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MAKING NOISE: DIY Mini Synthesizer

OmniCorpDetroit

Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)

Detroit, MI

MAKING NOISE:  DIY Mini Synthesizer

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Electricity.  Strange how something that is all around us and critically important to modern life remains a mystery for most people.  How does it work?  How can we use it to do our bidding?   Better yet, how can we use it to MAKE NOISE??


While electricity, sound waves, and wave oscillation can certainly become complex subject matter, the basic concepts can be simplified through hands-on instruction and experimentation.  The Making Noise workshop serves as an introduction to electronics, electronic components, sound waves and wave oscillation via spoken instruction and hands-on creation of a fully functional and infinitely expandable electronic musical instrument.   Participants will develop the basic skills necessary to understand these concepts and apply them to create their a basic electronic oscillator/synthesizer.  Using various electronic prototyping components used by real-world electrical engineers such as capacitors, resistors, photoresistors, potentiometers, LEDs and power supplies, students will build their own synthesizer whose sound and performance may be altered through various modifications and interactions with different electronic components and materials.


Learning Objectives
Particpants should leave the workshop with a basic understanding of the following:
Electricity - electron and electrical charge flow, alternating vs direct current
Sound - sound waves, frequency, oscillation, different waveforms
Synthesizers - history, construction, operation
Electrical Components - resistors, capacitors, transistors, batteries, power adapters

Cost

10 Class + 20 Materials = $30


A portion of the proceeds from this workshop will support the Mt Elliott Makerspace program www.mtelliottmakerspace.com

 

 

 

 

 

When & Where



OmniCorpDetroit
1501 Division St
Detroit, MI 48207

Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)


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OmniCorpDetroit

 

OmniCorpDetroit is an intense group of designers, artists, engineers, musicians, thinkers, do-ers and makers that get together to build new things as well as share and collaborate within the Detroit community.

 

In general, we’re making, breaking, reshaping and hacking all sorts of things!

 

 

 

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