January 15th STEWshops: Max/MSP, Soldering, Arduinos, and Pebbles
Stjepan Rajko
STEWSHOPS
What: urbanSTEW is hosting several workshops each month focused on technology and the arts.
When: One Saturday a month, 11am - 5pm (several separate workshops are offered in that time period)
Where: MADCAP Theater, 730 South Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ
Click here to Buy Tickets Online!
MAX/MSP, SOLDERING, ARDUINOS, AND PEBBLES
January STEWshop - January 15th, 2011
Casey Farina presents: Introduction to Max/MSP
11am - 1:30pm
This class will present an introduction to audio and midi programming with Cycling 74's Max/MSP. We'll cover some of the fundamental concepts and best practices used in this graphical programming environment. The improvements made in the completely rewrittenMax 5 make interactive audio design easier than ever.
Bring: laptop w/ Max 5 & headphones
***If you have your own laptop, you can download a free 30 day trial of Max 5 here. If you cannot bring a laptop please contact stj...@urbanstew.org for alternate arrangements.***
HeatSync Labs presents: Soldering and Assembling Your Own Arduino Shield
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Electronics are made of boards with components on top. Ever wonder how those tiny components get soldered into a circuit board, or what sort of layout they need to be in to work with Arduino? Join us for a one and a half hour hands-on workshop where your friendly neighborhood hackers will guide you in soldering and assembling your own Pebble shield, an I/O expansion board for the Arduino microcontroller.
Take home: Skills, Pebble board
Borrow or buy: Arduino
***Kids 12 and under can participate for free if accompanied by a paying adult.***
HeatSync Labs presents: Introduction to Arduino and the Pebble
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Arduino is an open-source, open-ended platform for making lots of cool stuff with electronics. The Pebble shield is an add-on for Arduino that gives it even more features, including light and temperature sensors, and a variety of extra inputs. Join us for this 1 hour workshop and learn how to program an Arduino microcontroller to take advantage of these extra functions.
Take home: Skills
Borrow or buy/build: Arduino, Pebble board
***Children under 12 can participate for free if accompanied by a paying adult.***
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Casey Farina - http://www.caseyfarina.net/
Originally from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Casey Farina is a percussionist, composer, sound designer, music educator, and new media artist working in Phoenix. His current work focuses on nonlinear and iterative processes as applied to music composition and multimedia art. Casey has presented work at the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) conference, the Spark Festival of electronic music and art, the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), the International Society of Improvising Musicians, and a variety of other venues throughout the U.S. Casey currently sits on the board of directors of the Open Music Foundation, a not-for-profit organization for composers and artists dedicated to the promotion of artistic expression based on unconventional forms of musical communication. Casey recently received a grant from the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIRA) at Northwestern University for project CONDOR, a work that explores the presentation of spatial audio via miniature robotic airships. Casey received a BM in percussion performance from Arizona State University in 2000, an MM in percussion performance from ASU in 2003, and is currently finishing his DMA in music technology at Northwestern University. Casey taught New Media at Navajo Technical College in 2008-2010 and founded the digital media lab. Casey has studied percussion with J.B. Smith, composition with Steve Syverud, Chris Mercer, and Glenn Hackbarth, and music technology with Gary Kendall.
Video Example: http://vimeo.com/754190
HeatSync Labs - http://www.heatsynclabs.org/
Established in 2009, HeatSync Labs is Arizona's first hackerspace. HeatSync is a coworking facility that makes workspace, tools, equipment, and other resources available, while creating a community of collaboration and learning-by-doing. Access to professional quality tools and equipment can often be out of reach for the average student, entrepreneur, or garage tinkerer. HeatSync Labs provides resources for people from a wide range of disciplines to learn, share, and create.
HeatSync Labs is an Arizona nonprofit workshop which empowers engineers and artists to create and invent while promoting interest in expanding the limits of technology beyond its intended use. We host public meetings every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Gangplank in Chandler. Stop by and visit us!