This hands-on workshop introduces electronic sound creation using VCV Rack 2, a Eurorack simulator for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Learn how to navigate VCV rack, what a patch is, the VCV workflow, and patch examples. Dive into generative patching, ambient to techno, basic modules to complex, building soundscapes, and working with samples/field recordings — input/output to OBS/Ableton/Hardware synths.

Follow step-by-step patch walk-throughs and then build a simple patch from scratch to one you can evolve at home! This is an open discussion workshop where participants are free to ask questions and explore sound synthesis.

VCV Rack is a free software that lets you create and customize realistic Eurorack systems and perform with them. Whether you are an experienced sound creator or looking to dive into the world of Eurorack, VCV Rack 2 offers virtually limitless audio creation tools and sonic experimentation.

This is an introductory course; no prior experience is necessary. Previous experience working with music or sound creation tools is optional.

Samples from Nanotopia:

• Music for Venice Film Festival Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: Sentience trailer: Video
• Live performance for Earth Modular Society: Video

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS

• A computer with VCV Rack 2 installed
  • Please consult the system requirements to ensure your computer is capable of running VCV Rack 2.
• Headphones
• A 2-button mouse (with scroll wheel), or 3-button mouse

Please make sure to prepare and test out this setup well before the workshop. If you run into any issues with installing or using this software, contact education@interaccess.org for troubleshooting advice.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Tosca Terán, aka Nanotopia, is a Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist. Terán's work explores environmental consciousness and speculative futures through soundscapes and bioart installations. Her groundbreaking collaborations with fungal Mycelium involve quantizing the bio-electrical activity from non-human organisms, inspiring new ways of understanding our interconnectedness.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MEMBER PRICING
InterAccess Annual Studio Members receive a 40% discount on all workshops. To activate Studio Member pricing, click "Use ticket access code" at checkout and enter your Member discount code.

EQUITY ACCESS PRICING
To reduce financial barriers, a pay-what-you-can (PWYC) discount is available for any community members that self-identify as part of an equity-seeking group, which includes (but is not limited to) disabled, Black, Indigenous, students, and newcomers. This discount is also available to those earning less than a living wage. To request an Equity Access code, please email education@interaccess.org.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
We regret that at this time InterAccess does not have barrier-free access; we are currently working to improve the accessibility of all facilities. There are five steps up to our main entrance, with automatic doors. Once inside all facilities are on the same level, and there is an accessible single-user washroom inside the unit.

CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING POLICY
Please email education@interaccess.org to request a refund. We are unable to guarantee attendee cancellations or refunds less than 1 week prior to a workshop or event. InterAccess reserves the right to cancel or reschedule this workshop if necessary.

COVID-19 INFORMATION
For indoor events, InterAccess strongly encourages all attendees to wear masks/face-coverings to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and to ensure the continued health and safety of staff, facilitators, and fellow attendees. We ask that staff and participants screen themselves for COVID-19 symptoms before visiting our space.