Workshop at BlaBlaLab Eindhoven: DIY Midi Controller with Francesco Zedde

In this 4-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to build your own simple USB-MIDI controller from scratch. No prior skills are required - this is the right place to learn how to solder, assemble your controller, and upload the code that makes it work. The Arduino Pro Micro has native USB support and can appear as a MIDI device on your computer.

All tools and materials are provided, so you can focus on learning and building. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a working controller you can use with Ableton Live or any other music software that accepts USB-MIDI input.

Agenda:

• How to assemble and solder the components
• Coding the micro-controller
• Map your controller in your favorite software

You should bring:

• Laptop (with Arduino software installed)
• Headphones
• Usb adapter (if you only have usb-C)

Francesco Zedde (b. 1993, Italy) is a multimedia artist based in the Netherlands. His curiosity is often driven by societal and metalinguistic questions, and much of his work centers on the idea of the musical event as a social practice, employing DIY methods of organization and creation. This commitment began with playing and organizing concerts and later expanded into diverse creative fields, including hacking, circuit bending, augmented instruments, and interactive installations. In his practice, the use of obsolete and discarded materials holds both rhetorical significance and political weight, serving as a stance of resistance against corporate production and consumerism.

https://frazedde.eu/