Copy of Endeavour EVO

Published on Mar 5, 2013 RobertKarasekGermany·38 videos

"Showing off a prototype of EVO by german company ENDEAVOUR. EVO is the worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys.
www.endeavour.de

Also, read my review in OKEY!-magazin #106

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New Endeavour Evo Videos

introducing the evo from endeavour on Vimeo.

"The evo is a pure keyboard controller that is connected to a computer via an Ethernet interface, and that communicates via Midi or OSC with synthesizers, sequencers or similar. The keys are the special feature here. Every single key is equipped with a sensor that allows evo to read the finger position on a certain area of the key surface. Thus, every key has, in addition to pitch and velocity, another level of the polyphonic data input that can be used for continuous control via cutoff, resonance, pitch other. And now. Think about a precise, continuous control of polyphone properties. Everything that previously affected notes equally using controllers and buttons can now be executed with simple moves of the finger on the keys for each individual note. In the future you will play chords and move one finger to emphasize one single note by changing the acoustic pattern, or to change the pitch regardless of the other notes."


Standard MIDI Synthesizers and The evo from endeavour on Vimeo.

"The evo is backward compatible to MIDI and other protocols. MIDI Synthesizers however sometimes do not feature things like Polyphonic Aftertouch. In general, they sometimes do not feature next to pitch and velocity any additional control over expression. Our evo2midi tool has some kind of special mode. The voice mode. Once activated every single note will be transmitted using a different MIDI Channel. In this video we are explaining how this affects your MIDI Synthesizers."


the evo - Native Max/MSP Support from endeavour on Vimeo.

"As a type of modular programming language, Max/MSP offers enormous potential for the development of audio software. In order to ensure the configuration-free and direct use of evo within the programming environment, we developed an “external” - which is written in “C” and handles the communication with evo in the background using its own threads."

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Endeavour EVO

YouTube Published on Apr 3, 2012 by RobertKarasekGermany

"Showing off a prototype of EVO by german company ENDEAVOUR. EVO is the worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys.
www.endeavour.de

Also, read my review in OKEY!-magazin #106

==
www.robert-karasek.com"

Endeavour Keyboard

YouTube Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Mar 28, 2012

"the Endeavour Keyboard offers elongated keys for an additional touch sensor - transmitted as polyphonic aftertouch"

Musikmesse 2012 Pics via 1ikkai.com

More pics & descriptions in Japanese here. Googlish here.

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Endeavour Evo Keyboard Controller

YouTube Uploaded by HarmonyCentral on Mar 26, 2012

"This keyboard can sense finger position on the key,and this data can drive any software or hardware synth capable of responding to polyphonic aftertouch. Evo also comes with a software synth designed to take full advantage of the controller's capabilities, and sends data over Ethernet to keep latency around 1-2ms maximum."

the evosizer - sound examples

the evosizer - sound examples from endeavour on Vimeo.

"Sit back and listen to some of the most interesting new sound examples of the evosizer, the synthesizer especially designed for the evo and its magic keys. In this video we will give you a short introduction followed by some sound examples. Basiclly it's all about what the evosizer sounds like and how an evo affects your way of making music with the keys. For more information check out other Videos about the evosizer or just take a look at endeavour.de

Thanks for watchin' and stay tuned!"

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discover the evo - touch and pressure sensitive keyboard

"Discover the evo. Worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys.

With the help of capacitive touch sensors the evo is able to read your fingers movement on top of a keys surface. Next to pitch and velocity there is now a third layer of polyphonic data input.

Think of polyphonic control of pitch and expression. Think of having a pitch or mod wheel integrated into every single key. Think of never ever leaving a key just to turn or push some knobs or buttons.

So, it's a combination of classic keyboard key and modern touch technology. The best of both worlds combined in a single keyboard. But best of all! The characteristical function of a key remains unchanged. The evo still features traditional pressure-sensitive keys. But in addition there are now all the advantages from a touch-sensitive input device in every single key.

So. At first this might sound like the evo is an all new instrument. But it's nothing more than a traditional master-keyboard... With capacitive touch inside every key.

Thank you for watching. Stay tuned!

For more information check out our homepage and feel free to send us an email.

endeavour.de
info@endeavour.de"

Update: This is much like the virtual keyboard in Animoog which was based on the John Eaton & Bob Moog Mult-Touch Sensitive Keyboard (MTS) seen in this post. Don Buchla of course used touch based controllers vs. standard keyboards in his early Buchla systems. Being modular, they were freely assignable. Thanks to Pea in the comments for the reminder.

Update via jyoung in the comments: "Looks like its almost ready for sale

New site here...

http://endeavour.de/evo.html"