Comments on: tkrworks PICnome

By: A new Monome challenger appears

A new Monome challenger appears — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:26:39 +0000

[...] various imitators. There are the various DIY clones based upon the open source Monome like the PICnome, Arduinome and MIDIbox. Lately, there have been big manufacturers releasing Monome-like gear for [...]

By: DIY Simple Sequencer : Mmm...Skittles | Key Of Grey

DIY Simple Sequencer : Mmm...Skittles | Key Of Grey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:42:14 +0000

[...] how many of us have access to a laser cutter? I could only wish I did! Just like with the Monome/Arduinome/PICnome, building the enclosure is the difficult [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:03:37 +0000

@TomGuinane: That would definitely lower the cost significantly. I was also looking at the actual 40h kit from the Monome folks, and it is $250 for the keypad and logic board kits. That’s actually competitive to the clone kits. The only problem is, of course, that you need to wait for them to release the kits.

By: tomguinane

tomguinane — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:50:27 +0000

If you don’t buy it all already assembled and you buy the pcb and the actually buttons seperately then it will reduce the cost alot. I think its around $20 for a 4×4 grid and then you will only need the LEDs and the ribbon cable (i think) and they wont cost you alot atall

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:25:39 +0000

@Sebastien Orban : As far as I can tell, the SparkFun kit that includes both the LED’s (tri-coloured no less) and keypad board already assembled, costs $45 for a 4×4 section. To make a 64 button controller, you’ll need 4 of these, plus the pads which are 10 dollars each. So you’re looking at $230 for those components. Add the tkrworks kit, and you’re at $300 not including shipping and you still need your own enclosure. It’s definitely not a cheap enterprise, but it’s rewarding to make your own. By the time it comes down to it though, if you include your time, it’s probably cheaper to buy a Monome itself than to make your own. But you don’t get the same satisfaction!

By: Sebastien Orban

Sebastien Orban — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:50:48 +0000

I’m with you on this ! I’m gonna have times to spend on project like this, but not too much money… Going to do some research !