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A picture of toy integrated with old keyboard from MIDI Scrapyard Challenge (Distance Lab, Forres, Scotland - 1/07)

EQUIPMENT FOR WORKSHOP

Participants are encouraged to bring old junk (electronics, furniture, audio equipment, kitchen sink, etc...) to the workshop.

Tech Requirements for Workshop:
  • Found Objects/Junk: (including old electronics, furniture, outdated computer equipment, appliances, turntables, monitors, gadgets, etc..)
  • Large Room or table to work with
  • Glue Guns/Soldering Stations
  • Materials budget for Drawbots - (very inexpensive)
  • New or Found Wire
  • Sound PA for performance/testing during workshop
  • Various other materials - Tape/Aluminum Foil/Batteries
  • Tools - hammers, screwdrivers (for taking things apart), wire strippers

Musical Guest:

For the "MIDI" versiong of the workshop we usually collaborate with a local sound artist or musician who uses equipment with MIDI input. This person would provide either a sequencer for the sound output or has worked with MIDI/Digital Audio creation with computers.


A picture of record player hack made during ElectroFringe (Newcastle, Australia - 10/03)

OTHER RESOURCES FOR WORKSHOP

MICROCONTROLLERS
PROCESSING RESOURCES
GPS RESOURCES
BlUETOOTH RESOURCES
WIRELESS RESOURCES