# Monome > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monome > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Monome.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monome > Source revision: 1284690028 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} thumb|alt=Monome device family|Monome 64 and arc2 (foreground), Monome 512 and arc4 (background). '''Monome''' is an [Upstate New York](/source/Upstate_New_York)-based company, founded by Brian Crabtree and Kelli Cain, that produces sound modules and [MIDI controllers](/source/MIDI_controllers). Monome is also the name of their initial product, a grid-based controller that is now sometimes simply referred to as grid. == Design == The Monome has a [minimalist](/source/minimalist) design, and has been complimented for its [interface design](/source/interface_design).{{Cite web |author=Donald Bell |date=2007-08-23 |title=SoundSquare standoff: Monome vs. Tenori-On |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9765246-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026115642/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9765246-1.html |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |work=CNet News}} It is a box with a grid of back-lit buttons, with no labels or icons. == Functionality == A core design principle of the Monome is that it is not intended for any one specific application — the function of each button and the decision as to which lights are lit are completely up to the software communicating with the device over the [Open Sound Control](/source/Open_Sound_Control) protocol. The creators of Monome said: "The wonderful thing about this device is that is doesn't do anything really... It wasn't intended for any specific application. We'll make several applications, and others will make more. We hope to share as many of these as possible."{{Cite web |title=Music Thing: Monome Controller |work=Engadget |author=Ryan Block |date=April 14, 2006 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2006/04/14/music-thing-monome-controller/}} == Models == Since 2006, several models have been produced, with typical sizes ranging from 64 to 256 buttons — plus a very limited run of 512-button devices.{{Cite web | title = Monome 512 Available Via Limited Auction | work = Sonic State | author = James Lewin | date =May 4, 2010 | url = http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2010/04/05/monome-512-available-via-limited-auction/}} In 2011, the first non-grid controller in the Monome family was introduced, the Monome Arc.{{Cite web | title = Monome Arc OSC controller is simple, elegant, and expensive | work = Engadget | author = Joseph L. Flatley | date =January 24, 2011 | url = https://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/monome-arc-osc-controller-is-simple-elegant-and-expensive/}} The Monome Arc consists of two aluminum knobs mounted on a rectangular [walnut](/source/Juglans) box. Each knob is surrounded by a ring of 64 LED lights, and similarly to the Monome, affords function only by USB connection to an application. In September 2013, Monome introduced another open-sourced music device, the music computer called Aleph. Aleph contains four digital inputs and outputs, four control voltage inputs and outputs, multiple optical encoders, a display screen and USB - all of which can be completely reprogrammed at the software level. Full release and distribution was planned for late Fall 2013.{{Cite web | title = Monome readies Aleph | work = Resident Advisor | author = Jordan Rothlein | date =September 27, 2013 | url = http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=21262/}} == Notable Users == * [Pretty Lights](/source/Pretty_Lights) * [Flying Lotus](/source/Flying_Lotus){{Citation | title = Heavy Water: Steven Ellison's atomization of hip-hop | magazine = The New Yorker | first = Sasha | last = Frere-Jones | authorlink = Sasha Frere-Jones | date = January 12, 2008 | url = http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/12/01/081201crmu_music_frerejones?currentPage=all}} * [Imogen Heap](/source/Imogen_Heap) (on the [Late Show with David Letterman](/source/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman)) {{Cite web | title = Imogen Heap plays Monome on Letterman show | work = Music Radar | author = Ben Rogerson | date = September 9, 2009 | url = http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/imogen-heap-plays-monome-on-letterman-show-218457}} *[Daedelus (musician)](/source/Daedelus_(musician)) == See also == * [Controllerism](/source/Controllerism) * [Music technology](/source/Music_technology) * [List of open source hardware projects](/source/List_of_open_source_hardware_projects) * [List of music software](/source/List_of_music_software) == References == {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}} == External links == * [http://monome.org/ monome.org (Manufacturer's website)] * [https://github.com/gluon/MIRAnome monome 64 implementation for iPad with MIRA & Max6] * [http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep08/articles/monome.htm Monome 64 review] in [Sound on Sound](/source/Sound_on_Sound) magazine, September 2008. * [http://www.tapeop.com/reviews/128/ monome 40h review] in [TapeOp](/source/TapeOp) magazine #62, Nov/Dec 2007. * http://www.lividinstruments.com/index.php (OhmRGB and Ohm64 producer) Category:Electronic musical instruments Category:Experimental musical instruments Category:Computer peripherals Category:Open hardware electronic devices Category:User interfaces Category:Open hardware organizations and companies --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Monome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monome) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monome?action=history)). 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