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
henke + 256 + dispatch
posted Sep 18, 2007
robert henke (monolake) commissioned a custom (red) 256 for his new installation, cyclone. it will be showing at dis-patch october 18-22 in belgrade, serbia.
from the small peek he’s given us, the software and sounds are amazing.
pre-orders and boxes
posted Sep 12, 2007
we finished screenprinting boxes for the two fifty six. kelli’s two-color design is inspired by mycelium networks.
we’ll be taking pre-orders on september 26 at 1pm eastern time. pre-order means payment secures you a unit. we’ll be posting shipping details soon.
we also created an availability page and a faq which will be updated regularly. remember to subscribe to the mailing list, on the left.
mlr + 256
posted Sep 03, 2007
two fifty six photos
posted Sep 01, 2007
we’ve finalized the new keypads and production is progressing on schedule.
see more photos and video should be ready in the next day or two. more complete text information should be here also.
and here’s another treat:
towards a clearer representation
posted Aug 30, 2007
with the enthusiasm surrounding our upcoming designs paired with another company’s release of a seemingly similar device it appears to be a pertinent time to present some realities about monome.
- monome is a project by brian crabtree and kelli cain. we design minimalist hardware interfaces and software. we also make music, films, mechanical installations, and felt. we like to grow and eat vegetables, and we like books and bicycles. hello.
- monome grew out of our art practice, to meet the numerous requests for devices we designed for ourselves. monome is how we support ourselves, though we certainly are not a huge multi-national company.
that said:
- our devices are designed and hand-made in our philadelphia live-work space. all parts are sourced domestically, as locally as possible. (molded silicone pads from pennsylvania, woodwork from atlanta, machined aluminum from maryland, printed circuit boards from colorado.) we’re dedicated to continued implementation of sustainable practices.
- the 40h and new devices are completely reconfigurable. this fundamentally sets the device apart from others. it is not specifically designed for music (though it is well suited for such) and has been used in lighting control, video mixing, and even neural network simulations. the potential for diverse uses is what makes this project so important to us. we look forward to the new and exciting uses our community invents.
- all of our software is free. free to use, free to take apart, free to change for your own inventions.
- we make available schematics, firmware, and hardware specifications. it’s both an invitation for modification and an infinite warranty.
these points in mind, we do not see our designs as “competing” with others. it’s a slightly absurd presumption—we’re doing something entirely different. we’re making available devices with which you can have an entirely different relationship.
pricing and release dates
posted Aug 22, 2007
this mold is used to make the little conductive rings in the new keypad design.
we were optimistic and a bit ahead of ourselves with our projected release date (posted vaguely and quietly on the forums some time ago.) we currently expect to ship the two fifty six (256) mid-october. we will take pre-orders two weeks before. the good news is that the 128 and 64 will follow close behind (6-8 weeks.)
pricing (USD):
- two fifty six: $1400
- one twenty eight: $800
- sixty four: $450
all models will have black walnut bottom enclosures and the newly designed keypads. all will be compatible with the entire growing library of applications available here. we’re making 100 units of each. maybe more if there’s sufficient demand. to reiterate the sizes:
more actual photos of the 256 soon. we’ve almost finalized the keypads. and in case you missed this first look.
again: mid-october shipping. pre-orders two weeks before.