[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Focused Workshop, 30Nov08, Making Noise with the Arduino.

[John Brown]

So what drew me to this group was the desire to start working with the
Arduino. Currently, I am embroiled in a multi-touch project, so I
haven't gotten any hands on experience with a board, though I have
read a ton of stuff on it and am learning C++ (I know several other
languages, so it's more adopting it to my current skill set) for the
program.

Having said all that, I would love to attend this workshop. So would a
complete beginner be able to follow along? Maybe buying a dorkboard
and getting his feet wet with the community? Perhaps I could just come
and watch?

Please let me know if this would be appropriate. I would love to get
started with you guys.

-John Brown

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:36 AM, Donald Delmar Davis
<ddelmardavis at gmail.com> wrote:
> As a part of the ongoing Arduino Cult Induction workshop series, this month
> we will be focusing on sound.
> In particular I will be going over creating sound using the Arduino's built
> in Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Direct Digital Synthesis using resistive
> ladders. We will investigate using the Piezo element
> as both a simple speaker and an input trigger. We will review the Musical
> Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) from a hardware and software
> perspective, and  look at a couple of useful integrated
> circuits (the lm324 and the lm368).
> The workshop will cost $25 and participants will recieve a complete midi
> interface board for the dorkboard/arduino and a piezo element which will be
> used to create a midi drum trigger.
> Participants will also take with them parts for an r2r ladder, an op amp and
> an audio amp capable of driving small speakers or headphones.
> Participants should leave the workshop with a better understanding of
> how micro-controllers such as the Arduino can be used to create and control
> sound, they should have built at least one working musical controller and
> they should have the foundations for several sound related projects.
> Please bring your dorkboard, rbba, or other arduino compatible board, a
> soldering iron or breadboard, and a laptop.
>
> The workshop will be held at PNCA (NW 12th and Johnson) in room 205 from
> 1-5pm on Sunday, November 30.
>
> To reserve a space you can paypal the workshop fee
> to cult at tempusdictum.com and you can feel free to email me with any
> questions.
>
> The Arduino Cult Induction series of workshops are Sponsored by Tempus
> Dictum, Inc. in support of DorkbotPDX. (graphic by Jason Plumb)
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