Organizers of ContinuuCon – an annual electronic music event that focuses on expressive electronic music performance with the Haken Continuum, Expressive E Osmose and other instruments based on the Continuum’s EaganMatrix sound engine – have announced that 2025 edition will return to Paris, France.
ContinuuCon 2025, the seventh international Haken Continuum Conference, will be held in Paris March 26–28. This year’s event will will be hosted by the IRCAM Forum. It will be fully integrated in the IRCAM event, with a room dedicated to ContinuuCon every morning.
Musicians, sound designers, software developers, and music enthusiasts are invited to attend and explore the world of expressive electronic musical instruments through presentations, performances, and hands-on experiences. Over 3 days, Continuum inventor and EaganMatrix developers Lippold Haken, Edmund Eagan and Christophe Duquesne will join other experts and some of the world’s most talented Continuum players to share their expertise and technical knowledge.
The IRCAM Forum, held each year by the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music, offers an immersion into the latest technological developments from IRCAM’s research and development laboratories and gives Forum members the opportunity to come and present their projects, developments and research.
Call For Presentations
Organizers have also announced a Call For Presentations. If you have an idea for a presentation, submit an informal proposal to ContinuuCon@gmail.com as soon as you can. Presentations that incorporate some performance aspect are preferred. Presentations should be 30 to 45 minutes in length. Applications will no longer be accepted after the available slots have been assigned.
The integration of ContinuuCon 2025 with the IRCAM Forum will allow attendees to benefit from all the other conferences of the Forum.
ContinuuCon’s tickets will be integrated in the IRCAM Forum’s ticket (no additional fees) and can be purchased online. For additional information and videos of past events, see the event site.
This video, via DECIMA1, offers a sneak preview of the upcoming Donner L1 synthesizer, a new analog synth that builds on the design of the Roland SH-101.
The Donner L1 is not a straight knockoff or clone, but appears to be more of a modern take on the original SH-101.
Official details are not available yet on the Donner site, but the L1 has a feature that promises to be very interesting. The synth is designed in two parts – the synth module and the control keyboard. This is similar in concept to what Roland did with their Boutique series, but looks like it may be a more robust design.
It will be interesting to see how Donner develops this concept. It would be cool to see them develop a series of synth modules that you could attach this keyboard to, so buyers could add a keyboard to their synth whenever they want to.
We’ll share additional info once official details are available. In the meantime, watch the video and share your thoughts on the Donner L1 synthesizer in the comments!
Today, Behringer has announced the JT-4000M, an upgraded version of its JT-4000 micro synth that adds a MIDI input.
The original JT-4000 supported USB/MIDI, which limited how it could be used. The updated version lets you control it via a standard DIN MIDI connector, greatly expanding its compatibility with decades of MIDI gear.
Behringer JT-4000M Intro Video:
The JT-4000M is a micro synth based on the synth voice of the Roland JP-8000, the source of many of iconic sounds of the ’90s.
Features:
Programmable 4-voice hybrid synthesizer with 2 analog modelling oscillators per voice
Analog filter for warm and natural sound
Reproduction of the JP-8k sound engine with Supersaw waveform
Additional 2-operator FM engine
Authentic 12-bit DAC for classic sound
16 touch-sensitive keys for great playability
32 memory presets, expandable via SynthTribe app
Arpeggiator with 3 patterns and hold function
Individual envelopes for filter and amplifier
2 LFO’s to control filter and oscillator tuning
6 function buttons and OLED display for easy and immediate parameter editing
USB Type C allows powering via smartphone, power bank or computer
USB/MIDI implementation (including CC control of all parameters and bulk load/save)
Standard 3.5 mm MIDI connector plus DIN adapter cable included
The Behringer JT-4000 is priced at $49 and is shipping now from their factory. Based on previous history, it could take an additional month or two for it be available via retailers.
