At first, the monome was meant be a multipurpose artistic tool: a simple, 100 percent open source design with buttons and lights that could be programmed to to create any kind of art, from music to ...

The likes of Akai's APC40, Novation's Launchpad and Livid's Block all owe a debt to the monome controller, of which a revised version has just been announced. This is known as the grayscale sixty four ...

[Mike] really liked the thought of the Monome, especially the green aspect of their construction. He felt he could take it a step further. After 40 years of electronics tinkering, he had quite a spare ...

This may not look like a musical instrument, but it is—and a whole lot more. It’s a grid of 8×8 buttons that light up when pressed. A USB interface connects this thing to almost any sequencer or MIDI ...

Each week Tom Whitwell of Music Thing highlights the best of the new music gear that's coming out, as well as noteworthy vintage equipment: "The wonderful thing about this device is that is doesn't do ...

If you asked [David Phipps] whether he prefers Monomes or traditional keyboards, he might ask you “why not have both?” We don’t presume to speak for him, but that’s what we think he’d say based on his ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With hi-tech music-making hardware enjoying a full-blown resurgence, some experimental sorts have ...

The Arduinome refers to the merging the Arduino which functions as the brain and a clone of the original Monome. The Arduino is a microprocessor-based hardware interface with development environment ...

If you're not familiar with Monome, the company designs and builds unique, minimalist controllers in limited editions for the discriminating music maker with deep pockets. The company's latest, Arc, ...