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User:Abhishek877

2014-02-14T21:09:15Z

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==General Interests==
# DIY
# Open Source advocate
# Hardware, Circuits and Embedded systems
# New found obsession with Analog electronics
# Music of all kinds, seriously all kinds. From Frédéric Chopin to Rage against the Machine, I love to listen to it all
# Hacking guitars and making funky noises from them
# I also lead [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]] from time to time
# Reading and Writing about Philosophy. My personal [http://whiterabbit877.blogspot.com/ blog]

==Current Projects==
# Stereo Tube Amplifier for a record player
# LED Matrix Display for MUNI Next bus times (Like the ones they have at MUNI Bus stops)
# Building my personal portfolio website
# Planning a class on intro to electronics to teach at Noisebridge. Summer 2014.

==Contact Info==
abhishek877 (at) gmail dot com

==Associate Member Sponsors:==
# [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]]
# [[User:HelloHowardYou|HelloHowardYou]] ([[User talk:HelloHowardYou|talk]]) 22:37, 03 February 2014 (UTC) Happy birthday!!
# [[User:Cedric|Cedric]]: Yeaaah!! Happy birthday!! And keep rocking, Abhi!
# [[User:Thex|thex]] ([[User talk:Thex|talk]]) 20:27, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
# Abhishek877 offers over 9000 Bitcoin's to the [[User:N0 Hat|N0 Hat]]. The [[User:N0 Hat|N0 Hat]] sponcers Abhishek877 for associate membership in Noisebridge.
'''( ⌣́,⌣̀)......."''I see what you did there''".......(^◡^ )'''

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User:Abhishek877

2014-02-14T21:08:19Z

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Circuit Hacking Monday

2014-02-10T21:05:39Z

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=== What? Where? ===

[[Image:CircuitHackingMonday_EricBoyd.jpg|thumb|right|Happy hardware hackers at Circuit Hacking Monday]]

'''What''': Weekly get-together to solder cool stuff!
: You can easily learn all of the skills you need in one session.
: Make a project tonight, and take it home with you!
: If you have your own project (advanced or simple),
: bring it by, and if you would like help, you can get it!

'''When''': 7:30pm till 10pm or so -- every Monday (on some Monday holidays, Mitch or the volunteer instructor might announce an Early start of 3:00pm. Look for the info on the discussion and announcements mailing lists: [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discussion] [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announcements])
: Most projects take about 1.5 to 2 hours

'''Where''': Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St., San Francisco, 94114 (at 18th St., near 16th St. BART station).
:Map: [[Getting_Here]]
'''Who''': You! It is fun to make things in the friendly community of Noisebridge.
:Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

'''Cost''': Instruction is free! We ask that people pay only for the cost of the parts used -- kit prices range from $10 to $35.

'''Instructors''': [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], when he's in town, other volunteers when he's not.
 

NOTE: Circuit Hacking is ON for Monday February 10, 2014! 

Learn to solder! [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] and others will bring kits to make cool, practical, intriguing, hackable things that you can bring home after you make it. Of course, you can also bring your own projects to hack.

Plenty of '''cool kits''' are available to make, including: 
*'''''TV-B-Gone''''' (turn off TVs in public places!)
*'''''"Hello My Name Is" badge''''' (you may have seen me wearing mine)
*'''''Brain Machine''''' (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
*'''''Mignonette Game''''' (make your own handheld game console!)
*'''''Trippy RGB Waves''''' (interactive blinky lights!)
*'''''LEDcube''''' (animated 3D cube!)
*'''''MiniPOV''''' (write messages in the air!)
*'''''MintyBoost''''' (charge your USB enabled gadgets!)
*'''''BoArduino''''' (make your own fully functional Arduino -- for solderless breadboards!)
*'''''Diavolino''''' (make your own shield-compatible Arduino!)
*'''''Open Heart''''' (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)
*'''''Atari Punk Console''''' (make cool noise from an Altoids tin!)
*'''''Drawdio''''' (make noise by drawing lines with this pencil!)
*'''''LoL Shield''''' (Lots of LEDs! for your Arduino!)
*'''''microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP)''''' (program all your AVR family chips!)
*And more. 
More info on many of these projects: 
http://www.CornfieldElectronics.com (click on the "maker faire" tab) 
http://www.adafruit.com 
http://www.jimmieprodgers.com 
http://www.mignonette-game.com 
http://www.evilmadscientist.com 
http://analogmachines.com/

Anyone can learn to solder! Even if you have never made anything in your life, you can learn this very useful and enjoyable skill. It really is fun! [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] has taught tens of thousands of people to solder all around the world, and he can teach you, too! Add yourself to the ever increasing community!

=== Topics ===
As interest warrants:
* soldering (everything from through-hole to SMD rework)
* breadboarding
* powering your circuit (bench power supplies, ATX hacking, batteries)
* making LEDs blink and fade
* programming microcontrollers
* using AVR / Arduino / Boarduino to make circuits easier
* using oscilloscopes / multimeters to debug circuits
* reverse engineering circuits
* Designing PCBs using GEDA and EagleCAD

=== Who? ===
Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level or age. If you have never made a circuit before and have no idea where to start, bring a few dollars ($10 to $30 to cover materials costs of a Brain Machine kit or other cool kits) and build it. Everyone gets personal attention, and everyone will learn enough to complete their project. If you have experience, please come and enjoy working on your project with others -- and share what you know!

=== Why? ===
Learn and share with others of all skill levels! You can come with an idea, or a question, or a circuit you want to hack. You can research ideas on the Internet ahead of time and come put them into practice! Or, you can learn with a large selection of easy-to-make kits that are available each week.

=== What can I bring to help? ===
No need to bring anything -- just yourself and your desire to play, learn, and/or share. We have everything you need. But if you like, you can bring: 
* Your own tools (we have all you need, but you can bring your own)
* Arduino / clones
* USB - serial dongle for your Arduino
* breadboards
* If you bring your laptop, we can set it up to program microcontrollers
* 9V or AA or AAA or other batteries (a bulk donation would be great)
* parts for your own project(s)

=== I am a blank slate! What should I do? ===
* make one of the many easy kits that are available each week.
* make an Arduino fade an RGB LED in varying color patterns.
* make a microcontroller illuminate a 3x3 LED matrix in varying shapes.
* reverse engineer something you're curious about.
* come to Noisebridge and brainstorm!

Modular

2013-06-18T17:46:46Z

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= '''Modular Synthesis Workshop''' =

== Learn the basics of analog and modular synthesis ==
 
a biweekly/weekly workshop
We will talk about analog and modular synthesis,
starting with the components of the basic '''subtractive synthesis''' signal path, '''oscillators, filters vca's, envelope generators''' and '''lfo's''' and then possibly get into more complex synthesis skills with '''sequencers, slope generators, clock dividers'''...ect..ect.
We will talk about '''control voltage, triggers, gates''', and how these are used to create simple to complex and evolving dynamic sounds.

 
 
Pictures of the modular synth rig from the fundraiser can be seen on flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/noisebridge/pool/].

== Topics of discussion ==

'''characteristics of sound and hearing''' 
*range of human hearing
*pitch, timbre, amplitude
'''history and philosophy of modular synthesizers''' 
* Moog modular [http://moogarchives.com/]
*Buchla [http://www.buchla.com/]
*Serge [http://www.serge-fans.com/]
*Synthesizers.com [http://www.synthesizers.com/]
*Doepfer [http://www.doepfer.de/home_e.htm]
'''Components of a typical analog subtractive synth''' 
*oscillator
*filter
*Voltage controlled amp
*Low frequency oscillator (lfo)
* envelope generator
*Control voltage, and gates.
 

==Tools of this workshop ==
*We will be working on large Moog format style modular synthesizer.

*Workshop will be divided into sections, a discussion followed by 1-1 time for participants with the modular to patch up your own sounds.(depending on attendance)

== Future plans, optional discussions (maybe) ==
*Synth Diy!!
* basic soldering skills
* synth module building
*analog circuits
*different chips and thier uses, ex. tl074 quad op-amp
*different styles of synthesis/techniques, FM, Additive, Wavetable...
*Midi
*DAWS
*Ableton Live skills
 
 
== If You Would Like to Join Us ==

*Next class to held on '''Saturday, May 25th from 12pm - 6pm''' in the church.
*Next workshop TBA.
* Email douglas at '''greenshoos at gmail dotcom'''
*bring headphones if you got em
 
 

== '''Reserve Your Spot''' ==
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To get involved, subscribe & post to [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/Sound-hacks Sound-hacks]
or send an email to Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom