Haken Editor and Firmware 10.44: Updated December 11 2024

This 10.44 update adds support for Haken Audio’s newest and smallest EaganMatrix device, the EaganMatrix Micro. Experience the EaganMaxtrix Micro in action in this video showing 15 Presets from the Micro’s demo assortment. Edmund Eagan skillfully customized the Micro’s demo assortment Presets to take advantage of the Warbl Wind Controller and its specific sensing technology. In the future there may be demo assortments customized for the sensing technologies of other devices for the Micro.

This update is compatible with Haken Audio 2x, 6x, and 8x EaganMatrix sound engines. The 10.44 Haken Editor’s Third Party Support folder has the Presets shown in the video linked above, so any 10.44 enabled EaganMatrix can be a sound engine for the Warbl, not just the Micro.

We recommend this update for anyone using the Warbl or interested in the EaganMatrix Micro, or anyone that has need of these specific changes: an extra octave of cutoff frequencies on the high end for the linear Transistor Ladder, gentle S curve option in Formula X/Y/Z/blend transfer functions, better handling of Reduce Polyphony while editing, Master convolution fix for SR column, ContinuuMini handles MPE input identically to EaganMatrix Module. We expect to have another update in about a month, so if things are working for you, no need to load this update now. The 10.44 download (not for Osmose) is available here. (As of 10 January 2025, the download zip has an updated Warbl Configuration preset file.)

Haken Editor and Firmware 10.40: Updated October 24 2024

This new firmware adds increased functionality and sound design possibilities to our EaganMatrix sound engine, the sonic heart of all of our Haken Audio products.

  • EaganMatrix Overlays (new user interfaces for the EaganMatrix Sound Engine)

    • Support for Electra One Controller

    • Support for Loris Synth (additive analysis and synthesis)

    • MaxMSP: Ratio Overlay

    • MaxMSP: Jenny Overlay

  • Expanded Presets

  • New Product: EaganMatrix Micro

  • EaganMatrix Master Section

    • Improved longer reverbs

    • Additional convolutions

    • Master Tanh-style compressor

  • Analog-inspired Osc/Fil section

    • Transistor and Diode Ladder Low Pass Filters

    • Pulse Width Oscillator

    • Tanh non-linear distortion

  • Digital-inspired Osc/Fil section

    • BitCrusher

    • Pitch Shifter using Delay

  • EaganMatrix Banks

    • Additive support for Loris Synth Overlay

    • Dramatically increased delay memory

This update is for Haken Audio devices with 2x, 6x, and 8x EaganMatrix sound engines. All ContinuuMinis, all EaganMatrix modules, and Continuums with 2x, 6x, or 8x engines are compatible with this update. This update is not for Osmose; that release will be coordinated by ExpressiveE in the future (and will include exciting additions by ExpressiveE).

The update is user-installable. Assuming your Haken Device currently has firmware version 10.09 or later, this update procedure should take about 20 minutes. If you do require assistance Haken Audio is providing free Zoom sessions for support. Please refer to the end of the 10.40 Firmware Update Procedure document for a schedule of the Zoom sessions. We suggest starting your update 1/2 hour before a Zoom session, that way we are available if you run into complications. 

Haken Editor and Firmware 10.09: Updated December 13 2022

Please read the installation instructions here; the instructions will guide you through installing two programs: Max and the Haken Editor.

The Haken Editor is available here (the download symbol will be at upper right).
The latest version of Max can be found here. NOTICE: Max has many wonderful capabilities which you have to pay for after a trial period — but if you are using Max just to run the Editor, you NEVER need to pay for Max, MAX will continue running the Editor after the trial period.

The following are included in the Haken Editor download:

The following are not included in the Haken Editor download:

Each release has brought changes to the Editor’s look and layout; learn about it in the new Continuum User Guide and EaganMatrix User Guide included in the Haken Editor download. Here are a few highlights:

  • Added a new Master Section compressor module with controls.

  • Transfer Function for Blend (rather than simple just-linear mix control)

  • Graphs can be used for Transfer Functions for X, Y, Z, and Blend.

  • EaganMatrix Module: attenuation -24dB..+24dB as opposed to -48 to 0. (Some users asked for this to avoid low levels in relation to other Eurorack modules.)

  • Save changes to Attenuation on EaganMatrix Module and Slim when exiting menu option.

  • Octave Pedals: menu octave shift separate from (and additive with) pedal shift.

  • Octave Pedals in "switch" mode now accepts new octave shifts until a little after the start of note (within 12 milliseconds). A refinement of existing behaviour, allowing for the foot pedal to be slightly late compared to note start.

  • Actuation is broader, and in menu system. Previous actuation level 127 is now 100. 100 to 127 is a further lighter range. Lighter ranges can influence Y accuracy. User should be careful about high actuation levels, as it may also cause ghost notes,

  • EaganMatrix Module: Press Octave- and Z buttons simultaneously to reboot.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed negative trigger so that it properly stops shape generators.

  • Retrigger EaganMatrix Module “W" when changing presets.

  • During Hold on FDelay/VDelay/SDelay, delay buffer may be traversed via Delay Time column, with a formula and Shape Generator. For VDelay the rate of the shape generator must be carefully chosen if aliasing is to be avoided.

  • Fixed Master section scaling / soft-clip issues for Editor release. Master Section -1..1 linear, then soft-clipped to -4..4.

This firmware update series is paving the path to full support of Expressive E’s Osmose keyboard, a keyboard that includes the Haken Audio EaganMatrix sound engine.

Minimum System Requirements: Please see the requirements for Cycling74 Max.

If you have an Early Model Thick Continuum

Firmware 10.09 will be the final version firmware loadable directly into 1x and 3x Thick Continuums. You can either stick with 10.09 indefinitely, or you can purchase newer DSP hardware in a Standalone EaganMatrix Module and run future firmware in that external module; it will play and respond the same as if the DSP were internal.

Previous Haken Editor and Firmware 9.9x: Updated June 23 2022

PLEASE NOTE: When you download Max for this older Editor, please use Max version 8.3.1 (not the latest version; use links below). Please see the README inside the Haken Editor zip (first link below).

The 9.9x Haken Editor can be found here (the download symbol will be at upper right).
Max 8.3.1 for Mac can be found here.
Max 8.3.1 for Windows can be found here.