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Monome / Arduinome Build Log
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:45 am    Post subject: Monome / Arduinome Build Log Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of building an arduinome, an arduino based monome.

I am writting a build log as I go along, in case someone is interested:

http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/search/label/Arduinome

As you can see, it is pretty much in a stage in which I got all the parts and I am ready to start soldering, so it should not take too long to see something working. Only thing that worries me at the moment is how to do the faceplate, but I will think about that whenever I get to that point
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Cool - good pictures!

I've read so much about arduinomes on the monome forum - it's nice to see something concrete (I could probably have found out more but I'm lazy). Gives you an idea what it's about.

Did Sparkfun supply the buttons for the 40hs?

/Stefan

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

These are the buttons:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=7835

They are out of stock at the moment, unfortunately.

They are slightly bigger than the ones used by the "real" monomes and they might feel different, I am not sure.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Also, if you feel like trying the Monome Apps, but don't want to spend the money/time in buying/making one, check out how to fake monome with your PC keyboard:

http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/2008/11/faking-monome.html

Not the same thing, but gives you an idea
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Actually, I have a 256. Smile I was asking about Sparkfun since I know that the 40h has bigger buttons, and I was wondering if there is a big market for these kinds of silicon thingies for other things.

/Stefan

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Stefan, as an owner of a 256, what do you think, is the 40h too small? will I be expanding my 40h after a few months of using it because it is too small???

Thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I don't think the 40h is too small. I often experience difficulty operating my 256 because it's hard too intuitively find the right button in the middle of the "sea of buttons". OTOH, I don't consider myself to be particuarly good at playing the monome - others may have other opinions.

A perfectly good alternative could be to make or build another 40h or 64 if you feel the need. I often find that 8 steps in the sequencers is sufficient.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

My arduinome is finally working (after some trouble with my arduino board, which was too old for the arduinome firmware).

I made a video using polygome which can be found here:
http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/2009/02/arduinomemonome-polygome-ableton-live.html

If interested, you may find the whole arduinome build log here:
http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/search/label/Arduinome
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

nice

check myspace.com/chroos to see my homebuilt 256..

or googlevideo for crs.mono

greets chroos
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi Chroos,

That is HUGE!!!

Great videos, by the way. Which application are you using in this one?:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5870487601630699036
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

its monochrome and the other vid is pages.. you should definite look into pages !!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

chroos wrote:
you should definite look into pages !!


I know, I know... I have not yet tried pages, I have not really used my monome much yet... I am working on the faceplate/enclosure at the moment and that is not giving me much time to play, but pages lookes like a must.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

i got my frontplate today.. now i only need some wooden box around..
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I tried Monochrome yesterday... that is great app... one of the coolest I have tried so far. Thanks for the tip.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

there is molar, too which i a kind of monochrome for samples... like a mix between monochrome and mlr...

i think you can set it up like monochrome, to play midi...and audio!

but i think the most potential is in pages... ( i devolpe some pages apps at the moment, to get them acting more like monochrome and others..
also pages is using the liveAPI, like that nw midiboxes.. its really great..
i will also do some videos of it next days..
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