Digital comparator page

Digital comparator page

Our digital comparator page will help you find the accordion that suits you best.
Here’s how it works:

Start by visiting the “Version” tab and find the model that will meet your needs in terms of the features on offer. You can choose from a Digit AiR, Digit AiR Pro or Digit AiR Millenium. 

Next, if you play the button accordion, head to the “Button format” tab and if you play the piano accordion, the “Piano format” tab, and explore the characteristics of the instrument depending on the version you chose previously. 

Together, these two elements will decide which is the model for you – for example the Digit AiR Millenium LB9+

 

 

Digit AiR

Digit AiR Pro

Digit AiR Millenium

AESTHETIC DIFFERENCES

Expander LED diffuser color

Red

White

Blue

HARDWARE

Contact type

Latest generation Cavagnolo optical contacts, with permanent autoscan.

Latest generation Cavagnolo optical contacts, with permanent autoscan. Ability to affect the dynamism of the keyboard.

Expression sensor

Standard expression curve

Entirely adjustable expression sensor.
Customisable for each instrument/ MIDI channel.

Entirely adjustable expression sensor.
Customisable for each instrument/ MIDI channel.
Selection of different expression curves possible

Pitch Bend / Modulation

No

Optional, mechanical

Built-in, mechanical

MIDI Transmission

Wired, via the MIDI cable.
Options:
Wireless via the new AiR HF MIDI WAVE 2.4 GHz system

Wired, via the MIDI cable
Or
Wireless Wireless via the new built-in AiR HF MIDI WAVE 2.4 GHz system

DETAILS OF THE AIR HF MIDI SYSTEM

Characteristics

2.4 Ghz Wifi transmission
12 transmission channels
Wifi channel autoscan
5 levels of emission strength
System sync with exclusive pairing of the expander
Integral HF transmission on the MIDI OUT port

HF system batteries

Lithium battery pack integrated in the accordion

Life: between 18 and 21 hours

ERGONOMY

Accordion screen

OLED screen placed above the right hand of the accordion.
Information displayed on the screen:

  • Battery life (for the Millenium model, or models equipped with the new AiR HF MIDI system)
  • Bank and registration numbers
  • Name of each registration
  • Name of the selected audio files
  • Countdown clock, when an audio file has been launched
  • Upcoming audio file, if an audio file is currently being played and another is coming up
Right Hand Selectors

5 double effect buttons to select 10 registrations
1 double effect button to select 20 banks

5 double effect buttons to select 10 registrations
Used also to navigate the audio playlists
1 double effect button to select 20 banks

Left Hand Selectors

3 buttons with fixed configuration
1 : Volume MP3 +
2: Start / Stop
3: Volume MP3 –

3 configurable buttons, customisable for every workspace

EXPANDER

Expander exterior

Screen-printed signature with Cavagnolo swallow
OLED Screen
Menu access encoder / General volume control
Quick access buttons (3).
USB Port for your keys
Headphone output
MIDI Digit AiR jack destined for the accordion

Expander menus
  • General volume
  • Volume by keyboard (right hand, chords, bass)
  • Audio file tempo
  • Audio file volume
  • Audio file key
  • Mastertune
  • General transposition
  • AiR HF MIDI system parameters, if equipped
  • General volume
  • Volume by keyboard (right hand, chords, bass)
  • Audio file tempo
  • Audio file volume
  • Audio file USB key
  • Mastertune
  • General transposition
  • AiR HF MIDI system parameters, if equipped for Pro
  • Workspace selection (5 available)
  • MP3/WAVE/Midifile selection
Exterior Quick Access buttons
  1. Right Hand Volume
  2. Accompaniment Volume 
  3. Accompaniment Tempo

These functions are entirely configurable by the user, and for each workspace.

By default:

  1. Right Hand Volume
  2. Accompaniment Volume 
  3. Accompaniment Tempo

CONNECTORS

Audio and MIDI outputs

2 audio L&R outputs jack 6,35 connectors
1 MIDI OUT port

4 audio L&R outputs jack 6,35 connectors assignable by the user and for each workspace
1 MIDI OUT port
1 MIDI IN port

Bluetooth connection

None

Integrated low energy Bluetooth module certified by Apple
Usable with the Digit AiR app

Pedals

1 Start / Stop pedal

Ability to connect a choice of 3 footswitch or volume pedals
Each pedal can be configured by the user, and for each workspace
Routing via MIDI OUT is possible

SOUND GENERATOR

Polyphony

256 voices.

Sampling

Note by note, Sampling Rate 48KHz

Sounds

40 factory presets containing 10 accordion, bandoneon and accordina sounds.

400 available sounds
200 Registrations per workspaces.

Over 600 available
200 registrations per workspaces.

Art! Technology available

Accordion sounds

10

15

+ de 70
Accordion sounds creation and personalisation possible

Available tunings

American, French, Musette.
1,2,3 and 4 Voice sounds.

American, French, Musette.
1,2,3 and 4 Voice sounds.

American, French, Musette, Scottish, German, Folk, Classic, Jazz, Italian, International, Alpine.
1,2,3 and 4 Voice sounds.

Fine Tuning possible for each sound -64 to 0 to +64

Percussions

1 set

Editable by the user among 16 sounds

Editable by the user among 70+ sounds

Sound Bank

Fixed

Fixed

Can be completed by downloading additional packs

EFFECTS

Reverb/Chorus/Delay

Effects assigned in factory, non customisable

6 effects / 8 effects / 4 effects

MOD FX

No

2 MOD FX by registrations.
1 mod FX can be composed of 7 Blocks :

  • Compressor / Limiter : 8 presets
  • Wha-Wha : 5 presets
  • Distortion : 12 presets
  • EQ parametric : 14 presets
  • Effects (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Rotary): 23 presets
  • Stereo Delay : 4 presets
  • Amp modelling : 13 presets

Reverb and Chorus insert possible on Mod FX

 

Rotary

No

Yes, available in slow or fast via MOD FX

GM Sound equalizer

No

  • 1 independent 4 band equaliser (Low, Mid Low, Mid Hi, Hi) globally editable for each equaliser.
    Precise frequency selection possible.

AUDIO ACCOMPANIMENTS

Audio Streaming

Drum patterns – Rhythms (30)
Factory accompaniment only (130 MP3)

Drum patterns – Rhythms (30)
Factory accompaniment only (130 MP3).
Personal audio files and Midifiles.
Accepted formats: MP3, Wav, Aiff, Midifile 0.

Audio file equaliser

Default

  • 1 Equaliser (Low, Mid Low, Mid Hi, Hi) for audio files (MP3, Wav…), configurable for each playback.
Playlist

No

Possibility of associating up to 6 audio accompaniments per registration. For each registration, a choice of whether to perform the playlist sequence or not.
Possibility of modifying the order of the playlist.

KEYBOARD MANAGEMENT

Left hand keyboard

Standard basses only

  • Standard basses.
  • Standard basses / Open chords
  • Chromatic basses
  • Chromatic basses in fifths

 

  • Chord inversions possible
  • Choice of lowest bass possible
Editing left hand keyboard

No

Keyboards are editable and customisable by the user.
4 notes per key maximum

MIDI Mapping function

No

Editable by the user for each workspace.
Any key of the accordion can send a MIDI function locally or via the MIDI OUT.
Possibility of sending personal SysEx

Capture SysEx via the MIDI IN port possible

ENVIRONMENT

Factory set up

200 accessible registrations, spread throughout an environment of 20 banks, each holding 10 registers.
30 audio patterns included
130 sequences included (MP3)

Workspace

Singular
Which holds 200 fixed registrations

5 in the expander’s memory
Meaning 1000 registrations in memory, editable by the user
Infinite on iPad memory
Entirely editable and configurable by the user

User programmes

No

  • Entirely customisable
  • Creation of personal registrations
  • Choose from sound combinations (maximum 5 instruments per keyboard, so 15 instruments maximum per registration).
  • Addition of personal audio or midi files directly with USB key
  • Personal playlist creation possible
  • Categorisation and organisation of registrations possible
  • Creation of multiple workspaces possible
  • Import and export of registrations possible
Register organisation

Fixed

Entirely customisable

DIGIT AIR APP

Availability

No

Digit AiR App for iPad
Available as a free download from the App Store.

Functions available that can be saved, per instrument

–

  • Transposition per octave -3 to 0 to +3
  • Transposition per semitone  -12 to 0 to +12
  • Fine Tune -64 to 0 to +64
  • Mute / Solo
  • MIDI channel with detection of channels already in use
  • Expression control threshold Mini and Maxi from 0 to 127
  • Velocity control threshold Mini and Maxi from 0 to 127
  • Local / Midi OUT mode
  • Automated communication via MIDI OUT (All transmit, All Filtered, Only Expression, OFF)
  • Dynamic keyboard control
  • Reverb control from 0 to 127
  • Chorus control from 0 to 127
  • Panoramic control from -64 to 0 to +64.
  • MIDI filter control (Resonance, Release time, Attack Time, Brilliance, Decay, Vibrato).
  • Automatic 5 level split
  • Pitch bend height from -64 to 0 to +64.
  • Amplitude modulation from 0 to 127.
  • Registration mode Tx with Note Tx On/Off
Functions available that can be saved for audio files

–

  • Handling of personal MP3, Wav, Aiff and Midifiles.
  • Possibility of creating your own playlists and storing 6 audio files per registration
  • “Sequence” function On/Off for each registration.
  • Launch by chord detection On/Off
  • Tagging of audio files per genre
  • Labelling of audio files by favourite
  • Categorisation of MP3s possible by name, genre, or favourite
  • 4 band EQ On/Off
  • Audio file volume
  • Audio file tempo
  • Audio file key
  • Display of audio file length.
AirPlay connectivity

No

Yes, all media accepted (Jpeg, Avi, MP4, pdf…).
Possibility of sending media via AirPlay on the passing of a register
Personal media playlists possible, per registration

DIGIT AIR LIVE CONTROL APP

Availability

No

Yes, included

Global functions

–

  • Superior control bar with display of audio file timing as a countdown clock
  • Hamburger menu (workspace selection, Automatic AiR HF MIDI system parameters via Bluetooth, direct access to pdf files)
  • Control bar for registrations
  • General volume of the expander
  • Volume by sections (by keyboard)
  • General transposition 
  • Saving parameters

Possibility of recording, with or without a metronome

Accessible instrument functions

–

  • Access to GM sounds.
  • Volume control for each instrument.
  • Mute instrument.
  • Octave transposition from -3 to 0 to +3.
  • Expression and velocity presets.
  • Reverb control from 0 to 127.
  • Chorus control from 0 to 127.
Score functions

–

  • Display of your scores or lyrics (or other pdf document)
  • Ability to turn pages using a pedal or via the Digit AiR Millenium mapping.
  • Progress control
Mixer functions

–

Real time mixing interface of all volumes and EQ

  • Right hand volume and reverb with mute function
  • Bass volume and reverb with mute function
  • Chord volume and reverb with mute function
  • Audio file volume and tempo with mute function
  • 4 band EQ instruments with On/Off
  • 4 band EQ audio files with On/Off
Audio file functions

–

Special play bar for accompaniments

  • Display of currently playing title, with length and countdown
  • Display of titles contained in the playlist
  • Visual of the playlist content
  • Possibility of selecting a piece that is currently playing from the playlist

Quick reading interface for audio files

  • Real time editing.
  • Rapid reading from USB keys 
  • Instant playlist creation
  • Automatic displaying of your scores when audio files are played
  • Possibility of displaying the scores without launching the audio file
  • Realtime saving of parameters

LB9

LB9+

LB12

LB12+

Main characteristics

Bass number

96

96

120

120

Number of rows right hand

4

5

4

5

Size (height)

41 cm

41 cm

43 cm

43 cm

Box type

Carbon

Carbon

Traditional

Traditional

Weight

Without Wireless system : 5,8 Kg

With Wireless system : 6,1 Kg

Without Wireless system : 5,9 Kg

With Wireless system : 6,2 Kg

Without Wireless system : 7,4 Kg

With Wireless system : 7,7 Kg

Without Wireless system : 7,5 Kg

With Wireless system : 7,8 Kg

Right hand details

Range

D# / E

D# / E

C / E

C / E

Notes

66

82

70

87

Available systems

All kind, specified when ordering

  • B Griff (Belgian C3, Russian)
  • C Griff (Italian, French)
  • Belgian C2
  • Finland
  • Other, like you want

All kind, specified when ordering

  • B Griff (Belgian Do3, Russian…)
  • C Griff (Italian, French…)
  • Belgian Do 2
  • Finland
  • Other, like you want

All kind, specified when ordering

  • B Griff (Belgian C3, Russian)
  • C Griff (Italian, French…)
  • Belgian C2
  • Finland
  • Other, like you want

All kind, specified when ordering

  • B Griff (Belgian C3, Russian)
  • C Griff (Italian, French…)
  • Belgian C2
  • Finland
  • Other, like you want

Left hand details

Available systems

Can choose when you order

  • 2×4
  • 3×3
  • Belgian

Can choose when you order

  • 2×4
  • 3×3
  • Belgian

Can choose when you order

  • 2×4
  • 3×3
  • Belgian

Can choose when you order

  • 2×4
  • 3×3
  • Belgian

LP9

LP12

Bass number

96

120

Keys

37

41

Range

F / F

F / A

Size (height)

44,5 cm

48,5 cm

Weight

8 Kg with battery inside

8,3 Kg with battery inside

Available systems

Choose when you order
2×4 or 3×3

Choose when you order
2×4 or 3×3

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