Daedelus

At 3:57 Daedelus starts talking about how he incorporates MLR with his Monome.

While Alfred's is orange, this can be seen at 10:52

In this Resident Advisor Machine Love feature, Daedelus discusses the Monome 256 Grid and his career with it, saying:

"In 2003 I booked a random gig in San Diego, and I saw a young Brian Crabtree and Peter Segerstrom performing at a college with a prototype of the Monome. It's amazing what a single night can do, what a random gig can be. That changed my life, period. Not only was it this, like, incredible moment where I saw that it was able to manipulate samples in a way that I only had dreamed of; I also made a personal connection with Brian, and in essence became a prototype tester for the Monome to go forward. That was 2003. We can go all the way to 2013 now, ten years later, and the machine is still pretty much the same form factor. "

In a recent Instagram post, Daedelus shared a fragment of a minimal modular performance, showcasing the use of the 16n Faderbank. This versatile DIY controller, part of an open-source project, expands on earlier designs by Brian Crabtree of Monome. It features enhanced functionality with USB MIDI, CV, and i2c outputs, making it a valuable tool for electronic music exploration.

At around 3:21, Daedelus explains how, "So many ideas have come from one machine", and "How this is the revolving point of many genres". He then makes a hip-hop beat and transitions into a house beat with just the instrument.

"His main piece was a Yamaha A-3000 sampler, but he quickly grew tired of the limitations it presented. 'I only had ten fingers and at most they could change one or two parameters at a time. It felt really slow.'"

Daedelus showcases his continued use of Monome gear with the Monome Arc 4 (walnut) in a recent Instagram post. This piece, likely acquired second-hand due to its legacy status and discontinuation nearly a decade ago, is featured in his latest set focused on DJ Deeon's "No Justice No Peace."

Starting at the beginning of this video, Daedelus can be seen using a Monome controller.

At 3:53, while Daedelus is talking about his Monome 256, you get a clear view of his Macbook Pro, which is hooked up to the Monome.

Seen throughout this video of Alfred doing Against The Clock

In the video "Daedelus - Against The Clock (100th Episode)" on YouTube by 180 Fact, Daedelus is seen using PreSonus studio monitors, although it's unclear if they are the Sceptre S6 or S8 models.

At 3:10, Daedelus is seen using Pro Tools to edit volumes and listen to his album in the video.

At 2:39 of this video, you can see an Apple Imac Located in Daedelus's uncle's studio and used for recording 'Drown Out'.

In this video at 1:52 he shows studer a-80 tape machine.

Seen throughout this video, during the over-the-shoulder shots

Seen throughout this video

The VP-03 can be seen throughout the video

This can be seen at 10:50

This can be seen at 10:52

In this KEXP DJ set, the MPD32 can be clearly seen next to Daedelus' laptop, easily recognizable due to the 4x4 pads and 8 sliders.

Quoted on the official product page.

"Yesterday festival was a dream. Perc worked like a champion."

Developed in collaboration with Daedelus, as described on the official product page.

Brought to you by Daedelus & Bleep Labs with graphic design by Trek Matthews.

– Eight samples designed by Daedelus

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Who made this?

The original idea is by Alfred Darlington, aka Daedelus. Code and hardware design by John-Mike Reed, aka Dr. Bleep of Bleep Labs. Trek Matthews contributed the device’s artwork.