New Firmware and Editor: Public Beta 9.51 - updated Jan 26 2021
This new Version 9.51 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 9.51 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.
For 2x and 6x systems, 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 9.51 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.
Minimum System Requirements: Intel® Core™ i5 processor or faster; 8 GB or more RAM; Mac OS X 10.11.6 or later, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10.
Version 9.51 downloads can be found here. For Mac, a video with installation instructions is included with the Mac download; Mac installation instructions must be followed in every detail, or installation will fail. Installation instructions for PC are provided a in a PDF with the PC download.
Old Firmware Versions
January 1, 2020
Haken Audio firmware version 9 is for all Continuums with DSP engines (both classic action and light action) and for all ContinuuMinis. There are over 100 new Presets for the Continuum and ContinuuMini since the last release for the Continuum, version 8.50. This brings the total number of Presets available to over 470. Of note in these new Presets are the greatly expanded number in the Ultility category. These Utility Presets are often a great starting point for creating new custom Presets.
This version of firmware is an example of Haken Audio’s continued support and improvements to the Continuum and the ContinuuMini, and lays the groundwork for inclusion of the upcoming Expressive E Osmose. Downloads and more information can be found at this link.
June 4, 2019
This Editor and firmware is recommended for all Continuum Fingerboards and ContinuuMinis delivered after January 1, 2019. This is an alpha version. The official 9.00 release will be available late summer 2019.
Only load this firmware if you have been specifically asked to do so by Haken Audio! Contact us for more information.
If you update firmware, it will overwrite the presets currently in your Continuum. If you need to retain your existing presets, save them to disk using your existing Continuum Editor before updating.
July 14, 2017
Release notes for Version 8.50 Continuum Editor and Firmware are available here.
This Editor and firmware is recommended for all Continuum Fingerboards with the internal sound engine delivered before January 1, 2019. If your Continuum is already running firmware 8.50 or later, no need to update firmware after you install the Editor from the proper bundle below.
If you update firmware, it will overwrite the presets currently in your Continuum. If you need to retain your existing presets, save them to disk using your existing Continuum Editor before updating.
If you have been updating your Continuum and it is running Firmware 7 or later, the update to Version 8 will be a simple two-step procedure. Please see Section 11 of the Continuum User Guide included in the Mac and PC bundles below.
If your Continuum is running very old firmware (more than four years old — before version 7), please contact Haken Audio for a one-time update procedure. When you contact Haken Audio, let them know which firmware version is currently in your Continuum.
(Windows only) When you download this 8.50 Editor and run it the “Continuum Editor 8.50.exe” the first time, Windows will ask about it wanting access to “network” resources. The Continuum Editor uses this “network” mechanism for talking to Pablo’s Pitch Table Editor (which is not really on the network at all, it is local on your computer); it is only communication within your computer between those two programs. Normally you should select “yes” when it asks if the Editor can do that. If you say “no”, everything will work except for the Pitch Table Editor options in the Cogwheel menu.
Firmware Update File 1 will take about an hour. Make sure your computer does not sleep, shut down, or otherwise get bored during that long time, while you go and have a coffee and a nice walk. If you come back and it is not happy, please send Haken Audio the Max Console so we can figure out what happened. (Hit control-shift-M to get the console window within the Editor, then control-a to select all, then control c and paste that into an email).
Mac Bundle (298 MB) – ZIP file which contains a Disk Image (DMG). The Disk Image includes the Continuum Editor application and all associated files in a folder called Continuum Editor. The ZIP should self extract. Double click on the .dmg file to open the disk image. Drag the enclosed Continuum Editor folder to your preferred location.
PC Bundle (285 MB) file which includes firmware, User Guides, Continuum Editor, Pitch Tables Editor, and EaganMatrix Presets. When you run the Continuum Editor the first time you may be warned it uses the network, because of the way it talks to the Pitch Tables Editor; both these programs run on your computer, and do not access anything else. Also, some Windows platforms will give a message about missing DLLs; fix this by running Microsoft’s “install missing DLLs.exe” included in the same directory as the Continuum Editor.