Digital Lutherie: A brief introduction
with Mike McCormick
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︎︎︎ Ku.Be Laboratory
︎︎︎ 4-6 participants
︎︎︎ 16/11/2023 15.00-18.00
︎︎︎ 17/11/2023 15.00-18.00
︎︎︎ TO SIGN UP CLICK HERE
Participating in the workshop is free.
Digital Lutherie: A brief introduction
The flexibility and capability of open-source software allows us to extend our artistic expression beyond the creation of our works and towards the creation of the tools that we use in our process.Working with tailor-made tools brings us closer to the materiality of our work and can have a profound impact on the outcome of our work.
Over the course of two hands-on workshops, participants will create and personalize either an Frequency-Modulation synthesizer or a sample-based instrument using the SuperCollider programming environment and Open Stage Control, a browser-based modular OSC/MIDI Controller.
No coding experience is necessary to participate!
Experienced programmers will be free to extend the example code as they like while those with less experience will be guided through fundamental programming concepts and design considerations. Pre-written code will be supplied for everyone and all participants will personalize their instrument through text- and graphical programming.
Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop (any OS) and headphones for private audition.
Those interested in making a sample-based instrument are invited to bring their own recordings.
The workshop will be held in English and all are welcome; I will be adhering to the guidelines outlined in the Berlin Code of Conduct and aim to be as inclusive as possible. Participants are also welcome to take part in an observational capacity if they prefer. Any questions or concerns about the workshop can be directed to me at:
mccormick.mike.r@gmail.com
Mike McCormick (he/him) is an artist and programmer working with sound, text, and visual media. Often combining custom algorithms with human performers and ultra-personal material, his work looks at life through a voyeuristic lens to examine the ecstatic, the fragile, and the banal. He grew up in Canada’s subarctic, lived nomadically for a decade, and has been based in Oslo since 2017.
