ToneMatrix
Posted by Bobby Solomon • April 13, 2009 • Internet + Music + Technology

One of my Twitter friends posted this awesome little 16step sequencer created by André Michelle called ToneMatrix, and I have to admit it’s an addicting little toy! I basically made some Postal Service type beats with absolutely no trouble at all, the only trouble is that I can’t record the beats I make. Kitsune Noir will be coming to your dance floor really soon! Play around with it and let me know what you think.

Bobby

Related Posts with Thumbnails

  1. My friend also made a really addicting, interactive beat making toy thing at http://www.cartelle.nl/#/toys/beatmonsters. And you can save your own there and share them! Very fun.

    That and all the rest of the “toys” that they create on their site are so addictive.

    Comment by ben — April 13, 2009 #

  2. @Ben – Yeah, I’ve played around with his site before, there’s some really rad stuff on there. I wish I could change the pitch of the beat monsters, like if they’re close to you they’re deeper, and farther away they’re higher pitched. Beat Monsters 2.0!

    Comment by Bobby — April 13, 2009 #

  3. Wow, that was really fun and addictive!

    Comment by Chester — April 13, 2009 #

  4. [...] Electric Boogaloo [ToneMatrix via Kitsune Noir] [...]

    Pingback by The Litmus | The Dapper Alchemist — April 13, 2009 #

  5. You guys need to check out the Yamaha Tenori-On. This is basically just a flash implementation of a real world device!

    Tenori-On on youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SGwDhKTrwU

    Comment by ZEE — April 13, 2009 #

  6. I saw Fourtet play in Sydney and he was using something like this to create some weird flipped out live beats (and visual patterns) – very cool !

    Comment by Will — April 13, 2009 #

  7. Nice! This is an awesome way to make beats.
    Anyone interested in how this works should check out how open interface
    instruments work! :D

    http://vimeo.com/3811393

    Comment by JohnnyBoy — April 13, 2009 #

  8. this is so addictive i sat at my work desk for like 30 minutes making stuff. while my coworkers listened…

    they said i made good music by the way…

    -james

    Comment by james — April 14, 2009 #

  9. You can’t save the beats, but you can print the screen and share the patterns for others to play the same tune.

    Great site by the way.

    Comment by Magnus — April 15, 2009 #

  10. Hey Bobby,
    If you want to record it, check out AudioHijackPro. http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/

    Rogue Amoeba has some pretty awesome apps for doing things your computer doesn’t want you to do easily.

    And you can use it to record audio coming out of just Firefox itself.

    Thanks for the cool instrument.

    Comment by Evan Payne — April 15, 2009 #

  11. I tried recording it with a crappy tape recorder next to the player, but to no avail.
    I like http://www.cartelle.nl/#/toys/beatmonsters though, good saving at least

    Comment by B — April 15, 2009 #

  12. [...] andre michelle via Kitsune Noir [...]

    Pingback by Tonematrix - DIY soundscape | you might like this — April 21, 2009 #

  13. Yeah Tone matrix is incredible! If you like tone matrix you will also love the new application for the iphone Melodica:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZMaXMNz-0

    Comment by sergiogois — May 8, 2009 #