http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/ Engadget Comments for Music Thing: Monome Controller http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/Apr 14th 2006 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
"You will push the buttons".

huh?

"Push he buttons!"

Yes, yes I must push the buttons.]]>Apr 14th 2006 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/uk battery to click http://www.ukbatterystore.co.uk]]>Apr 6th 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
Please go back to work.

And get your machine's QT problems looked at.]]>Apr 14th 2006 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
You'll want to watch the video and once you realize that the music in the video is really part of the demonstration, you'll want to watch it again.]]>Apr 14th 2006 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.uk-laptopbattery.com
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That Griffin powermate link also seems cool, if they took it a step further and made it a midi controller. From what I gathered they're using it more as a display than anything else.

All in all slick!]]>Apr 14th 2006 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
i have to get one of those. ...so long as it interfaces with Reason, that is.

oh, and #6, what the hell is the point of the powermate grid? that's just a pointless use of powermates as far as i can tell... they're just being used as LEDs with no other point. this thing actually DOES SOMETHING. watch the video.

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If you look at their website, the machine is "local, domestic production. sustainable, lasting materials. open source". According to the website it also allows for hacking and extending the 40h with any sorts of sensors through built in ADCs that are just not on the outside of the box.

It seems like a good way of making money off of open source development and design and keep independent instrument building alive.]]>Apr 14th 2006 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
In all seriousness, I would build my own, but a LEMUR I would buy.

cheers,
fbz]]>Apr 14th 2006 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
Compare it to the high-end, signature, handmade guitars you can easily drop ten times that on, and it's really a pretty good deal for the discriminating electronica artist / DJ.]]>Apr 14th 2006 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
I hope you can also control the buttons from the pc (so, not just by actually pressing one) and that it reacts rather fast. but I'll see ... ]]>Apr 14th 2006 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
if it's sturdy enough, i'll build my little boy some cool toy :)
he's a little over 9 months, so he is very much into pressing any button he finds.]]>Apr 14th 2006 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/2. An 8x8 grid of powermates has many more degrees of freedom for both input and output.
3. This device isn't worth $500, but the device and the included drivers is worth that and then some.]]>Apr 15th 2006 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/Apr 15th 2006 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/Apr 15th 2006 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/
Indeed. Lets see your touchscreen give tacticle feedback or allow simultaneous input. The real thing cannot be emulated. Sorry.

On a different note: Who here wants this thing to play Tiger Electronics highly addictive "Lights Out"? *product placement*]]>Apr 15th 2006 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/Apr 20th 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/Apr 21st 2006 8:15AM