What is NEOTO
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Neotone is the world's first stage-ready, standalone digital handpan as well as
ergonomic MIDI keyboard. This digital instrument is capable of playing most of the
tones like acoustic instruments, such as open and closed sounds, overtones, and
slap sounds.
Instrument tonefields
The instrument is divided into 11 independent tonefields, each section senses the
position and strength of a hit or a hold, even when it is done simultaneously. The
sensors are very precise with a large dynamic range and they easily detect from very
light touches to strong slaps.
Instrument body
The instrument’s body is made out of wood which thanks to NEOTONE’s unique
touch-sensitive technology makes it possible to imitate the experience and the
sounds of playing an acoustic handpan. Not only the tonefields but the instrument
body itself is touch sensitive and can make a sound. Virtually, it is divided into 9 top
and 9 bottom hit areas evenly around the edges of the tonefields. These areas can
be perceived as 18 separate sounds. There is no sharp boundary among these
areas, as you hit higher and higher, you will suddenly feel that the body sound is
changing.
Select a scale
You can switch between instrument scales by holding the dome and one of the
tonefields on the side of the instrument at the same time, for 2 seconds. By default,
Neotone has 6 scales, however the instrument will automatically download new
scales if connected to WiFi. When connected to the Interface the loading in and
switching between the scales is also possible.
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