Resources

Guides to the tools and ideas behind lab projects. Each page gives a suggested order, mixing the best outside material with the lab’s own guides. Use what’s useful.

Foundations

Circuits

Voltage, current, switches and what +, − and GND mean. Start here before Arduino or VCV Rack.

Music & Sound Basics

Pitch and frequency, rhythm, the harmonic series, timbre, scales and what "in key" means.

Tools

Arduino

Programming boards that read sensors and drive lights, motors and sound.

Sound Tools

VCV Rack, Strudel, SuperCollider and Pure Data: what each is for, and where to start.

Data Science

Python in a notebook: load, clean, chart and listen to data.

Design

3D modelling in Onshape for parts, enclosures and mounts that can be printed.

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