Tutorials

This is an index of tutorials for designing script-based applications using the shado workbench. We start with the basics, and proceed to designing monome-based interface controls, step sequencing systems and other random things.

Since all the scripting is done in the Python language, we introduce language concepts as we go along, with links to further reading where necessary.

The Basics

1. Installation: downloading and installing the software
2. Quick Tour: introducing the workbench
3. The Demos running the demo scripts
4. Hello World: a very first Python script
5. Buttons: responding to the monome
6. First Light: turning on the lights

Introducing shado

Blocks, Frames and ViewPorts. Lamp states and overlays. Basic interface design.

Sequencing

Dealing with clock messages. Transmitting MIDI.

Interface Design

Toggles, radio groups, faders, multi-page displays.

Object-oriented design for interfaces: targets and callbacks. Decoupling visual feedback from manipulation.

Scrolling and Blinking with shadox

Asynchronous actions, threads and completion.