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Eigenharp
thumb|An Eigenharp Alpha-model Eigenharp is a brand of electronic instrument made by Eigenlabs, a company based in Devon, UK, invented by John Lambert and released in 2009 after developing it for eight years. The "instrument" is in essence a highly flexible and portable controller, with the sound being actually generated in the software it drives.
Characteristics of all of the instruments are:
- A matrix of velocity sensitive multi-expressive keys, each of which act like a 6-way analog joystick. This allows the simultaneous pitch bend and modulation (or other parameters) of each played note individually.
- A stick-like vertical form factor akin to a sitar for the larger models or a flute in the smaller ones.
- A built-in wind controller, giving the larger versions of the instrument an appearance similar to a bassoon.
- One or two ribbon controller strips.
- The software is available as open-source under the GPLv3 and runs both on Macintosh and Windows.
Additionally, the larger models have:
- A series of percussion keys
- A built-in step sequencer with indicator LEDs for each key.
- A headphone amplifier with an output on the instrument