[Ardour-Users] Stompbox Design Workshop at CCRMA (August 4-8)

[Edgar Berdahl]

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the Stompbox Design workshop happening this summer at Stanford 
University! We will be using the Raspberry Pi.

Looking forward,
Edgar Berdahl and Esteban Maestre

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Stompbox Design
CCRMA Summer Workshop at Stanford University

Instructors: Edgar Berdahl and Esteban Maestre
August 4-August 8, 2014
9AM-noon, 1PM-5PM
 
Come design your own flavor of audio effect at Stanford Universityʼs Stompbox Design workshop. We 
will teach you a new platform for implementing audio effects in hardware that not only enables you to 
re-create sound effects from the past but also promotes the creation of new sound effects. Our 
resources for new media design are also at your fingertips if you would like to re-design the concept of 
a guitar stompbox: for example, put a Wiimote on your guitar and use it to change the sound of the 
effect, or use some LEDs to simulate the glow of vacuum tubes or fire, or even incorporate a micro-sized 
Pico projector into your project! The expanded world of digital audio effects is at your fingertips because 
the workshop incorporates:
 • Most basic theory of signal processing
 • Overview of Digital Audio Effects and operation of stompboxes
 • Laboratory exercise teaching you how to program your stompbox kit from computer by means of 
basic building blocks in PureData, Faust, or C++
 • Design of human-computer interfaces for projects
 • Overview of open-source hardware and software platforms
 • Invited guest lecture by Jonathan S. Abel
 • Further discussion of open-source hardware and software platforms including Satellite CCRMA, 
Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Pure Data
 • Finally, we will round out the workshop with a roundtable presentation of your projects followed by an 
optional evening jam session for fun.

This workshop is intended for: 
Musicians interested in exploring new possibilities in digital audio effects in a hands-on and technical 
way; Makers, engineers, computer scientists, or product designers interested in exploring artistic outlets 
for their talents and collaborating with musicians; and/or anyone looking to gain valuable skills in basic 
audio signal processing and human-computer interfaces, with a focus on invention.
 
Participants are encouraged (but by no means required) to bring their own laptop computers (with 
Ethernet support) and/or musical instruments. Each participant should bring a pair of headphones, 
preferably although not necessarily with 1/4" (5.08mm) audio connector.

*NOTE: Participants have the option of purchasing a $189 lab kit at the end of the workshop. The kit 
contains Satellite CCRMA featuring Arduino and the Raspberry Pi as well as knobs, buttons, footswitches, 
some other sensors, and an acrylic enclosure. Interested participants can customize the template for the 
enclosure and laser-cut their own enclosure using a mail-order service.

To sign up or for more information, please visit https://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/stompbox-
design