User:Markvandenheuvel/specialissue10
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