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CNMAT announces our 2006 Summer Workshops:

* Jitter Night School, July 21-23, 7-10 PM

* NEW! Sensor Workshop for Performers and Artists, July 24-28, 9 AM - 

* Max/MSP Night School (for intermediate to advanced users), July 

CNMAT, 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley, CA 94709

Instructor: Joshua Kit Clayton (developer of Jitter)

Jitter is an extension to Max that allows flexible generation and 

manipulation of video, matrix, and 3D graphics data. Jitter is all 

about matrix data -- any data that can be expressed in rows and 

columns, such as video and still images, multidimensional geometry, 

as well as text, spreadsheet data, particle systems, voxels, or 

audio. Jitter is useful to anyone interested in real-time video 

processing, custom effects, 2D/3D graphics, audio/visual interaction, 

This three-day sequence of evening classes covers Cycling 74's Jitter 

environment and is designed for students with at least a basic 

understanding of Max programming. (Graduates of the Max/MSP Day

School will be adequately prepared for the Jitter night school.)

- Jitter's data structures: matrices, planes, dimensions, video

- Jitter's programming model: scheduling, interaction with other 

After completing this course, a student will be able to write Jitter 

programs that generate and/or process video in response to real-time 

control and/or simple algorithmic processes. Graduates of this course 

will also have the skills to read and understand larger Jitter 

programs and the foundation for exploring more advanced features of 

Jitter via tutorials, help patches, and online documentation.

* NEW! Sensor Workshop for Performers and Artists

Instructors: Adrian Freed, Michael Zbyszynski

This new workshop offers a hands-on introduction to sensors, sensor 

interfaces and integration software and hardware for use in musical 

performance, dance, video, sound and art installations. Students will 

build complete working systems from the ground up using proven 

devices and accessible, rapid and robust construction techniques. The 

fee covers all requisite parts, so students can take their projects 

with them for future refinement. The practical core of the workshop 

will be complemented by guest presentations and field trips to see 

interesting new technologies, survey existing controllers and explore 

the latest works of interactive art and music.

Sensor types covered include: resistive, inertial, capacitive, RF, 

ultrasound, magnetic and optical. PD and Max/MSP/Jitter will be used 

for music and image synthesis. Many sample programs for these 

environments will be provided to test and calibrate the sensor 

projects and contextualize them in viable artistic contexts. 

Participants will learn easy construction techniques with readily 

available materials including various plastics, elastomers, wood and 

metals. We will learn how to dismantle and adapt affordable consumer 

devices such as game controllers and graphic tablets.

* Artists interested in exploring new possibilities in interactive 

* Anyone seeking the fast path to basic analog and digital 

electronics skills, with a focus on getting things built reliably 

* Engineers, computer scientists, or product designers interested in 

exploring artistic outlets for their talents and collaborating with 

The format will be short morning lectures and demonstrations and late 

morning and afternoon supervised lab sessions, plus several local 

evening field trips. There will be plenty of scope for discussions 

and private access to instructors for guidance and mentoring. No 

prior knowledge of programming, electronics or mechanical 

construction techniques is required. You will need a recent laptop 

(Windows or Mac) with a USB port to test devices and create complete 

systems. You are encouraged to bring any art-making software/hardware 

* Max/MSP Night School (for intermediate to advanced users)

Invited lectures by: Adrian Freed, David Wessel, Matthew Wright, Les 

Special Guest Appearances by: key developers from Cycling '74.

This intensive week of evening classes features instruction in Max/ 

MSP programming by a cast of highly experienced Max/MSP programmers. 

This year's night school will not cover the basics of Max/MSP 

programming -- students should already be experienced with Max/MSP.

The course focuses on the use of Max for control of complex 

interactive systems. Emphasis is placed on areas of active research 

-real-time performance with computer based instruments

-probabilistic approaches in interactive instruments

-gestural controllers (e.g. Wacom, Continuum, Tactex, Thunder, 

-rapid prototyping of gesture based instruments and accompanying 

-complex gesture-to-sound mappings techniques including 

interpolators, neural networks and physical models

-many approaches to treatment of time and rhythm

-advanced network applications with Max (e.g. ftp, http, POST/ 

-inter-system communication with OpenSoundControl

-intra-patch communication with OpenSoundControl

-analysis/resynthesis using additive and resonance models

-reliability and robustness of concert-ready patches

-connecting Max to other software environments (e.g. Java, 

JavaScript, VST, MySQL, python, Ableton, Native Instruments...)

A variety of materials and resources will be provided to course 

participants, including copies of all the programming examples 

provided in the course, references to large sets of 3rd party 

externals, references to a wide range of research topics in the 

field. After completing this course, a student will have been exposed 

to most of the uses of Max/MSP in current CNMAT music production and 

research. Graduates of this course will have a variety of techniques 

for avoiding trouble while developing large-scale, concert-ready Max/ 

For more information on Max/MSP and Jitter, visit the Cycling74 web 

To learn more about previous Max/MSP Night Schools and CNMAT's 

ongoing Max work, visit the Max page on our web site (

For information on housing, contact the UC Berkeley Summer Visitor 

Housing office for information on availability of rooms on campus: 

Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT)

* Jitter Night School, July 21-23, 7-10 PM
* NEW! Sensor Workshop for Performers and Artists, July 24-28, 9 AM -  
5 PM
* Max/MSP Night School (for intermediate to advanced users), July  
24-28, 7-10 PM

For reservations, contact:
Richard Andrews
CNMAT, 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley, CA 94709
Email: richard@cnmat.berkeley.edu
Telephone: (510) 643-9990, ext. 300

* Jitter Night School
July 21-23, 7-10 PM
CNMAT, 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley, CA
Instructor: Joshua Kit Clayton (developer of Jitter)
Fee: $200

Jitter is an extension to Max that allows flexible generation and  
manipulation of video, matrix, and 3D graphics data. Jitter is all  
about matrix data -- any data that can be expressed in rows and  
columns, such as video and still images, multidimensional geometry,  
as well as text, spreadsheet data, particle systems, voxels, or  
audio. Jitter is useful to anyone interested in real-time video  
processing, custom effects, 2D/3D graphics, audio/visual interaction,  
data visualization, and analysis.

This three-day sequence of evening classes covers Cycling 74's Jitter  
environment and is designed for students with at least a basic  
understanding of Max programming. (Graduates of the Max/MSP Day
  School will be adequately prepared for the Jitter night school.)

Topics will include the following:
  - Jitter's data structures: matrices, planes, dimensions, video
  - Jitter's programming model: scheduling, interaction with other  
Max/MSP processing
  - Interactive real-time video processing
  - Using Jitter with live camera input
  - Sound programming with Jitter

After completing this course, a student will be able to write Jitter  
programs that generate and/or process video in response to real-time  
control and/or simple algorithmic processes. Graduates of this course  
will also have the skills to read and understand larger Jitter  
programs and the foundation for exploring more advanced features of  
Jitter via tutorials, help patches, and online documentation.

*  NEW! Sensor Workshop for Performers and Artists
July 24-28, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructors: Adrian Freed, Michael Zbyszynski
Guest lecturers and field trips: TBA
Fee: $1000 (limited to 15 participants)

This new workshop offers a hands-on introduction to sensors, sensor  
interfaces and integration software and hardware for use in musical  
performance, dance, video, sound and art installations. Students will  
build complete working systems from the ground up using proven  
devices and accessible, rapid and robust construction techniques. The  
fee covers all requisite parts, so students can take their projects  
with them for future refinement. The practical core of the workshop  
will be complemented by guest presentations and field trips to see  
interesting new technologies, survey existing controllers and explore  
the latest works of interactive art and music.

Sensor types covered include: resistive, inertial, capacitive, RF,  
ultrasound, magnetic and optical. PD and Max/MSP/Jitter will be used  
for music and image synthesis. Many sample programs for these  
environments will be provided to test and calibrate the sensor  
projects and contextualize them in viable artistic contexts.  
Participants will learn easy construction techniques with readily  
available materials including various plastics, elastomers, wood and  
metals. We will learn how to dismantle and adapt affordable consumer  
devices such as game controllers and graphic tablets.

This workshop is intended for:
  * Artists interested in exploring new possibilities in interactive  
media in a hands-on and technical way
  * Anyone seeking the fast path to basic analog and digital  
electronics skills, with a focus on getting things built reliably  
without extraneous theory
* Engineers, computer scientists, or product designers interested in  
exploring artistic outlets for their talents and collaborating with  
performers and composers

The format will be short morning lectures and demonstrations and late  
morning and afternoon supervised lab sessions, plus several local  
evening field trips. There will be plenty of scope for discussions  
and private access to instructors for guidance and mentoring. No  
prior knowledge of programming, electronics or mechanical  
construction techniques is required. You will need a recent laptop  
(Windows or Mac) with a USB port to test devices and create complete  
systems. You are encouraged to bring any art-making software/hardware  
you already use.

* Max/MSP Night School (for intermediate to advanced users)
July 24-28, 7-10 PM
CNMAT, 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley, CA
Instructor: Ali Momeni
Invited lectures by: Adrian Freed, David Wessel, Matthew Wright, Les  
Stuck, Michael Zbyszynski
Special Guest Appearances by: key developers from Cycling '74.
Fee: $400

This intensive week of evening classes features instruction in Max/ 
MSP programming by a cast of highly experienced Max/MSP programmers.  
This year's night school will not cover the basics of Max/MSP  
programming -- students should already be experienced with Max/MSP.

The course focuses on the use of Max for control of complex  
interactive systems. Emphasis is placed on areas of active research  
and interest at CNMAT, including:
  -real-time performance with computer based instruments
  -probabilistic approaches in interactive instruments
  -gestural controllers (e.g. Wacom, Continuum, Tactex, Thunder,  
Lemur, etc.)
  -rapid prototyping of gesture based instruments and accompanying  
real-time software in Max/MSP
  -complex gesture-to-sound mappings techniques including  
interpolators, neural networks and physical models
  -gestural controllers
  -many approaches to treatment of time and rhythm
  -data-management
  -advanced list and matrix processing
  -advanced network applications with Max (e.g. ftp, http, POST/ 
GET, ....)
  -inter-system communication with OpenSoundControl
  -intra-patch communication with OpenSoundControl
  -analysis/resynthesis using additive and resonance models
  -the SDIF file format
  -complexity management in Max/MSP/Jitter
  -reliability and robustness of concert-ready patches
  -connecting Max to other software environments (e.g. Java,  
JavaScript, VST, MySQL, python, Ableton, Native Instruments...)

A variety of materials and resources will be provided to course  
participants, including copies of all the programming examples  
provided in the course, references to large sets of 3rd party  
externals, references to a wide range of research topics in the  
field. After completing this course, a student will have been exposed  
to most of the uses of Max/MSP in current CNMAT music production and  
research. Graduates of this course will have a variety of techniques  
for avoiding trouble while developing large-scale, concert-ready Max/ 
MSP programs.

For more information on Max/MSP and Jitter, visit the Cycling74 web  
site (https://cycling74.com/).

For reservations, contact:
  Richard Andrews
  CNMAT, 1750 Arch Street, Berkeley, CA 94709
  Email: richard@cnmat.berkeley.edu
  Telephone: (510) 643-9990 extension 300

To learn more about previous Max/MSP Night Schools and CNMAT's  
ongoing Max work, visit the Max page on our web site (http:// 
cnmat.cnmat.berkeley.edu/MAX/).

For information on housing, contact the UC Berkeley Summer Visitor  
Housing office for information on availability of rooms on campus:  
(510) 642-4444 (http://conferenceservices.berkeley.edu/ 
summer_visitor.html).
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Richard Andrews
Associate Director
Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 643-9990 x300


2006 Summer Workshops at CNMAT