thank you for bringing up this topic!
supercollider on a consumer raspberry pi is very cheap ($35 plus an old monitor and keyboard) and very well supported. you can do a lot. norns on raspberry pi is at this point not well documented, but that will likely change in the future as the platform matures. i’m not going to get into what the norns hardware offers over the DIY route.
i’d generally not suggest anything is a distraction from anything else. each path has a use case, and ethos, a community, and aesthetic. we all choose our tools based on our own parameters and needs.
but! it’s linux. if the hardware has to change, some bits in the kernel change, that’s it. likely if the hardware changes, it’ll just be cheaper and faster.
i don’t assume this, just like i don’t like to assume everyone has a mac. for one, i do not have ableton installed, nor do i own a non-NFR version newer than live 8 i think.
on to the actual point.
in essence it seems you’re asking: how do we support people making and sharing new max patches?
i think the Development thread is a good place to post new projects.
if we need an additional directory to existing scripts/patches/apps, a sticky’d wiki thread in the Development category would work.
i generally add projects to monome.org/docs when they have received a fair amount of community support and attention.
i’m confused by the request for megathreads. megathreads are generally places of massive information loss due to things getting immediately buried.
i don’t necessarily think we’re siloing based on development environment, any more than is necessary. if there are broader conversations to be had about UI/ideas/etc we can certainly start individual threads. if you’re specifically requesting some sort of “grid: ideas” thread similar to the “norns: ideas” thread i see no reason not to do that. (you’ll note that most of the norns: ideas are not grid related!) but also consider that norns: ideas is about feedback for active developers (because there are many of us working on it) and also a chance for me to clarify the limits of what’s possible within the norns environment.
whereas a sortof thrown-out-there request for some grid application in whatever-environment is a likely substantial ask.
however, if there’s a thread about a specific patch/script/etc it makes much more sense to discuss feature expansion there. ie, adding something to the grainfields max patch.
re: m4l, i’d very much suggest some standardization with regard to how grids are managed. if someone wants to head up a m4l grid study which includes an abstraction for grid management, i’d welcome it.
if people have further suggestions about how to encourage discussion/collaboration/sharing here, i’m very receptive.
