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Eigenharp and iOS
Ok… After mentioning it in a couple of comments, mulling it over, getting some (financial) support from someone close to me, eventually ordered an Eigenharp Pico.
As controllers go, it’s clearly not the most obvious complement to iOS devices since it requires desktop software to run. But there’s now a Raspberry Pi version of said desktop software. And, obviously, the same desktop could serve as a bridge between the ’harp and an iPad.
Like the LinnStrument, Haken Continuum, Madrona SoundPlane, and ROLI Seaboard, the Eigenharp can work with MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression, if this hasn’t been clear to most forum members by now; it works by using a MIDI channel per voice). @GeertBevin has been working with both the Eigenharp and Moog apps (Animoog and Model 15), so you can imagine the kind of musicking this means. Other apps supporting MPE are mentioned here. Not that it’s such a long list, but it’s enough to have quite a bit of fun.
Will also drive my own custom things in Sonic Pi and Pure Data. Might even be able to use those Pd patches on iOS.
@sonosaurus has teased something related to MPE. ThumbJam and DrumJam already supports it but it’d be most excellent to have some kind of MIDI FX to transform MPE into multiple outputs. Something like the famed MIDIflow apps from @JohannesD. In such a case, AB3 makes more than a little bit of sense as the central hub for such a complex instrument.
So, as you can expect, this all makes me pretty excited.
Simply can’t wait to get my hands on that instrument. But will have to wait a bit. The order puts the shipping date into next month but Eigenlabs director told me on the G+ Eigenharp community that it’s typically around a week.
Will obviously tell you more about this once it gets here.
This is a case where my Gear Acquisition Syndrome meets my Mid-Life Crisis. And it all feels really good.
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"This is a case where my Gear Acquisition Syndrome meets my Midi-Life Crisis. And it all feels really good."
Fixed that for you.
Cute!
And it’s a very expressive MIDI-life, with MPE support.
I think we should all start playing a drinking game with Enkerli's posts. Every time the word 'musicking' is used, bottoms up!
Just joshin ya Enkerli
(Edit: this could also go for everytime @Samu mentions PWM, among others)
Not yet. There’s also PdParty and Pd mode in zMors Modular, it sounds like. Pushed those off for a little while, trying other stuff. But since my pisound HAT will integrate Pd very well, it’s been my intention to do more Pd work (especially based on Automatonism).
Understood. Was really thinking about his work on expressiveness. Besides, most people here tend to admit that Model 15 and Animoog produce jawdroppingly good sounds. (Still a bit unclear as to Bevin’s specific involvement, which might have nothing to do with sound design. But my core interest is in expressiveness, anyway.)
Glad you caught on! Was starting to think it was too subtle.
And honestly thought the same thing about PWM, especially after watching that montage.
If we were to do this with almost any forum member, we’d be drunk before the end of the first page in any thread involving the words “soon”, “request”, “price”, or “analog”.
Haha Nick still beats me big time with the PWM addiction
While Nick seems to prefer 'faster' PWM I'm more leaning towards the 'slow' PWM Sweeps and letting either the envelope or slow LFO control the duty-cycle......(SID Addiction Deluxe).
Good one! Many macros like these make little use of the image itself. But the expression on his face tells such a big part of the joke!
PWM has yet to become an addiction for me, unless it’s about modulating it with breath control!
Does pair well with modulation of a low-pass filter’s cutoff frequency.
That could work too! Assign Breath (CC#2) to Pulse-Width in a synths that supports it and when you blow lightly you have a narrow pulse sound and the harder you blow the closer to a square wave the sound gets or the other way around and with a fade-in vibrato it's becomes a pretty expressive sound
In all seriousness, my technique is indeed the other way around. You get a narrow pulse when you blow hard (and you also open the LPF) and you get a square wave when you blow softly (and close the LPF). So the overall effect is harsh/intense to smooth/hollow. It’s also a good idea to play with curves or coefficients, if you can. (Should work with the old MIDI flow.)
Mostly did this in Sonic Pi and had a lot of fun doing it. As you, it’s very expressive.
Added to this, you can assign distortion or ring modulation to, say, pitchbend (lip pressure on a wind controller). That way, you can further intensify, especially during a solo. Pretty effective. Even something as simple as playing with iReal Pro or some other kind of automatic accompaniment becomes really fun, in this way.
Can’t wait to do it with the Eigenharp, using X/Y pressure to drive other tweaks.
Yep! Did some of that with Automatonism in Pure Data. Requires a bit of fiddling to get the best ranges in mapping the breath control to the shaping. But do give us a heads-up once you can!