Tenori-On On Tour in North America: SF, NYC, MTL

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Posted by emc^2 on Mar-13-2008 22:32:

Tenori-On On Tour in North America: SF, NYC, MTL

I'm goin to NYC launch

http://tenori-on-tour.com/

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-14-2008 06:25:

The Tenori On is WAY cool... but I figure that its limitations would make it a coffee table toy for me. Don't get me wrong, it does what it does well, but it could do more without THAT much more effort.

Be sure to bring back a full report! Have fun.

Monome, now that's another great one...

Posted by kitphillips on Mar-14-2008 10:21:

Planning on getting a monome this year myself actually. The Tenori-On is a bit of a cash in and its not as flexible or elegant IMO. Plus, the monome has wood.

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-14-2008 14:32:

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Originally posted by kitphillips
Plus, the monome has wood.

I have wood...

... for the Monome.

Posted by deadmau5 on Mar-16-2008 21:52:

quote:
Originally posted by 3F05Q
I have wood... ... for the Monome.

Monome 256 FTW.

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-16-2008 22:00:

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Originally posted by deadmau5
Monome 256 FTW.

Were you fortunate to grab one of the first runs? If so, are you utilizing it live at all? Too rich for my blood, that's all I can say at this point!

Posted by kitphillips on Mar-17-2008 08:24:

256 would actually be too big for me I think. But a 128 is pretty beautiful. I think I'll have to go with a 64 because of funds though.

Is there anyone using this stuff live on here? Mr Mouse perhaps? I think its got great potential for putting improvisation back into electronica.

And its good to have you here Joel, I thought you might have run away after the Hybrid remix thing

Posted by deadmau5 on Mar-17-2008 15:12:

well, the 128 is actually ideal if youre controlling one thing... since you can only really have a max of 128 note numbers or CC's

i opted for the 256 for the 128 note numbers and acess to 128 cc's on one deck without too much flippin around...

for all monome users... defo check out Molar, www.monome.org ... somewhere up there... steve duda is a motherfuckin genius. Its a dope VST plug that communicates via OSC to the monome for some mad live loop muckery... like MLR... only funner.

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-17-2008 20:08:

quote:
Originally posted by deadmau5
for all monome users... defo check out Molar, www.monome.org ... somewhere up there... steve duda is a motherfuckin genius. Its a dope VST plug that communicates via OSC to the monome for some mad live loop muckery... like MLR... only funner.

Do you have any video of YOU doing any mad live loop muckery? Some of the only stuff I've seen is people doing ambient or DnB stuff with their monomes. It works out quite well, but I'd like to see some solid EDM spittin out of one.

Posted by kitphillips on Mar-18-2008 06:54:

I'm looking forward to the new version of Max/Msp as well, the new interface stuff could be a godsend

and +1 to the demand that we hear some trance or house out of a monome rather than ambient or DnB all the time. I think there was some breakbeat going around for a while, its right here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSKluYlp5hE
and here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJwx...feature=related
The last bit of this video was what sold the monome for me

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-18-2008 07:26:

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Originally posted by kitphillips

The last bit of this video was what sold the monome for me

Totally man, I was blown away when I first saw that video.

Just found this one:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Im3kxFgfU_w&hl=en
Okay.. this one is brilliant, in terms of control, not in melody:
http://www.youtube.com/v/8Ct3xurn7hs&hl=en

Great stuff here too, especially at the end of the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ioVm1sK9s&feature=related
I need to take out a loan.

Posted by kitphillips on Mar-18-2008 08:06:

I find the little dog in the background of two of those quite funny, I keep imagining its nodding its head to the music
These are a good demonstration of what would be so much more interesting than just a DJ in a club spinning CDs or whatever, theres so much potential here

Posted by 3F05Q on Mar-18-2008 08:22:

What's interesting though, is what you're talking about is how this all started! It was an artist in front of everyone with a drum machine and a couple synths sequencing away. But, at the same time, it's not a regression. It's a reapplication of early methods utilizing modern technology. I really hope it'll catch on!

Posted by kitphillips on Mar-18-2008 09:55:

Yeah the old way of drum machines and synths was great, but we don't see it enough any more. Ableton live has taken live performance back to a more improvised and less pre arranged level, now I also hope that the monome type machines can take this further... back in the direction we came from