documentation from monolake
posted Nov 08, 2007
we’ve heard glowing first-hand reviews of robert henke’s cyclone installation at the dis-patch festival.
see more photos and hear sound for yourself.
first edition 256 sold out
posted Nov 08, 2007
we’ve sold the first 100 units of the two fifty six. a second edition is expected some time next year based on demand. thank you again for your continuing support, and your patience with our assembly schedule.
also check out these very nice applications with video from stretta: press cafe and blinken park.
new kits scheduled
posted Nov 05, 2007
40h kit by jonbro (also see the assembly process photos.) we’ve also witnessed the emergence of a 10h (4×4) on the forums.
we’ll begin taking orders and shipping a new batch of 40h kits on november 30th at 1pm EST. order links will be posted then. we will not be taking pre-orders. we emphasize that the kit includes only the circuits, components, and keypads for a 40h-like device—you’re responsible for creating your own enclosure and top plate.
here are some examples and project logs from the first batch of kits, and see the assembly guide to get an idea of the soldering process.
shipping update and thanks
posted Oct 23, 2007
thank you for the incredible support which has enabled us to continue making new devices—we couldn’t be happier with this creative, growing community.
moving into our second week, we’ve shipped 50 units. a few more will go out tomorrow and then there will be a bit of a delay until we receive our next shipment of wood enclosures. we’re expecting to resume shipping on november 7. we appreciate your patience.
revbean and jmelnyk have new video for you to see, and steveduda put together some fantastic tutorials for monochrome (his vst/au monome sequencer/interface)—see part 1 and part 2 or read about it.
update: pong
multiple fronts
posted Oct 13, 2007
in the last hours before shipping the first units we created a display algorithm which runs on the two fifty six when it’s powered but not connected to a computer.
it’s loosely based on conway’s life with the addition of mapped probabilities. music by ro from his recent ep jetties.
we’re busy assembling circuits and finishing wood enclosures. monday a large stack will be shipped, bringing a new urgency to completing our documentation and updated applications. they’ll be ready promptly.
october 6 with cycling74 in brooklyn
posted Oct 05, 2007
tomorrow (saturday, october 6) i’ll be playing at lemurplex with other cycling74 artists. it’ll also be a chance to see/touch the two fifty six and max/msp 5.
9pm. free.
(update) quote of the day:
- brian crabtree: so it’s just like the matrix object, but in reality.
- david zicarelli: reality is really important.
assembly
posted Oct 03, 2007
we’ve been finishing wood enclosures (built in atlanta) and helping matching parts find one another. here’s a video of the grid circuit boards being robot-assembled at a company in rural pennsylvania:
lively bits
posted Sep 27, 2007
conway’s game of life running in chuck (it took minutes to adapt the old 40h code, and we’re working on adapting multi-dimensional versions of our other patches).
now accepting two fifty six pre-orders
posted Sep 26, 2007
we’ll start shipping mid-october. the one twenty eight and sixty four are coming soon. see here for updated release dates.
more documentation, media, and applications coming in the following days.
thank you for your continued support! we’re very excited to be releasing new designs.
design detail, brooklyn event
posted Sep 24, 2007
this thursday (september 27th) we’ll be at etsylabs in brooklyn for the handmademusic night (organized by make, cdm, and etsy) where we’ll have a prototype 256 to show and play with. it’s free, come see us. 8pm.
wednesday at 1pm EST we start taking pre-orders. all details will be posted then.
update: link