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C o n t i n u u m E a g a n M a t r i x E x p a n d e r U s e r ’ s G u i d e December 24, 2016 Firmware Version 8.00 Edmund Eagan and Lippold Haken...
The current version of this document can be found online in the Resources area of www.HakenAudio.com. We suggest new EaganMatrix Expander owners read this guide in its entirety. After you finish reading this guide, please keep it available as a reference. An on-line version is available in the Resources area at www.HakenAudio.com.
DSP that is normally inside the Continuum Fingerboard. The added DSPs significantly increase the polyphony of EaganMatrix sounds. The increased polyphony is most useful for EaganMatrix sounds that require polyphony greater than the number of fingers simultaneously touching the surface, such as percussive sounds with releases that continue long after the finger is lifted from the playing surface.
The DSP inside your Continuum together with the two DSPs inside your xCEE create a single stereo audio stream, available through the analog headphone output on your Continuum Fingerboard. Connecting the xCEE to the Continuum Fingerboard Connect the EaganMatrix Expander to your Continuum Fingerboard with two digital audio XLR cables as follows: from Continuum’s Aes3 Out to Continuum’s Aes3 In...
When the EaganMatrix Expander is connected, the Continuum Editor will indicate that there is expanded polyphony for the DSP sound engine. If the firmware version in the EaganMatrix Expander does not match the firmware version in your Continuum Fingerboard, the Continuum Editor will show a “Firmware Version Mismatch” error message. You will need to load firmware (with the EaganMatrix Expander connected and turned on) as directed in the Continuum User’s...
3.2. The EaganMatrix Expander and Combination Presets Both the xCEE and the iCEE allow for the ability to combine three EaganMatrix Presets. These Presets can be performed under the same finger control, split into different regions of the playing surface, connected in a serial fashion, are cued for instantaneous overlapping patch switching.
When you send email to Haken Audio, please describe your problem, and include a Profile (see the Continuum User Guide for instructions for creating a Profile) as well as the EaganMatrix Preset that shows the problem.