The new Chameleon?

clementshawes · Joined: Mar 04, 2012 Posts: 174 Location: Truro, UK

http://monome.org/aleph-detail/

Looks interesting, least not due to an exposed and large existing community

hurolura · Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:48 am Post subject:

Could be.

My main concern is about the price.

The specs reminds me the never released chameleon Mk II

The built in CV connexions and USB host (to expand it with a monome for example) are a nice idea.

But no digital I/O (unless using the USB device connexion).

Nice to see something upcoming by the way wave

adnauseam · Joined: Mar 27, 2013 Posts: 147 Location: Manitoba, Canada

I always hope that with new platforms like this that they become adopted by a significant amount of people. Otherwise you end up with a buncha folks with expensive boxes buried in their studio @_@.

DrJustice · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:08 am Post subject:

I've been watching this, but $1400 Shocked

...and no MIDI. This ain't a Chameleon - too far towards the hipster end of the scale for me. I'll pass.

However, it's surely great for some.

clementshawes · Joined: Mar 04, 2012 Posts: 174 Location: Truro, UK

It's a shame this is priced at DIY hipsters - my only hope is that this spurs a new generation of Chameleon-like projects Very Happy

GovernorSilver · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:03 pm Post subject:

I heard one of the projects being worked on for this box is an acoustic instrument to CV converter. Ezra Buchla is a viola player, so he's working on a way to generate multiple CV signals from his viola playing - via analysis of the viola monophonic signal rather than polyphonic pickup.

I have to withdraw further judgement though until more software gets released for this thing.

clementshawes · Joined: Mar 04, 2012 Posts: 174 Location: Truro, UK

I can see it being a bit of a must for noise makers, CV enthusiasts, hackers and the DIY trend - but I don't see too many jumping in at the bleeding edge - maybe if something amazing comes for it (some unmissable synth patch maybe) - until the price becomes more reasonable.
At current $-£ conversion, it's about the same as a MacBook Air model which, arguably, offers a lot more to the generic market.

rolfs · Joined: Mar 20, 2014 Posts: 8 Location: germany

Wasn't there somewhere a project dedicated to implement a soft version of the 5630x CPUs into FPGA platforms to emulate them?

I think there is an implementation for the access virus B which used this CPU and somebody already suggested that othe 5630x music gear must be usable this way too gain.