repost from beta forums/monome forums
i've been working on some monome patches and they're coming along quite well! the max for live environment is incredible for this and i can't wait to really dive into making useful things. so far i've got two devices:
http://www.post-digital.net/mfl/mfl_monome.jpg
this is the monome device, you configure it to talk to monome serial and enter a prefix. the 1-8 selection box is for selecting the program to route press messages to. you can of course map midi controls, keyboard controls, or automate the program selection.
http://www.post-digital.net/mfl/mfl_monome_test.jpg
this is a monome test device, you select its program number and the prefix it should listen on. when a monome device with a matching prefix receives a press message, it transmits it via 'send'. each monome device receives the send, checks its prefix and program number, and if the prefix matches and the monome device's selected program number matches then the program receives the message and acts on it.
the great part about this is you can save monome devices within ableton live sets, so your configuration and presets and everything stays contained to one song file. i love the idea that i can create any monome device type--effect, instrument, etc., place it anywhere within ableton, and it will receive monome press messages.
patches are available at link below, i'd love to see any enhancements or real devices people make using this method, plus any comments about the approach or better ways to do it. i'm pretty noob on max unfortunately.
post-digital.net/monome_patches.zip
no real reason for it beyond me not being as well versed in max and more comfortable in traditional programming environments. would love to see some of this converted to pure max/msp.