The Continuum line has always been about reimagining what a keyboard can be—and the Slim 46 takes that philosophy to its logical extreme, stripping away everything except the essentials: a continuous playing surface and the legendary EaganMatrix sound engine that powers some of the most expressive instruments on the market.
At 777mm wide and just 30mm thick, this is a genuinely portable continuous controller that doesn't compromise on the synthesis capabilities underneath. The playing surface responds to every nuance of your touch—pressure, position, and movement across the keys all feed into the EaganMatrix engine, which processes this gestural data at sub-millisecond rates to shape sound in real time. You get 16 voices of polyphony, full MPE and MPE+ support for seamless integration with expressive MIDI controllers, and polyphonic aftertouch that lets you modulate parameters on individual notes after you've struck them. The EaganMatrix itself is a modular digital synthesis engine built around five summation oscillators, five multimode filters, harmonic and modal manipulators, time delays suitable for everything from chorus effects to physical modeling, and shape generators that can create complex modulation patterns—essentially a fully patchable digital synth that you control through the matrix editor software on Mac or PC.
Connectivity includes USB-C, S/PDIF audio input, dual 1/4" TRS stereo outputs, headphone out, MIDI in and out via both USB and 3.5mm TRS, plus i2c, sustain pedal, and footswitch inputs for expanding your control options. The Slim 46 has found its audience among players who want the expressive depth of the full Continuum but need something that actually fits in a gig bag—it's become a favorite for live performers and studio musicians working with wind controllers, bows, and other gestural instruments that benefit from the EaganMatrix's responsiveness.
