Workshop: DIY Midi Controller with Francesco Zedde

  • Workshop | DIY Midi Controller with Francesco Zedde 

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    Build a simple usb-MIDI controller with Arduino Pro Micro

    This workshop offers hands-on learning in a relaxed, inventive atmosphere - ideal for anyone interested in sound, music technology, or DIY electronics.


    Join this workshop led by Francesco Zedde and build a MIDI controller with Arduino Pro Micro!

    In this 4-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to build your own simple USB-MIDI controller from scratch. No prior skills are required - this is the right place to learn how to solder, assemble your controller, and upload the code that makes it work. The Arduino Pro Micro has native USB support and can appear as a MIDI device on your computer.

    All tools and materials are provided, so you can focus on learning and building. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a working controller you can use with Ableton Live or any other music software that accepts USB-MIDI input.

    Agenda:
    How to assemble and solder the components
    Coding the micro-controller
    Map your controller in your favorite software

    You should bring:
    Laptop (with Arduino software installed)
    Headphones
    Usb adapter (if you only have usb-C)

    Francesco Zedde (b. 1993, Italy) is a multimedia artist based in the Netherlands. His curiosity is often driven by societal and metalinguistic questions, and much of his work centers on the idea of the musical event as a social practice, employing DIY methods of organization and creation. This commitment began with playing and organizing concerts and later expanded into diverse creative fields, including hacking, circuit bending, augmented instruments, and interactive installations. In his practice, the use of obsolete and discarded materials holds both rhetorical significance and political weight, serving as a stance of resistance against corporate production and consumerism.

    For more information on Francesco's work you can click here.

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