Introduction
- ask about everyone's experience and interest in audio; what do they want from the workshop?
- how microphones work, transduction, and how computers represent sound as numbers
Why Go Digital?
- advantages and disadvantages of digital sound, with practical applications demonstrated through Audacity and Max/MSP
Introduction to MIDI
- MIDI basics; how it works and why we use it
Introduction to Alternative Controllers
- Using the Wii, gesture, video, etc. to control and generate audio; focus on real-time performance setting and creative use of controllers during performance
- Max/MSP tutorial
Audio-Video Interactivity
- creating and controlling video with audio, and vice-versa; focus on practical applications in real-time performance setting
- Animata tutorial?
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That's a bare sketch for now. Any suggestions/thoughts welcomed!
I thik it sounds great! Especially,I'm interested in the use of micrphone in the recording of accoustic instrument. I hope I can also get some useful inofrmation.
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The more I research about synesthesia, the more I find a need to connect music with image.
ReplyDeleteThe IMPACT workshop creates a wonderful space for students to explore new aesthetic strategies and how to achieve music to image ideas in their work, obviously the use of new technology tools will highly help.
Because of the very short time available I think it will be a good idea to concentrate the audio workshop on software or interfaces that will help the students approach new ways of expression.
With this in mind I will approach the students to the use of Audacity and Max/MSP, Introduction to Alternative Controllers and Audio-Video Interactivity. and I still believe you will need more time!
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