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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 difference between the 'official' terminology and subjective methods to describe sound?

Categorising sound exercise:

My categories were based on a narrative: A group of people (or entities), a small society performing phycical work or social tasks.

• 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

Creating sounds with brought objects.

Souund for speech / dialoque:

• pingpong ball in metal cup
• change the cut-off by opening and closing
• try to imitate speech
• create background noise > roll ball over woorden table while in the cup

kickdrum:

• tune string by stretching >

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)

ideas

-The concept of invisible people (components) working for you inside a black box -digtital 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

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