Category: Eigenharp: Technical Help

Hey guys! So someone from the Eigenlabs forums directed me to here. Reposting…

Hey guys! So someone from the Eigenlabs forums directed me to here. Reposting…

I want my Eigenharp Pico to play the piccolo. So I’ve researched online for soundfonts to load into the sampler. I’ve found some decent fonts, but when loaded to the Eigenharp they’re all controlled by the keys only, and not by the mouthpiece like the clarinet sound built into the Eigenharp. When using the mouthpiece together with the keys, it just create a bit longer sound, but it doesn’t have the same function as the mouthpiece in the clarinet. Is there a way to use the piccolo soundfont I’ve downloaded with the mouthpiece functionality of the clarinet?

Thank you for your help!

Just a thought about using the breath capabilities of our instruments in a possibly helpful way, especially if you…

Just a thought about using the breath capabilities of our instruments in a possibly helpful way, especially if you can play harmonica?

The technical question to make scales more like harp is:

Can you trigger a different note on the same key by drawing breath in on the breath tube or vocal?

a scale would become:

C. D E F G A B C2

blow draw blow draw blow draw draw blow.

a whole scale with 4 keys. Any thoughts folks?

I’ve been digging around in workbench trying to find a way with little luck

is this possible with bel canto ? or does an agent need to be written for it?

Thanks very much,

Tefman

When starting up EigenD in Experimental setup (MIDI basic-mode), the lowest five buttons on the Alpha are lit.

When starting up EigenD in Experimental setup (MIDI basic-mode), the lowest five buttons on the Alpha are lit. The EigenD description says:

“The main keyboard has five orange coloured keys that have been configured as three-dimensional MIDI CC controllers where each axis sends out data to a dedicated CC number.”

It seems to me that the buttons have no specific functions. Nothing happens when I use them. I use this mode to record the alpha in Logic Pro. I´m not dependent of some special function of those buttons, just want to know how to use them.

Geert Bevin, I recently stumbled across a video of you doing a presentation where you had a strummer setup going…

Geert Bevin, I recently stumbled across a video of you doing a presentation where you had a strummer setup going into Cubase 8 and had managed to get per note expression working. Well, I recently moved to Cubase 9 Pro from Live for a number of reasons, including the possibility of per note expression.

Unfortunately the video quality was not fantastic, and your explanation of your setup was kind of lost in the general room noise.

I’m wondering if you might share some details on how you set up the track / mapped the alpha, because I am more than a little lost in the track settings.

I’d like to get the breath control / expressiveness working like your setup seemed to be doing. It must have been a while back.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

In the meantime, I’ll keep poking at all these new settings and see if I can figure it out. LOL

I really need some help to get the Alpha into Logic and start recording tracks.

I really need some help to get the Alpha into Logic and start recording tracks. I just don’t get it. I’ve gone through the reference guide, watching a lot of videos on YouTube, including the seminar “Using the Eigenharp with DAW´s”. I’m using Alchemy on AU 1 and Madrona Labs Aalto on AU 2. All works just fine when I´m playing right through the computer. But I don’t know how to record it.

There is no problem to record my guitars via my Antelope ZenTour sound card. The alpha routing is just: Alpha – Base Station Pro – MacBook Pro. Is there anyone out there who can guide me through it step by step?

Anyone willing to help me setup a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black for use with the Pico?

Anyone willing to help me setup a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black for use with the Pico? Would probably not need much assistance but a few key things remain confusing to me.

Alternatively, would like spend a bit of money to get a prepared SD card.

Kai Drange?

Mark Harris?

Yes, it’s understood that some things aren’t fully baked, yet. Don’t want to be impatient. Perfectly willing to try stuff and, despite appearances, been able to get some fairly involved things to work. But, for some reason, my attempts at getting EigenD or MEC to work on Raspbian have failed.

Been having a lot of fun with my Blokas pisound, especially with MODEP (MOD Emulation for pisound). It’s like a virtual pedal which accepts LV2 plugins, including synths and MIDI effects. Just the thing for my wind controller setup. Been using it extensively with my Yamaha WX-11 and been dreaming of using it with my Pico.

The Bela-enhanced BeagleBone Black would be another option.

Thanks a lot for any help!

Hi all – I recently picked up a secondhand Pico and I’m looking for portable solutions.

Hi all – I recently picked up a secondhand Pico and I’m looking for portable solutions. I’m hoping I can use it with a 2GB Windows 8 Linx tablet via its micro-USB, but I’m thinking I might need to supplement the power, perhaps with a Y-cable and a USB power pack. Has anyone got a Pico running on a small Windows tablet…? Seems like a natural fit, but I’ve seen no mention of it…

Hello everyone.

Hello everyone. I am trying to get an Eigenharp Pico to run on my OS 10.11 system. I see that there are several different installers floating around, as well as various advice on how to move files around due to Apple issues. I am getting slightly confused about what is considered best practice. But: since all of this information is somewhat scattered, is there an up-to-date guide for how to get it going somewhere?