Next meet up: 12.1.11 7PMTumblr (3.0; @synthnight)http://synthnight.tumblr.com/<p>Upcoming events at MIT&#8230; </p> <p><span><img src="http://arts.mit.edu/cast/files/2012/09/Chowning640.jpg" width="640"/></span></p> <p><span>- On Thursday, October 11th on the 6th floor of the Media Lab, there will be a lecture and concert by <a href="http://arts.mit.edu/cast/artist/chowning/" target="_blank">John Chowning</a>, who is credited as the inventor of FM synthesis. </span></p> <p><span><img height="180" src="http://reykjavik.musichackday.org/2012/_images/schedule.jpeg" width="600"/></span></p> <div>- November 10th &amp; 11th local company Echo Nest is sponsoring <a href="http://boston.musichackday.org/2012/" target="_blank">&#8220;Music Hack Day&#8221;</a> at the Strata Center. Registration is needed if you want to &#8220;make a hack&#8221; in a 24 hour hack off.</div> <div></div> <div>BOTH EVENTS ARE FREE.</div>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/33012591723http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/33012591723Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:32:00 -0400<p>Synth Night 7.5.2012.</p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ucG_5ita-m8/T_cgc8NJjGI/AAAAAAAACV8/-l-ql90Eqbc/s800/Picture%2520009.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qrRcqcPAsi4/T_cgc8B9dhI/AAAAAAAACV8/XQRWl_op4rg/s800/Picture%2520010.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n8AG8DZHmhY/T_cgdQZmk7I/AAAAAAAACV8/hhVtrJT3beM/s800/Picture%2520012.jpg"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/26638574965http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/26638574965Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:38:00 -0400<p>More images from recent Synth Nights:</p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a0WpgrGgpqA/T957pHl1ITI/AAAAAAAACVI/WcJH-ABcexA/s800/Picture%2520014.jpg" width="800"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XG8TaqPaTqw/T957pmVwJQI/AAAAAAAACVI/GXU5YWtNpiA/s800/Picture%2520015.jpg" width="800"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HisSrisQYDA/T957kg0uzWI/AAAAAAAACVQ/q2zhIEFPFog/s800/Picture%2520005.jpg" width="800"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1g22HGeUSr8/T957lv95u7I/AAAAAAAACVI/XiIDEod6EZY/s800/Picture%2520007.jpg" width="800"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iRH88lb4xvc/T957rVCaBbI/AAAAAAAACVI/Xr69xK7OifQ/s800/Picture%2520019.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-76lgwN_xZP8/T957nLpfXmI/AAAAAAAACVI/ThqxK6CN1UA/s800/Picture%2520010.jpg" width="800"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/25331458092http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/25331458092Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:17:06 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yIF3j_hayr8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Joe Paradiso’s DIY Modular is up on display <a href="http://web.mit.edu/museum/" target="_blank">MIT Museum</a>. Also, some elements of it’s sound processing are now controllable via <a href="http://synth.media.mit.edu/patchwerk/" target="_blank">web interface</a> and up to 10 people can control the synth at once.  </p> <p><img height="350" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hmny1p9GXsk/T2ORQvCXvCI/AAAAAAAACSM/tMwzICEKjsE/s800/patchwerk.jpg" width="500"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/19406857648http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/19406857648Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:10:00 -0400<p><em> <h3>MIT Museum hosts a modular synth installation this spring </h3> </em></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6gRZlrEv0zQ/Tu1npJx9PaI/AAAAAAAACFE/WoL8rKweEoM/s800/synth.jpg"/></p> <p>This spring, the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/museum/" target="_blank">MIT Museum</a> will begin an active exhibit of a modular synth designed and built by Prof. Joe Paradiso. A live stream of this synths current patch is available <a href="http://synth.media.mit.edu/synth.m3u" target="_blank">here</a>. Schematics and a write up of some of this synths inner workings <a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~joep/papers/EarlySynthesizerReport.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> albeit this was an early write up in the projects history. <a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~joep/synth.html" target="_blank">More info</a> on Joe&#8217;s synth.</p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14389293492http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14389293492Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:52:00 -0500<p>Synth Night 12.1.11</p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HSSg80k3wDU/Tu0lDbZUbmI/AAAAAAAACEE/IWQdPutf8Lg/s800/IMG_0230.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387936266http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387936266Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:19:28 -0500<p>Synth Night 11.17.11</p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AdXM2O6q0rU/Tu0kYPLaG-I/AAAAAAAACCQ/uqIjOmGDVZ4/s800/IMG_0206.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-853hJ22Cmpg/Tu0kWeYQm8I/AAAAAAAACCQ/1Wlyp188OYM/s800/IMG_0201.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1QDP2RtPVJY/Tu0kZT2IaaI/AAAAAAAACCQ/A23qjFuGzRg/s800/IMG_0209.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387798298http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387798298Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:16:08 -0500<p>Synth Night 11.3.11</p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IXEwENK-7_w/Tu0kGkdYKtI/AAAAAAAACAU/Q16fG-VXmS8/s800/IMG_0192.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-peTKeG0pbps/Tu0kFzCYMwI/AAAAAAAACAU/cJwnV7n0C3s/s800/IMG_0189.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387197097http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14387197097Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:01:48 -0500<p><span>Synth Night 10.20.2011</span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0GfTuYlfASQ/Tu0iva1FlSI/AAAAAAAAB7c/a7KZPq7HySE/s800/IMG_0184.JPG"/></span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mOZzMzkO5eE/Tu0ivEY28dI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/VAj1dPhbkqY/s800/IMG_0182.JPG"/></span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-c_tvLFSm8Rc/Tu0jXD3Q8_I/AAAAAAAAB-Q/zYJ50wOpcIc/s800/IMG_0170.JPG"/></span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7p33wIzYf34/Tu0jcqzNK-I/AAAAAAAAB-Q/ia4Ky8v-3y0/s800/IMG_0181.JPG"/></span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qptxa7gZhUw/Tu0jXD7fZVI/AAAAAAAAB-Q/oXdiLw7k6mM/s800/IMG_0172.JPG"/></span></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14386877394http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/14386877394Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:54:00 -0500<p>Synth Night 9.15.2011</p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UOjfo_wVKqI/TpAcxa8c-8I/AAAAAAAABkc/w8sLtFRcBIM/s800/IMG_0092.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RiE2Xl6si-g/TpAchR1lG9I/AAAAAAAABkc/12xIHrpZ6Xc/s800/IMG_0090.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lv_zz7Oue5U/TpAc1ZH-CVI/AAAAAAAABkc/ulyJJBVANuQ/s800/IMG_0094.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DmG2lZielEc/TpAchC53nPI/AAAAAAAABkc/2CPKjNkJ-E0/s800/IMG_0089.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/11669727668http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/11669727668Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:50:00 -0400<p>Synth Night 9.1.2011</p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-koUIGc2v2Sc/TpAb3WIoQoI/AAAAAAAABmA/ADxCrzLjEB4/s800/IMG_0070.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sT_zm3t725A/TpAblI6LG7I/AAAAAAAABj0/Qj4oA4BZTOw/s800/IMG_0068.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/11669487425http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/11669487425Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:44:47 -0400<p>Synth Night 5.19.2011 Photos by Annika</p> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7ve3qHutCM/Tjrk4cmb7YI/AAAAAAAABZo/Gjoc9K6ru1w/s800/IMG_0511.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zSZpb1BksvI/Tjrk4bKgHGI/AAAAAAAABZk/WMIP9lP9aMw/s800/IMG_0513.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GVyFoyyNmpM/Tjrk4oawq0I/AAAAAAAABZw/1wUahxQ3x_M/s800/IMG_0515.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9AA4eFb7OXE/Tjrk4xlHMmI/AAAAAAAABZ4/bTbeYBWFK2k/s800/IMG_0517.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ad4iIIH6psA/Tjrk4yBSoeI/AAAAAAAABZ8/T48LUpz3u0c/s800/IMG_0526.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/8478763125http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/8478763125Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:34:00 -0400<p>Synth night 6.2.2011</p> <p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X33VaiuH-9g/ThQeb4OyQ_I/AAAAAAAABRU/XWNQOnxiT1Q/s800/DSCF7889.JPG"/><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X6DhbAuZfec/ThQf6oy-ucI/AAAAAAAABRs/4KJcxmFQ4aU/s800/DSCF7901.JPG"/><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CrprkTJqToA/ThQfrgaXAGI/AAAAAAAABR0/jAGF4JsGWzs/s800/DSCF7894.JPG"/><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HDqiSHmX-mw/ThQfrQi4UKI/AAAAAAAABRk/VMApiyZcqkA/s800/DSCF7897.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/7297808833http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/7297808833Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:56:53 -0400<p>New Midibox <a href="http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/sammichFM" target="_blank">SammichFM kits</a> are now available. This project definitely gets the thumbs up for awesome sonic potential and the kit could be assembled in 1 or 2 Synth Nights.</p> <p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20854289?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="500" frameborder="0" height="312"></iframe></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/4967212062http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/4967212062Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:26:00 -0400<p><span>Synth Night 2.27.11.  Photos by Carl.</span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TYgmE21V33I/AAAAAAAABAQ/0nj7Pm7XuEs/s800/DSCF7811.JPG"/></span></p> <p><span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TYgmH9zzWsI/AAAAAAAABAY/2D-oncVZK04/s800/DSCF7815.JPG"/><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TYgmEsd0a9I/AAAAAAAABAE/C_9zOJ59gDI/s800/DSCF7812.JPG"/></span></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/4018380458http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/4018380458Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:53:00 -0400<h3><em>CD Quality Time Effects on an 8bit Micro-controller <br/></em></h3> <p>This Thursday, Mark is giving a short lecture at Synth Night&#8230;</p> <p>We will cover the most commonly used time effects (reverb, delay, pitch shifting, etc.), the theory behind them, and how to realize them on a simple 8bit micro-controller.  Implementation details such as dithering, boundary handling, and interpolation will also be explained.  For all of these, the <a href="http://www.openmusiclabs.com/projects/microdec/" target="_blank">MICrODEC</a> will be used as a demonstration platform, with quick programming examples in assembly.</p> <p>The MICrODEC is an entirely open source, reprogrammable audio processor, which is available as a <a href="http://www.openmusiclabs.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1" target="_blank">kit</a>. It takes about 20 minutes to assemble, so it makes a nice beginner level project. Adapting the signal levels and power supply for integration in a modular synthesizer is quite straightforward. The video below demos a few of it&#8217;s DSP capabilities.</p> <p> <object width="500" height="312"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JiIbcYBRaX0&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JiIbcYBRaX0&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="312"></embed></object> </p> <p>This will be an hour talk beginning at promptly 7 PM, downstairs at <a href="http://thesprouts.org/studios#where" target="_blank">Spout</a>. All are invited to test out the MICrODEC and modular synth afterward.</p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/3507548372http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/3507548372Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:10:00 -0500<h3><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TUhXT2L8RPI/AAAAAAAAA_I/wYrpwHBN_Dk/s800/musicandmachines590.jpg"/></h3> <h3><em>Celebrating 50 Years of Music &amp; Technology @ MIT</em></h3> <h3><strong>This Saturday&#8230; All Day!<br/></strong></h3> <p><strong>February 5, 2011<br/> MIT Media Lab </strong>(<a target="_blank" href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E14">E14</a>), 6th floor, 75 Amherst St., Cambridge<br/><strong>9:00am – 10:00pm</strong></p> <p>This event is open and free to the public. No tickets are required. The <a href="http://arts.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/Music-MACHINES-Feb-05-2011.pdf" target="_blank">program listing</a> for this event is packed with interesting discussions, presentations, panels, demos, installations and performances.</p> <p>See you there!</p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/3051733092http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/3051733092Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:56:00 -0500<p>Synth Night 1.20.11.  Photos by Carl.</p> <p><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TTkSqtP6wJI/AAAAAAAAA98/sIARV_Wu7dQ/s800/DSC_2341.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TTkSoDBWAQI/AAAAAAAAA9s/iVMghZlOXuE/s800/DSC_2337.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TTkVv8oY8YI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/6sttj-4SJ_g/s800/DSC_2343.JPG"/></p> <p><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TTkVxzJxFyI/AAAAAAAAA-c/RRqxOJjUqxk/s800/DSC_2346.JPG"/></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2860500759http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2860500759Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:23:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="240" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BGL8we3QUxI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lecture on Modular Synthesizers via MIT Music & Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics) <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/" target="_blank">OCW</a>. The lecture notes are available <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/music-and-theater-arts/21m-380-music-and-technology-contemporary-history-and-aesthetics-fall-2009/lecture-notes-and-videos/MIT21M_380F09_lec13.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (6mb PDF) and give a nice introduction and chronology.</p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2648025422http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2648025422Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:57:00 -0500<p><span>Synth Night 12.18.10.  Photos by Annika.</span></p> <p><span><span><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TROgQRQR6kI/AAAAAAAAA7s/1I2yaU0Md0o/s800/DSCF7688.JPG"/></span></span></p> <p><span><span><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TROtj5EM12I/AAAAAAAAA8E/Z6kEQGBUAdc/s800/DSCF7712.JPG"/></span></span></p> <p><span><span><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TROz4eSqHfI/AAAAAAAAA8s/rufTcbxk_no/s800/DSCF7729.JPG"/></span></span></p> <p><span><span><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BvuKnS4PRyo/TROgQLfgndI/AAAAAAAAA7o/X7hWpoSX9Xo/s800/DSCF7623.JPG"/><br/></span></span></p>http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2577385851http://synthnight.tumblr.com/post/2577385851Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:09:50 -0500