Haken launches mini version of continuum controller.
Haken continuum mini price.
But a full sized continuum is priced way out of reach of many electronic music players so haken audio has launched the continuumini on kickstarter.
The continuumini is fun to play has the same sound engine as the larger continuums and delivers it s own unique and rewarding musical performance experience.
The continuum fingerboard was initially developed from 1983 to 1998 at the cerl sound group at the university of illinois to control.
And the degree of control is something special.
Haken audio today launched a crowdfunding campaign for the continuumini synthesizer and it has already reached its funding goal.
And haken audio has been a boutique maker pushing new ways of playing for years including with mpe on their continuum.
The continuumini introduced at earlier this year at continuucon 2018 in paris is a smaller less expensive version of haken s continuum fingerboard continuum fingerboards are designed to combine the power of modern synthesis with the expressive capabilities of.
The continuum fingerboard or haken continuum is a music performance controller and synthesizer developed by lippold haken a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the university of illinois and sold by haken audio located in champaign illinois.
Midi controller special edition in black 25 velocity sensitive mini keys 4 way joystick for pitch and modulation control 8 mpc pads with note repeat and full level function 8 assignable encoders octave selector for 10 octaves range integrated arpeggiator oled.
The continuumini has been designed to be a portable and more affordable version of haken audio s larger continuum fingerboards.
With a greater pitch range than a traditional 88 note midi keyboard the continuum offers realtime continuous control in three dimensions for every finger that is placed on the playing surface.
In electric engineering at university of illinois.
Lippold haken and manufactured by haken audio the continuum fingerboard is a musical instrument that allows unprecedented real time performance control.
The ribbon feels luxurious it s actually soft fabric.
The continuum may look arcane in photos but feeling it is a unique experience.