Hardware Hacking

Hardware Hacking: The Ears Don’t Have Eyelids

Um workshop / laboratory directed by:

Pablo Rega (ES)

(“DIY” Electronic Devices)

INTRODUCTION

A sound experimentation workshop based on building homemade sound devices. Motors, photo-resistances, microphones, oscillators and sound recycling in general will serve to spend a good time around cheap and innocent electronic scrap.

The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate an environment of knowledge interchange with the participants and to explore some “DIY” possibilities applied to sound creation electronics.

The workshop will be conducted an artist who is a specialist in the area and proposes an approach of immediate and practical application of the concepts and tools, through the development of a final project including contributions of all the participants.

TARGET GROUP

Any person interested in experimental sound practice. No previous experience is needed.

STRUCTURE

  • Introduction to the electronic components of a circuit;
  • Introduction to “circuit bending” as a form of manipulation of daily use electronic devices
  • Building of wave generators with one or more oscillators and with different types of filtering;
  • Personalization and exploration of several forms to control a wave generator;
  • Development of a brief collective project with the participants.

DURATION AND LOCATIONS

Depending on the hosting venue’s preference, the workshop can last from 2 days (5 hours per day) to 4 days (4 hours per day), in dates and places to be announced.

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should bring a soldering device and a thin coil of tin or other solder substance. Also, participants can bring some sound-producing electronic toys, unused guitar pedals, everything to be transformed during the laboratory.

APPLICATIONS

Please send an e-mail message to info[at]binauralmedia.org, referring your name, address, age, e-mail address, URL, short biography and the reason for applying to this workshop. The laboratories will be organized as a function of the number of applications received from the same geographical region.

Photos of some electronic devices built by Pablo Rega:

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