Norns Working Group ~ July 5, 2021
a NYFA funded event
Hosted by Monome
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Synth Library NYC partnered with Monome, a group of artists creating sound machines for the exploration of time and space.
We're teaming up to offer this special opportunity for 5 members to participate in a working group by building a relationship with norns shield, a DIY sound computer that runs on a Raspberry Pi.
Opportunity
The Two 2hr Required Workshops:
Sunday, July 11th, 1pm EST: Tone to drone – Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns taught by Zack Scholl
Sunday, July 25th 1pm EST: Ample samples – Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns taught by Zack Scholl
a NYFA funded event
Hosted by Monome
Synth Library NYC partnered with Monome, a group of artists creating sound machines for the exploration of time and space.
We're teaming up to offer this special opportunity for 5 members to participate in a working group by building a relationship with norns shield, a DIY sound computer that runs on a Raspberry Pi.
Opportunity
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you will receive your own personal norns shield hardware + all required components
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you'll get free access to two live workshops on SuperCollider, the free and open-source sound coding platform, that is norns' synthesis engine.
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a 1:1 welcome session with a member of the norns community, to get your shield assembled + to get acclimated
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free access to the learning videos at music hackspace
The Two 2hr Required Workshops:
Sunday, July 11th, 1pm EST: Tone to drone – Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns taught by Zack Scholl
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Learn sound synthesis with SuperCollider
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Integrate a SuperCollider script into a monome norns script
- Make a drone to add to your own script for monome norms
Sunday, July 25th 1pm EST: Ample samples – Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns taught by Zack Scholl
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Learn sample playback in SuperCollider
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Become familiar with sample playbaack and effect elements of SuperCollider
- Integrate a playback engine into monome norns
working definitions
- Raspberry Pi: a credit-card-sized computer that can plug into a monitor or TV, in this case, the norns shield, and allows for people to create a wide array of digital projects, learn programming, and build an understanding of how computers work.
- SuperCollider: a free and open-source platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists, and researchers working with sound.
- Open Source: software designed to be publicly accessible and oftentimes developed in a decentralized and collaborative way.
Other Links
- Monome Norns Shield: An Introduction
- an ambient piece done with a Casio VL-Tone VL-1, a DIY Monome Norns and a Digitech Polara reverb pedal
- Monome Norns Compass app overview and demo