Integrating Real-time Neural Audio Synthesis in Sets and Productions

with the Magenta Team (Google DeepMind)
10 AM – 1 PM

Dive into real-time neural audio generation using Magenta RT (open-weights) and the Lyria RT API, exploring how to play with low-latency models as live, steerable instruments. We’ll look at how to give models a distinct sonic character through finetuning, and how to build custom interfaces that integrate into live sets and production workflows

We’ll cover:
• Imprinting specific styles through training data curation to refine the model’s aesthetic
• Designing custom controls to fit different performance styles and setups
• Using real-time steering techniques to direct the audio stream on the fly
• Using live input audio as an experimental control mechanism through audio injection

Computational Poetry for 100 Years

with Lee Tusman
1:30 – 4:30 PM

<100 years in the future> A great-great-great-grandchild unearths an ancestor’s heirloom computer from the family’s forest storage unit—a silver box from the pre-solar era. They manage to power it up. An ancient bell chimes. The display flickers to life, revealing a poem still running after a century.

What would our computational poetry look like if we built it to last 100 years? In this workshop, we’ll explore permacomputing principles and create small computational artworks and code poetry using L5, a minimal creative coding library built on Lua. Through simple, durable code, we’ll arrange words and images into dynamic compositions that shift with every interaction. 

Build Your Own Fantasy IDE

with Char Stiles
12 – 3 PM

Calling all creative coders! Ever wanted to build an experimental code editor? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll dive into what it takes to make your own editor, then break the rules with weird variations. We’ll start with a writing prompt and a quick tour through creative coding IDE history, then build from a basic web-based p5.js editor using JavaScript.