Intuitive Instruments released firmware version 2.2.0 for their Exquis MPE controller alongside workflow scripts for major digital audio workstations. The company developed new integrations for Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, and Cockos Reaper to enhance user experience. Exquis previously earned recognition by winning the Commercial Hardware Product category at the 2023 MIDI Innovation Awards. The controller features a 61-pad hexagonal design that supports MPE technology for independent control of velocity, pitch, timbre, and pressure per note. The device connects through USB, MIDI, and CV connections in both Pure and Deluxe configurations.
The firmware update introduces MPE Key Freeze functionality that captures and sustains expressive note states indefinitely. MIDI Score Display illuminates keys to show incoming notes like a playable score while prioritizing active scales. Users can connect sustain, expression, portamento, and soft pedals through MIDI IN with passthrough to USB and MIDI OUT. The company offers free downloads of the firmware update and DAW scripts, while Exquis Pure and Deluxe models retail for 299 and 349 euros respectively.
The firmware update introduces MPE Key Freeze functionality that captures and sustains expressive note states indefinitely. MIDI Score Display illuminates keys to show incoming notes like a playable score while prioritizing active scales. Users can connect sustain, expression, portamento, and soft pedals through MIDI IN with passthrough to USB and MIDI OUT. The company offers free downloads of the firmware update and DAW scripts, while Exquis Pure and Deluxe models retail for 299 and 349 euros respectively.
