BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Madrid BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190331T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191015T120338Z UID:2B57BB36-14A4-4D10-B5F8-8E0906468340 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190924T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190926T210000 DESCRIPTION:In a world fuelled by digital technologies\, it is likely to fo rget that despite the proliferation of virtual scenarios the real world ar ound us is analog. Hence analog electronics play a fundamental role. The w orkshop proposed is based on the idea that this analog spirit may attract students and young professionals\, and allow to engage them in electronics and areas of interest to the IEEE Circuits and Systems society. To this a im an appealing approach is required. We have opted to using analog electr onics to create music following a practical Do It Yourself (DIY) philosoph y.\n\nThe workshop will be mostly practical\, paying special attention to learning based on doing. For this reason\, the theoretical concepts presen ted will be supported by simulations and well-designed hands-on experiment s\, leading to the creation by the attendees of a musical instrument calle d synthesizer. The synthesizer is an instrument that was very popular in t he decades of the 60s and 70s\, which is responsible for generating signal s and combining them in order to create a large variety of sounds.\n\nThe aim of the workshop is to introduce students to the world of analog electr onics\, apply it in the context of musical synthesis\, provide students wi th the concepts and basic tools for analog design\, and put into practice everything learned by creating a musical synthesizer.\n\nThe first part of the workshop included two sessions where theoretical aspects are covered. This second part will cover two lab sessions.\n\nThere are no pre-requisi tes to join the workshop\, although it is advisable to have basic electron ics knowledge.\n\nAgenda: \nThe secon part of the workshop will have two l ab sessions. With the objective of understanding and relating the concepts of electronics and music\, a basic building block of the synthesizer will be simulated. Specifically\, this block will be a Voltage Controlled Osci llator (VCO)\, which generates the core audio signals of the system.\n\n- Sessions 3 and 4 (24 and 26 September 2019\, 6PM to 9PM): These will be la b sessions where students will have different possibilities such as simula ting other different synthesizer blocks\, or to weld and build their own V CO. For doing this\, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) will be given to the st udent. They will identify the different parts\, select the components and weld them. These PCBs will have been manufactured previously. Finally\, th ey will test the VCO using basic laboratory instrumentation.\n\nRoom: Basi c Electronics Lab\, Bldg: Tejos\, Public University of Navarra\, Depto. IE EC- Campus Arrosadia\, Pamplona\, Navarra\, Spain\, 31006 LOCATION:Room: Basic Electronics Lab\, Bldg: Tejos\, Public University of N avarra\, Depto. IEEC- Campus Arrosadia\, Pamplona\, Navarra\, Spain\, 3100 6 ORGANIZER:antonio.lopez@unavarra.es SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Workshop: "The art of creating analog music" Part II URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/204543 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>In a world fuelled by digital technologies \, it is likely to forget that despite the proliferation of virtual scenar ios the real world around us is analog. Hence analog electronics play a fu ndamental role. The workshop proposed is based on the idea that this analo g spirit may attract students and young professionals\, and allow to engag e them in electronics and areas of interest to the IEEE Circuits and Syste ms society. To this aim an appealing approach is required. We have opted t o using analog electronics to create music following a practical Do It You rself (DIY) philosophy.</p>\n<p>The workshop will be mostly practical\, pa ying special attention to learning based on doing. For this reason\, the t heoretical concepts presented will be supported by simulations and well-de signed hands-on experiments\, leading to the creation by the attendees of a musical instrument called <strong>synthesizer</strong>. The synthesizer is an instrument that was very popular in the decades of the 60s and 70s\, which is responsible for generating signals and combining them in order t o create a large variety of sounds.</p>\n<p>The aim of the workshop is to introduce students to the world of analog electronics\, apply it in the co ntext of musical synthesis\, provide students with the concepts and basic tools for analog design\, and put into practice everything learned by crea ting a musical synthesizer.</p>\n<p>The first part of the workshop include d two sessions where theoretical aspects are covered. This second part wil l cover two lab sessions.</p>\n<p>There are no pre-requisites to join the workshop\, although it is advisable to have basic electronics knowledge.</ p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>The secon part of the workshop will have tw o lab sessions.&nbsp\;With the objective of understanding and relating the concepts of electronics and music\, a basic building block of the synthes izer will be simulated. Specifically\, this block will be a Voltage Contro lled Oscillator (VCO)\, which generates the core audio signals of the syst em.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Sessions 3 and 4&nbsp\; (24 and 26 September 2019\, 6PM to 9PM)</u></strong>: These will be lab sessions where student s will have different possibilities such as simulating other different syn thesizer blocks\, or to weld and build their own VCO. For doing this\, a P rinted Circuit Board (PCB) will be given to the student. They will identif y the different parts\, select the components and weld them. These PCBs wi ll have been manufactured previously. Finally\, they will test the VCO usi ng basic laboratory instrumentation.</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR