Tag: Musical Electronics

04/04/22 In Class Demonstration

For today’s lab session, we each gave a presentation in which we shared the current progress of our designs and some of the trials and tribulations we have encountered.

It is always reassuring to hear of the work of others and know that you’re not alone in your endeavors and that everyone struggles with something.

Jade’s presentation on her piano design was really insightful as to the playability and functionality of her device. Tolu’s project was very inspirational as he had taken the time to fully understand his code which is something I am personally struggling with. Emily’s project was interesting as she has taken her design from the previous year and decided to improve on her previous work with the power of self reflection which will surely render her work much better, due to the lessons learned from last year.

Questions and feedback are crucial when designing a project like this as things you might overlook can be pointed out to you by others, giving you the chance to reconcile before you have to submit them.

28/03/22 Lab & Seminar Blog Post

During this mornings session, we watched and gave feedback on a great presentation by Dr. Rebecca Stewart, based around electronic music interfaces, primarily using unconventional materials like fabrics or textiles. It was very helpful to see and witness how one can experiment with somewhat traditionally sourced materials.

This is a screenshot of one of the projects featured within the presentation, by Afroditi Psarra

In the lab session, we revised last weeks topics and began working towards our final projects independently. I personally tried to resolve some software issues I am having with MAX/MSP but they are persisting which is causing me great frustration. I am at this stage considering switching to Pure-Data instead, before I am too far into this project and I cannot change program as I have committed too much time into one software.

21/03/22 Lab and Seminar Blog

In this morning’s session, Tolu gave a great presentation on some projects that inspire his project and gave a great insight into his thought process into how he decided his final project.

For the lab session, we began with a recap of last week which we then followed by an informative session around remote access of the DMU computers which in turn gives us access to software such as SolidWorks which is a material design/3d printing and construction software that will be crucial for us to

A Screenshot of a half sphere created within SolidWorks

The second phase of the lab was spent checking fitting within the enclosure and trying to work out creative ways in which I can get the most out of my circuit and make it a unique, interesting project.

MATD 3039 Introduction Expectations – Daniel Partington

For this new module, my personal aims are to expand on my creative and technical skillset so that not only have the technical skills to create advanced circuitry and code but to think creatively with these assets and utilise the information I gather in new and innovative ways.

Source: https://college.uchicago.edu/news/academic-stories/creative-machines-class-students-design-and-make-instruments-scratch

This blog should serve as a great platform for us, the students, to voice how we are feeling in relation to our projects and potentially have a positive influence on the other students accessing the blog. It will also serve as a diary for referencing purposes and will help jog the memories of labs that have since been forgotten.