Eigenharp

Eigenharp
Originally uploaded by mikemilton

Yet another shot of the alpha with the mic on the breathpipe

Eigenharp Alpha with DPA Microphone

Eigenharp Alpha with DPA Microphone
Originally uploaded by mikemilton

The DPA Microphone is a great addition to the Alpha. It plugs in just beside the breathpipe and includes a mount on a new breath pipe mouthpiece which the mic can clip to.

It is an electret mic for which the Alpha provides the polarizing voltage (the voltage levels can be selected either by belcanto or by the control keys as can the various controls such as vol, pan, effect send, etc)

Winter Studio

Winter Studio
Originally uploaded by mikemilton

The Alpha and Pico with all their friends.

Click on the picture to see this in Flickr with notes!

Canadian Distributor

There is now a distributor in Ottawa, Canada
http://www.crystal-harp.com/default.aspx

Root Lights Chromatic

NEOLOGIC (http://twitter.com/neologicjapan) shared some belcanto to light up the root notes on split 1, Alpha factory 3, set to chromatic. It can be found here: NEOLOGIC Blog.

This can be turned into a script for easy use. See the details on scripts at the Eigenlabs WIKI here: http://eigenlabs.com/wiki/Belcanto_Scripts/.

And here it is as a script (you can cut and past this into textedit and store / use it as described at the link above)


description
Script by NEOLOGIC to light led root notes on keygroup1, chromatic scale
script
gain create


it to light gain name ify


talker create


it to light talker name ify


kgroup 1 output 41 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 42 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 63 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 64 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 65 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 85 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 86 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 87 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 88 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 107 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 108 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 109 to light talker connect
kgroup 1 output 110 to light talker connect


light talker listen


light gain listen


volume to 0 when 13 set
volume to 0 when 31 set
volume to 0 when 43 set
volume to 0 when 49 set
volume to 0 when 61 set
volume to 0 when 79 set
volume to 0 when 97 set
volume to 0 when 115 set

Sampling rate hint

I noticed that the cello model was aliasing at higher pitches (hey, it IS a cello, and this is above its proper range). Anyway, increasing the sampling rate to 96K helped substantially.

Tritone Substitution

So, here is a tritone substitution showing C7 to F#7. These chords share two notes.

You may want to read this: Wikipedia, Tritone Substitution

The fingering charts shown here work for improvisation between these two chords.

One could also start the F# chord at 7 (ie in the centre course) and the C chord at '5 to get more even a spread of notes around both roots. In fact, that would probably be a better approach.

I've probably missed a few of the blue notes as well but you get the idea. Corrections or additions are welcome