Making Synths with Arduino

August 7th - Sept. 18th, 2020

Fridays, 6 pm - 9 pm Central Time

7 class sessions total + the option to participate in the dadageek Fall Exhibition

$300 class fee + $65 materials fee

DADAGEEK VIRTUAL ACADEMY

Thank you for your interest in dadageek! We are excited to be offering "Making Synths with Arduino" as a dadageek Virtual Academy course. What this means: registered students will meet in an online classroom at the course's scheduled meeting time where everyone will have the opportunity to work together and ask questions in realtime. Additionally, all our instructors will have "virtual office hours" available where you can schedule one-on-one meetings with your instructors throughout the week. You can use this time if you need extra assistance or want to develop your ideas further! All physical materials will be assembled as a kit and delivered right to your door via USPS. An additional shipping fee may be required for anyone living outside of the continental United States.

Please feel free to reach out to me at kyle@dadageek.com if you have any questions.

ABOUT THIS CLASS

In this course, you’ll learn how to build your own digital synthesizers and effects from scratch.

By the end of the course, you might create a new kind of delay effect, an ambient sound generator for an installation, a patchable modular synth, or whatever device you can dream up!

Starting to code with Arduino and hooking up the appropriate hardware for audio i/o and control can be daunting, but in this course, we’ll start at the very beginning and quickly get you making all kinds of music and noise.

This course is great for beginners to DIY hardware and software as well as those who have some coding experience and would like to get into making noise.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Arduino programming basics
• Using the Teensy audio.h library
• Digital and analog hardware basics
• Audio processing basics
• Coordinating LEDs with your sounds
• Novel user interface hardware (light, motion, touch…)

Examples:

Complex sampler and delay effect with modular i/o -

Simple patchable breadboard noise synth

Light and sound-generating ambient object

COURSE MATERIALS NEEDED

• Laptop or desktop computer (Mac or PC) with Arduino installed (Free Software)
• Micro USB cable

DADAGEEK WILL PROVIDE

• Teensy micro controller
• Audio shield
• Breadboard
• Mics electronic components

REQUIREMENTS

• No prior electronics or programming experience required
• Basic computer skills are required such as downloading, installing, and launching applications, as well as familiarity with your operating system

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

John-Michael Reed has been building analog and digital light and sound devices since 2005 when he founded Bleep Labs. He currently teaches classes on music technology at ACC.

FYI

Refund Policy

Students can receive refunds up to 7 days before the class start date.

Class Minimums

If the class minimum has not been met, the class will be canceled or rescheduled. Those who have pre-paid will be notified in advance and will have an option to receive a class credit or a full refund.

Media Release

Please note that some events may be photographed or video recorded. If you do not want your picture or video published, you must send your request in writing to theTeam@dadageek.com immediately after registering. Otherwise, registering for this event, hereby authorizes dadaGeek to use said photos or videos on social media or in future promotional materials.