#21

I’m not been able to do much with Continuum Editor so far. For some reason it won’t instal on my High Sierra mac. On Windows 10 machine it works but I have not managed to load or modify presets. Probably just have to dig deeper. Also the MIDI implementation seems to be rather specific and I’ve yet to learn how to send Program Changes to the Mini.

Pedal input works well. I also made an adapter to split the mini TRS jack to a normal TR and TS stereo jacks with floating pins. Also CV out works but as of now it sends a constant 3V DC.

#22

Have you tried the 871 beta? (https://hakenaudio.exavault.com/share/view/1dt2a-7t6ul9ue)

I’m on Mac Mojave and both the beta and the stable release loaded fine here. Although with the stable release, on loading, I got the warning that the software was 16 bit and not likely to work for much longer on my system. Maybe related to your issues? I got no such warning with the beta so I imagine that is 64 bit.

Like I said, the only way I could get the Editor to work nicely was to give the Mini a USB port of its own on my Mac. Once I did that its all been fine. The iPad editor app also works fine here which is useful for tweaking but you can’t access the full depth of the Matrix using it. The powered Apple camera connection kit provides enough juice for the Mini and the iPad together.

i just used a TRS adaptor to connect an expression pedal. The constant 3v DC out will probably be for the pedal. I think that input senses the connection and sets itself up to behave in the right way. If you want to use it for CV out you need the CVC hardware but I think its an either/or thing on the Mini. You can have a pedal or you can have CVC. Don’t think you can have both.

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#23

Important update for the Haken Continuums

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sidenote, you got to love the modern media biases. Interwebz and geartube is full of Moog sub25s and Behringer clone comedy but nothing about the most innovative instrument of new century is getting a major update.

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#24

Criticizing the media is good, but Haken aren’t doing themselves any favors in this department either. No videos and their user community is on FB (solid nope). I have a mini but I only found out about the awesome 9.0 software that came out two weeks ago by looking into this release (via matrixsynth). Contrast to the Osmose, with a marketing campaign that convinced me to preorder a non-existent product.
That said, Haken is a small company, and this particular product is only for the few who can afford it. I’m glad they put resources into updating the software. I was starting to wonder if the mini was abandoned with the lack of incremental updates.

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#25

Worst case sign up for their emails - that’s how I learned about the update! But yeah - I’m sad they only do FB for community. That’s a hard limit for me.

Still hoping to learn when Continucon is with out going on FB. We’ll see if I find out before I plan my vacation time.

#26

You are absolutely correct here, all the continuums have a firmware update to ver9.

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#27

I haven’t loaded 9 yet but I read the release notes. This update is a lot more than presets. There are whole new synth modules and a slew of bug fixes, plus a new performance ui that’s scalable.

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#28

One of the planned updates was an option to split the Ext port to have both the pedal input and uCVC output accessible at the same time. Not sure if this was realized but it would be great if it did.

#29

New 9.5 firmware is in stable beta:

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This new Version 9.5 firmware release is for all Continuums with DSP engines (both classic action and light action) and for all ContinuuMinis. There are many new System Presets for the Continuum and ContinuuMini since the last release for the Continuum, version 9. This brings the total number of Presets available to nearly 600.

The Editor has a new look and layout; learn about it in the new Continuum User Guide and EaganMatrix User Guide included in your Version 9.5 download. Here are a few highlights:

The Editor has three Themes/Skins; the “Dark” theme is default; in Midi and Global Settings you can also select the “Light” or “Neon” theme.

The EaganMatrix and System Presets share the same area; click on the red text “System Presets” to toggle to “EaganMatrix” display.

Overcrowding of controls has been alleviated using Control 1, Control 2, and Control 3 displays, selectable by radio button at center left.

There are now 128 User Preset Slots, 16 are shown in the Editor at a time.

New Tilt EQ controls.

New BiqBank and SineBank properties and capabilities.

Jenny Oscillator is now a choice in the Osc/Filt portion of the Matrix.

This public beta Version 9.5 is paving the path to an eventual Version 10 release, which will coincide with the release of Expressive E’s Osmose keyboard, a keyboard that includes the Haken Audio EaganMatrix sound engine. This Version 9.5 release is stable for general use, however we plan to add new features along the path to Version 10.

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