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Erae 2 used as an Autoharp

Oh, I'm a busy little bee.

One of the other reasons I wanted to get a large configureable surface was to have a close to real sized virtual autoharp set up. I have a history of this: I wrote such a thing for the Commodore Amiga called LYR back in the 80s (here's a link to an EMI article I wrote in1994 with many of my software instruments). I improved on LYR decades later with my iPad app Polyharp (PolyHarp.com). And so, here are some videos showing how I put together a simulation using a webapp running in Chrome.


Oh, you want to try it your self? As always, it's under active development,  no guarantees, but here is the webapp:

https://arty.fish/MIDI/autoharp.html

and the template is attached. 


Just plug in the Erae, find a nice MIDI synth to drive with it , and connect the ports using the webapp.

emk

Thanks for sharing Henry!

Several people asked for this kind of Layout and it's finally here ;-)



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I keep changing (sometimes known as "improving" ) the  webapp software for  this. The chord button layout could stand some improvement - in fact it's being updated now, so if you are playing with it, try getting the  ".emk" files tomorrow! 

 I am adding  more chord  layouts and schemes, like "Brian Bowers layout", Prizm Zither, and actual, authentic chord voicings that match the string schedule of standard autoharps (which have fewer bass notes).  I can also add lots more chord buttons and support "Omnichord" style two-button chord choices, which is a why to get colorful chords with fewer buttons. . 

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