GNAR

GNAR is Noisebridge Audio Research.

The primary objective is to provide community resources to conduct research and experiments on the subjects of sound, signal and noise. The secondary objective is a commitment to a Free/Libre Open Source FLOS approach.

The toolchain begins with the computer music workstation and expands out to software and hardware synthesizers, DSP plugins and analysis tools. Studying source code on the software layer is crucial. Studying circuits on the analog layer is required.

An important note is song structure or multi track recording is not the focus of this group. That subject is better serviced by Songbridge which is an ongoing tutorial series on composing song structures, mostly in Ableton.

Reading List

• How to understand the non-linear scales of various acoustic properties like frequency and amplitude.
• Composing Electronic Music

Notable Figures

• Interview with Miller Puckette on Max Mathews innovations
• Max Mathews

Play List

• Units - Digital Simulation
• Made At Noisebridge
• Pita - Get Out, Untitled 3
• Fennesz - Endless Summer, Before I Leave
• Shamantis - Justin Bieber U Smile remix
• Boards of Italia
• Evil Moisture

Instruments We Have

• Nord Micro Modular
• Akai APC40
• Yamaha PSR-1700
• USB MIDI controller

Instruments to build and admire

• Sequential Drum

Software

• QMidiArp step sequencer
• Yoshimi is a additive/subtractive synthesizer
• Bristol Synthesizer emulation
• Mutable Instruments repositories
• Cyclic

A List of stuff, since Linux Audio is kinda chaotic.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_MIDI_editors_and_sequencers
• http://linux-sound.org/midi.html