Analogue Synth Building Workshop - Orams and Synthesize_Her
Open to women and gender diverse people.
About this Event
The Oram Awards and Sythesize_Her present a community workshop open to women and gender diverse people of all levels of experience.
We especially welcome absolute beginners and people who do not think of themselves as techy.
It’s not limited to people with an interest in electronic music, it is open to anyone who would like to understand how analogue technology works.
Friday 4th September from 10am - 2pm.
Accidental Theatre, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Only 8 spaces available
TicketsL £5
Analogue Synth Building Workshop
learn to build your own analogue saw-tooth drone synth using electronics + oracle cards
Guided by Viva Dean and Róisín Berg
Core Skills
- Sound engineering
- Soldering
- Power drilling
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain in simple terms how electricity creates sound
- Explain the function of electronic components transistor, capacitor, resistor, amplifier
- Solder components to strip board
- Drill and assemble outer casing
- Manipulate frequency of oscillator
Synthesize_Her is a feminist sound technology project. Founded to heal the mind/body split within technological learning environments We see the body as a site to access, blend and merge with technology To transcend gender and species. We believe learning is iterative, Peer 2 peer, Non linear
The Oram Awards celebrates and supports the work of women and gender non-conforming artists innovating in sound, music and related technology. In the spirit of Daphne Oram, we celebrate the unusual, the unique, and the unfiltered creative worlds of women and gender-diverse artists.
Viva Dean Belfast based artist and researcher investigating gendered relationships to technology and sound. Viva started Synthesize_Her in 2022.
Róisín Berg Limerick-based interdisciplinary artist working with electronic and digital systems, including the development of custom instruments. They lecture in digital art and media at the University of Limerick and run Concept NULL, a grassroots initiative connecting digital artists across Ireland.
Together, Viva and Róisín perform as [SPIT] using custom built electronic instruments, samples and movement.
Accessibility
A good level of dexterity and short range eyesight is required to assemble the circuits, the parts are quite small
The workshop is seated for the majority of the time with one group activity that involves moving around the space but this is flexible
It's a small group, you should be able to see the facilitators face clearly at all times, for those who need to lipread
This workshop is open to women and gender diverse people of all levels of experience. We especially welcome absolute beginners and people who do not think of themselves as techy. It’s not limited to people with an interest in electronic music, it is open to anyone who would like to understand how analogue technology works.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 6.13
