The Lemur is a top of the range control surface for audio and media applications, that breaks from the prior art on several grounds. Its major innovation consists in its brilliant modular graphic interface concept and its exclusive multitouch sensor technology. The continiously growing palette of configurable graphic objects enables you to design made-to-measure interfaces by using the free available JazzEditor. This endows the Lemur with the unique and protocol independant capacity to adapt its behavior according to the application you are controlling: sequencers, modular synthesizers, virtual instruments, VJ software, 3D animation tools and light control.

Extended information

The Lemur’s pioneering concept relies on JazzMutant’s unique patented multitouch technology. While conventional mice, touchscreens and tablets are limited to single contact points, the Lemur’s multi-touch capacity makes it possible to use all of your ten fingertips to accurately control multiple user-interface objects at once. The Lemur appeals to you straight away by its amazing responsiveness.

The Lemur is provided with a built-in fast ethernet interface, allowing direct connection to a single computer or to a whole network. The Lemur can send and receive all types of MIDI data, offering out-of-the-box compatibility with any MIDI software. Moreover, it is one of the first hardware controllers that complies with the OpenSoundControl (OSC) protocol, an emerging network-based standard for controllers that has numerous advantages over MIDI: low latency, higher data capacity, 32-bit numerical precision and easy configurability. Supported by a constantly growing number of applications, this protocol opens a new era in the field of real-time control and human-machine interfaces.

The Lemur provides plain sailing operation and straightforward usability. The Lemur not only is the most powerful multi-purpose controller available on the market, but it is by far the easiest to set up. Thanks to the JazzEditor, its user-friendly and easy adaptable cross-platform interface editor, you will not only keep control over your projects but efficiently be able to match your specific needs. Beyond that, the Lemur conceals a great number of advanced features that hold the promise of an ever-widening field of new application areas.

Technical specifications

multitouch_sensing
The Lemur’s top feature is its unique multi-touch sensor, able to track an unlimited number of fingers at once. This transparent sensor is set on a top of the range industrial-class 12” TFT display. Compared to the average laptop monitors, the Lemur’s panel is much brighter, contrasted and it offers a much wider viewing angle. Thus, you can always see what is on display, even under spotlights or in a critical lighting environment.

built_in computing
The Lemur also embeds an internal CPU, a powerful GPU (graphic processing unit) as well as a FPU (floating point arithmetic unit), which makes it a quite independant pet for your laptop. In other words, since it manages video rendering and other processor-consuming tasks by itself, it will not overload the processor of the computer.

robust_design
As any electronic device or musical instrument, the Lemur obviously needs to be handled with care. Nevertheless, no worry about that, you can use a Lemur in any situation wherever you are : although it is not unbreakable, it has been designed to comply with industrial product standards and it is robust enough to work in the most critical contexts. Indeed, the whole system is housed in a sleek, robust though lightweight aluminium enclosure. The sensor itself is protected with a vandal-proof coating that resists to scratches and humidity. And since it is glued on a 3mm glass plate, the touchscreen also protects the TFT display from being damaged.

fast_ethernet
The Lemur communicates with the host computer using Fast Ethernet connection, thanks to its built-in 100BaseT interface, which means that the Lemur is capable of exchanging thousands of control messages at once with your application. It also means that you can connect numerous computers and Lemurs on a local area network and make all of them party together.

instant_nav
The Lemur can deal with a great number of interfaces simultaneously. Thanks to the +/- navigation buttons, you can navigate on-the-fly among those. The Lemur also features an Interface List button that opens a thumbnail gallery displaying all the current interfaces. Thus, you can directly go to the selected interface by touching the corresponding thumbnail. The interface change happens without any latency.

fully_upgradable
We are always working on improvements and new features. The Lemur can be fully updated with a new firmware by the user through the LAN interface. A checkout system prevents the systeme against improper programming.

objects_library
The object library provides you with a fully customizable range of great control and design elements to create your individual interface.

fader
The Fader tracks your finger with a virtual knob and transmits one value corresponding to the position of the knob. The fader can be set horizontally or vertically and resized in both directions. The value as well as its label can be displayed. Other available options include physical model (linear interpolation or mass-spring) and object color.

multiball
The Multiball object assigns each finger to track one of a number of balls in a rectangular space. Balls can either always be visible or only appear when you touch the space. the latter is called ephemeral mode. The multiball supports up to 10 balls and provides 3 parameters for each of those (X, Y and Brightness). Thus, the Multiball object can output up to 30 continuous control simultaneously! The indice of each ball and the object name can be displayed. The area border color can be adjusted. By balancing the numerous physical properties of this object, you will obtain a wide range of interesting behaviors.

ring_area
The RingArea is another 2D controller, except that the ball is inside a circular space. Moreover, the ball is linked to at least one attractor, so that it comes back to its point when you release it.

multislider
The MultiSlider object tracks movement across an array of sliders (up to 64). You can ‘wipe’ all the faders to a set value with one horizontal gesture. This is pretty hard to do with real or virtual faders. It also includes a gravity mode which allows the MultiSlider to emulate the physics of an object similar to a plucked string anchored at the left and right sides of the array of sliders. Your fingers pluck the string by lifting it up in one or more places. The values of the sliders ramp up to meet your fingers and track them as they move. Lifting your finger(s) from the surface releases the string, and its subsequent behavior is determined by the Tension, Friction, and Height values.

pads
The Pads object is a two-dimensional array of buttons that are triggered by touch. They are intended to trigger events instead of represent state, since they eventually return to an ‘off’ value after you touch them.

knob
Coming in endless and classic flavours, the Knob object feels right at home mapped to synth controls, or serving as a rotary selector for plugins and instruments in your favorite DAW.

signalscope
The SignalScope displays values of other objects and variables on your Lemur. The ‘trace’ shows a recent history of the value of what you are monitoring.

switches
The Switches object is a two-dimensional array of toggle switches whose values are reversed when you touch them. Switches can be used to represent and transmit one or more on-off states.

monitor
The Monitor sends no data when you touch it. Its purpose is to display values from other objects or information sent to the Lemur by your computer.

surfacelcd
The SurfaceLCD object emulates traditional control surfaces’ LCD, making use of the MIDI input capabilities of the Lemur. This object lets you display track names, parameter changes, timecode, all updated in real-time by your DAW.

leds
A display object that turns a set of leds on and off.