monome at 20: memories of the grid, in pictures

Kelli Cain and Brian Crabtree are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their monome company and project this week. For anyone moved by their creations over the years, there will be no escape from the feels in this gallery — and, of course, I couldn’t resist adding some extra memories from that era.

monome, the grid that launched them all, gets “new and the same” edition; preorder now

There’s a new monome, same as the old monome, pre-ordering this summer: “we’ve redesigned the grid, again. but this time almost everything is new, even though we added nothing.”

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2021

Watch the fusion of analog and digital in monome teletype videos

Teletype Studies Part 1 from tehn on Vimeo. We have inherited from the last century a whole language built from the archaic details of office machines. And we use all of these for music. We patch together telephone cords between modules, via the tactile interface once used to connect calls. We type on keyboards and […]

Peter Kirn - September 1, 2015

This Teletype Eurorack from monome is the Nerdiest Module Ever

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2015

USB is the new CV: monome meadowphysics as Modular, in New Video

- October 2, 2014

white whale Makes your monome Into an Amazing Modular Step Sequencer

- September 1, 2014

Beautiful New Music from tehn, the Maker of the monome [Interview]

- August 27, 2014

Watch the Wonders of Grids, as monome Makers Defend Minimal Design

- June 17, 2014

Stepping Through Music, Interactively: Drum Kits and Monomes Navigate Notes

- March 7, 2013