SATURDAY SCHEDULE

The Basics of Synthesis   10:30am (Copper/Maize)

Marc Doty @automaticgainsay, the undisputed king of YouTube synthesizer videos provides as comprehensive a primer about synthesis which could be reasonably expected to fit in ninety minutes.

The History and Evolution of Reverberation, Echo, and Delay in Electronic Music  12:30pm (Copper/Maize)

Bill Beith guides an exploration focusing on the history and use of reverberation, echo, and delay in the studio and live performance. This will address acoustic, mechanical and digital devices.

Virtual Insanity - The Development of Yamaha’s VL1 & VP1  2:00pm (Copper/Maize)

Manny Fernandez talks about the creation of two legendary 90’s physical modeling synthesizers. Hear about their shared yet divergent development paths and the art & science of sound design for these ground breaking synths.

Gear Collection Paralysis  4:00pm (Copper/Maize)

Do you find yourself immobilized with the amount of options in your collection of synthesizers or studio gear? How does one decide what gear to use or what to purchase or sell? Jon Sonnenberg will walk us through some reasons which cause this paralysis to occur, as well as offer some tips, suggestions, and solutions to this problem, while keeping a creative and healthy studio relationship.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Introduction to KiCAD  11:00am (Copper/Maize)

KiCad is a widely used freeware program used to produce printed circuit boards from schematic drawings. In this talk, Chris Nagorka of Kanawha Music and Art will show the steps involved to turn a handwritten schematic into design files ready for production, using KiCad software.

Live AMA with Terry Michaels  12:30pm (Copper/Maize)

Knobcon's Guest of Honor Terry Michaels joins host Suit & Tie Guy for a live AMA oh his legendary circuit work for Electronotes which influenced decades of synth designs.

TBD 2:00pm (Copper/Maize)

Saturday 11am

1-2 Hours (easy)

Built a rechargeable power supply or fuzz module with step-by-step instruction from Juanito of Modular for the Masses

Saturday 2pm

1-2 Hours (varies)

Choose from 3 useful Karltron modules to build in this guided workshop with host Karl Stamm.

Sunday 11am

1-2 Hours (beginner)

Żłob Modular will teach you basic soldering skills during the building of this LFO module. This build is for both adults and kids who can safely wield a soldering iron.

Sunday 2pm

1-2 Hours (varies)

Build one of several AI Synthesis modules with the help of their designer, Abe Ingle.