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we’re in production! thank you for your support and patience as we’ve been making fine adjustments over the past months.

pre-orders are open now: https://market.monome.org

$800. early orders will ship first, mid-august at the earliest. there may be manufacturer holdups which will cause a week or two delay, but we can hope.

EDIT: orders placed now are looking at early september delivery.

US shipping free. int’l $40.

this is a complete redesign-- circuits, mechanics, firmware-- everything. the encoder mechanism is custom-- our own shaft, bearing, reflector, knob… the whole thing. specialized grease is applied for perfect smooth action. these knobs are a bit “slower” than the past editions and feel excellent. the mechanics and optical detection together make for predictable and accurate tiny movements.

the aluminum enclosure provides a perfect weight to counterbalance working with these large knobs-- rubber feet (identical to the grid) prevent slipping.

this new arc is 100% compatible with the 2012 walnut edition. for anyone unfamiliar with the arc, google “monome arc” for an avalanche of media. and we have a couple new arc applications on the way.

more media coming in august upon return from the europe tour, when we begin assembling and documenting. what you’re seeing/reading now is pre-polished enthusiasm.

thank you again for your continued support. we’ve very excited to share this with you all.

b

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#2

just to clarify: does this mean that the functionality of the new arc and the 2012 is the same? as in: the new module and whatever applications are released for the new arc will also work %100 with the 2012 arc?

i want to make sure that i do not need to sell the old one and get the new one to take full advantage of the new module etc.

truly excited for all the arc-oriented news!

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#3

Will there be any new arc max patches or m4l objects released when these ship?

#4

correct. same resolution, no push button, same LED interaction. they are functionally identical, though the feel and look are slightly different.

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#5

new max patches, yes.

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#6

Also, will this be a limited run, or will there be ongoing availability like with the new grids? :slight_smile:

#7

all runs are inherently “limited” but i’m expecting to be able to ship 100 by mid-septermber. early orders will go first. there is a lot of assembly and testing involved. and to your question, yes if we run out we’d order more parts. so there will/may be gaps, but this is a design we plan to continue making.

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#8

Fantastic!
Thank you for clarifying that.

#9

… and ordered. still keeping my walnut edition one (and a grid) but i think it makes perfect sense to have 2 sets of arcs/grids - or at least that’s how i can justify it to myself…

looks like LED colour is different? or is it just the way the photo makes it look?

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#10

you crazy man!
but
i am very familiar with these kinds of mental games we play with ourselves…
:grinning:

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#11

Excellent :slight_smile: Going to pre-order one soon, have been anticipating using this for my Supercollider setup for some time.

#12

i love the new form factor and look but there is something special about the walnut editions…
still, i could see a [somewhat crazy] set up with 2 arcs and 2 grids controlling 4 tetralogy modules…

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#13

Excellent, glad that there is the prospect of long term availability, we’ve got some slight exchange rate volatility in my neck of the woods at the moment…

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#14

heads up that i just corrected the intl ship rate-- was $70, now $40.

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not sure if there is a glitch in the system but i wasn’t able to pre-order with a Canadian address (just used my US address instead)

#16

Hehe, same exact (currency volatility) position here, otherwise would have pre-ordered one as well.

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#17

Right, I can see that too,
but wouldn’t you then want them all to match? :wink:

#18

Just ordered. Looking forward!!

#19

true, but might be a good way to remember what’s controlling what :slight_smile:

#20

I’m in !!
Thanks for these babies !