Muro Box-N40 Standard, Continuum, Osmose and Onde

video upload by Christophe Duquesne

"Muro Box-N40 Standard music box track with an Onde from La Voix du Luthier, a Continuum and an Eagan Matrix Module from Haken Audio and an Osmose from Expressive E The N40 is an enhanced version of the N20, the main additional feature being a chromatic scale and internal piezo microphone, both being huge improvements !

The Muro Box-N40 s controlled via MIDI by a Korg SV1.

The voice is built from and analysis of the voice of Khatija Rahman and resynthesised by the Continuum. The pitch and shimmer effect on the Murobox are done by an Eagan Matrix Module. Both are done thanks to the new 10.40 features of the Eagan Matrix.

The murobox is recorded with 3 internal piezo and an IQ7 microphone. The piezo are connected to a small preamp (TubeMP from ART, but multiple others will work). The output of the preamp goes to a Eurorack (in an Eagan Matrix Module). I then a processing chain with a notch filter cuting a frequency band aroud 280/300 Hz, and a noisegate in order to lower the motor noise. The Eagan Matrix module then adds shimmers and pitch effects."

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Lullatone "Corduroy" played on a Muro Box N40 and OP-1 Field

video upload by Lullatone

"Muro Box sent a prototype of their upcoming N40 midi music box to test out. This new unit can also do the black keys on a keyboard! (the original N20 version is limited to the C major scale) Here, I'm controlling the plucking of the music box's tines with the OP-1 Field's keyboard by MIDI over USB-C, while sometimes adding in soft sine tone synth sounds coming out of the OP-1 at the same time. Soft sine tones and music boxes have been the Lullatone dream team since the early 2000s : )"

See the Muro Box label below for additional posts.

"Which Music Box Has the Best Sound?

The Beautiful Sound of a Music Box Comes from these key components: Comb, Metal Base, and Wood Box

The N20 and N40 Standard models share the same material and design, differing only in the number of notes and the inclusion of semitones. The N40 Sublime is our flagship model, featuring a four-comb configuration, an acacia wood box, and pure brass base that adds a unique character to its resonance."

"Since its inception, the Muro Box’s external MIDI functionality makes the dream of using a music box as an instrument a reality. Especially with the N40’s 40-note scale, which includes semitones, it meets the arrangement and composition needs of musicians!"

IRCAM's ContinuuCon - Russell Hoffman uCVC

video upload by ContinuuCon

"Russell Hoffman presenting the uCVC at IRCAM's ContinuuCon"

Note the above is from 2018. They also attended ContinuuCon in 2023.

Pics and details of the uCVC via Evaton Technologies' Reverb shop

"Each µCVC is painstakingly hand-soldered in small batches.

The Evaton Technologies µCVC allows a Haken Audio ContinuuMini, Continuum Slim, or EaganMatrix module to control your Eurorack synthesizer. The continuum surface allows motion in three axes: X (left/right) Y (front to back) and Z (pressure into the surface).

These three motions are converted to control voltages at 16-bit resolution. Additional outputs include "W", which is freely assignable in the EaganMatrix Editor, and "F", which is a dedicated gate output corresponding to the presence of a finger on the Continuum surface.

Two µCVC's can be daisy-chained (daisy-chain cable not included in this batch, but contact me if you need one) behind the front panel to allow tracking two finger's worth of data."

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ContinuuCon 2025 Set for Paris, IRCAM - March 26–28

Press release follows:

ContinuuCon Electronic Music Conference Scheduled for Paris, IRCAM

ContinuuCon 2025, the seventh international Haken Continuum Conference, is returning to France in March 26–28. This year’s event will take place in Paris, and will be hosted by the IRCAM Forum. It will be fully integrated in the IRCAM event with a room dedicated to ContinuuCon every morning.

Musicians, sound designers, software developers, and music enthusiasts are invited to explore the world’s most uniquely expressive electronic musical instruments through presentations, performances, and hands-on experiences. As always, ContinuuCon will focus on every instrument that features the Haken Continuum’s internal sound engine the EaganMatrix, including the Continuum Fingerboard, ContinuuMini, EaganMatrix Module for Eurorack, and Expressive E Osmose synthesizer.

ContinuuCon 2025 will also include a ContinuuCon Dinner (date still to be defined). Over these 3 days, Continuum inventor and EaganMatrix developers Lippold Haken, Edmund Eagan and Christophe Duquesne will join other authorities and some of the world’s most skilful Continuum players to share their expertise and technical knowledge. The integration in the IRCAM Forum will allow attendees to also benefit all the other conferences of the Forum to discover or go into IRCAM ‘s sonic research world in depth.

Haken Continuum players include film composer A.R. Rahman (who participated in last year’s ContinuuCon), Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor, and The Who’s Pete Townshend, who said, “I absolutely adore it. The Continuum is already inspiring me to new ideas.” You may also hear the Continuum featured in the scores to Game of Thrones, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, and the recent Dune: Part Two.

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25 Years of DiN (DiN86)

Featuring supporting members Bakis Sirros of Parallel Worlds, Dave Bessell of Node, & more.

via https://dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/25-years-of-din-din86

1. Benge - Shadow - The Rest Of Light 05:06
2. Dave Bessell - All Is Now 08:35
3. Bluetech - Broken Prisms Still Refract Light 05:39
4. Erik Wøllo - Emergence 06:55
5. Lyonel Bauchet - A Perfect Day For Uncertainty 07:16
6. Robert Rich - Ornament Drift 05:37
7. d'Voxx - Vila Madalena 06:28
8. Parallel Worlds - Some Space 06:58
9. Ian Boddy - Small World 07:06
10. Polypores - Viridescence 07:36
11. Markus Reuter - Albatross 06:01
12. Field Lines Cartographer - Sea Of Grass 07:52
13. Scanner - Now There Was Nowhere 06:29
14. Chris Carter - Consonance 03:17
15. Bernhard Wöstheinrich - On The Cusp Of Lucid Dreaming 07:02
16. Radio Massacre International - Flying Colours 07:14
17. Surface 10 - Psyche Dio 07:59
18. Nigel Mullaney - There Is No Dark 06:13
19. Node - Rewind 10:08
20. ARC - System Six 11:33

"This is certainly a milestone release for the DiN label as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Needless to say, this is quite an achievement for a niche, independent label that has relentlessly ploughed its own path for quarter of a century. Its catalogue and release schedule has been carefully curated over all these years by label boss Ian Boddy, who launched the imprint way back in the spring of 1999. It is perhaps a reflection of his own musical identity which, whilst grounded in the Berlin School of the 1970s, has continued to evolve and grow to cover ever widening areas of electronic music, where sub-genres can be mixed and matched at will.

There have been plenty of compilation albums released on the DiN label in the past, most notably the iNDEX sampler albums, of which there have been eight to date. These cover tracks from existing albums and are certainly a great showcase for the label. However, this double album is different, in that Boddy invited the majority of the musicians who have previously been released on the main DiN catalogue to compose new pieces. Spread across two discs, this amounts to 142 minutes of sublime, varied and thoroughly original music. Ranging from beautifully ambient to dark brooding soundscapes, via cinematic electronica through to old school Berlin School sequencer workouts, “25 Years of DiN” is a wonderful distillation of the DiN label.

Presented in a stunning six panel fold out Digipak double CD package with 8-page booklet featuring an essay by Neil Mason (Moonbuilding), this release is a must-have for collectors of the DiN labels output.
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releases July 19, 2024

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AtomsToMolecules - AmbientTenor

video upload by Russ Hoffman

"Ambient Tenor guitar / Haken Continuum performance, set to some lovely video from the island of Madeira!"

Continuum & Osmose with AJH Modular - playing | Superbooth 2024

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

"Meet us in a bungalowdorf at Superbooth 2024 to hear the AJH Synth RadioPhonic (Modular Synthesizer) controlled by two of the most expressive controllers in the world - The Expressive E Osmose and Haken Continuum Fingerboard. You'll also meet my special guests Continuum Fingerboard inventor Lippold Haken, EaganMatrix Sound Engine inventor Ed Eagan and expert performer on these two instruments Joshua Madoff. Welcome to the world of ultimate expression of synthesizers with the slightest movement of your fingers to digitally control many parameters of a powerful analog sound!"

00:00 Cold Open - Josh Madoff playing AJH Modula with Osmose in unison mode
00:43 Intro - AJH Synth "The Radiophonic"
01:43 Intro - Lippold Haken, Ed Eagan, Joshua Madoff
02:18 Ed Eagan performs on the Osmose
03:06 The AJH Synth patch
04:38 Joshua Madoff performs on the Osmose
05:58 unison mode
07:30 Ed Eagan performs on the Continuum
08:57 Joshua Madoff performs on the Continuum
11:08 Thank you from Superbooth 2024
11:31 Summary
11:45 Logo (theme music)

https://www.anthonymarinellimusic.com

Sound Diary: May 2024 // Dictaphones & Expressive Instruments

video upload by Michael Manning

Performance starts at 8:36.

"This video is something I've been thinking about making for a while, creating a home for the music I write that sits outside of an album or soundtrack. Instead of aimlessly uploading jams and performances, I'm contextualising them with my thoughts and process more directly.

For this episode, I talk about some of the instruments I've been using to write with including the Erica Synths Dada Noise System 2, Haken Continuum Mini, Expressive-E Osmose and Battery Operated Mini Mello.

Link to my album: https://sovnrecords.bandcamp.com/albu..."

Haken Continuum Fingerboard Half Size w/ Firewire & MIDI

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"This is the version with both MIDI and Firewire interfaces that allows for direct connectivity to Symbolic Sound Kyma system. This one does not have synth engine built in but it can be upgraded with one at the factory. Super Rare!"

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Evaton Technologies Is Moving

via Evaton Technologies

"Evaton Technologies is relocating from Pittsburgh, USA, to Ilha da Madeira, Portugal, in 2024.

Here's what's going on:

We will be relocating to Ilha da Madeira
We've begun the process of tearing down and packing up our home / HQ

We expect to begin the move in July 2024

Evaton Technologies will be closed during the transition

What This Means For Customers:

We will attempt to ship all remaining backorders before we leave. Presently, that consists of a handful of our µCVC Haken Continuum-to-CV converter modules, and some Link case bridge modules.

We are not accepting new orders at this time.

Technical support is still available via email during this time.

We hope to re-open for business in Fall of 2024, but that may be subject to events beyond our control.

What This Means For Future Products:
The future is brighter now than ever!

Once settled in, Russ will no longer have a full-time 'day job'.

This means more time for module development and production.

Proximity to Europe will mean better service for European customers.

Shipments to USA dealers will take a little longer.

There are lots of exciting new designs coming; soon there will be more time available to bring them to you, Evaton's amazing customers!

Muito Obrigado!

That means 'Thanks very much!' in Portuguese. Thank you so much, to all of our customers. Without you, this journey could not have happened. Meeting customers at trade shows, concerts, and conventions has been the highlight of this engineer's life. Looking forward to new adventures!"

Pictured above: "Evaton Technologies' laboratory. This basement office in our Pittsburgh home served as world headquarters from 2002-2024."

The future of EXPRESSIVE analog synths is HERE

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

https://www.anthonymarinellimusic.com

"I've been waiting 50 years to experience analog synthesizers responding intuitively and immediately to pitch, timbre and volume changes from the slightest movements of my fingers on a keyboard! In this video, you'll see and hear unprecedented control of one of the most extreme patches I've ever made. It incudes (4) Vintage ARP 2600's synthesizers and (1) Vintage 1969 Moog IIIc modular synthesizer playing all at once in unison mode or where each modular synth is playing a separate voice in the chord. I've never heard my favorite all-time analog synths sounding so musical, so different and just so good!

To accomplish this task, we are using 5 channels of Haken Audio CVC (Control Voltage Converter) to receive MPE messages from an Expressive E Osmose and also from a Haken Audio Continuum. These state of the art MIDI controllers are able to understand the players most subtle finger movements and immediately translate those messages to the CVC. Without any perceivable latency, the CVC can then send 4 independent control voltages to alter any parameter in real-time on any one of the synths being used as a voice.

My special guest, Osmose and Continuum expert performer Josh Madoff demonstrates all the features on both of these keyboards by playing musical examples. I'll be explaining what's going on, playing some duets with Josh and also providing an in-depth breakdown of the patches on each synth. I'm optimistic that we'l be seeing controllers n the near future delivering higher and higher levels of artistic experiences for performers. Please enjoy the this presentation and let us know what you think in the comments section. Thank you for your support, it means everything to us!

00:00 Anthony's Intro
00:41 Osmose Musical Example
01:11 Set Up (4) ARP 2600s (1) Moog IIIc
01:43 About the Osmose
03:05 About the Continuum
05:25 Musical Examples playing (4) ARP 2600s (1) Moog IIIc from Osmose
10:04 Our Experience Performing with Continuous Control Voltage
13:22 Sostenuto Pedal
15:22 Anthony Plays with a lot of Resonance
16:35 Musical Example - Osmose MPE Arpeggiator
18:23 Musical Example - EaganMatrix Sound Engine & Vintage Analog Modular
22:30 The Control Signals Osmose, Continuum & Haken CVC
25:17 Type of Control & Articulations
27:50 The Synth Patch on the Moog Modular IIIc
31:55 The Synth Patch on the ARP 2600s
34:36 RECAP of Control Voltage Signals Going to the Analog Synths
36:35 Controlling Each Synth Voice from the Keyboard
38:00 Anthony's Summary
38:25 CTA, Thank you
38:49 Logo (theme music)"

Playing the Osmose! - Carlo Mezzanotte

video upload by carlomezz

"Developed by the French company Expressive E, this revolutionary instrument really expands the range of possibilities for real time control on a keyboard.Three different levels of polyphonic dynamics/aftertouch, polyphonic pitch control with lateral movement of the key, plus more traditional left-hand sliders... and a very poweful synth engine, the Egan Matrix, already in use on the Haken Continuum series of instruments.
On the unit I used, the sound programming was "locked", so I couldn't use the software editor, or store new sounds; I had to limit myself to tweaking some presets a little bit, and enjoying the wonderful performance capabilities."

Playing ribbon synth and keyboard

video upload by jopjopjop

"An improvisation. Binaural sound."

Analog Sweden SWEnigiser & Haken Continuum

Haken ContinuuMini MPE Continuum Fingerboard

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"In excellent used condition, includes factory packaging, cables and accessories as pictured."

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ContinuuCon Electronic Music Conference Tickets on Sale

Details follow: "Preparations are well underway for ContinuuCon 2024, the sixth international Haken Continuum conference, scheduled for April 26–28 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Anyone who plays, aspires to play, or wants to learn more about the Haken Continuum Fingerboard, ContinuuMini, or EaganMatrix Eurorack module—as well as the Expressive E Osmose synthesizer, which also incorporates the EaganMatrix sound engine—is welcome to attend.

ContinuuCon 2024 tickets are now on sale on Eventbrite. Purchasing a ticket by March 25 entitles you to a $50 discount, with conference tickets priced at $280 until that date and $320 after. A ticket allows entry to all conference events, including the opening night reception and two full days of presentations, workshops, and demonstrations. Tickets also include two catered lunches.

Previous ContinuuCons were held in France, Portugal, and North Carolina. This year’s conference will be held at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. For more information and to view videos of past events, visit continuucon.com. Purchase tickets at eventbrite.com/e/continuucon-2024-tickets-829395021837.

Call for Presentations
In addition to Lippold Haken, inventor of the Continuum Fingerboard and ContinuuMini, scheduled presenters include Edmund Eagan and Christophe Duquesne, developers of the onboard synthesis engine the EaganMatrix. If you have an idea for a presentation, please submit an informal proposal to continuucon@continuucon.com as soon as you can. Presentations that incorporate some performance aspect are preferred. Presentations should be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in length. Applications can no longer be accepted after the available slots have been assigned. Please note that sales presentations will not be accepted.

About Haken Audio’s Instruments
The Continuum Fingerboard is a touch-sensitive, polyphonic electronic instrument that offers continuous multidimensional performance control by responding to each finger independently. The ContinuuMini is a smaller, more affordable duotactic model based on the same technology. Inside either is the EaganMatrix, a cutting-edge, user-programmable, digital modular synthesizer taking full advantage of the supple playing surface’s myriad performance possibilities. For Eurorack users, the EaganMatrix Module is a modular gateway to new musical explorations."

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Auld Lang Syne on Continuum & Osmose

video upload by JOSH MADOFF

"Thanks so much to Christophe Duquesne @anckorage for this amazing new Osmose preset, "Bouncing Pad"!

This was performed on the Haken Continuum and Expressive E Osmose. I have never played two synthesizers with such an incredible range of dynamics and expression. I really hope that this comes through in the performance.

Using the MPE Arpreggiator on the Osmose, this patch feels both unpredictable and organic. It seems like it's reading my mind, as the most imperceptible change in pressure simultaneously change both the sound and the Arpeggiator in very musical ways. The Osmose is known for attaining more expression through pitch-bend on a per key basis (the bendy keys), but I have actually turned that feature off for this performance. Even without per-note pitch bend, the extreme sensitivity of the keys controlling the MPE Arpeggiator, on a preset that is already in constant motion, gives me access to a vast universe of expression.

And thanks to the unmatched sensitivity and complete pitch freedom of the Continuum, this relatively simple patch feels like playing an acoustic instrument. It has all of the sensitivity, feedback, and nuance that comes with playing an acoustic instrument, as well as all of the difficulty and unpredictability. There are so many unplanned moments when I first touch a note, and the pitch is not perfectly in tune, then I intuitively slide over to correct it. It imbues each performance with a very human quality.

This is in no way a perfect performance, but I've left it as is. I believe that all of the imperfections make it more honest and human. (And some of these happy accidents hopefully make it more musical).

Thanks so much for watching and reading. I hope this year brings you peace, happiness and success :)

- Josh"

Russell Hoffman and Julia Ann Scott :: ContinuuCon 2023

video upload by ContinuuCon

"Integrating acoustic instruments with Haken Continuum in Live performances"

Russel Hoffman of Evaton Technologies

Ligeti - Musica ricercata: No.7 - Cantabile | arr. for theremin & analog synthesizers

video upload by Grégoire Blanc

"This wonderful piece by György Ligeti is part of the famous 'Musica ricercata' suite for solo piano. This seventh movement has a very interesting feature: the supporting ostinato and the melodic lines are totally decorrelated. I would like to propose here an interpretation which leverages this very aspect, involving two sides of electronic music I enjoy equally. Expressivity with the theremin and haken continuum for the singing lines. Sequencing, patching, tone-shaping with analog synthesizers (@MoogSynthesizers ) for the motor-like background.

Instruments featured: Moog Etherwave Theremin, Mother-32, Subharmonicon, DFAM, Haken Continuum Fingerboard, and my favorite red pullover."

This one is in via John L Rice.

ESK - Haken Continuum + Waldorf Kyra 2

video upload by Metunar

"Another Haken and Kyra Demo. Not playing something meaningful, it's more about the sound.
In this Patch i use a lot of Parameter modulations with the Y direction on the Haken.

The Haken Continuum Fingerboard as a Midi controller for an Waldorf Kyra synthesizers.
The Waldorf Kyra is perfect in combination with the Haken because it updates all voices/multitimbral channels simultaneously while changing parameters. It has no MPE, but it is 8 channel multitimbral and so you can use it with every MPE controller. Only drawback, there are no global controllers (like modulationwheel), but with the Haken i don’t need them.
No external effects are used.

http://www.metunar.ch"

ESK - Haken Continuum + Waldorf Kyra

video upload by Metunar

"The Haken Continuum Fingerboard as a Midi controller for an Waldorf Kyra synthesizers. This Continuum is a an old Midi only version. The sensitivity is not so good as the new ones.
The Waldorf Kyra is perfect in combination with the Haken because it updates all voices/multitimbral channels simultaneously while changing parameters. It has no MPE, but it is 8 channel multitimbral and so you can use it with every MPE controller. Only drawback, there are no global controllers (like modulationwheel), but with the Haken i don’t need them.
The pitchbend on the Kyra has only a range of 1 octave, which is not much, but for my use, it's enough. No external effects are used.

http://www.metunar.ch"

Mark Smart Haken Continuum Compilation

video uploads by Mark Smart

"A collection of my performances on the Haken Continuum over the years."