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Session 1 with Dennis de Bel

Date: 17-09-2019
About: Dennis de Bel
Full program: http://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mw-mediadesign/index.php?title=Category:LFP

Crash course XL

Introduction

• modular synthesis: difference between analog & digital modules
• possibilities to patch modules
• the Eurorack format
• how to use modular synth as an interface
• Constructing the Meergranen 8bit sample module:
  • Walk through the components used
  • Soldering & testing
• Flashing different presets onto the Arduino
• laser cutting a frontpanel

ideas & thoughts

Possibilities of the project

• synthesizer module as an interface: the cover and connectivitiy to the other modules (interrelationality)
• possibilities and limitations of both software and hardware
• connecting modules augments the possibilites > modularity = Great affordance

links

Basic course in modular synthesizers

Workshop with Olli Aarni at the Player

date: 23 t/m 25-09-2019
pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/olliworkshop

Workshop day 1

Listening, discussing sound in relation to linguistics and ways to describe it.

Workshop day 2

Composing a collection of words (terms, verbs etc.) to talk about sound. What is the diffirence between the 'official' terminology and subjective methods?

Categorising sound

My categories:

Narrative: A group of people (or entities), a small society performing phycical work or social tasks. > active verbs

1. They did this before. Nothing new… Very little excitement to execute. It's like a routine for them. 2. They did it before but it still sometimes excites them unexpectedly. Not too hard! But be aware for unforseen things that definitely are happening. 3. These things will always be exciting and can't be done on auto-pilot. Be aware for unexpected things that may be happening.

Somewhat common categories:

• Room + Speech
• Rhythm + Rhythms + Revolving
• Water + Melting
• Surroundings + Environment + Pads and atmos + wood + Trickling
• People + Narrative speculation + Speech

Workshop day 3

ideas & thoughts

What do I want to do with it? How can I create meaningful content"beyond the bleep bleep machine" avoiding that the module rules you > push it

>>> Why do we use a module?? What does it mean? How is it related to INTERFACE?

Tokyo : station name converted to sound

Linguistics: direction of sound (m inwards, s outwards)

letters that control tonality (M vs S)

Meaning in individual letters and structure of language

- Try saying this: "rrrr - rrrr- rrrr"

- RATELKLONK (also known as a 'klonkie') is a made up word to describe the sound that is produced when a bike lock is chained to a metal object (fence, lamp post, etc)

-The concept of invisible people working for you inside a black box -digtial speech synthesis, making kind of working noises (that appear in the workplace) -What are they doing for you? How to create awareness (or not?)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaVkEvA0g-k - https://github.com/Eldjotnar/pianotalk

laquer cut > fiels recordings direct to vinyl (also used as a communication tool) original (not a reproduction) data trough sounds (transfered over radio)

inside the black box of Spotify file:///Users/markvandenheuvel/Downloads/James%20Spotify%20Teardown%20Review%20ABR.pdf > more about finance rather than technology

speech / dialoque: pingpong ball in metal cup change the cut-off by opening and closing imitating speech background noise

kickdrum: tune string

resources

https://git.xpub.nl/XPUB/special-issue-x

pads

https://pad.xpub.nl/p/olliworkshop

watchlist

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delDUry0_eo Gordon Monahan - Speaker Swinging]

>>> self-directed

resources

https://www.ofoct.com/audio-converter/convert-wav-or-mp3-ogg-aac-wma-to-midi.html

Talking Piano Synthesizing speech on a piano