Still from Haken Continuum video with hands on the red-and-black horizontal ribbon controller of the Continuum Fingerboard; visualization above with Harmonic Resonator, circles overlaid on keyboard showing multi-dimensional expression.

Haken Continuum deep dive, as composition blurs with sound design

Is it sound design? Or is it composition? Yes. Here’s a full exploration of the Haken Continuum, the oft-misunderstood expressive device, as a musical instrument, plus creations for the hardware. It might inspire you to rethink how you view digital interfaces for performance.

Expressive playing with MPE, demystified

MPE, MIDI Polyphonic Expression, can make playing digital instruments expressive in ways we’ve desired for decades. It’s just down to understanding everything you can do – and composer Josh Madoff has a fantastic tutorial and Osmose demos that make this technology more accessible to anyone.

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2025

Osmose is a new “augmented” keyboard, from Haken and Expressive E

The dream of a keyboard with expansive expression, not just organ-style key-plunking, now sees a new integrated instrument. And the maker of the Haken Continuum is involved.

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2019

A report from the futuristic Continuum Fingerboard’s first Con

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2016

Watch a Haken Continuum Rival String Instruments for Expression

- April 29, 2014

New Instruments with Electricity: Kalimba + Ring Mod, Continuum + Kyma [Videos]

- November 16, 2012

Open Source Multitouch Continuum-Style Controller, in Action

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2011

New Instruments That Matter: Four Examples, Live in SF, Really Do Move Music Forward

- May 5, 2011

The Joy of Modular: Exploring the Buchla 200e at BuchlaWorks Site

Peter Kirn - August 12, 2007

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