Hardware / RNBO
A Move display that helps you play
Build a small performance interface around one audible decision. RNBO User Views make the Move screen available to a patch, but useful information begins with the hands.
4 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
An instrument is never finished.
Open devices, small computers and useful alterations. Follow the signal, understand the constraint, then make the machine your own.
Build & hack studies.
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Schwung: resampling as arrangement
Turn an exploratory Move session into playable material. The useful question is not how many modules can run, but which decisions deserve to become audio.
4 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
Firmware / FM synthesis
FM-1: a bank with a performance plan
Build a compact palette that survives a change of project. Sample length, voice storage and track roles become musical decisions when the set has a clear shape.
4 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
DIY / RNBO
A Pi that boots into the piece
Move beyond a patch that works while the editor is open. Build a predictable startup state, a playable set of variations and a recovery route for a Raspberry Pi instrument.
4 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
DIY / Standalone instruments
Daisy: two knobs and a real instrument
Use Daisy Pod and plugdata as a practical route from a patch to a physical synthesizer. Keep the first build small enough that every control earns its place.
4 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
Hardware / RNBO
Move beyond the factory
Ableton Move can become the body of a different instrument. RNBO Takeover and Schwung, formerly Move Everything, offer distinct routes; choose around the performance you want.
5 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
Firmware / FM synthesis
FM-1: a small box with an open door
The M-VAVE FM-1 is a useful case study in extending affordable hardware: investigate the firmware, audition the idea, and make one musical change worth keeping.
5 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
DIY / Standalone instruments
A Raspberry Pi with one job
A convincing standalone instrument begins with a clear role. Choose the audio path and physical controls before turning a small computer into a large unfinished project.
5 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
Tools / Buying & building
Buy the interface you will play
Choose a hackable instrument by the work you want your hands to do. A board, an integrated kit and a modified finished device buy you different kinds of freedom.
5 MIN READ / PRACTICAL STUDY
Watch the idea at work.
More films →RNBO Move Takeover - Walk Through
The vendor’s introduction to the experimental RNBO Takeover workflow on Move. Watch alongside the current setup documentation, since the video describes an alpha.
Try this afterwards
Choose one technique from the demonstration. Make a short recording with it, then change only one parameter and compare the result.
RNBO Move Takeover - 03252026 - Office Hours
An official Office Hours session exploring RNBO Move Takeover with Alex Norman and Sam Tarakajian. A longer companion to the concise walkthrough.
Try this afterwards
Choose one technique from the demonstration. Make a short recording with it, then change only one parameter and compare the result.
Simultaneous RNBO and Move w/ Schwung
Schwung’s creator demonstrates RNBO and Move running together through the project. This is the unofficial Schwung workflow; distinguish it from Cycling ’74’s separate Takeover mode.
Try this afterwards
Choose one technique from the demonstration. Make a short recording with it, then change only one parameter and compare the result.
What did you make of it?
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