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Monome

   Posted by: Con in Rant, Uncategorized

Below is a song done by the composer who has produced all the music for pretty much every game I’ve ever made. It’s made on his new toy, the monome. It’s a hand built, highly customisable crazy music machine. Enjoy the clip, Canon in :D .

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  • TheChosenOne

    Awesome, did he really make that, wow, and Con, good to see you back, things were getting a little out of hand in your absence

  • Singid25

    Crazy music machine indeed…. Wow, that’s just crazy. And that’s what you make your MUSIC with?! Wow. I might get one, they look fun.

  • Singid25

    My mistake, You don’t make it but the dude that does the music does. Still crazy though.

  • eroln

    dammmn, that is sick

  • Valhelm

    Whoa! That’s really awesome. It most be so hard to play. Is that guy related to Evil Lives?
    Also, glad to see you’re still alive. I’d check out te forums if I were you… They’ve gotten really crazy.

    Thanks. Yeah it’s the same guy as Evil Lives. Will check in on the forums now, thanks for the heads up.
    - Con

  • jackalj

    that was awesome :P

  • frank

    thats cool that you have a person that composes like that you guys are great like that

  • Junoh315

    Now THAT is pretty cool, I want one :)

    I think it looks pretty easy to use and looks fun to make music for beginners. Plus you could end up creating great music just by goofing off. I like it and really want one now.

    It looks easy, trust me, there’s a lot of work behind programming it to work, gathering samples etc.
    - Con

  • vlad

    The guy has some skills , it’s really amazing what you can do with a simple piano loop.

  • Ash

    That was brilliant up until he started using the “ya!” buttons, that kinda ruined it, other than that it was brilliant must have token a lot of practise.

  • Zenla

    This melody is getting pretty sweet

  • John

    That is a pretty intense music making machine. Thanks for the cool video.

  • Brian

    He should get a patent for that.

    He didn’t make it, it’s a product from the link I posted.
    - Con

  • Mr. Retro

    Oh, man, that’s awesome. I can see why you would like having them produce the music for your games. In any case, I’ve always enjoyed the music in the games you make.

  • Random Guy =]

    Well that looks amazing, Though you’d think that he’d label or number every key. Imo it’d be easier if he numbered them so he could simply memorize the number code.

  • john boy

    awsome video

  • Zepode

    Yeah, it seems like it would be a bit tough to remember them all. But I assume that, like anything, practice makes perfect.

  • killerpope

    Con you need to make that into a mp3 ver and sell it! You could make money like mad

  • JakeCage

    hmm i cant hear anything that machine looks epic

  • Sumps P.S:ANGRY

    well yeah ist crazy crazy and crazy,cool too .(THE ANGRY SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)I CANT GO TO THE FORUMS THAT IS SO FUC*ING SH*T YOU ARE A F*CKING F*CKER YOU EVEN LIVE AT YOUR MOM HOUSE YOU ARE A POOFACE,A PEEFACE,A DOG POOFACE,A COW POOFACE(I WAS SAYNG THAT ONLY BECAUSE YOU ARE A RASITS(MEABY)AND I want TO go to forums again!

    Oh Sumps. You’re banned from the forums because you’re an idiot.
    - Con

  • Dave

    INSANE!!!!! That was great!! Post it on http://www.kongregate.com/collabs
    and win crap.

  • Dave

    P.S. LOL I’m relieved that you posted something
    I’ve had this here forever and I’ve never exited out just waiting for you to post something :P

  • Singid25

    Sumps! he’s alive!!! We must eradicate him once more! May the awesomeness of cons games leave you dead forever.

    That’s a bit rough. He’s fine to exist where ever he likes, just not on my forums.
    - Con

  • SuperDude

    I saw something similar to that on Attack of The Show on G4. Except the tool they used is for professional DJ’s, and you can use your finger to swipe a- Argh. I got sidetracked.

    Nice video! And it’s nice to know you’re not dead, and you have an attitude, Con. [Winkedy wink.]

  • Junoh315

    I must say it really does look good… And SUMPS needs to learn how to spell XD

  • Unholy_spire

    Cool machine, I dont know how the hell he memorizes what button makes what sound but that takes some true skills. You got yourself a good sound artist right there Con you should consider yourself lucky. Good to see ya back from ur break

  • Dave

    My brother uses the name super dude ALL the time maybe your him O:

  • Dinle

    Man, thats why your games have so great music! This dude rocks!

  • ??????????????????????????????????????????

    that was the stupidest thing ive ever heard

  • puddin p

    pretty tight

  • Dash141

    Brightened up my day – thanks.

  • Davy Jones

    I went to see bill bailey last week – he has something like it, but a bit simpler

  • monster_artist

    too be honest i dont really know what to say the only word that comes into mind is wow!!

    glad to see your still good and hope to see more of your work soon including hopfully another video of your DJ skills. good luck man.

  • ebaum84

    Wow…amazing!! How does he know what EVERY SINGLE button does?!?!? A lot of practice?

  • Beun the qonquerer

    awesome video
    that was cool and is that the guy that will be doing music for your future games?
    Ben

  • MacFluffers

    I want SO HARD. Too bad the cheapest one is half a grand, and even if I could afford one, I would never be able to memorize the layout. Since it’s supposed to be customizable, there are no labels, but still…

    Then again, that’s why drums are my main instrument. I hit, tap, stroke, and brush things, and they make noise. So much simpler than electronic and wind stuff.

  • killerpope

    That is fallout music who agrees

  • Traxis

    Impressive

  • spirit

    OMFG that was so awesome!!!!

    I want one!!!!

  • Brian Wight

    That would a bitch to try and remember all the keys and which samples are where.
    I’d go crazyy. I bet it cost a bunch haha.

  • Singid25

    I realized something. The buttons higher up (from our prospective) are the same buttons in a row but happen on different beats while the lower buttons have a sound to each of them but in a row make a complex beat. I’m just wondering now how he gets it to go in different directions.

  • adam

    WHEN THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO THE LAST FUCKING STAND OUT YOU FUCKING ASSWIPE OR I AM GOING TO FUCKING FIND OUT WHEREYOU LIVE AND FUCKING RIP YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF SO GET THE FUCK MOVE ON YOU FUCKING MOTHERFUCKER AND I CAN SAY WHAT EVER I WANT CAUSE I’M A HUMANBEING AND CAN SAY WHAT EVER I WANT AND I DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT YOU FUCKING GEEKY DORKY GAME MAKING MOTHERFUCKER

    from Adam N Mangiardi

    Good for you Adam N Mangiardi, good for you. Shoot me an email so we can fight to the death. Oh and by the way, you’re on the ban list.
    - Con

  • Exeara

    Hey. Cool Machine is it or will it be in the marcket? I’D like to buy one. Thanks.

  • Exeara

    Opps spelled Market* wrong sorry.

  • bdun

    holy cow! that must have taken FOREVER to make! and this guy dose the music for your games?! awesome!!!

  • Adamant80

    Must take a long time to remember what each button and combination does. I want one.

  • antimatter

    ___
    {T_T}
    This is beautiful.

  • masterdrom

    gotta say….con got funk ! :D

  • palau

    that was cool (^_^)

  • pretty awsome

    thats pretty tight…i want one now.Do to have the audio of hat i want to put it on my i pod

  • Xuebei

    Wow,nice must be hard to learn he has true skill!

  • jeffrey

    wow is that homemade con?

    Nope, it’s made by the company in the link at the top of the post.
    - Con

  • adam

    ha it was just a joke get over it adam

  • adam

    ok sorry man iwas in a dark place when i wrote that i mean i just relized that a girl likes me and now she acts like i don’t i’m not there and this other girl that i really like i’m pretty sure she likes him and i just realized that i’m moving so i’m pretty pist off so i guess i’m the real asswipe,motherfucker for doing that and i have anger issuses and i’m waiting for your next game to come out amd you put some stupid post and now i’m pretty sure your going to get your next off in December adam

    Awwwww. Still want to fight to the death. Email me.
    - Con

  • Beun the qonquerer

    how does hhe make each won do specific stuff

    Wizards. That and a few programs run off his PC. You basically need to program it to tell it what to do.
    - Con

  • dresnet from newgrounds..

    has any dowload to this song ? ;)
    becuse it rockes!

  • adam

    what the fuck i just said i’m sorry and you still want to fight to the death there is some thing really mental with you or your just tring to be funny what is it wise guy is that fucking it well is it -adam

    Yes. Because I quite seriously request people email me to fight to the death every day. It’s ok, just settle down a bit and try not to freak out on public internet forums when something doesn’t go your way, it makes you look foolish.

    - Con

  • adam

    oh so now you tell me that aren’t you a good person adam

  • adam

    oh and i also get bored easliy so thats why i did that -adam

  • SuperDude

    Jesus, I didn’t realize people flip out on the internet like that.

    Con, would’ya like to fight to the death sometime?

  • Marcin

    Hey dude, I’d just like to say that I’m a really big fan of all your games, can’t wait for the next one, i’m sure you’re working hard on it to satisfy your fans. But on this music, it’s awesome how he just presses each button and he knows the exact sound it’s going to make. That’s some amazing memorization skills.

    - M.

  • Exeara

    I put this as my ringtone pretty beast.

  • Brandon

    ok this may sound really creapy and gay lol, but con can you post a pic of what you look like lol, i just want to see

    You’re right it does!
    - Con

  • Brandon

    Oh and mr.Con i want to fight you to the death lol

  • henners

    how does he know which ones to press….

  • xXxSpectre@

    Just wanted to say, that is one cool piece of machinery there. Tell your composer that he is truly talented and blessed with the ability to make inspiration.

  • WildStyle

    ok first of all that was some kick ass muisc, he truly has a talent. and that would be relly cool if he did the video with different colored buttons, like lime green with blue and red etc. how did he get that thing anyways, like what store/company?

  • WildStyle

    oh and about that questsion someone had about you posting a picture of yourself. whenever you start/open one of your games, your Con Artist picture comes up. is that picture of a man supposed to be a reprisintation of you Con?

  • Bob

    I would have just jammed my hand on all of the buttons.

  • Shanaki

    Cool video

  • Josh

    wth!?! i need one of those! con, is it custom built?

  • http://california dominic

    dude you should make a crush the castle 2 and in the last stand you should be able to actually walk around town and meet survivers and have a 5 minute time limit to get back to the blockade or you have to fight with out it

  • flakpalak

    its amazing, he knows what to press to make that music, with all that button there :P

  • WildStyle

    oh and about that questsion someone had about you posting a picture of yourself. whenever you start/ open one of your games, your Con Artist picture comes up. is that picture of a man supposed to be a reprisintation of you Con?

  • Kris

    Holy crap. I was just reading the fight you had with adam. Pretty epic (and funny, come on, anyone who read that had to laugh.) By the way, the video, is cool.
    P.S. I do not want to get into a fight with with adam( hope adam is not reading this)

    It’s not really a fight when one person holds all the cards.
    - Con

  • Kris

    Good point. Damn, I keep on laughing everytime I read that. Ha Ha, fight to death, funny. ;)

  • OnyxWolf

    Madness! An excellent sound board…

    By the look of it, he could’ve played the piano-loop in reverse, which would have been wacky. Or would that be a seperate code string for it to do that?

    Cheers.
    ~Onyx

  • George

    dude i just spill a cup water on myself because i watching this…..AWSOME!!!!!

  • killa19

    one word to explain this……….wwwwoooooooooooooooowwwwwwww

  • Mirek Burczyn

    That must have been construction and programming HELL! :O But that makes this even better xD
    And if may ask a question. This is the guy who created Evil Lives, right? In “Act II” he used whole dialogue from some film. Can you ask him if that was from “Day of the Dead”?

  • nick

    so cool.

  • Krys Houde

    I can imagine the amount of work that went into building and programming this, not to mention memorizing all the buttons. Very, very well done.

  • http://copywritingadventures.blogspot.com/ Thomas

    5th of August, I’m a bit late, but still that was a pretty cool button board. Reminded me of the old e-jay apps that were all the craze in the 90′s.

    I used to laugh at all those retarded comments people place under blog posts (yahoo news is a great attractor for them, especially any dealing with Atheism) but now they just make me sad that the internet is overflowing with stupidity as technology has become more mainstream.

    I really wished I’d stayed the course with my programming (I used to code in Blitz Basic) but decided that writing was more my skill. Kinda wished I’d stayed with it after reading your interview on the Armor Games blog.

    I’m currently working on a 4 different blogs (for work) and hopefully soon(Jan of Feb 2010), I hope to start up another one dealing with videogames (not reviews, but rather philosophy and speculation on gaming trends and markets).

    I was wondering if you would up for an interview about flash and its future in gaming sometime next year?

    Anyway, regardless I hope have a good Xmas!

    Happy to do an interview, just hit me up on Twitter whenever you’re ready.
    - Con

  • jim

    you should put that on itunes or something so i can download it

    Why buy the cow?
    - Con

  • Adam

    I must buy one of these… I know how Im spending my next paycheck!

  • http://www.myspace.com/ballerd dominic

    dude thats crazy it kinda reminds of this episode on spongebob when theyre on the rocket and all the buttons are lit up

  • http://crazymonkeygames last stand 3

    this is a very awsome music machine

  • d3wd

    Wow, that is amazing.
    There will be an time …
    Whhoooohoo. Great machine.

    Great song too.

  • Aaron Pacora

    EPIC

  • MeysonElder

    Oh Y-ye, y-y-yea! I want one of those! That would really help with music making, especially with drums.

  • FIXED

    cool.