A demo showing using the stribe with an app called ‘scalar‘ by vlad spears. It is similar to ‘balron’ for the 40h. The stribes are divided into 8 sections, and so act sort of like a grid of buttons. The stribe is starting to look like it could develop into an interesting companion project to… Read More Stribe + Scalar
Alfred Darlington, aka Daedelus, charts the evolution of his love of electronic sounds and gives us a private performance on his famous future toy, the Monome.
This video, from the latest issue of Computer Music, demos several Monome applications, including mlr, flin and Stretta‘s Press Cafe.
German design studio Precious Forever has published an interesting interview with Kelli Cain and Brian Crabtree, the designers behind the Monome grid-based music controller. Excerpt: There are millions of electronic music controllers on the market. Regardless, many users seem to be unable to find a setup that is “just right” for them. Naturally, there’s no… Read More Designing The Monome
This little snack cake of goodness from Edison may just be the most fun ever coming out of the Monome. “This is the roof of my house,” says Edison, “and just what i always needed……..clones!” Snazzy video work courtesy of Mike Landry. Let me know what you think – is the Monome all that after… Read More Edison’s Blue & Yellow – The Coolest Monome Video Yet?
Julien Bayle’s site features an interesting work in progress looking at building a Monome clone. Even more interesting, his project features multi-color LEDs. It’s a heavy duty project, requiring coding, wiring and design skills. But if you can’t wait for a Monome or just don’t have the bucks, it could be the way to go.
This is a quick demo of Polygomé, an interesting patch that Matthew Davidson (stretta) made for the Monome. It’s a free download.
These videos demo Shado, “a futuristic, top-secret Monome compositing system in operation.” Shado is an open-source compositing and sprite library for the Monome. It is written in Java, but designed to work seamlessly with a lightweight scripting language like Groovy or Python.
I’ve been skeptical about the Monome & Tenori-On as musical instruments, since they are basically a collection of on-off switches. This video, though, by Edison, challenges my preconceptions and offers a tempting preview of his upcoming album. Should be very cool! via Matthew Davidson
Got $1,200? Then maybe it’s time to get your Tenori-On. Keyfax NewMedia has announced that it has Yamaha’s Tenori-On in stock. With that in mind, here are five reasons to get your Tenori-On: Ooh, the pretty lights. It’s cheaper than a Monome. You’ve got a better demo video in you than Yamaha’s boring demo Tenori-On… Read More Five Reasons To Get Your Tenori-On
