This project has the potential to be expanded upon quite a bit. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to invest in exploring all the possibilities, but here's some ideas I had for things to look into:

More apps: The current implementation of this device allows you to boot into 16 different applications, but I've only written seven so far. There's a ton of great ideas over on the monome website for grid based controllers, it'd be great to see some of that translated into Arduino.

Gyro Control: As I mentioned earlier, I threw an x/y gyroscope in the controller, but I've yet to write an app that actually uses it. I'd love to hear if someone has an idea for how this could work with MIDI.

Wireless: When I started this project, my major design objectives were portability and plug and play ease of use. I wanted to try to break away from the model of the electronic controller that necessitates a computer to run, in an effort to bring electronic music out of the traditional studio environment. In keeping with that idea, I'd like to eventually get this controller to wirelessly send MIDI to my phone to make it totally portable. I have one of these bluetooth boards from Red Bear Labs, and I think there might be some way to send the data to my phone, translate it into CoreMIDI and run it though a MIDI synth, but I just haven't explored the idea enough yet. If anyone has any insight, I'd love to hear your thoughts.