Haken Audio Slim 21 Continuum 21s8x — a compact USB/MIDI keyboard and synthesizer

Haken Audio has released a portable MPE+ instrument in its Slim Continuum range.

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The new model spans 21 semitones, almost two octaves, on a neoprene touch surface. Twelve independent sensors track each finger, responding to pressure, pitch and movement. The controller has a sturdy metal enclosure and a built-in EaganMatrix digital synthesis engine. The engine offers subtractive synthesis, physical modelling with modal filters, FM synthesis and more than 500 presets.

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The included Haken Editor software programs the engine directly on macOS or Windows. The 21s8x is assembled and calibrated by hand, with close attention to both hardware and software. Connections include USB-C, two 6.3 mm TRS stereo outputs, a 6.3 mm TRS stereo headphone output, S/PDIF input and output on RCA, a 3.5 mm I2C port for an optional voltage converter, 3.5 mm MIDI I/O and two 6.3 mm pedal inputs.

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Haken Audio Slim 21 Continuum 21s8x will be available for $1,800.