I love, LOVE my Linnstrument. If you’re a guitarist, there’s no better MIDI controller. Additionally, I have to say that very few individuals provide better customer service than Roger Linn.
Did you try the Instrument 1 ? I wasn't a huge fan tbh, I ended up going for Roli stuff. I have an old Boss drum machine / guitar synth, made for guitarists in the early 90s which is handy as the buttons are laid out like frets. Really useful as a midi controller because of the guitar layout. The sounds are a bit old but you can pick them up for about £40. It's a Boss Dr-5. I use Smart Chords on the Roli seaboard. It frees up your fingers. Equator 2 is a pretty good synth tbf. Roli's software has improved loads too. They aren't so IOS heavy these days. I use Windows 10 & Ableton 11.
Yay! Thanks for hosting the video, Cuckoo! So cool to have those three instruments playing together in one video 🤘 And also thanks to Heen for whispering the scale we were playing in to me at the beginning of the jam. Haha! Bit of a fail there on my part 😆
nice interview re, I met the roli representative in Sydney, really nice guy and he sold me on the rise, I bought the first one in Sydney. MPE is lovely
That jam... I could listen to you guys play for days. Bravo. (Now off to buy a lottery ticket in the hope of winning so I can buy one of these devices!)
Coming here after learning about the Osmose....what beautiful music! Cuckoo, I can tell you have spent a lot of time learning your instrument - what a beautiful performance! Absolutely magnificent all around. What an exciting time to be in music, as the performative nature of acoustic instruments is getting married to the uniqueness and customization of electronic ones. I'm excited for coming generations of talent raised on instruments like Continuum or Osmose!
Continuum is a beast. The sensitivity and expressiveness of an acoustic instrument + unlimited versatility in term of sound if you are enough creative with patches you create for it. It's way more than a controller and the amount of research and technology behind this thing justify the price.
Could you guys all get together more often?? That was really nice. I would enjoy watching / listening to more sessions with all of yous. Maybe livestream?
Thanks! Yeah I also think the Continuum is at a different level than what most other manufacturers and developers are doing at the moment. To me it is at a crossing point between acoustic and electronic instruments, where most others are more clearly in the electronic music side of things. The Continuum has got this same precision and “physical presence” that acoustic instruments have. I feel like I have developed a physical bond with my Continuum, the same way as with an acoustic instrument. It’s really special.
AndEcho man I love pad based isometric layouts. Have you had issues with it? I’m thinking of going for the linnstrument 128 as I don’t feel my seaboard block is for me.
AndEcho that’s great to hear, I’m going to go for it. It’s not too finicky to set up with daws or 3rd party plugins? I mean any more than other mpe instruments
I have no idea why Haken Audio wont approach a major company like Native Instruments or vice versa to mass produce the Continuum Fingerboard at half the price point. it blows the seaboard away and if Haken doesnt get it out there someone else is going to knock them out which is finally happening over 15 years later. I’ve always wanted one, and a half board for $2k is totally reasonable. Not $5k. Eventually touch screen controllers will become more frequent and more mesh options will be available for less than the Continuum. They need to get with a big player or Native Instruments (who just got a 51mil investment mind you and I would much rather see control it) and bring this to the masses. Polyphonic is the future of midi controllers. It has been since 2005 but no one wants to take charge now that the tech is caught up. These companies are sleeping on a gold mine. Whoever grabs this (concept) will change the game just like Roli attempted to do with a lower priced product (because the design was cost effective) but it feels inferior to a fingerboard. People want and need this, but not for $5k, which is why its still unknown. If someone does buy it out, you’re welcome lol. I need to be a shark lol Products exist out there that need to be refined and then capitalized on, like all great inventions or ideas were. Honestly Native Instruments would be the perfect investor to take over the Continuum. Full integration with their software and custom polyphonic instruments which would open up a whole new world for them. I mean come on, they would kill the game if the continuum was $3k or less with FULL support of the Matrix integration into Kontakt. Im a drummer but always wanted a continuum as a second instrument. I would love to get one if they were more reasonably priced instead of being custom ordered from a small company. Its a genius instrument, it just needs to grow.
At least now they’ve just started collaborating with Expressive-E with the new Osmose keyboard alternative with the same Continuum sound engine. That has been met with huge enthusiasm. I hope that this collaboration will eventually see a refresh to the Continuum and bring it to the factories to make it more affordable and refined in the process. When I’m meeting the two companies it’s what I tell them every time... 🙏🏼
idk i dont really like the haken, i just like the seaboard much more. its not flat lol controlls seem better and i just like how the whole thing is. i cant decide between the linnstrument and the seaboard
Thanks for doing this video guys. I enjoyed both the conversation and the playing. I own and love the linnstrument and dream of having a continuum someday. In the meantime I have to settle for videos like this. Thanks again for posting. Your enthusiasm and positivity are contagious!
Brilliant. Haken. And brilliantly priced. Hope to see a separate video on the Haken soon. The construction the workflow the presets the synthesis the engine. 👍👍👍
Cuckoo u r becoming a legend bro!!! So wild to see u grow into something so well known and respected. I hope to see u make some music for some Hollywood movies some day. Thanks for everything I'm really happy for you! God bless
Great to see Felix and Cuckoo together on this, these are all interesting instruments. I find it interesting that they are considered "expressive" though - I think in the right hands a harpsichord or organ can be supremely expressive - you can do a lot with "note on / note off" ;-) The jam is great!
@@kirill2525 Can't get enough of playing my block. It's awesome that you can carry it with you and play in any place just with your phone and small JBL-like speaker. The sounds is awesome and control is great!
nice comparison and sharing of ideas like the NAMM events, the jams are always the best part :-) Cuckoo, hope you can make it to the SF Bay area sometime you and Jexus have the best synth videos
Hi, I'm currently considering a setup for microtonal music production and would love to get your opinion. My idea is to use the Lumatone for its precise microtonal harmonic capabilities for just intonation and 31 EDO. For the more expressive and individual parts, I'm considering either the Linnstrument or the Continuum. I'm looking for an instrument that can add maximum expressivity (like a violin or trumpet) but also be capable of handling different microtonal intervals. What would be your advice or recommendations on this? Do you think one of these instruments (the Linnstrument or the Continuum) would be better suited for this type of setup? Thanks in advance for your help!
This is really awesome. The Continuum sounds amazing and it reminds me of Chinese traditional music. Can you please put a link to the cartoon you made with the background music. I love cartoons and that one looks great. Thanks!
Informative Video. Just about the framing. It's not balance the other guy with the seaboard seems out of the way. If he doesn't speak you can not notice him. He is so close to the right side edge of the video and the left side have so much space. Anyway great content.
Thanks. Yeah mr seaboard was late to the session, so we had to wing it. The cameras were already set up and running by the time he got there, and we only had one of the cameras operated by an actual human :) We only had 1 hour in the studio in total. I think it worked out all right under the circumstances.
I love how you were able to smoothly give way for another to take over the lead. Beautiful showcase of hardware and your collective musicality.
I love, LOVE my Linnstrument. If you’re a guitarist, there’s no better MIDI controller. Additionally, I have to say that very few individuals provide better customer service than Roger Linn.
Did you try the Instrument 1 ?
I wasn't a huge fan tbh, I ended up going for Roli stuff. I have an old Boss drum machine / guitar synth, made for guitarists in the early 90s which is handy as the buttons are laid out like frets. Really useful as a midi controller because of the guitar layout. The sounds are a bit old but you can pick them up for about £40. It's a Boss Dr-5. I use Smart Chords on the Roli seaboard. It frees up your fingers. Equator 2 is a pretty good synth tbf. Roli's software has improved loads too. They aren't so IOS heavy these days. I use Windows 10 & Ableton 11.
That concerto was so cool. You defenitely need to more of these!
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yes, indeed. I rewinded and taped it onto my kaosspad mini :-)
Yay! Thanks for hosting the video, Cuckoo! So cool to have those three instruments playing together in one video 🤘 And also thanks to Heen for whispering the scale we were playing in to me at the beginning of the jam. Haha! Bit of a fail there on my part 😆
Jesus Christ that jam was so good. I wish all gear/software demo were that good.
If you lean to guitar , get the Linn , it can be later it many ways but it’s default I believe is in 4ths , like a guitar.
Wow
Haken Continnum Fingerboard was basically the first MPE standalone machine love the synth Egan Matrix
that jam's just amazing
nice interview re, I met the roli representative in Sydney, really nice guy and he sold me on the rise, I bought the first one in Sydney. MPE is lovely
That final jam was beatiful
That jam... I could listen to you guys play for days. Bravo. (Now off to buy a lottery ticket in the hope of winning so I can buy one of these devices!)
Fingers crossed!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Coming here after learning about the Osmose....what beautiful music! Cuckoo, I can tell you have spent a lot of time learning your instrument - what a beautiful performance! Absolutely magnificent all around. What an exciting time to be in music, as the performative nature of acoustic instruments is getting married to the uniqueness and customization of electronic ones. I'm excited for coming generations of talent raised on instruments like Continuum or Osmose!
Fantastic. From start to finish I was intrigued to learn how each worked and to hear the differences between. The ending, blown away.
Someone shouls hire them for soundtrack work. Awesome.
Woooow the final,... The featuring that's awesome, dope instruments like this feeling
Film scoring ad hoc right there. Love the interplay.
The beautiful jam of yours at the end gave me goosebumps .......wow
A R Rahman Indian Mozart he plays is continuum fingerboard with a holistic expression when he immerses into it he plays for 3+hrs
Yeah he’s the best!
That piece was so wonderful.
Continuum is a beast. The sensitivity and expressiveness of an acoustic instrument + unlimited versatility in term of sound if you are enough creative with patches you create for it. It's way more than a controller and the amount of research and technology behind this thing justify the price.
20:00 I just talked to my self and said "play some thing" and cucko jumped in and said "play some thing". Reading my mind!!.
Could you guys all get together more often?? That was really nice. I would enjoy watching / listening to more sessions with all of yous. Maybe livestream?
I want to touch a Continuum so badly
Really cool to see you two working together 👍
Thanks! Glad to hear that. It was great hanging out.
That jam was nice and sweet.
beautiful jam at the end. well done!
the fingerboard definitely seems like it sounds the best... and accessible, but with a price tag to match. thx for vid!
Thanks! Yeah I also think the Continuum is at a different level than what most other manufacturers and developers are doing at the moment. To me it is at a crossing point between acoustic and electronic instruments, where most others are more clearly in the electronic music side of things.
The Continuum has got this same precision and “physical presence” that acoustic instruments have. I feel like I have developed a physical bond with my Continuum, the same way as with an acoustic instrument. It’s really special.
what a great comprehensive review of three great instruments.
should help anyone trying to figure out if they will fit their needs.
Super cool video! Thanks!
I love my Linnstrument and I really hope it catches on sales wise.
AndEcho man I love pad based isometric layouts. Have you had issues with it? I’m thinking of going for the linnstrument 128 as I don’t feel my seaboard block is for me.
nakul krishna No issues at all. I have the 128 and I’ve never regretted not getting the bigger brother.
AndEcho that’s great to hear, I’m going to go for it. It’s not too finicky to set up with daws or 3rd party plugins? I mean any more than other mpe instruments
@@NakulKrishna No its not. Basically plug and play.
AndEcho cool, thanks a lot! Going to start saving up.
wow the jam at the end sounds great. Got some Journey vibes at 29:00.
Thank you Cuckoo and team! Wonderful! Love and appreciation!
Lovely demo, very much enjoyed watching it.👍
Thank you so much!
Wow, such a beautiful jam!
Thank you! It’s when you jam together you can reach a higher place!
cuckoomusic True. But in this case it worked out especially well. I’m mesmerized bij the Continuum. Some saving up might be appropriate..
What a jam at the end!
I have no idea why Haken Audio wont approach a major company like Native Instruments or vice versa to mass produce the Continuum Fingerboard at half the price point. it blows the seaboard away and if Haken doesnt get it out there someone else is going to knock them out which is finally happening over 15 years later. I’ve always wanted one, and a half board for $2k is totally reasonable. Not $5k. Eventually touch screen controllers will become more frequent and more mesh options will be available for less than the Continuum. They need to get with a big player or Native Instruments (who just got a 51mil investment mind you and I would much rather see control it) and bring this to the masses. Polyphonic is the future of midi controllers. It has been since 2005 but no one wants to take charge now that the tech is caught up. These companies are sleeping on a gold mine. Whoever grabs this (concept) will change the game just like Roli attempted to do with a lower priced product (because the design was cost effective) but it feels inferior to a fingerboard. People want and need this, but not for $5k, which is why its still unknown. If someone does buy it out, you’re welcome lol. I need to be a shark lol Products exist out there that need to be refined and then capitalized on, like all great inventions or ideas were. Honestly Native Instruments would be the perfect investor to take over the Continuum. Full integration with their software and custom polyphonic instruments which would open up a whole new world for them. I mean come on, they would kill the game if the continuum was $3k or less with FULL support of the Matrix integration into Kontakt. Im a drummer but always wanted a continuum as a second instrument. I would love to get one if they were more reasonably priced instead of being custom ordered from a small company. Its a genius instrument, it just needs to grow.
At least now they’ve just started collaborating with Expressive-E with the new Osmose keyboard alternative with the same Continuum sound engine. That has been met with huge enthusiasm. I hope that this collaboration will eventually see a refresh to the Continuum and bring it to the factories to make it more affordable and refined in the process. When I’m meeting the two companies it’s what I tell them every time... 🙏🏼
idk i dont really like the haken, i just like the seaboard much more. its not flat lol controlls seem better and i just like how the whole thing is. i cant decide between the linnstrument and the seaboard
Thanks for doing this video guys. I enjoyed both the conversation and the playing. I own and love the linnstrument and dream of having a continuum someday. In the meantime I have to settle for videos like this. Thanks again for posting. Your enthusiasm and positivity are contagious!
Thanks for making this video, I very much enjoyed the whole thing.
A very enjoyable and informative video, but seriously the last 5 mins was amazing....thank you
Instruments that sing! Very cool.
Such awes0me discussion but even better music! :) Thanks guys!
Brilliant. Haken.
And brilliantly priced.
Hope to see a separate video on the Haken soon.
The construction the workflow the presets the synthesis the engine. 👍👍👍
Damn, sounds very inspiring this fingerboard🔥 Nice video 👊🏻
Thank you!
Nice collab by people who know how... awesome.
Cuckoo u r becoming a legend bro!!! So wild to see u grow into something so well known and respected. I hope to see u make some music for some Hollywood movies some day. Thanks for everything I'm really happy for you! God bless
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The Continuum is in it's own league! Unfortunately price-wise, too! :D I like the layout of the Linnstrument, got my eyes on it!
The Continuum is tops on my list of things to purchase when I win the lottery. Just sayin'...
@@patrickbodine1300 actually got myself a Linnstrument a few days ago and I love it!
The layout of the Continuum reminds me of Thumbjam.
Great to see Felix and Cuckoo together on this, these are all interesting instruments. I find it interesting that they are considered "expressive" though - I think in the right hands a harpsichord or organ can be supremely expressive - you can do a lot with "note on / note off" ;-) The jam is great!
It would be nice to feel the power of Seaboard Block in this video too... It's smaller version, yet still very very powerful 🔥 🤩 🔥
its kinda dumb imo, you pay 300$ for a remote and their block wich is kinda a half assed. id rather get the keossolater
@@kirill2525 Can't get enough of playing my block. It's awesome that you can carry it with you and play in any place just with your phone and small JBL-like speaker. The sounds is awesome and control is great!
Super cool demos!!! One should also include Geoshred among these....
I had an arduino! My ex wouldn't buy me parts at the time so I gave it up! Thought I would inherit my mom's programming skills!
I was hoping for a jam and I got it. Bravo!
Such a sick jam!
what a wonderful video :)
So nice to listen to this, very cool instruments!
Beautiful jam!
Cool jam at end
Fantastic!
Great video! I'm trying to decide what MPE device to use with my Baloran The River, so this video really helped. :)
awesome jam
How do you replicate the sounds used at the beginning of Octavarium by Dream Theater on the Score live album?
beautiful ending ! awesome
nice comparison and sharing of ideas
like the NAMM events, the jams are always the best part :-)
Cuckoo, hope you can make it to the SF Bay area sometime
you and Jexus have the best synth videos
Nice stuff from Heen, great guy.
the future of midi!
very very cool jam! wish i could afford a CONTINUUMIN
Stange idea of Thomann, to use this 50s`s abandoned house for studios.
Jam at 26:00 ...Its beautiful....listen
yes yes oh yes :O) we need some more jams :) awesome
So so nice
Continuum Fingerboard, LinnStrument, Seaboard Rise - EXPENSIVE instruments.
cuckoo man, great informative video, thank you so much!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it.
@@truecuckoo 👍❤😊👌
Slide over so Roli guy can fit! Great discussion and jam :)
You deserve a lot more subs
I can’t wait for you to get in a fender bender watching iPhone 17 titanium practice videos
Hi,
I'm currently considering a setup for microtonal music production and would love to get your opinion. My idea is to use the Lumatone for its precise microtonal harmonic capabilities for just intonation and 31 EDO. For the more expressive and individual parts, I'm considering either the Linnstrument or the Continuum.
I'm looking for an instrument that can add maximum expressivity (like a violin or trumpet) but also be capable of handling different microtonal intervals.
What would be your advice or recommendations on this? Do you think one of these instruments (the Linnstrument or the Continuum) would be better suited for this type of setup?
Thanks in advance for your help!
This is really awesome. The Continuum sounds amazing and it reminds me of Chinese traditional music. Can you please put a link to the cartoon you made with the background music. I love cartoons and that one looks great. Thanks!
Thanks! This the animation I made: Tindra´s Light - ua-cam.com/video/OPuDh6-Wg-o/v-deo.html
That jam thooo.
What animation software you use that was sweet
If only roli build quality was the same level as the rest of those
Could I use the Continuum as a Cat Scratch pad too?
Oh geez, I’m sweating just from reading this. Imagine seeing your cat with an innocent face in front of your scratched-up Fingerboard 😅
I’ve heard that Edmund Eagan’s cats sometimes try to get his attention by subtly scratching the continuum, haha.
Solstickan ftw!
Cool.
Is there any one that you can just plug and play with NO computer or midi host ect?
Great video.
Is your animated story available to watch?
cool
I feel like the Roli guy was totally into the Fingerboard. Who isn’t? lol
Linnstrument all way, but guy who operates linnstrument is NOT prepared
Wait.. there were Roli representatives alive in 2019?
I thought they were all Order 66-ed.
RIP.
"yeah, yeah" cit.
🤣
wish i had these- sensel morph gets me close for $200!
Instant instant like
Damn.. I’ll take all 3... just gotta rob a couple banks!
lol atleast save up and buy the roli seaboard. its worth it
Please freeze the last part on a track and publish it!
beautiful sound on fingerboard!!!!really want to know what vst is it~~~!!
Someone send the continuum to Ryuichi Sakamoto please, he will create masterpiece album with it :D
"Oh, let's check the Fingerboard, maybe it is cheaper than the Linnstrument..." 6333 EUR on thomann. What the actual...?
How many of you work at apple
God I love you
Informative Video. Just about the framing. It's not balance the other guy with the seaboard seems out of the way. If he doesn't speak you can not notice him. He is so close to the right side edge of the video and the left side have so much space. Anyway great content.
Thanks. Yeah mr seaboard was late to the session, so we had to wing it. The cameras were already set up and running by the time he got there, and we only had one of the cameras operated by an actual human :) We only had 1 hour in the studio in total. I think it worked out all right under the circumstances.
Yeah I noticed that he just suddenly came out. But still you’re able to deliver the details. And it was really good.