ArduTouch Music Synthesizer Workshop
ArduTouch music synthesizer workshop -- Music Generation for Newbies
Abstract
Learn to solder together a cool, powerful music synthesizer,
and learn to make cool music, sound, and noise!
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.
This workshop will be given twice
(both identical):
Day TBD: ?-???, ?pm - ?:30pm
Day TBD: ?-???, ?pm - ?:30pm
NOTE: You will need to REGISTER beforehand to take this workshop.
Please see registration link, given below.
NOTE: To do the hands-on portion of this workshop, you will need to order MATERIALS.
Please see the materials section, given below.
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 10 totally different synthesizers available! Synth sounds include way beautiful to metal to noise to drones, drum/bass machine sequencer, to spacey psychedelic music or harsh musical sounds, . . .
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: ?:00pm to ?:30pm, Day TBD, ???day, ??? ??th
and
?:00pm to ?:30pm, Day TBD, ???day, ??? ??th
both days are identical
Where: link will be emailed to all registered participants
Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun making the ArduTouch music synthesizer Ages 10 to 100
Max #: 15 participants
-- You must register to take this workshop -- please see REGISTRATION link below.
-- You must also order and receive materials to receive this workshop -- please see MATERIALS section below
Cost: $30 for materials -- ($36 if you also want a USB-Serial cable for re-programming the ArduTouch).
Please see MATERIALS section below
Instructor: Mitch
website: ArduTouch music synthesizer kit
Registration
You need to REGISTER in advance to take this workshop::
[RegistrationLink registration link info]
Materials
To do this workshop you will need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS:
ArduTouch music synthesizer kit
Cost: $30 + shipping
Optional: USB-Serial Cable (for re-programming the ArduTouch with other synthesizers)
Cost: additional $6
IMPORTANT: To receive the materials in time for the workshop, you must use EXPRESS Shipping.
NOTE: If you have one, you can use any FTDI equivalent cable to re-program your ArduTouch music synthesizer.
Required Software
Please download the free and open source Arduino software before the workshop -- Windows, Linux, or MacOS are all fine!:
Arduino software
Links
ArduTouch music synthesizer kit
Ardiuno website
ArduTouch Github page
