Introduction to Open Source Software for Music Technology
Sunday 4th July
10am – 5pm
cost – £48.00
Tutor: Ryan Jordan http://ryanjordan.org/

1. What will I learn on the course?

• multi-track recording software
• drum machines, samplers, and synthesisers
• editing
• audio editing
• and what Open Source software is.

2. How will I learn?

1. Demonstrations + explanations from Tutor
2. Practical Class exercises, observed by tutor
3. Individual exercises & tasks (each learner will have a music workstation each)
4. Individual work, observed by tutor:

• using and installing a Linux based operating system
• running software such as Ardour, Hydrogen, Jack, ZynAddSubFX Synth, and more
• creating some music and sound compositions with the above software
• saving a taking everything you make away with you at the end of the school.

Introduction: Pure Data (pd)
Saturday 17th July
10am – 5pm
£48.00
Tutor: Ed Kelly http://sharktracks.co.uk/
Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. This introductory course is aimed at absolute beginners, introducing the core fundamentals of Pd and demonstrating how to make cool sounds quickly!
1. What will I learn on the course?

• Audio, video, and graphical processing via Pure Data software
• The core fundamentals of Pd
• How to make your own sounds quickly

2. How will I learn?

• Demonstrations + explanations from Tutor
• Practical Class exercises, observed by tutor
• Individual exercises & tasks (each learner will have a music workstation each)
• Individual work, observed by tutor

Advanced: Pure Data (pd)
Sunday 18th July
10am – 5pm
£48.00
Tutor: Ed Kelly http://sharktracks.co.uk/
The advanced Pd course is aimed at people who already possess some experience with using the programme and will be tailored to the students’ interests.
1. What will I learn on the course?

• Audio, video, and graphical processing via Pure Data software
• The core fundamentals of Pd
• Advanced Sound Synthesis using Pd.

2. How will I learn?

• Demonstrations + explanations from Tutor
• Practical Class exercises, observed by tutor
• Individual exercises & tasks (each learner will have a music workstation each)
• Individual work, observed by tutor

Introduction: SuperCollider
Saturday 10th July
10am – 5pm
£48.00
Tutor: Thor Magnusson http://www.ixi-audio.net/
SuperCollider is an environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition. The introductory course will introduce beginners to the core fundamentals of SC. Previous programming experience may be useful, but not essential.
1. What will I learn on the course?

• The basics of audio synthesis and generative music composition using this
• SuperCollider.
• Object orientated programming language.
• Sensors and physical interfaces

2. How will I learn?

• Demonstrations + explanations from Tutor
• Practical Class exercises, observed by tutor
• Individual exercises & tasks (each learner will have a music workstation each)
• Individual work, observed by tutor
• The course will take the form of a presentation, hands-on development and
• seminars.
• The participant will gain knowledge of how to proceed further with studies of
• SuperCollider.

Processing for Visual Artists

Openlab Workshops presents a 5-week long introductory course in Processing and interactive art.  From 28 January until mid-March, take two Thursdays each month and learn some generative visual art chops.  Learn Processing from the ground up, exploring ActionScript and Arduino in the process.  This will be a project-led course with a relaxed atmosphere and small class size.  We will invite special guest lecturers, in addition to the regular staff, taking you through creating basic sketches up to creating videos, interactive art, and games.  At the end of the course, you will have a working project (game, installation, video piece) of your own design, and some knowledge and inspiration for future projects!  Compare with the V&A’s £240 Processing class for 6 weeks.  Main instructor: Processing guru and lecturer Evan Raskob.

Cost and Reservations
Reservations are limited.  The cost (before January 15th) will be £125 for 5, 2-hour-long sessions (£150 after Jan. 15th).  Sessions will take place on two Thursdays each month, form 7:30-9:30PM at Space Studios, Hackney.  (It’s easy to get to Space! Hackney Central is easily accessible from most stations, and various buses serve the area.  The Bethnal Green Tube station is about a 10-minute walk. We will provide you with more information).  Please email reserve@openlabworkshops.org to reserve a spot!

More Information
We will start from the beginning and cover the basics of Processing and interactive art – drawing to the screen, creating sketches for the web, some basic programming practices.  Then, since the workshop is project-focused, we will work with participants on more specific topics, including some of the following:  creating and analyzing sound; working with and saving to video; webcams; network communications using OSC (including communicating with SuperCollider).

If you have any questions at all, please email us and ask at info@openlabworkshops.org !!

Private sessions are also available – please email for details.

(By the way, the header image was generated in Processing)

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