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The monome is an interface sharing many similarities with the Tenori-On. It consist of a reconfigurable grid of backlit keypads which connects to a computer. Interaction between the keys and lights is determined by the application running on the computer. There is no hard-wired functionality.

The monome is made available in limited edition releases. There are currently three sizes — two fifty six (16×16), one twenty eight (16×8), and sixty four (8×8). 

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Toshio Iwai and Yamaha designer Yu Nishibori

Yamaha’s Tenori-On functions as both a performance input controller and display. It consists of a 16×16 grid of 256 identical LED buttons in a square-shaped magnesium frame. Along the sides are function buttons letting users make changes to volume, octave, tempo, transposition, note lengths, and loop point and speed.