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EVENT

Live Sound Processing Strategies


Dates:
Sat May 12, 2012 19:00 - Sat May 12, 2012

Location:
New York, New York
United States of America

Live Sound Processing" is used to alter and affect the sounds of other instruments in performance, which in turn becomes its own unique voice in the musical process. Addressing the electroacoustic environment of the performance space allows for a site-specific version of the piece through a complex sampling and spatialization process. While the difference between live sound processing and other electronic music practices has perplexed the audiences in the past, these days the role of the live sound processor is much more understood. With faster laptops and more widespread use and availability of classic live sound processing as plugins, these techniques have gradually become more acceptable, and in some music genres practically expected. Both performers and audiences have become more savvy about the techniques and sounds.

This evening will be to explore and discuss various live sound processing strategies through performance, lecture and presentation, and gives participants a foundation for developing their own work. The lecture/presentation will be taught by Dafna Naphtali, who uses live sound processing in her work since 1995, and will start with a performance by a trio that also includes Robert Dick (flutes) and Satoshi Takeishi (percussion).

For more information about the artists, please visit the website below.


EVENT

The Xth Sense - Making Your Own Biophysical Sensor


Dates:
Sat May 19, 2012 12:00 - Sun May 20, 2012

Location:
New York, New York
United States of America

Cost: Regular: $280, Members & Students (with ID): $250 (+ $40 Materials Cost)
Please bring the $40 for the materials cost in cash to the workshop!
The workshop is limited to 10 people.

The workshop offers an hands-on experience and both theoretical and practical training in gestural control of music and live video, deploying the Xth Sense (XS), a brand-new, biophysical, free and open technology. The XS was recently awarded the first prize in the Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition (Georgia Tech, US 2012) as the “world’s most innovative new musical instrument”. Participants build their own XS biosensor and learn how to generate interactive music and control live videos using the muscle sounds of their bodies.

Developed by the workshop teacher Marco Donnarumma within a research project at The University of Edinburgh, XS is a framework for the application of muscle sounds to the biophysical generation and control of music. It consists of a low cost, DIY biosensing wearable device and an Open Source based software for capture, analysis and audio processing of biological sounds of the body (Pure Data-based).

Participants will be free to keep the XS biosensors they built, and the related software for their own use.

Muscle sounds are captured in real time and used both as sonic source material and control values for audio and video, enabling the performer to control the computer simply with his body and kinetic energy. Forget your mice, MIDI controllers, you will not even need to look at your laptop anymore.

The XS biosensor was designed to be easily implemented by anyone, no previous experience in electronics is required. The applications of the Xth Sense technology are manifold: from complex gestural control of audio and video sampling and synthesis, through biophysical generation of music and sounds, to kinetic control of real time digital processing of traditional musical instruments, control of external vjing software and more.

For more information about the method, itinerary, and bios on the artist, click on the link to the website


EVENT

Soft Circuits: Electronics and Paper


Dates:
Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:00 - Sat Apr 28, 2012

Location:
New York, New York
United States of America

Individual Class Cost: Regular: $150, Members & Students (with ID): $135 -- plus $15 for materials cost

SoftCircuits gives new power to traditional artist materials such as paper. We now have the ability to use electronics within books and flat projects to give them movement, color change, light, and sound. In this workshop we'll be experimenting with conductive thread, ink, fabric, and tape as well as shape memory wire, thermocramatic inks, and LEDs. We'll also talk about how to use paper as the substrate for your circuits, and do some soldering while we're at it. In addition to these newer technologies we'll be combining traditional art methods such as drawing, painting, and basic binding. In the end we'll create small books and pieces that utilize these new materials. Come experiment and learn!


EVENT

Generative Art Summer Course


Dates:
Tue Jun 05, 2012 18:30 - Tue Jul 31, 2012

Location:
New York, New York
United States of America

This 8-week class will introduce students to the wide world of generative art, starting with building blocks and theory and moving towards advanced topics over the course of the summer. Students will acquire methods for creating compelling artworks using algorithms and autonomous processes inspired from nature, statistics, biology, and computer science. Applications covered will include generative graphics, data visualization, 3D design and fabrication, and interactivity using peripherals like the Kinect. The class will be taught in Processing but the concepts are applicable to other languages and tools.

Although the class is aimed at beginning and intermediate students, we will dive into advanced concepts quickly and all students will produce several original software programs based on concepts covered in the class. Students who complete the course will be awarded a certificate of proficiency in generative art and design from Harvestworks.

The class will meet Tuesdays at 6:30-8:30 pm starting on June 5, with a one week break for the July 4 holiday. An outline of the course structure follows:

The first half (6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26) will cover theory of generative art, relevant artists, and fundamentals of Processing language, animation, user interactivity, object-oriented programming, and interfacing with libraries contributed by other users.
The second half (7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31) will delve into advanced topics including simulation, 3D animation, Kinect processing, and data visualization. The topics covered are flexible depending on the collective interests of students. The final class will end with optional presentation of works produced and a party with food and drinks provided.

If any students expect to miss any weeks due to holiday or any other reasons, we will provide course materials and a summary off the missed class to get up to speed


EVENT

All About Sensors: Arduino + Processing


Dates:
Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:00 - Sun Apr 29, 2012

Location:
New York, New York
United States of America

All About Sensors: Arduino + Processing

Cost: Regular: $150, Members & Students (with ID): $135 -- plus $25 for the materials cost

The Power of Arduino + Processing is amazing, you can use all different kinds of variable resistor sensors to bring in data to processing, and then use it to trigger your visual representations. In this class, we'll be learning the basics of using (and creating) sensors in your programs. Please bring an arduino to class, the different sensors will be provided during the class period, but if you have anything you'd like to try, please bring it.

You'll need to bring an arduino to class. You can purchase an arduino here:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9950

And a usb a-b cable:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/512

Sensors we will be working with:
Button
Potentiometer
Photo cell
Thermistor
Pressure Sensor
IR Sensor
Reed Switch
Piezo
Flex Sensor