Our best protection is our openness

"An interview with Kelli Cain and Brian Crabtree, the designers of a grid based musical interface called monome."

On precious forever


tehn with two fifty six from tehn on Vimeo.
"monome.org has more information.
tehn's other recordings live at nnnnnnnn.org"
Thanks to brian c for calling out the video in the comments.
tehn with two fifty six

white whale tutorials

white whale tutorial part 1 from tehn on Vimeo.

whale-tutorial-part2-small from tehn on Vimeo.

white whale tutorial part 3 from tehn on Vimeo.

cv curve mode
cv map mode
cv map multi-choice

bright light warm light

bright light warm light from tehn on Vimeo.

http://monome.org

improvised performance by tehn. http://nnnnnnnn.org

https://soundcloud.com/tehn/bright-light-warm-light

new monome grid. two-tone aluminum and warm white light.

a list of additional objects seen:

monome meadowphysics
monome white whale
monome switch
mannequins mangrove (x2)
intellijel quadra
intellijel springray, large spring tank
parallelogram mlrv

initially the grid is controlling meadowphysics (scattered cross-influenced clocks) and then white whale (tone and trigger sequences). using the switch, focus is moved to the macbook where mlr is running. output from the modular is sampled, transposed, and looped in many layers. all tones from the two mangrove modules.

tehn with two fifty six

tehn with two fifty six from tehn and Vimeo.
via roberto and also on the monome site.
"a video of brian playing mlr + w the 256"

Lightbath's Synth's in the Catskills Event

The following are live performances in order for Lightbath's "Synth's in the Catskills" event. Lightbath's performance is last.

Buchla Music Easel Live in the Catskills

August 26, 2017 Published on Oct 24, 2017 sean julian

"A short live set on the BEMI music easel using a looper and delay pedal."

Synths in the Catskills

Published on Oct 24, 2017 Chris Penalosa

"Full set at the Beehouse with heavy use of the Field Kit's electroacoustic sounds and Landscape FM's AllFlesh into Rings string modeling. Part of Lightbath's Synth's in the Catskills event."

Emily A. Sprague - Live at Synths in the Catskills ~ Eurorack Ambient

Published on Oct 24, 2017 Emily Sprague

"This is my live set from August 26, 2017 at Synths in the Catskills."


catskills summer twenty seventeen from tehn on Vimeo.

"tehn, live improvisation.

synths in the woods, hosted and filmed by https://lightbath.com"

Eternal Function @ Synths in the Catskills August 26, 2017

Published on Oct 26, 2017 egnekn

"Gen Ken Montgomery & David B. Greenberg

Thank you Bryan Doll"

Holy Fire (live excerpt) | Synths in the Catskills - Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

Published on Oct 24, 2017 Lightbath

life on five twelve

life on five twelve from tehn on Vimeo.

"conway's life running on a monome five twelve.
music by tehn, plus dishes being sorted."

meadowphysics tutorial & possibilities

meadowphysics tutorial from tehn on Vimeo.
http://monome.org/docs/modular

meadowphysics possibilities from tehn on Vimeo.

meadowphysics. rhizomatic cascading counter. a grid-enabled module for the eurorack platform.

http://monome.org/modular

monome white whale brings the monome to modular

via monome

"we’re bringing the grid to the modular synth.

no computers to mediate. no complicated setup. plug into a front-mount usb jack and it’s ready to go. a new form of gesture, live performance, and deep data is now possible within this intuitive and expansive system.

we’re happy to announce white whale, the first in a series.

white whale
grid-enabled live probabilistic step sequencer

september 2014

retail price: $280
requirements: monome grid controller (see note below *)
format: eurorack
width: 6hp
depth: 40mm (“skiff friendly”)
power: 12v: 18ma, -12v: 17ma, 5v: 42ma (grid unconnected), up to 600ma (grid connected, see note below **)

white whale is the culmination of methods and experiments based on a decade of step sequencer design for the grid.

a monome grid is plugged into the front panel of the module, serving as a complete interface. the sequencer continues running when the grid is disconnected, facilitating both live performance and precomposed playback of generative systems.

a sixteen step loop is the foundation. 4 triggers can be toggled per step, along with two separate cv values. 0-10v cv can be dialed via a parameter knob, copied from other steps, and tuned up and down via the grid. a cv map mode is provided for creating scales, and preset scales are recallable.

a probability index is provided independently for the triggers and each cv channel. these can serve as step mutes (at 0 or 100 percent) or chance possibility per step (for fills, emergent melody generation, etc). each cv step can be set to have a choice of several values.

sixteen patterns are quickly accessible. for longer sequences these patterns can be strung together in any determined order, including chance possibilities between pattern selection.

sets of patterns are storable to internal flash memory for instant recall on power-up.

timing can be internal (controlled via a panel pot) or externally triggered. loop lengths and positions can be set intuitively on the grid.

many subtle additional features make this instrument incredibly versatile yet approachable, introducing possibilities far beyond the standard step sequencer."


monome modular grid comparison from tehn on Vimeo.

"a quick visual comparison of monome grid functionality on the modular.

full variable-brightness supported on grids produced 2012 and later."


white whale - possibilities from tehn on Vimeo.
http://monome.org

grayscale sixty four

grayscale sixty four from tehn on Vimeo.

"tehn with mlr on grayscale sixty four. monome.org for details."

parc and slide

parc and slide from tehn on Vimeo.

"monome grayscale one twenty eight and sixty four controlled by parc and slide (maxmsp by tehn) who control a bunch of instances of automat (softsynth by alphakanal).

docs.monome.org/doku.php?id=app:parc
blog.alphakanal.de/category/automat

parc is a probabalistic arpeggiator. it's not terribly easy to follow. mostly what's happening here is arp speed changes, adding possible notes, and changing the segment of the sequence to be played.

monome.org"

norns: september

norns: september from tehn on Vimeo.

monome.org



earthsea (@tehn) rebound (@nf) passerby (@markwheeler) easygrain (@mhetrick)

A Brief History of the Monome by Stretta

on The Stretta Procedure

tehn with monome prototype from tehn on Vimeo.

monome app decisions - in bed

monome app decisions from jhindsight on Vimeo.

"having a play around with the monome app decisions by tehn and arc app electric dharma wheels by stretta"

http://monome.org/docs/app:decisions
http://monome.org/docs/app:electric_dharma_wheels

isms slim eurorack case from monome

isms from tehn on Vimeo.

shipping early december.

$1100 special pre-order price. Case only - no modules.

via monome:

"isms

an extensible electronic instrument and composition system

emcompassing generalized practices and inter-ideological patterns

a mannequins + monome collaboration

isms is a eurorack modular synth case with an integrated top row of fundamental circuits. we've packed a ton of functions into the case itself so you can focus available space on control and synthesis modules. rear-mount jacks are integrated into the case, providing the feel of a beautifully contained standalone instrument.

functions → output mixer (3 input) with integrated rear jacks — headphone driver (independent level control) — spring reverb send/receive with mix level — external signal input with gain, envelope follower, and gate — 3 gates (vca/lpg/lpd modes, vactrol based) — 2 attenuverters (also serve as voltage source) — noise (pink and white) — LFO (tri and square) with voltage controllable rate — active mixer with attenuverters and offsetting — 3 bus points with LED indication — USB switch

high resolution panel diagram

photos here show the prototype top row. this will be a standard clear anodized aluminum panel in the final version."

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Teletype Studies Part 5

Teletype Studies Part 5 from tehn on Vimeo.

Orchestral Colours - Kria MIDI for Norns, Spitfire Tundra, Diva and Roli Noise & Seaboard

Published on Nov 18, 2018 junklight

"I've just finished porting Monome Kria from the eurorack module onto the Norns platform so it can drive MIDI (& other Norns things). This is such a deep and powerful sequencer and I'm quite excited about exploring it outside of Eurorack - written by Tehn from Monome it provides 4 separate tracks - every part of it has its own clock divider and length , there is also an alternate note page and an octave. Each track can produce quite incredibly complex sequences and with 4 going together you can make an a lot of music!

Here I have three channels of Kria driving some instruments from the wonderful Spitfire Tundra, and the 4th channel driving Diva. I'm also playing Noise SWAM clarinet from the seaboard (which you will note irritatingly loses it's connection at one point) . It's all recorded into Ableton but that's just hosting the instruments - no sequencing going from that side at all.

I'm going to be submitting the PR in the next day or two so any Norns users will have access to this fantastic sequencer"

kria / isms

kria / isms from tehn on Vimeo.

http://monome.org

kria (icelandic name for arctic tern) defend their nesting grounds together as an imposing flock.

a new grid application. parameter-phased modulator. a step sequencer arpeggiator. two voices with independent loop positions and speed per parameter: trigger, accent, duration, note, octave, transposition, scale.

shown here: alternate firmware for the white whale module. isms modular synth. oscillators and filters by mannequins. spring reverb. op-1 fed through modular.

http://monome.org/isms

ssensse

ssensse from tehn on Vimeo.

"galapagoose (trent gill) performing 'ssensse' using monome grids and the software mlrv and mesh.

http://monome.org
http://monome.org/docs/app:mlrv
http://monome.org/docs/app:mesh"

intersubjective speed and pitch

intersubjective speed and pitch from tehn on Vimeo.

"tactile control over granulated sound clips.

upcoming arc support for norns."

monome teletype introduction

teletype introduction from tehn on Vimeo.