Oct 16, 2009 remember the eigenharp alpha and pico that we broke news of last week. Dec 07, 2015 lovely eigenharp alpha performance eigenharp is a brand of electronic instrument made by eigenlabs, a company based in uk. Sep 11, 2009 eigenharp alpha, pico demo and mindblowing concert handson video. This controller is capable of some incredibly expressible playing. Video of the key action, among others collected on youtube. The pico also ships with a collection of loop libraries and several acclaimed instruments from our partners. Mysterious eigenharp offers blinkenlight sitar looks. He was playing the electric guitar live in this funk band. The pico eigenharp is an ultraversatile electronic instrument, ideal for playing as a solo instrument or for playing in a band. Hes an amazing percussionist but he doesnt have much background in harmonic theory. It plays an unlimited range of sounds and is available in two finishes. Eigenlabs eigenharp pico controllerthis was my first foray into the alternative instrument world, a test to see if i wanted to purchase an eigenharp alpha.
Eigenlabs 8gb usb stick with latest install software macintosh and getting started tutorials. Packed with features such as automated measurements, reference waveforms and the ability to save and print waveforms, picoscope. Eigenlabs intros maconly eigenharp alpha, eigenharp pico. With 18 playing keys and 4 mode keys, a strip controller and breath pipe, the pico has the majority of the playing features of the eigenharp alpha. You can trigger and loop samples on an eigenharp, and a large collection of loop libraries is included.
Every model features touch3d keys, a breath pipe and strip controllers. Eigenharp is a brand of electronic instruments made by eigenlabs, a company based in devon, uk. Obviously, the purpose of picosoft is quite narrow. Jan 19, 2011 although the eigenharp alpha retails at a staggering. The eigenharp was designed from the ground up to avoid heavy reliance on your computer monitor. Oct 08, 2009 oh, and yes, i already want the pico and i think the picos fewer controls may actually make more sense.
Eigenharp alpha, pico demo and mindblowing concert handson. Selling my practically unused eigenharp pico, due to never having had the time to give it enough attention. This tutorial video explains how to set up your pico, install the software, play a scale and switch between different instrument sounds. The eigenharp tau is the newest addition to the eigenharp portfolio, filling the gap between the entrylevel pico and the professionallevel alpha. In addition, the alpha comes with its own native instruments at present a software model of a cello, clarinet and a synth engine. Light and portable, it packs a powerhouse of features. The entrylevel pico eigenharps feature the same keys as the topoftheline models. Jul 09, 2010 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
Studio recording equipment free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Eigenharp is an electronic portable controller that controls the musical expressions of sounds generated from the associated software. Buy eigenlabs eigenharp pico silver 18key advanced usb controller. The astonishing eigenharp 3d keys are amazingly sensitive, ten times more so than those on a conventional keyboard. Check out the video for details, but it is capable of a staggering variety of different methods to express feeling in your playing. Use it to play solo, play and record loops, change scale and key, transpose, alter tempo, program beats. Eigenharp pico and alpha slowly remove shroud of mystery, gets stratospheric price tags latest in alpha sony lets anyone create remote controls for its cameras. Oct 05, 2009 the eigenharp pico is designed to be simple to use so anyone can play it. Dec 08, 2009 the eigenharp pico ships with a whole collection of factory instruments, loops and samples.
Eigenharp a musical controller that can express itself. This uses a small midionly eigenharp pico setup that loads very quickly. It plays an unlimited range of sounds and is available in three finishes. Oct 07, 2009 the eigenharp pico is a smaller, more affordable version. The followup to the revolutionary eigenharp alpha is designed to make the. It includes a quite large library of pico controllers and additional expansion circuits which you can afterward connect to your computer through a com port. For example a piece of test equipment made for a specific purposeapplication is almost always more expensive perhaps even less in features and specs than. The pico gives you freedom to express your creativity through improvisation like no other electronic instrument in existence. The system requires a mac computer to operate, though windows software support is expected in january 2010. Eigenharp alpha, pico demo and mindblowing concert handson video.
The latest software release from pico technology includes the addition of nudge buttons, control settings grids and much more. Gig stress the idea dates back to the early 90s when lambert played in ambient trance band shen, who would travel to concerts in a truck packed with musical gear. For me, the eigenharp is much more interesting than a moog voyager os gee lets make a synth with no midi or patch memory, a moog guitar i am a synth guy, not a guitarist, yet another motif updateclone how many more nice string pads do i need, or any kind of vintage synth been there, done that, can we please move on. Below you will find a number of resources for the eigenharp pico. But today i wanted to play with it but couldnt find the usb stick with the software that came with the instrument.
Yesterday, musicradar attended a launch event for eigenlabs eigenharp, a unique instrument thats used to play software instruments on the mac a pc version will be available early in 2010. It plays an unlimited range of sounds and is available in. The eigenlabs eigenharp pico eigenlabs has posted a couple of videos that offer an introduction and tutorial for the new eigenharp pico. Part of what makes music so addictive, so satisfying, is the amount of time and energy we put in. You can load and play your own soundfonts, audio unit plugins and midi instruments with the eigenharp alpha. Picoscope has been designed to make it easy for you to diagnose vehicle faults. Mar 21, 2020 the program is also able to simulate these diagrams in order to find possible errors and calculate controller output.
Dec 07, 2010 eigenharp pico in robust carry casebox. Moog animoog overview with eigenharp pico controller. Trevor smith talks us through some of the new features. Each leddecked, pressuresensitive key of the eigenharp is actually three. So if you are not using a mac you would need to add the price of a mac on top of it to run the proprietary software midi gateway to control your main stuff. Besides the music, this video also demonstrates the awesome portability of the pico. Find out why picoscope is so great, not just today but far into the future. Geert bevin put together this interesting overview of the new moog animoog synthesizer, exploring the software synths capabilities and demonstrating its capability for polyphonic expression with an eigenharp pico bevins video does a good job of demonstrating the expressive capability of animoog, played through via the ipads touchscreen and the eigenharp pico. Download software and manuals for oscilloscopes and data loggers. Product activation card for website support and tutorial materials. In this video, john lambert, chairman of eigenlabs, explain how this sensitivity was achieved during the engineering process. From this page you can download the latest version picoscope oscilloscope software, picolog data logging software, software development kits sdk, brochures and manuals. Experiment will picoscope software work with other. A new pico experimental setup is provided for players to experiment with.
The alpha also ships with a collection of loop libraries and several acclaimed instruments from our partners. Eigenlabs 500mb usb stick with the latest version of eigend software for mac and windows 7. Enduser documentation needs work since eigend has been a moving target, eigenlabs has essentially stopped producing tutorial videos or writing useroriented documentation. Eigenharp alpha unboxing from geert bevin on vimeo. By the simple editing of a text file players can also experiment with their own. Eigenharp pico live smooth jazz sax improvisation duration. You can find the mpe spec here, by scrolling down to supplemental specifications post 1996. Its invented by john lambert and released in 2009 after developing it. Replied by jeffbirt on topic experiment will picoscope software work with other oscilloscopes there is a lot that goes into determining the value of a tool other than its purchase price. With 18 playing keys and 4 mode keys, a strip controller and breath pipe, the smaller pico has the majority of the playing features of the eigenharp alpha. If you do not own a pico product you can download the software for the product you are interested in and run in demo mode. A short video to explain why midi polyphonic expression mpe is so focused and limited, but why its so important that the standard exists and is widely available. Lovely eigenharp alpha performance eigenharp is a brand of electronic instrument made by eigenlabs, a company based in uk. You can load and play your own soundfonts, audio unit plugins and midi instruments with the eigenharp pico.
The ultraversatile pico is simple to use and anyone can play it. Eigenharp pico playing garageband instruments expressiveness. Eigenharp alpha makes your electronic musical instruments. I went to their webpage, but now all the software is pay as you go, pretty expensive to. Check out the video for details, but it is capable of a staggering variety of. Hello everybody, i have an eigenharp pico and tau and seek an eigenharp alpha. Its the brainchild of john lambert, a former studio owner, web and software industry guru, musician, and now chairman of eigenlabs ltd. Read about the eigenharp, one of the most expressive electronic musical instrument or controller ever made. Eigenlabs 8gb usb stick with latest install software and getting started tutorials. Its an 18keyed keys depress as well as provide two axes of expression control, 4butttoned, ribbonbestowed, breathpiped marvel that hoo.
The eigenharp alpha has apparently been in development for 10 years, and was originally born out of the desire for a truly expressive electronic instrument. Moog animoog overview using the eigenharp pico youtube. Physics calculations yes, a program can calculate the sound an object can make in three. Once software instruments get better support for alternative nextgeneration instruments like the eigenharp, all this will become a lot easier. Eigenlabs eigenharp pico black 18key advanced usb controller. A 1x eigenharp pico b 1x product registration card c 1x breath pipe d 1x spare mouthpiece e 1x neck strap f 1x 4m usb connecting cable g 1x eigenlabs usb stick containing software and video tutorials. They were incredibly expressive and unusual instruments kind of reminiscent of the star wars band. Dec 17, 2009 the system requires a mac computer to operate, though windows software support is expected in january 2010. The scrollable eigend browser, a software app that. Eigenharp pico and alpha slowly remove shroud of mystery. This video gives a brief overview of the animoogs features and. A genuinely new instrument isnt something you can expect to simply pick up and judge. Part keyboard sampler, part digital woodwind and drum machine, the veritable frankensynth comes in three sizes.
The eigenharp pico, with its ease of playing and transformational approach to learning scales and music theory, represents a new and easier way to learn to play a musical instrument. Eigenharp alpha experiment 20100624 from geert bevin on vimeo. Eigenlabs made the us debut of the eigenharp alpha and pico, and made the world debut of the eigenharp tau, today at the 2010 namm show. I recorded this smooth jazz sax song on my train ride to the frankfurt musikmesse yesterday. The entrylevel model is the pico, the midsized model is called the tau, and the flagship is the alpha. It has a midi gateway, so you run the software to make the instrument run, and then you would control whatever else via midi coming from that gateway. In addition, the pico comes with its own native instruments at present a software model of a cello, clarinet and a synth engine. Video eigenharp pico an introduction this tutorial video explains how to set up your pico, install the software, play a scale and switch between different instrument sounds. Mysterious eigenharp offers blinkenlight sitar looks, chilledout moby grooves latest in dj. The eigenharp, a bassoonsitaresque instrument that frees the musician from being tethered to their laptop screen while performing, is a totally unique approach to electronic music creation touted by its developers as the most. It has 22 keys, a breath pipe and strip controller, sharing many of the performance features of the alpha. I bought my eigenharp pico in 2010, the last two years or so i havnt used it.
Youll remember the eigenlabs eigenharp alpha and pico. Eigenharp a musical controller that can express itself in. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. However many people have garageband since it ships with all new macs. Remember the eigenharp alpha and pico that we broke news of last week. The simpler, 18key eigenharp pico is designed for beginners and is currently priced at. Check out the video below to see the eigenharp alpha in action. The pico comes preloaded with seven softwaremodeled default. The pico is the smallest, cheapest though still steep and, in theory, most accessible of the trio. The eigenharp is the brainchild of john lambert, a musician and software entrepreneur, whose devonbased team has been working on the project for eight years.
I asked him about it and he said that you have to program the keychords of the song into the software. Sure you do, but we bet you still havent a clue how those long, elegant sticks work. I saw someone perform with the eigenharp pico the other day. Eigenharp pico live smooth jazz sax improvisation youtube. Is there a way for me to be able to download the software free. And while a computer is required to run the software element of the eigenharp system, the pico is fundamentally an instrument for live performance, designed to be played without peering at a monitor, at least for most of the time. With up to 5000 samples per second, per button, an amazing level of expression was possible. John lambert invented the eigenharp with eigenlabs in 2009. Its more like a recorder a simple flute and has 18 keys and one slider. The instrument is in essence a highly flexible and portable controller, with the sound being actually generated in the software it drives. This tutorial shows you how you can play on the pico and use sounds from garageband. Eigenlabs has spent the last eight years developing a revolutionary new electronic musical instrument, the.