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GO! Going Open - Getting started with open source creativity tools.
By maxster, on 2012-01-29 17:42
Ever get tired of trying to pirate software? Ever wish you could search and install software in a breeze? By having access to hundreds of programs at your fingertips, going open source can remove many walls between you and your creativity.
This intensive workshop will cover:
-Installing Ubuntu Studio
-Getting familiar with the linux
-Quick introductions to : JACK, OSC, PureData, Ardour, Inkscape, Gimp and more!
****UPDATE**
-This workshop is aimed at creative people who use computers, beginners welcomed! In other terms, that I disagree with, this workshop is "for artists".
-The workshop will be followed by the finissage of the Fauxlab exposition.Cost : 0-10$ donations to Foulab.
Saturday February 4th, 1300h at foulab, the real one, NOT fauxlab at eastern Bloc. RSVP to info@foulab.org
This workshop is offered in connection to the fauxlab expo at the Eastern Bloc gallery.
First monthly meeting of Toool Montreal
By einstein, on 2012-01-14 00:00
The first meeting of the Montreal chapter of Toool(The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) will be held at Foulab on January 29th at 13:00. This first informal meeting will be an occasion to meet everybody interested in lockpicking here in Montreal. During the meeting we will also discuss the future activities of the chapter, and plan the next meeting. Do you have an old lock missing its key? Bring it at the meeting!
What is Toool? The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers is a group of lockpicking enthusiasts. This chapter will offer a way for its members to practice their skills, and learn new ones. Prior knowledge is not required, only a bit of interest!
- tooolmtl
Op-Amps for Everybody!: a Kit-Building Workshop and Introduction to Surface-Mount Soldering
By legionlabs, on 2011-12-19 00:00
Op-amps (operational amplifiers) are a wonderful piece of analog technology. The design, conceived in the days of vacuum tubes, was so useful that the basic idea is still used today in most pieces of consumer electronics. You have used an op-amp already today, so why not learn a little more about them, maybe build a cool toy?
This workshop consists of two sections, theory and kit-building, which can be attended separately if desired. The theory section will go over the history of op-amps, some basic design rules, and demonstrate/discuss some simple opamp circuits. It will last about an hour.
In the kit-building section, we will build a guitar pickup/seismograph. It is a simple op-amp circuit using surface-mount components, on a custom circuit board. Out of the box, it makes an excellent low-noise preamplified pickup suitable for many musical instruments. With minor design changes (which I will be prepared to make on the spot), it will work as a footstep detector, seismograph, throat microphone, and several other things I have not thought of yet. Also, this will serve as an introduction to surface mount soldering, which is much easier and faster than through-hole soldering (once you get used to it).
Cost:
Theory: 10$, 1 hour (free for lab members)
Practice: 40$, 2 hours, kit included
Both: 45$
Date: 2011-Dec-30, 17:00-18:00 Theory, 18:00-20:00 Practice
RSVP appreciated (it helps me prepare) but not required.
Additional kits will be available at the end of the workshop and for a few weeks afterwards for people unable to attend.
PDMTL#45
By maxster, on 2011-12-09 00:00
.----------.| pdmtl#45 |`-=--------´
|.-=-----------------------------------------------------------,| La quarante-cinquième rencontre du club d'utilisateurs de /| PureData de Montréal aura lieu le samedi 10 décembre 2011 (| de 13h00 à 17h00 au FouLab.`-=-----------------------------------------------------------`
|.-=-----------------------------------------------------------,| Le FouLab est situé au local 33B du /| 999, rue du Collège, dans l'arrondissement Sud-Ouest, (| à 5 minutes du métro Place-Saint-Henri (ligne orange).`-=-----------------------------------------------------------`
|.-=------------------,| Entrée gratuite ! (`-=------------------`
| |.-=-------------.| à l'horaire : |`-=-------------´
|.-=---------------.| 1. Packet Party || par MaxD |`-=---------------´
//
Packet Party est une patch développée pour intervention publique. PacketParty sonifie le trafic de réseaux informatiques, pour sensibiliser lepublic à propos des réseaux qu'ils utilisent régulièrement.
|.-=-------------------------=-.| 2. démos de patchs diverses || par Mathieu BOUCHARD |`-=------------=------------=-´
/ `-------[2]/
a) polar.pd : pixélisation en coordonnées polaires
b) zède1.pd : inversion complexe des coordonnées de l'image
c) koch_polygon*.pd : construction récursive de polygones
d) gl-poly-demo-with-blend.pd : troupeau de triangles
e) joyeux_noël.pd : joyeux noël !
(il s'agit d'une patch des exemples de GridFlow, une patch variante d'unepatch d'aide, et trois patchs inédites)
|.-=----------------------------------------------------.| 3. (?uvre sans titre) || par le collectif //termostat : || Stéphanie CASTONGUAY, Jenny ABOUAV, Romain BERGER |`-=----------------------------------------------------´
//
L'?uvre consiste à capter les ondes présentes dans un espace et de« matérialiser » sous la forme d'image en mouvement l'aspect invisible deces flux permanents qui transitent dans les espaces publics. À savoir,capter le chemin et l'action que les gens parcourent/actionnent surinternet à travers leurs téléphones portables, leurs ordinateurs et de lematérialiser dans l'espace où ces informations transitent, ne font quepasser. À travers ce projet, la question de la proximité entre l'espacepublic et l'espace privé est primordiale.
|.-=-----------=------------=-----------=-.| 4. Cercle de patcheux et de patcheuses |`-=------------------------------------=-´
/ `--$0-allô/
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