I think it's based on this device more or less Arduino USB board http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666 does anybody know about music-oriented projects around it already? If not, would anybody be interested in starting one? The PD HID object seems like it might be helpful as like a middleware for it.

On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 03:45:52PM -0400, greg wrote: I beleive that Hans Steiner has written an ardurino interfacing object for Pd. He is the author of [hid]. Best, Chris. ------------------- chris(a)mccormick.cx http://mccormick.cx

Hallo, Chris McCormick hat gesagt: // Chris McCormick wrote: It's available here [1] and contains of a general purpose firmware for the Arduino, which makes it possible to control it with standard Pd messages send to or read from the serial port using the Pd object [comport]. An example Pd patch is included. [1] http://at.or.at/hans/pd/objects.html There also is Christian Klippel's IObox/MultiIO, which provides more in- and outputs. Normally it's available through http://multio.mamalala.de/ but the site seems to be in resturctureing or something, it's just shows the Apache default page ATM. Ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__

Hallo, Loki Davison hat gesagt: // Loki Davison wrote: You're not only getting the readymade board, but also full source code, which is way more than e.g. M-Audio provides. And with buying the unit, you also support the developement of the source code as free software. Plus: It's probably a very small run with not a big number of units produced. I wish the monome-people all the best with their stuff, they seem to have the right attitude. This also is visible in their "about" page with words like this: we choose not to outsource production in cases where it supports controversial governments, exploits workers, and leads to destructive environmental practices. by working with small, local companies we hope to foster long-term relationships, gain more insight and control over production, and actually witness our products? progression. as a result we engage in continuous and responsive design. we choose to support companies who share our values; companies who provide living wages, clean and safe working environments, and high quality goods. $500 may be a lot of money, but obviously one shouldn't expect Behringer prices with these standards. Ciao -- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__

On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 09:16:31PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: made as well, and that the PCB is huge. Add those two items onto it being a small run device, and that even more explains the price. I'm aware of some off the shelf buttons that have a LED in them. However, it an exposed LED, not something that makes the entire button glow nicely, and these off the shelf buttons have a fairly cheap feel to them. If anyone cared for building their own cheaper knock offs, I could ask the hardware engineers what those buttons are. -- Joshua D. Boyd jdboyd(a)jdboyd.net http://www.jdboyd.net/ http://www.joshuaboyd.org/