Session:ArduTouch Music Synthesizer Workshop

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Description Learn to solder together a cool, powerful music synthesizer,
       and learn to make cool music, sound, and noise!


(This is one of many cool things happening throughout 36C3 in the huge Hardware Hacking Area!)

This workshop will be given:
   Day 4: 30-Dec, 12pm - 2pm
Website(s) https://cornfieldelectronics.com/cfe/projects.php#ardutouch
Type Workshop
Kids session No
Keyword(s) hardware, software, music, embedded
Tags Arduino, beginners, electronics, hardware, hardware hacking, LEDs, microcontrollers, newbies, noobs, solder, soldering, synthesizers
Processing assembly Assembly:Hardware Hacking Area
Person organizing Maltman23
Language en - English
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Starts at 2019/12/30 12:00
Ends at 2019/12/30 14:00
Duration 120 minutes
Location Assembly:Hardware Hacking Area

ArduTouch music synthesizer workshop -- Music Generation for Newbies:

ArduTouch music synthesizer kit



Abstract:

Learn to solder together a cool, powerful music synthesizer,
       and learn to make cool music, sound, and noise!

ArduTouch workshop at EMF Camp 2018


ArduTouch is an open source Arduino-compatible music synthesizer kit with a built-in touch keyboard, and with built-in speaker/amplifier.

This workshop is for total newbies to learn to solder and make their own ArduTouch music synthesizer.

The ArduTouch comes pre-programmed with a way cool synthesizer. And I will show you how to re-program it with other way cool (and totally different) synthesizers.


Full Description:

Participants will all learn to solder and make an ArduTouch music synthesizer from a kit. I guarantee it will work when you're done!

The ArduTouch comes pre-programmed with a really nice music synthesizer (a 4-voice sawtooth waveform generator) -- called "Thick", that makes super phat sounds.
An ArduTouch Arduino library is available for programming in more super nice synthesizers, with lots and lots of features. The library also comes with many way cool example synthesizer sketches that also serve as a tutorial for making your own ArduTouch synthesizers (which are Arduino sketches).

ArduTouch currently has 9 totally different synthesizers available! Synth sounds include way beautiful to metal to noise to drones, and also a drum/bass machine sequencer. The newest synth is called "Quadrant", which makes spacey psychedelic music or harsh musical sounds reminiscent of The Residents.

For those who want to learn more, the documentation teaches the basics of Digital Signal Processing for audio generation.

This workshop is for total newbies!

Taught by Mitch Altman.

Mitch gave a talk on his ArduTouch music synthesizer kit (including a tutorial on Digital Signal Process for total newbies) at The Circle of HOPE and at EMF Camp 2018.

Summary

     What: Make an ArduTouch music synthesizer
     When: 12:00pm to 2:00pm, Day 4, Monday, 30-December
     Where: The Hardware Hacking Area -- West side of Exhibition Hall 2 -- map
     Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun making the ArduTouch music synthesizer Ages 10 to 100
     Max #: 50 participants -- This workshop will fill up, so please arrive early!
           -- No need to register -- just show up early and get a kit to take the workshop
     Cost: €30 for materials -- (€35 if you also want a USB-Serial cable for re-programming the ArduTouch)

     Instructor: Mitch

     website: ArduTouch music synthesizer kit


     You do not need to register in advance to take this workshop -- just show up early and get a kit.:

Optional: Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.
Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Location of workshop (Hardware Hacking Area)


The Hardware Hacking Area is located on the West side of Exhibition Hall 2

Here's a map:
Map of Hardware Hacking Area



Links:

ArduTouch music synthesizer kit
Ardiuno website
ArduTouch Github page

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