Mobile Synth II: 3D Printing and Musical Interface Design for Smartphone Augmentation

Official page: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~rmichon/mobileSynth/

In this workshop, participants will “augment” their smartphone to turn it into a musical instrument for live performance. Augmentations can be both passive (e.g., 3D printed custom case, passive amplifier, handles, etc.) and active (e.g., sensors, custom interface, etc.). The following topics will be covered:

• 3D Printing/Basic CAD Design (OpenScad)
• Microcontrollers (Teensy)
• MIDI Controller Design
• Sensors
• Digital Lutherie

This workshop is part of the Mobile Synth workshop series and the Mobile Synth I: Mobile App Development for Sound Synthesis and Processing in Faust workshop must be taken in preparation for it. In conjunction, these workshops allow participants to both write software and make hardware interventions on their mobile device, transforming it into a custom instrument.

Additional Information

Mobile Synth I must be taken in preparation for this workshop.

The registration fee of this workshop includes a sensor kit (comprising a Teensy Microncontroller and a series of sensors) and covers various expenses related to digital fabrication (3D printing, laser cutting, etc.).

About the instructors

Romain Michon is a PhD candidate in Computer-based Music Theory and Acoustics at Stanford University's CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics).

John Granzow is an assistant professor of music at the University of Michigan.