This workshop will teach you how you can use Arduino-based microcontrollers to build your own custom accelerometer-based MIDI controllers. You will learn how to program your MIDI controller to control synths, trigger samples, and more - all controlled by your own movement!
Attendees will need to bring a laptop (Apple/OSX or PC/Windows) as well as one object you'd like to turn into a motion-based MIDI controller. Think about how you'd like to move the object around and how you'd like the sound to be modified by that movement (change in volume, pitch, etc.). This workshop aims to give you a solid foundation in the tools you need to create your own MIDI controller but since time is limited we may not have time to make custom hardware modifications (cutting, drilling, etc) to your particular midi-controller object.
Not a kid-friendly workshop, sorry.
About the Instructors: Peter Serano: Peter is an electrical engineer and multi-instrumentalist musician who owns and operates the Rock'n Repair Shop - Washington DC's premier musical electronics repair shop! They have a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and over 10 years of experience designing and prototyping circuits of all kinds!
Trent Robertson: Trent is an electrical engineer with a focus on software engineering and micro-controller programming in-particular. He has over 10 years of experience creating interactive lighting & visualization projects including a massive Tetris themed art installation at Burning Man!
Workshop Fee ($75): The workshop admission fee includes an Adafruit 'Circuit Playground Express' micro-controller starter kit which includes the micro-controller, usb cable, & battery pack as well as 6 hours of interactive instruction from two experienced electrical engineers!
