a cool tool

[nay-seven]

just found it and works fine in Usine , it's really an intersting tool , so want to share ...



" Experimental MIDI note sequencer VSTi.

-insert on a MIDI track, route MIDI notes to another VSTi
-alt-click on (Mode:) "Normal" and set to SEQ (so all 64 pads trigger independent note-out sequences, vertical = velocity on the GUI sequencer)
-send MIDI notes to MonoChrome from your MIDI controller. The MIDI note you send (MIDI note 36-99) will toggle the corresponding sequence of MIDI notes at the assigned MIDI note#. Send the same note again to stop the sequence.

allows for some pretty intense polyrhytm stuff if you set different SEQ lengths!"

http://www.gersic.com/plugins/hosted/MonoChrome.rar

[senso]

cool,
thanks for the link.

[antwan]

hi nay-seven,

just downloaded monochrome.
can't seem to get it to do anything.
ive got monochrome receiving midi from my midi-keyboard and sending midi to a vsti. it doesn't seem to send any midi with any preset.
could you - or someone - give me a quick run-down on what i might be doing wrong?
i'm excited to get this one working...

thanks a million

antwan

[nay-seven]

hello
for my part i use it only in " seq" mode...
press a key on your midi keyboard----> a light on a pad of monochrome
click on this pad and select " seq" , choose the note you want and play with velocity graph...
press the key again to stop the sequence...

hope this help

[antwan]

hi,

i tried what you suggested but no luck. still nothing seems to be coming out of the midi out port of monochrome.
which version do you have (R8?)

thanks

antwan

[nay-seven]

very strange....???!!!

and where do you see the version number..?

[antwan]

hello,

it's in the readme file that came with the package. my readme file is titled MonoChrome(rc8)-README. The readme file also has the version history. I don't know if you can see it elsewhere.
I guess OSC has nothing to do with this if I don't own/use a monome?

antwan

[bsork]

Hi there, FWIW I downloaded Monochrome yesterday and it worked on my system (no Monomone nor OSC).

I didn't get it to do anything at first either, but that was probably because I was programming and triggering different buttons...

I also expected something to happen when using some other mode than SEQ, but no. Since the other modes aren't mentioned (eg in http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2441892), maybe the other modes don't work without a proper Monomone/OSC setup?


BTW, I haven't seen a trace of any readme file, so I don't know which version I've tried. I used the link above, though.

[antwan]

hey bsork,

thanks for joining in on solving the mystery.
which link did you use on that page you mentioned. The devince-machine link doesn't work for me.
Anyhow, that seems to be a very old version. The newest can be found following the link towards the top of this thread:
http://forum.monome.org/topic/737

bsork, nay-seven, see if you can try with the new one too.
but im also interested in whatever versions you have - if you have similar problems with the new one. if not, it's just me.

thanks guys

antwan

[bsork]

Hi antwan, I used the link at the top of the page. I'm at work right now, but I downloaded the RC8 version (readme file says it's from Aug 21th 2007) and tried it here on my work computer, but it locked up Usine. The readme states: "requires MonomeSerial (or similar Monome<->OSC appa!)". Maybe that's the problem..?

Monochrome is a quite cool concept, but similar stuff can easily be created with the eg the Data/Step and/or Data/Switch modules, although having 64 of them would be one messy patch! (A bit off topic, but a nice little extra when using the Switch is connecting the next step and trigger outlets to an XOR module to get "inverted" triggers, ie a trigger when the switch is not lit.)

PS. Now Usine doesn't work at all on my work machine, so I don't know whether Monochrome is to blame or if there's something else wrong. I'll report back when I have more time.

[bsork]

Hi again.

I rebooted my work machine, but still Usine is still hanging once I put in a module, so I guess maybe Monochrome isn't to blame - something else has gone wrong. Maybe I have to reinstall Asio4All? Later...

[nay-seven]

usine is not the problem , this version of monochrome load fine here but don't work for me ,( what a pity cause have new functions.. ) suppose the develloper change something in new release for monome...

try this one :
http://www.gersic.com/plugins/hosted/MonoChrome.rar

[bsork]

Well, I have found out that it wasn't Monochrome that made Usine hang, but another plugin; most probably Flux BitterSweet.

With some of the programs of the the RC8 version I can get some buttons to light up, but no MIDI out, so yes - it seems that the old version on gersic.com is working better.