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

[Donald Delmar Davis]

John,

If you want to come by the bi-weekly meeting on monday. I can sell you  
a Dorkboard and a programmer.
You can follow Jasons instructions at http://dorkbotpdx.org/dorkboard_assembly_tutorial

Or you can bring any arduino compatible board. Either way we can work  
something out.


See you soon.

Don.

On Nov 19, 2008, at 9:42 AM, John Brown wrote:

> 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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