SATURDAY SCHEDULE

The Basics of Synthesis   10:30am (Copper/Maize)

Marc Doty, the undisputed king of YouTube synthesizer videos provides as comprehensive a primer about synthesis which could be reasonably expected to fit in ninety minutes.

Electronic chord progressions, melodies, harmonies featuring Novation Launchkey Mk4   12:30pm (Copper/Maize)

Join Novation product specialist Evan Weiss and explore how to create captivating chord progressions using the Launchkey Mk4. In this workshop, dive into the creative possibilities offered by Ableton Live and Novation Peak, empowering you to craft unique electronic music. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced producer, you’ll learn essential techniques for building rich harmonic structures, incorporating innovative sound design, and enhancing your overall production skills.

Oscillator Sync  2:00pm (Copper/Maize)

Jon Sonnenberg will explain the concepts of oscillator synchronization (hard sync, soft sync, phase sync, etc), along with 8 important sync uses for sound synthesis and sequencing.

The Story of the Synergy Synthesizer  4:00pm (Copper/Maize)

Fred Becker, a Digital Keyboards Synergy user since the 80s who has recorded dozens of albums with the instrument, gives a history of its origins, an overview of additive synthesis and a preview of new things in the works.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Improvised Live Performance Techniques   11:00am (Copper/Maize)

Eric Turner (Surco) Leads a demonstration and discussion on setting up and playing 100% improvised live performances. Real-time live production in front of an audience while keeping the performance from going off the rails. The thrill of risking it all to keep the performance fresh and unique.

Analogue Audio? In my Ethernet? 12:30pm (Copper/Maize)

If you have gear, you need to cable it up, and it doesn't take long before you need a lot of cables. A good way to manage them is to use multi-channel plenum, or "snake" cable. But snakes have been expensive and hard to get -- until now. In this talk, Michael Ashton (Ashton Research) will introduce AES72, a new standard for using Ethernet cable as four-channel analog snake. We'll talk about how it works and how to apply it. We'll also explore the history of multi-channel analog audio connections. 

Tomita: Synthesis Techniques 2:00pm (Copper/Maize)

On the 50th anniversary of Isao Tomita’s album “Snowflakes Are Dancing”, Nicholas D. Kent will look at how he achieved a number of patches on his Modular Moog as well as how those techniques can applied on more recent equipment.

Build a Chaos Generator Module!

1-2 Hours (beginner)

Keven Kalay from Żłob Modular will host the building of this chaos generator module. This build is for both adults and kids who can safely wield a soldering iron.

Build an effect module, or two!

1-2 Hours (intermediate)

Juanito from Modular for the Masses will guide you through the process of building your choice of effect or sequencer module.

Any Experience Level!

1-2 Hours (beginner to advanced)

Abe from AI Synthesis will guide you through the process of building one of 4 different mixer modules.