Windows, and we hope to bring it to iOS, Linux, and Android soon. We aim to support as many Android devices as possible, but older and/or lower-spec Android devices may encounter issues regarding optimal performance. We also hope to port it to Raspberry Pi devices; this will allow us to release a standalone version, inspired by the mobility of our previous products.
The Exquis app can host any audio plug-in (VST, VST3, AUv3).
A keyboard and an app that look like you
Like our previous instruments, we believe Exquis will be a true extension of yourself, so we’ve designed it to be even more customizable than a guitar.
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Change the elements of the casing, the encoder caps… We don’t hide the screws from you, to invite you to build the Exquis that best reflects your personality.
We also provide you with the 3D plans of Exquis to create your own casings and encoders; give another look (guitar, du-touch dualo, etc.) to your Exquis!



Mobility at the service of pleasure
There is no secret: the more you practice, the more you progress! That’s why, in addition to being plug-and-play, we designed Exquis to be playable anywhere and anytime.
The Exquis keyboard is also equipped with very powerful LEDs, allowing you to play outdoors. To prevent your devices from discharging too quickly, you can even power Exquis with any external battery.
A soundbank provided and refillable at will.
Whether or not you are familiar with plug-ins, presets, and MPE, our sounds will reveal the full range of expressivity of the Exquis keyboard.
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The Exquis app comes with over 200 presets for the MPE plugins Surge XT, Vital, and Decent Sampler.
The complexity of the settings within the plugins is only displayed to those wishing to edit them, while the controls on the keyboard (keys, encoders, slider) already offer numerous possibilities for both beginners and more experienced users.


Design and eco-responsibility
We designed Exquis to be affordable, while also making it easy to disassemble for customization or repair (spare parts available upon request).
As part of our Open Hardware approach, we also provide files (templates, 3D models, etc.) to customize your keyboard and design your own accessories.
They talk about it
15 years of development and rewards

In 2007, Jules Hotrique, mathematician, invented the dualo principle from the mathematical logic of harmony. Only a few months later, he managed to build the very first prototype of a controller with such a layout.
Over the years, the idea evolved into an all-in-one instrument with backlit keys, combining an internal soundbank and a looper, to play and compose today’s music anywhere and spontaneously: the dualo du-touch S.
The dual keyboard then merged into one, and the instrument split into a keyboard and an app to form Exquis. To read the full story, you can read our blog.