<s>
Monome	B-Device
is	O
an	O
Upstate	O
New	O
York-based	O
company	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Brian	O
Crabtree	O
and	O
Kelli	O
Cain	O
,	O
that	O
produces	O
sound	O
modules	O
and	O
MIDI	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monome	B-Device
is	O
also	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
their	O
initial	O
product	O
,	O
a	O
grid-based	O
controller	O
that	O
is	O
now	O
sometimes	O
simply	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monome	B-Device
has	O
a	O
minimalist	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
complimented	O
for	O
its	O
interface	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
screws	O
are	O
visible	O
on	O
any	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
that	O
holds	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
is	O
made	O
entirely	O
of	O
wood	O
,	O
usually	O
walnut	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
clear	O
aluminum	O
top	O
plate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
different	O
size	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
:	O
sixteen	O
by	O
sixteen	O
,	O
sixteen	O
by	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
by	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monome	B-Device
devices	O
do	O
not	O
produce	O
any	O
sound	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
;	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
via	O
USB	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
app	O
affords	O
use	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Monome	B-Device
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
wonderful	O
thing	O
about	O
this	O
device	O
is	O
that	O
is	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
really	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
design	O
principle	O
of	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
intended	O
for	O
any	O
one	O
specific	O
application	O
—	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
each	O
button	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
as	O
to	O
which	O
lights	O
are	O
lit	O
are	O
completely	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
communicating	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
over	O
the	O
Open	O
Sound	O
Control	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monome	B-Device
is	O
not	O
strictly	O
a	O
musical	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
software	O
used	O
,	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
can	O
function	O
as	O
anything	O
from	O
a	O
sample	O
cutter	O
to	O
a	O
math	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
non-grid	O
controller	O
in	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
family	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
Arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monome	B-Device
Arc	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
aluminum	O
knobs	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
rectangular	O
walnut	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
knob	O
is	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
ring	O
of	O
64	O
LED	O
lights	O
,	O
and	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
,	O
affords	O
function	O
only	O
by	O
USB	O
connection	O
to	O
an	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
of	O
the	O
Arc	O
have	O
said	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
positioned	O
as	O
a	O
complement	O
to	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
rather	O
than	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
control	O
paradigm	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
stand	O
alone	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
overly-simplistic	O
design	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
limiting	O
factor	O
for	O
independent	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Monome	B-Device
introduced	O
another	O
open-sourced	O
music	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
computer	O
called	O
Aleph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aleph	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
engineered	O
by	O
original	O
Monome	B-Device
creator	O
Brian	O
Crabtree	O
and	O
Ezra	O
Buchla	O
,	O
musician	O
and	O
son	O
of	O
Don	O
Buchla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aleph	O
differs	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
minimalist	O
Monome	B-Device
and	O
Arc	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
produced	O
irregularly	O
in	O
small	O
quantities	O
since	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
button-grid	O
controller	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
significant	O
impact	O
on	O
electronic	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
physically	O
similar	O
Yamaha	O
Tenori-On	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
inspired	O
interest	O
in	O
minimalist	O
,	O
grid-based	O
music	O
controllers	O
throughout	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GridFest	O
,	O
a	O
festival	O
for	O
Monome	B-Device
enthusiasts	O
,	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
Mexico	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Monome	B-Device
Arc	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
