The Monk Project
MonK's TMA Device Coming Soon
A generative instrument designed to assist in music composition, production, and learning.
Monk's TMA device is designed to inspire through real-time experimentation. It will likely become the Centrepiece of your setup.
“ I like the zones between the human and the mechanical - Brian Eno ”
Meanwhile...
May I present an unedited, real-time improvisation recorded using a simple MIDI keyboard and the TMA device - a tool I designed to support creative musical exploration. The composition was performed live in a single take and recorded directly into a DAW, with no post-processing, editing, or arrangement. What you hear is exactly what was played.
“ I prefer to have the music as pure as possible. I don't want to say, 'Oh yes, this is good. This is not good; I have to do it again.' I don't want to do it again. I want to do it once. It's no good, I do another one - Vangelis ”
This performance was created by playing a MIDI controller keyboard connected to the TMA device. It primarily uses the Fugue and TicTacToe sequencer models.