Getting Started with Sonic Pi - Music Hackspace

Music Hackspace

Getting Started with Sonic Pi / On-demand

An introduction to making music in Sonic Pi.

Course instructor: Melody Loveless

Course level

FREE

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Sonic Pi is a live coding synth for live performance and music making.

What you'll learn

Play samples
Play pitches and scales using Sonic Pi’s built in synthesizers
Learn basic timing principles
Alter sounds using effects and more

Requirements

A computer and internet connection
A webcam and mic
A Zoom account

Course content

Getting Started with Sonic Pi / On-demand

---- Lesson 1 - Introduction to Workshop
---- Lesson 2 - Introduction to Interface
---- Lesson 3 - Samples
---- Lesson 4 - Introduction to sequencing (playing multiple samples in a row)
---- Lesson 5 - Live looping
---- Lesson 6 - How to import samples
---- Lesson 7 - Working with loops
---- Lesson 8 - Synths
---- Lesson 9 - Creating your own ring, list
---- Lesson 10 - use_synth_defaults
---- Lesson 11 - Cue, sync
---- Lesson 12 - Building out a song
---- Lesson 13 - Altering Sound (Parameters and Effects) and Random Numbers
---- Lesson 14 - Wrapping up the course

Who is this course for

This workshop aims to provide you with basic skills to begin exploring live coding and making music in Sonic Pi.

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