despite universally difficult times, 2021 was a blast for the norns study group.
in addition to the usual encouraging vibe about scripting and norns-assisted music-making, it saw the emergence of norns.community, a tutoring program and pirate radio.
it’s now time to explore what the 2022 season has to offer…
>>> intoducing… workshops !
we collectively decided to organize interactive workshop sessions, gathering around a theme, a musician or a specific script.
if similar sessions happen from time to time on twitch, this format will allow better interactivity between the host and the attendees.
workshop #2, introduction to data sonification, by Duncan Geere (@radioedit) saturday august 20th!
thanks @jaseknighter for this awesome deep dive into krill, despite the last minute twitcheroo (call @license for this trademarked word use) and how it impacted the whole audio/video routing you had prepared.
(full disclosure: we discovered 15 minutes before the event that discord “stage” mode is audio-only and that the video chat it capped to 25 person…).
i’m personally still blow away by how the “screen” part is not just a scope but more a “lens” that conditions the interpretation of the sequence/modulation!
when: SUNDAY, MAY 15 @ 10 los angeles / 13pm boston, 19 berlin
tomorrow’s workshop will cover integration with external devices (midi, crow, Just Friends, W/) because we hit some technical bumps while reviewing these features during the session this morning.
The follow up krill workshop starts over at Twitch at 1000 Los Angeles / 1300 Boston / 1800 London / 1900 Stockholm
Edited to add: Thank you @jaseknighter for another deep and clarifying session! I was jumping in and out of the stream a bit, so will set aside some dedicated viewing time/space when the vod becomes available.
there is norns/habitus coming, an exciting 2 days in-person workshop / seminar / concert around monome HQ.
but sadly it’s not physically possible to attend if you live far away…
but rejoice, the online norns study group workshop #2 is coming!
this one is by the amazing Duncan Geere (@radioedit) who will demonstrate how to turn raw data into sounds and melodies (i.e. “data sonfification”).
curator’s note: i in fact heard about Duncan way before getting into norns.
indeed, i have professionally worked in the field of data analysis and stumbled upon his work w/ admiration.
it was quite a pleasant surprise for me to encounter him again in the norns ecosystem!
one thing worth mentioning about Duncan is how he has put his skills to use for a good cause: tracking & presenting climate change and how decisions have influence over it.
Really excited to share some of my experiments in this workshop! I’ll show a few things I’ve made, talk a little about what I’ve learnt in the process, and then talk about how you can make your own sonifications - either with the loudnumbers script on Norns, or the Loud Numbers VCV Rack module.
10 minute klaxon!