Lemur (input device)

The Lemur was a highly customizable multi-touch device from French company JazzMutant founded by Yoann Gantch, Pascal Joguet, Guillaume Largillier and Julien Olivier in 2002,[1] which served as a controller for musical devices such as synthesizers and mixing consoles, as well as for other media applications such as video performances.

Users could build interfaces using a selection of 15 different objects (including fader, knobs, pads, sliders...), group them as modules and arrange them using as many pages as needed.

A particularity of the Lemur was the ability to modify the physical behavior of each object (for instance adding or removing friction on faders).

JazzMutant discontinued production of the Lemur in 2010, citing competition from more mainstream multi-touch capable computers and tablets.

[2] The multi-touch interface was recreated as an iOS, macOS and Android app by the software company Liine[3] (founded by Richie Hawtin[4]).