SuperCollider 2021
Workshop Date:
Mon, 06/21/2021 - Fri, 06/25/2021
SUMMER 2021: All workshops offered will be done remotely, due to attempts to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2. This workshop will be offered online.
Quick info about this workshop:
DATES: Monday through Friday, June 21-25, 2021TIMES: 10:00-11:30 AM (lectures), 2:00-4:00 PM (labs). Pacific Time (California time)
FEE: $250
SOFTWARE: you will need SuperCollider and Zoom installed on your computer.
CLASS SIZE: For optimal learning and individual attention, we will cap this workshop at around 15 participants.
DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP: please visit this page.
SuperCollider Workshop
SuperCollider is one of the most joyful (and powerful) programming environments for real time sound synthesis and processing, algorithmic & generative composition, and many other audio related applications. It is widely used by artists and scientists alike for both research and artistic creation. It features a state-of-the-art sound engine and an easy to learn, fully featured object oriented language. Moreover, it is open source and totally free of charge. SuperCollider works on Mac, Windows, and Linux (including embedded systems such as the Raspberry Pi).
An intensive but gentle introduction to SuperCollider
This five-day workshop welcomes participants of any discipline with or without prior programming or musical experience. The class is aimed at musicians, composers, researchers, sound artists, programmers, and all computer & electronic music enthusiasts interested in learning more about SuperCollider.If you have no prior experience, we will guide you through the creation of your first sounds, instruments and musical structures in SuperCollider.
If you have some prior experience with SuperCollider or other similar software, you will be able to move more quickly into advanced topics with help and advice from the instructor.
This is a project-based class in which you will learn the practical skills you need to achieve your goals. People of all computer skill levels are welcome. Participants immediately start working on projects the first day and are expected to finish a short project by the last day. We will end the week with a listening session where all participants will play and discuss their final projects.
Schedule
This year's workshop will be taught online via Zoom. There will be daily 90 minute lectures (10:00-11:30am California time), and 2-hour lab sessions (2:00-4:00pm California time). Sessions will be recorded and made available to participants to view at a later time (asynchronous) to accommodate for any time zone conflict.Lab sessions are when you work individually on your own project, and can ask for help anytime over Zoom. Everybody is encouraged to stay on Zoom for the entire duration of the lab, as many people can benefit from hearing each other's questions and answers. We will also use break out rooms for private help for people who learn better in this way.
Fee
This online course comprises a total of 17.5 hours of synchronous activity over Zoom. There will be additional materials (videos, readings) that you may need to read in preparation for the Zoom meetingsThe fee for this workshop is $250.
Click on the big button below to register. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Diversity in Computer Music Scholarship
A limited number of scholarships are available to promote the engagement of students from underrepresented backgrounds in the field of electronic and computer music, including women, ethnic and gender minorities. For more information, please visit this page.
Course Contents
What is SuperCollider and how it compares to other programming environments such as Pd and Max/MSPPatterns: Pbind and family
UGens (Unit Generators)
Building your own Synth Definitions (SynthDef)
Brief demo of synthesis techniques: additive, subtractive, AM, FM, granular synthesis
Synth Server & Language
Using external controllers (MIDI or OSC)
Building GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) in SuperCollider
The course is based on the book A Gentle Introduction to SuperCollider by Bruno Ruviaro, and additional topics are normally covered more in depth according to students' interests and questions.
About the Instructor
Bruno Ruviaro is a composer, and author of the book "A Gentle Introduction to SuperCollider" (2014). He teaches composition and electronic music at Santa Clara University, and is the director of SCLOrk, the Santa Clara Laptop Orchestra.
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SuperCollider on PlanetCCRMA Linux (Fedora)
SuperCollider on the Mac
SuperCollider on Linux
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