The hardward connects to both mac and pc computers running its jazzeditor application and allows you to manipulate a varity of switches and faders in unison with open. Sep 30, 2008 today jazzmutant has announced the upcoming release of a new firmware for their lemur multitouchscreen controller. Have you got a great app idea already, or are you just wondering how an app could help your business. The new lemur software is by far the most advanced touch screen controller software out there, as it gives users the ability to create scripts for their controllers, and build intelligent systems much like in maxmsp or reaktor. Jazzmutant lemur input device, ableton live, pioneers cdjmk2 turntable, microkontrol midi controller, and heres another answer i gave on a basic way of electronic music. Via a very easy firmware update, and a simple lemur operating system install, you can now use the unit as either a dexter or a lemur.
Over two years ago they released a bootable lemur firmware called dexter whose sole purpose was to provide an interface to traditional daws like logic, sonar, cubase and nuendo. The lemur offers an unrivalled package of intuitive features beneath a futuristic multitouchsensitive surface, and as result has won fans across the globe including the groundbreaking musicians. It would seem that competing platforms have evolved and pushed this once groundbreaking multitouch controller out of its niche. Jazzmutant lemur and derivative touchdesigner 077 on vimeo. Osculator supports the osc protocol which makes it able to be used with a wide variety of software and devices like supercollider, processing, maxmsp or the lemur multitouch controller.
Stantum technologies has announced that the jazzmutant lemur the gorgeous multitouch music controller is dead heres the text of their announcement since 2002, jazzmutant has been a acknowledged pioneer in the field of creative computing and multitouch technology, being the firstever company to develop and bring to the market a product featuring a multitouch screen as early. Jazzmutant lemur dead did the ipad kill it, or was it. Cycling 74 updates software for jazzmutant lemur mixonline. Aug 11, 2009 this video shows some applications from lemur breakpoint object working like a midi sequencer, nodes triggering notes and fix them to a selected scale, minor, major, penthatonic, etc. The lemur device from jazzmutant is a tangible multitouch interface. Lemur music is your complete source for double bass and cello instruments, bass bows, strings, amps, pickups, speakers, sheet music, gig bags, accessories for the double bassist at. You can now use one lemur to control more than one application or piece of midi gear at a time, or even a number of applications residing across different computers within your network. With the groundbreaking lemur controller jazzmutant have revolutionised the way in which performers can now interact with light, video and sound. With so many accommodating and costeffective ways of piloting your daw, its a curious thing that a pricey device. The new lemur software is by far the most advanced touch screen. The jazzmutant lemur brings the dream a step closer to reality. May 01, 2006 the jazzmutant lemur brings the dream a step closer to reality. Sep 09, 2009 jazzmutant lemur weird midi sequencer. For software updates, examples, and other supporting software, visit the jazzmutant web site at.
Lemurs analysis data is stored in a publicly available file format that is easy to manipulate. We can take care of as much or as little of the process as youd like, leaving you to focus on the bits that are important to you. Liine lemur is a multitouch gui programming software for musician originally made by jazzmutant it has finally been ported to the ipad by liine in 2012. Jazzmutant lemur post by markvan22 mon may 30, 2011 7. It can be described as a touchpad with a screen builtin to it. A host of new object features allows users to really interact with sound and manipulate it in real time like never before. The hardward connects to both mac and pc computers running its jazzeditor application and allows you to manipulate a varity of switches and faders in. Not only is it bewildering to consumers, but earlyadopters of the lemur should be rewarded with a free update for supporting the company. This video shows some applications from lemur breakpoint object working like a midi sequencer, nodes triggering notes and fix them to a selected scale, minor, major, penthatonic, etc. The lemur comes with its own proprietary software called the jazzeditor to. Congratulations on your choice of the jazzmutant lemur. However, tablet computers and smartphones have made them popular and are the most widely known and used products that use.
Viewing 1 post of 1 total author posts june 14, 2012 at 7. From our offices in liphook, hampshire, our software development team focuses on delivering worldclass and bespoke solutions for customers, large and small, in a variety of sectors including automotive, retail, service and leisure activities, to name just a few. Jazzmutant lemur a touchscreen is a computer screen that can be used by touching it with a finger or a stylus pen, instead of using a mouse and keyboard. Whether youre connecting over a hardware midi adaptor ios only or over wifi, lemur gets the message across flawlessly. I modified the bumbalizer template and i am using a custom mixer with clip manipulator. With so many accommodating and costeffective ways of piloting your daw, its a curious thing that a pricey device like jazzmutant s lemur might seriously tug at ones attention. Jazzmutant provides multitouch controllers for daw, live music and visual media performance. Lemurs touchscreen interface can be reconfigured in software, can track the positions of many fingertips at once and can transmit either midi or highresolution osc open sound control messages. Jun 07, 2009 the lemur has 8 output targets, which can each send osc and midi messages to a different program, or sets of programs depending on how your software is set up. When the original jazzmutant lemur was introduced in 2004. But before we dive in, a little history lesson about the lemur.
Lemur software bespoke software developers, hampshire, uk. Lemur is a professional ios controller app that doesnt cut any corners. Jazzmutant s lemur not selected it would seem that competing platforms have evolved and pushed this once groundbreaking multitouch controller out of its niche. Mar 25, 2009 the jazzmutant lemur is one of those futuristic pieces of gear that everybodys interested in. Countless artists, from bedroom producers to major stadiumtouring acts use lemur to create and perform. The lemur is a topoftherange control surface for audio and media applications. The lemur input device is a highly customizable multitouch device from french company jazzmutant, which serves as a controller for musical devices such as synthesizers and mixing consoles, as well as for other media applications such as video performances. With the new version 2 firmware update jazzmutant are taking the lemur to another level of control, flexibility and intuitive operation. Midi control capabilities, audio software applications can update the. Any software or hardware that receives midi or osc can be controlled by lemur. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. Currently, software like maxmsp, native instruments reaktor, pd, and. Users can build interfaces using a selection of 15 different objects including fader, knobs, pads, sliders.
The lemur owners manual revision of 31 october 2005. As an audio tool, the lemurs role is equivalent to that of a midi controller in a midi studio setup, except that the lemur uses the open. Audio software applications can update the user interface display while the lemurs proprietary lcd touchscreen surface is in use, allowing the. Installation is a doddle, but be aware that with the arrival of version 1.
Jazzmutant lemur customizable multitouch controller device. The future of music is visual that is, if richard devine is anything of a harbinger of whats to come. This endows the lemur with the unique and protocol independant capacity to adapt its behavior according to the application you are controlling. Developed under extreme time pressure in 20, the awitc app was a valuable and popular tool for the conference attendees. Get touchyfeely with jazzmutants lemur the lemur, a product of frenchbased company jazzmutant, is a multitouch control surface for live performance that uses modular graphic interface and touchscreen technology to allow you to track multiple fingers simultaneoulsy.
Lemur, the professional midi and osc controller app that doesnt cut any. Its useful with programs like maxmsp, max 4 live, csound, reaktor, and modul8. We were enamored with the lemur itself as well as the thoughtful template which we found provided a huge amount of control over the ableton environment. Lemur software benefits from nearly 10 years of development, and has been finetuned to provide maximum performance on ipad. Download lemur and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Lemur is an ideal tool for composers wanting to exert fine timbral control over sampled sounds. Lemur features three new skins, in addition to the classic look. In addition to using the powerful timbre editing capabilities built into lemur, composers can create customized programs for editing lemur data files.
Jazzmutant lemur customizable multitouch controller. These days the likes of ipad can deliver much of both the hardware and software functionality although i admit, not yet to the same extent. Each object can then receive any midi or osc attribute. The lemur offers an unrivalled package of intuitive features beneath a futuristic multitouchsensitive surface, and as result has won fans across the globe including the groundbreaking musicians richie hawtin. Today jazzmutant has announced the upcoming release of a new firmware for their lemur multitouchscreen controller.
Touchscreen simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The volume and the gross margins are too small to amortize ambitious research and development plans. It can be described as a touchpad with a screen builtin to it today, all kinds of devices, both big and small, make use of touchscreens. Lemur software benefits from nearly 10 years of development, and has been finetuned to provide. A touchscreen is a computer screen that can be used by touching it with a finger or a stylus pen, instead of using a mouse and keyboard. Jazzmutant has announced that its lemur, the oemur hardware controller, is officially at the end of its life. Control dj software, live electronic music performance software, studio production software daws, vj software, visual synthesis software, stage lighting and more. Mu is the first truly integrated ableton live touch controller.
Search engine and data mining applications and clueweb datasets. Aug 15, 2008 right its mainly software based but they use. Home forums digital dj gear jazzmutant lemur for sale this topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 7 years, 10 months ago by phil morse. The original hardware lemur was developed by the french company jazzmutant and released in early 2005. Jazzmutant lemur reborn as an ipad app first look synthtopia.
Each target has 16 midi channels with all standard midi messages, so youre total number of bidirectional control messages just on the midi side is over 16,000. Cycling 74 features software update for jazzmutant lemur at aes. Dualmode is a free update for dexter owners, but anyone who has a lemur and wants to upgrade to the dexter software has to cough. Control dj software, live electronic music performance software, studio production software dawsvj software, visual synthesis software, stage lighting and more. Virtually every function of the desktop editor application is now available through an. Having said that, the new dualboot software will give dexter owners lemur functionality for no extra cost, and with the steadily growing buzz about jazzmutant s achievements with both the dexter and the lemur, im pretty sure that many of the items on the dexter wish list will appear before too long. A prime example is touchosc, which offers a multitouch control interface in a style similar to the jazzmutant lemur, and is ripe for expansion to the ipads larger screen.
Dec, 2011 the new lemur software is by far the most advanced touch screen controller software out there, as it gives users the ability to create scripts for their controllers, and build intelligent systems much like in maxmsp or reaktor. Its major innovation is in its modular graphic interface concept and the exclusive multitouch sensor technology. Companies such as maudio avid, behringer, or native instruments may look like giants compared to jazzmutant, but they are nanoparticles compared to large consumer electronic brands such as hp or nokia. In the glitchladen, sterile landscape of erudite electronic music, the atlantabased producers brand of postapocalyptic, advanceofthemachinestype music is an increasingly visible force.
Get touchyfeely with jazzmutants lemur mediatech institute. Having said that, the new dualboot software will give dexter owners lemur functionality for no extra cost, and with the steadily growing buzz about jazzmutants achievements with both the dexter and the lemur, im pretty sure that many of the items on the dexter wish list will appear before too long. You can control the pitch, octave, velocity, duration, loop, steps, sequences, direction, interval. Taking advantage of the doors opened by max for live, and with zero configuration necessary yes, entirely plug and play. Its a customisable touchscreen interface that can be made to do just about anything.
The jazzmutant lemur is one of those futuristic pieces of gear that everybodys interested in. A selection of different controller objects of varying familiarity can be. Jul 27, 2008 the lemur, a product of frenchbased company jazzmutant, is a multitouch control surface for live performance that uses modular graphic interface and touchscreen technology to allow you to track multiple fingers simultaneoulsy. Jazzmutant s lemur combines both touchsensitivity and a completely customisable interface, to create an entirely new breed of midi controller. Jan 28, 20 but before we dive in, a little history lesson about the lemur. A selection of different controller objects of varying familiarity can be created, positioned and resized with the mouse. With dualmode, the dexter can boot in either the lemur or dexter operating systems. A the lemur input device is a highly customizable multitouch device from french company jazzmutant, which serves as a controller for musical devices such as synthesizers and mixing consoles, as well as for other media applications such as video performances. Choose the look that fits your style and get inspired.
The lemur is a hardware controller for newmedia applications featuring. The lemurs pioneering concept relies on jazzmutants unique patented multitouch technology. Dualmode is a free update for dexter owners, but anyone who has a lemur and wants to upgrade to the dexter software has to cough up 400. The lemur comes with its own proprietary software called the jazzeditor to create interfaces.