in @stretta’s defense— responding to strangers on the internet is an incredible time vacuum, which would likely mean making less music and musical patches, given he has kids and runs a new university program. the fact that he is sharing is great to begin with. furthermore, there are numerous avenues to research the techniques used— often asking in a public place like twitter without doing some initial searching feels like spam. if you want a response from someone known in a field, consider e-mailing, with an introduction and prior research you’ve done. i’m not saying you did this, but asking someone for their patch/program/etc out of nowhere is bad etiquette (though obnoxiously common in today’s internet culture).
lastly, matthew is not an “academic” in the derogatory sense (ie, publishing papers, secretive, elitist)— he’s an educator, musician, and generous programmer. he’s contributed hugely to the monome community, helping foster the spirit of sharing that eventually shaped the lines community.
not trying to call you out— just indicating where respect is due
