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The Eigenharp is alive
An Eigenharp is a brand of electronic instrument made by Eigenlabs, a company based in Devon, UK. It resembles a combination of a bassoon and sitar in appearance, with buttons that can be pressed and a mouthpiece that can be blown into to make notes. It was first made available in 2009 in two sizes, Eigenharp Alpha, the fully featured model, and Eigenharp Pico, a smaller and cheaper model. It is the first musical controller made for both playing and sequencing. Eigenharp Alpha costs $5,800 dollars and is customizable.
Interestingly, they also released the Eigenharp Pico for about $500. It’s more like a recorder (a simple flute) and has 18 keys and one slider.
Both devices require a Mac nearby for playback.
