Connectivity

1. Power Inlet
   Universal power brick and cable included with purchase

2. Foot Pedal Inputs
   Haken Audio recommends Yamaha FC3A and FC7

3. 3.5 mm Midi I/O
   Universal Midi In (Type A, Type B, and TS) / Type B Midi Out
   Adapters to DIN Midi included with purchase

4. Midi over USB
   USB cable included with purchase

5. i2c Communication Port
   For the Haken Audio Control Voltage Converter or Haken Audio Tri-Octave Pedal

6. Digital Audio I/O
   Input rate 32 kHz to 192 kHz
   Output rate 48 kHz, 96 kHz, or match digital input up to 96 kHz

7. Analog Audio Outputs
   Left and right, or mono sum
   Compatible with unbalanced (TS) or balanced (TRS) systems

8. Headphone Output
   Compatible with stereo (TRS) only

Specifications

Advanced magnetic playing surface
Pitch resolution better than 0.1 cent
Octaves on playing surface: Slim70 nearly 6, Slim46 nearly 4, Slim21 nearly 2
Extendable pitch range via octave switching
Configuration using built-in display
Haken Editor software for Mac and PC
Extensive system access via Midi
Maximum surface polyphony: 16
Sharc 8x internal sound engine with EaganMatrix Sound Technology
Maximum sound engine polyphony: 16
Control Voltage Converter compatible (Haken Audio CVC and Evaton Technologies µCVC)
Power supplied by USB-C PD from AC 110V or 240V
Power consumption: Slim70 20W, Slim46 15W, Slim21 10W
Midi I/O via TRS 3.5 mm or USB-C
Audio output: analog and digital
Audio input: digital
i2c serial support
Two foot pedal inputs

Slim70 weight: 3.8 kg (8.5 lbs)
Dimensions: 110 x 19 x 3 cm (43.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 in)
Weight with “carry-on” EVA case: 6.5 kg (14.3 lbs)
“Carry-on” EVA case: 110 x 24 x 10 cm (44 x 9.5 x 4)
Weight with “checked luggage” hard case: 8.6 kg (19 lbs)
“Checked luggage” case: 122 x 25 x 15 cm (48 x 10 x 6)

Slim21 weight: 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs)
Dimensions: 45 x 19 x 3 cm (17.7 x 7.5 x 1.2 in)
Weight with “carry-on” EVA case: 3 kg (6.5 lbs)
”Carry-on” EVA Case: 50 x 24 x 10 cm (19.75 x 9.5 x 4 in)

Playing Surface

The Continuum has a specialized playing surface. We believe it is the most sensitive and responsive of all electronic music instruments, but it is not a straightforward XYZ pad nor a replacement for keyboards.

• The Continuum surface detects movements with sub-millisecond timing, allowing the performer to react and intimately control the fine structure of the sound created by the EaganMatrix.

• With the help of a skilled player carefully listening and rolling their fingers, the surface achieves incredible X (pitch) accuracy. The resulting positional accuracy is on the order of 15 microns - the same as it is for an acoustic violin player carefully listening to intervallic beats and micro-adjusting fingers.

• A skilled player can get 14 bits of Z (pressure) accuracy with EaganMatrix presets and playing styles that allow human perception and control to such extreme precision. During onsets of notes sub-millisecond temporal precision is much more important, so the Continuum uses a quick series of 7-bit Z values to capture onset trajectory.

• The Y (front-back) direction is monotonic to about 10 bits but has low absolute positional accuracy unless played with a special 2-finger technique. Still, with proper EaganMatrix sound design the Y direction is incredibly useful to a skilled performer.

• Unisons and simultaneous notes a half-step apart are playable on the surface but require special playing techniques or special sound design.

For more technical information please read about MPE+ and check out the User Guides included with Editor/Firmware downloads.