Digging deeper into Flora for monome norns

by Jonathan Snyder

Membership plan: Going Deeper | Topics: Music Production

What you'll learn

Design custom L-system algorithms with the Flora UI and maiden
Share your custom L-system algorithms using Flora’s community gardening feature
Sequence presets using Flora and other norns scripts
Use Flora as a sequencer for your external synthesizer(s) using crow and/or midi

Who is this course for?

In the second Flora workshop, you will build your own custom L-system algorithms using Flora’s UI and sequence the script using the preset (PSET) sequencer. The script’s community gardening feature will also be covered to give you a new way to share your sequences with a worldwide audience.

Course content

Digging deeper into Flora for monome norns - On-demand

Part 1 - Welcome and introductions
Part 2 - Outputs
Part 3 - Parameter (PSET) sequencing
Part 4 - The L-system algorithm + building custom plant forms-sequences
Part 5 - Community Gardening (via norns.online)

Requirements

A computer and internet connection
A norns device with Flora installed
Optional: A midi-enabled controller and/or synthesizer

Meet your instructor

Jonathan Snyder is a Portland, Oregon based sound explorer and educator. Previously, he worked for 22 years as a design technologist, IT manager, and educator at Columbia University’s Media Center for Art History, Method, and Adobe.