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

[Brian Davies]

I can't make it - have to work on that Sunday.  Can I have a friend who is
there pick up the kit for $25 for me - cash at the workshop?
BD

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Donald Delmar Davis <ddelmardavis at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Yes, Cash works just fine.
>
>  On Nov 21, 2008, at 6:07 PM, Cameron Adamez wrote:
>
>  I wanna go! Can I pay in cash?
> Camo
>
> As a part of the ongoing Arduino Cult Induction workshop series, this
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> month we will be focusing on sound.
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>
> In particular I will be going over creating sound using the Arduino's
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> built in Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Direct Digital Synthesis
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> using resistive ladders. We will investigate using the Piezo element
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> as both a simple speaker and an input trigger. We will review the
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> Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) from a hardware and
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> software perspective, and  look at a couple of useful integrated
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> circuits (the lm324 and the lm368).
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>
> The workshop will cost $25 and participants will recieve a complete
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> midi interface board for the dorkboard/arduino and a piezo element
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> which will be used to create a midi drum trigger.
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> Participants will also take with them parts for an r2r ladder, an op
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> amp and an audio amp capable of driving small speakers or headphones.
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>
> Participants should leave the workshop with a better understanding of
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> how micro-controllers such as the Arduino can be used to create and
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> control sound, they should have built at least one working musical
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> controller and they should have the foundations for several sound
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> related projects.
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>
> Please bring your dorkboard, rbba, or other arduino compatible board,
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> a soldering iron or breadboard, and a laptop.
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>
> The workshop will be held at PNCA (NW 12th and Johnson) in room 205
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> from 1-5pm on Sunday, November 30.
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>
>
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> To reserve a space you can paypal the workshop fee to
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> cult at tempusdictum.com
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>  and you can feel free to email me with any questions.
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>
>
> The Arduino Cult Induction series of workshops are Sponsored by Tempus
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> Dictum, Inc. in support of DorkbotPDX. (graphic by Jason
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