NORNS Goldeneye Demo - Chaotic Pattern Sequencer

Goldeneye is a chaotic pattern sequencer for the Monome Norns. It allows you to very quickly create rhythmical sequences from the onboard samples, and is one of my favourite scripts on Norns so far.
This is part of a mini series looking at different apps you can download and run with Norns. Here I am using MIDIGrid to utilise a LaunchPad Pro X, and also using a Norns Shield.
You can find more about Goldeneye here: llllllll.co/t/...
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[@elephantapede]

That jam was sounding kinda Nurse with Wound.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Ohh is that a band? I'll have to check them out.

[@elephantapede]

@allmyfriendsaresynths yeah. I was thinking of their album ‘Thunder Perfect Mind’. Not for the faint of heart lol. Sure to piss most people off in the first couple minutes. It’s almost an hour long. 2 tracks. ‘Cold’ and ‘Colder Still’. There’s one second that will totally freak your dogs out.

[@The_Sound_Technician]

Hey Stephen… I’ve got the Norns shield… and have had it a month… I’m a complete technophobe when it comes to computers… is there any tutorial that will show me step by step how to connect it to put more scripts on? 🤦‍♂️

[@StephenMcLeod]

Hey! Sorry for the delayed reply. I have to say that Norns is not the easiest to use if you are a technophobe. It relies on a bit of understanding of that side. I am not aware of a video tutorial that does that unfortunately... the Monome/Lines forum was very helpful for me in figuring that out though!

[@second-ratemachine]

Making products with open-source software and putting it behind a pay wall doesn’t seem right. Especially when a community like lines is built around sharing.

[@StephenMcLeod]

That's part of open source. It allows companies and individuals to make a business but also share the knowledge for others. Similar to WordPress, or Mutable Instruments, etc.

[@second-ratemachine]

@@StephenMcLeod good point. but I imagine most of the people making scripts aren’t making business from? They’re giving them out for free. I’m not shitting on what you do - just think it’s interesting. I guess people who make stuff and put into the world are giving permission for it to be used by others however they like - including using the stuff to make money.

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@second-ratemachine It's no skin off my nose. It's not my business after all! The idea behind open source though is that businesses don't keep their IP to themselves, so they create a platform which anybody can then modify, contribute to, or monetise. In communities many folks won't charge - e.g. for scripts or plugins - but like you noted, others can and will. Some will build custom controllers etc. That kind of open architecture imo is much better than a completely closed off environment where bugs end up never fixed (see: Akai Force, Polyend Play+, etc...).

[@shortattentionspa.....]

Thi sis super interesting, great video and thanks for sharing! can you assign midi notes to the pads instead of using the internal samples? SO that you can use with a harware instrument via usb/din adapter? Would love to play around with this and old akai for example!

[@StephenMcLeod]

I actually don't think that's possible, buuuut there's a successor to this script - Moonraker. Worth a look! llllllll.co/t/moonraker/51803

[@shortattentionspa.....]

Oh awesome, thanks so much!! I still need to build a Norns first, time to learn how to deal with smds :) In case I fail, where did you source a partially built shield if you dont mind me asking? @@StephenMcLeod

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@shortattentionspa..... Best of luck!! I got mine on eBay - pre-built. :D

[@5lanediver]

fates is the true diy version…

[@StephenMcLeod]

Geezit

[@hellf.o]

This is awesome! Norns is so interesting 👍👍

[@StephenMcLeod]

It's such a curious device!

[@hovermotion]

Wow...never seen anything like this kit...it's like a Baby Deluge but with a better screen..

[@StephenMcLeod]

That's one way to look at it! I want a deluge damnit

[@hovermotion]

@@StephenMcLeod trade your Op1 for a Deluge...the Deluge is amazing...

[@kutuzov79]

Wow, amazing script, need to try, thanks for the video! Also enjoying your M8 series, ordered Teensy 😜

[@StephenMcLeod]

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it :D

[@NunyaB1s]

Ooooh…. I want a Norns sooner than later now…. This sounds and looks like so much fun

[@StephenMcLeod]

It's awesome!

[@canigetuuhhh]

Bloody cool! I wonder if this could work with my MPC (live II)

[@StephenMcLeod]

mmm depends what you want to do! What would you be thinking of?

[@canigetuuhhh]

@@StephenMcLeod using each pad (with my own samples) the way you do with each square on your grid

[@Mr.Tubster]

Well jammed mate! I like it 🙂 Geezy! Cya

[@StephenMcLeod]

Cheers!

[@distractionpool]

Grids are such a mystery to me. Interesting video.

[@StephenMcLeod]

I'm a sucker for a grid.

[@edwardrapley]

Really enjoyed the video, cool to see norns script demos

[@StephenMcLeod]

Thanks for watching!

[@allanroney]

Love the gritty sounds.

[@StephenMcLeod]

Just how I like um

[@wiggesobk]

That's a cool device!

[@StephenMcLeod]

I like the weird.