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Video: Modular synth workshop with Tobi Neumann and Fadi

In November Tobi Neumann and Fadi turned Schneidersladen showroom into a (private) lesson on how to use a modular synthesizer not only as inspirational or improvisational tool but as an instrument that seamlessly integrates within a professional studio environment and workflow. Tobi Neumann’s career spans 2 decades as DJ and producer for labels like Cocoon, Playhouse and artists like Miss Kittin, Chicks on Speed and 2Raumwohnung. He is also what one could call an early adaptor of Eurorack and a longtime and cherished customer of our little store. Together with Fadi he forms a highly productive team. Their homebase is Apollo Studio Berlin which is centered around a modular system. With years of experience the two will provide insights into working with ModularSynths.

Enjoy this video of a special workshop at Schneidersladen showroom.

DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. December 14th/ 6PM

Hello modular newbies!

December 14th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved and once again rearranged SchneidersLaden showroom.

Our goal is that you can confidently make your own first patch afterwards and have a good time. And also meet likeminded people! Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques, the workings of our showroom, as well as tell you some stories about the history of (modular) synths and the ever evolving Eurocrack scene.

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (use the door at REWE and knock LOUD at or metal door)

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so…
>>> Please write Thomas for confirmation:

tc@schneidersladen.de

See you there!!!

The SchneidersLaden showroom team

WhoMadeWho and DIFFUS Magazin @SchneidersLaden

Yesterday we had a nice visit from WhoMadeWho and DIFFUS Magazin, they shot an interview in SchneidersLaden showroom. Jeppe, Tomas and Tomas took the chance and turned the showroom into a stage and the interview turned into an improvised jam session for some time. It was a very welcome visit and we are looking forward to the video on diffusmag.de.

Gammon and the Modular Synthesizer Ensemble at Bludenz

(All pictures by BARBARA WINKLER)

Our dear friend Gammon has had a very busy November. In the coming weeks we will be covering his different projects with the Modular Synthesizer Ensemble at Define festival (Denmark), concert at Grätzel Galerie (Vienna) and many more. Starting with the „Tage zeitgemäßer Musik” (days of contemporary music) at Bludenz. This festival has been founded 29 years ago. Gammon started his Modular Synthesizer Ensemble seminars at SUPERBOOTH17 and you can have a short insight into this here.

To Bludenz Gammon brought a dozen modular synthesizers for the festival of contempory music. Five pupils from Bludenz took part in a three day seminar exploring different modular synthesizers and composing and rehearsing for a concert. They all attend the music section of the high school in Bludenz and learn one instrument each, but have never been using a synthesizer. For them it was the first contact with this electronic musical instrument. Contemporay music is often not recognised by young people. They tend not to realize how wide the field of music can be and that it does not always need rythms and melodies. Therefor the Tage zeitgemäßer Musik at Bludenz are an important and very welcome institution for cultural education. The festival set a focus on cultural education of young people with the Modular Synthesizer Ensemble by Gammon.

Because this project is about cultural and not technical education the creative and musical work started right after a brief introduction into the basic functional principles of modular synthesizers. Very quickly the group was able to develop and create different musical voices to interact and complement each other in a unique composition. All participants had different modular systems with different sonic qualities and potentials. These different “voices” were the technical basis for the ensemble. With a very basic introduction to the wide field of modular synthesis the participants were able to work out specific sounds and express themselfs. One piece at a time was worked out. Starting with individual sounds that were then arranged in structures to form a performance or concert in the end. These young people managed to get a good sens for each other and the music and formed a convincing group of musicians – an ensemble.

Gammon, who had already offered this method in Berlin and Denmark, was very pleased with the athmosphere and outcome of this seminar:”The youngsters got involved and played very well. My main goal is making music together. The project gave us all a lot of pleasure, and the audience was impressed by what can be achieved in three days.” And the visebilety in the community was a central issue. Therefor the venue was chosen to be in the middle of the city, in a former shoe store.

(All pictures by BARBARA WINKLER)

>>> 3 days of modular events in Berlin >>> Workshop/Concert/Party

The next three days will be exciting for those who like to witness modular synthesizers being used in front of an audience. The modular journey starts tomorrow 6pm at Schneidersladen where Tobi Neumann and Fadi from Apollo Studio Berlin will give some insights into their work as professional producers. They will talk about their use of the modular in a studio environment and reveal some of their special tricks to the audience. If you want to participate you can find more info on how to register to this free workshop here. Don’t miss this special evening.

On Friday the #24th edition of Basic Electricity will take place in Berlin. This time the impressive König Otto in Neukölln will be the location for the longest running modular event of the German capital. The evening is titled “The Sense of Sound” where Thomas Ankersmit and others will be pushing the limits of sound! The doors open at 8pm and music starts at 9pm – tickets 10€. More info here.

On Saturday one is really spoilt for choice … There is the fantastic Colin Benders playing live at Ben Klocks Photon party at Berghain and there is the seven (!) hour modular liveset of Berlins Modular Gang at Oscillate at //about blank. Good news is: if you can’t make it to //about blank, or not for all seven hours – Cashmere radio will be broadcasting live, all night long! But don’t get this wrong – go there in person. The Oscillate partys are really good. In case you prefer going to Berghain, be prepared for a Colin Benders modular live performance that is more techno than what you might have heard from him in the past. This is going to be the first Photon party at Berghain and should be a great night! Wherever you decide to go – have fun and relax – the next modular synthesizer is not far away!

Modular Synthesizer Workshop at We Make Waves

The modular synthesizer workshop at We Make Waves, Berlin-based festival and conference made for women, trans and non-binary people was very well attended and all participants were incredibly eager to learn. Many of them were long-time musicians – from singers to techno producers. They were very interested and took an active part in the workshop, so many questions were asked and answered. In the beginning Jessica and Jackie from SchneidersLaden introduced themselves and talked a bit about their passion for modular and their general background. Afterwards all participants were asked to come close to the modular to learn something about some of the core modules of the modular synthesizer. Afterwards there was an overview about the integration and connection of the synthesizer with an Acidlab Miami drum machine and a mixing desk. From there on it was all about patching. Everyone was invited to contribute to the patch and therefor was a part of the music that was created.

The workshop lasted for 2 hours – the last 30 minutes were used to hand over the modular systems and the Acidlab Miami to the participants. They were able to put down a pretty decent and surprisingly interesting acid techno jam.

The workshop was a good opportunity to bring people into contact with modular synthesizers, that otherwise maybe wouldn’t have taken the step. Therefor there will be more of these workshops, for example at SchneidersLaden showroom and SUPERBOOTH18 in the future.

Watch the Event Calendar for more modular synthesizer related events.

Video: Richard Devine and Surachai – Workshop pt. 2

Richard Devine and Surachai visited the showroom at SchneidersLaden the day after their concert at Berghain. The best thing about it is that they have made a whole workshop out of it. Richard Devine showed his live rig and explained his unmistakable approach of playing a eurorack system. He is one of the most important modular experts and a key figure to the eurorack scene. Within our scene we all have different approaches to patching and our own uniquely assembled systems. During this workshop we shared patch-ideas and argued about favourite modules. Richard talked about his beginnings with creating music and using synthesizers and how he puts his musical ideas into practice today.

If you have missed part one of this workshop watch it here.

The second part begins with a performance similar to the performance at Berghain the night before. Then Richard is answering questions by the audience. Themes like special firmwares and patch methods come up that make his modular Synthesizer this special alien insectoid machine.

Workshop 6PM -> P-A-T-C-H-I-N-G:. with Walker Farrell // Make Noise

Hello Patch-People, Synthesizer-Enthusiasts, Newbies and Hardcore Modular-Addicts!

Next week there will be another of our very special workshops. We are very honored to welcome Walker Farrell as our guest on November 9th/6pm. Please join us that day in our beloved and newly arranged showroom!

Walker Farrell from Make Noise is coming to talk to us about the history and future of Make Noise and his own thoughts about modular synths and his music. We will also discuss the philosophy that guides Make Noise when planning instruments and iconic modules like Maths, Erbe-Verb or Morphagene.

Make Noise is one of the key companies of the recent modular renaissance and they keep on developing new and visionary ideas and pushing boundaries.

Join us on this very special evening!

>>> please write Thomas for registration: tc@schneidersladen.de <<<

Beer, Pretzels and Gummy Bears provided! Entry is free but limited to 30 Participants.

We start around 6pm in our showroom (Kotti above REWE)

Looking forward to see you!!!

the schneidersladen showroom team

Theremin Workshop by Dorit Chrysler at We Make Waves Festival

Gammon – MODULAR SYNTHESIZER ENSEMBLE November 2017

Gammons MODULAR SYNTHESIZER ENSEMBLE is on tour during November 2017. The concept for these workshops is to create a Modular Synthesizer Ensemble with the participants and to be able to play an improvised concert in the end. The Modular Synthesizer Ensemple is supported by SchneidersLaden and very pleased to see Gammon spreading knowledge about modular synthesizers and encouraging people to play with instruments they may not have even heard of before.

The workshops start with the very basic terms and guides the participants all the way to be able to play freely and improvised on modular synthesizers. The participants work independently, max. in groups of 2, on the Modular Synthesizer. They are thus directly involved in the process of creating the sounds and are responsible for their individual sound design.
Fundamental knowledge about electronic sound generation is imparted in the “hands-on” process. Ten modular synthesizer systems are designed in such a way that the different configurations create an ensemble with different musical voices. The resulting sounds are the basis for a joint composition, which is recorded with a graphic notation and then played live.
Working with an analog modular synthesizer not only conveys the emergence of electronic music, but is also an important basis for digital electronic music on the computer.

The musician and sound artist Gammon has been active for many years in the field of music and art mediation with various workshop formats. In 2013 he was awarded the international music mediation prize “Junge Ohren” and won the German competition “Kinder zum Olymp”. For more than a decade, he worked successfully with the Thilges3 collective on an international level. The trio used almost exclusively Doepfer‘s Modular Synthesizer for their installative performance formats.

These are the dates for the workshops:

Define Festival / Sønderborg DK

9. Nov. – 11. Nov 2017 /

Concert: 11. Nov 2017 – 18:30h – Sønderborghus

http://definefestival.com

btzm / Bludenzer Tage zeitgenössischer Musik / Bludenz

16. Nov. – 19. Nov 2017 /

Concert: 19. Nov 2017 – 16:00h – tba

http://allerart-bludenz.at/btzm/

Roter Ballon / Grätzel Galerie / Vienna

24. + 25. Nov. 2017 /

Concert: 25. Nov 2017 – 19:00h

http://www.graetzlgalerie.at

All around Audio / Symposium / FH St. Pölten

29. Nov. 2017 /

INSTALLATION: 9:00h – 18:00h – Campus AULA

https://fmt.fhstp.ac.at/all-around-audio-symposium-2/
Preview for 2018

Cooperation Ernst Krenek Forum (Jan/Feb 18)

At SUPERBOOTH17 Gammon did these kind of workshop with a group of schoolchildren from Berlin, here is a short video about this workshop:

A successful start – No Bounds festival Sheffield //with modular synth workshop

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Two weeks ago No Bounds Festival took place in Sheffield and offered a three-day programme of art, music, discussion and workshops united by an experimental nature. The festival did not spare on artistic diversity and locations and was well received by the audience. It involved the Hope Works club, that can be considered as one of the best clubs in the country. No Bounds took place all across the city and gave a stage to artists from all over the world, covering several musical genres ranging from dark techno and electro to cutting-edge experimental music.

From our point of view, Saturday was particularly interesting. At 4pm Jessica Kert from SchneidersLaden and Konstantin Gervis (TipTop Audio) gave a workshop on modular synthesizers.

The workshop was very well attended – most of the participants stayed for 2.30 hrs and listened attentively to Jessicas and Konstantins presentation. The audience was very mixed and excitingly included musicians who had played at the festival and even long time customers of SchneiderLaden. Everyone was extremely hungry for knowledge, incredibly interested and extremely gracious. This also applies to the organizers, who presented themselves very professionally. Thanks you for organizing No Bounds and including the modular synth workshop!

Here are some visual impressions. Thank you to No Bounds festival for the pictures!

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Video: Richard Devine and Surachai – Workshop at Schneidersladen

Richard Devine and Surachai visited the showroom in SchneidersLaden the day after their concert at Berghain. The best thing about it is that they have made a whole workshop out of it. Richard Devine showed his live rig and explained his unmistakable approach to playing a eurorack system. He is one of the most important modular experts and a key figure to the eurorack scene. Within our scene we all have different approaches to patching and our own uniquely assembled systems. During this workshop we shared patch-ideas and argued about favorite modules! Richard talked about his beginnings with creating music and using synthesizers and how he puts his musical ideas into practice today.

Watch Part 1 of this workshop:

Two more reasons to visit Amsterdam

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From 18 – 22 of October Amsterdam will be the capitol for electronic music. Exhibitions, concerts, talks and workshops will be happening all across the city. The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the world’s largest club-based festival and conference for electronic music. The event continues to grow and develop each year, with last year’s edition featuring over 2,200 artists and 550 speakers in an unbelievable record-breaking 140 venues.

At the Conference ADE Sound Lab there will be Alex4 providing some modular synths by ACL, E-RM, Doepfer, Vermona and Verbos Electronics. Feel free to check out their systems and get ready to become addicted to modular synthesizers. Meet the product experts from Alex4 on Thursday to Saturday between 12 am and 7pm, let them show you a new world of sonic possibilities. ALEX4 Distribution GmbH is supplying synthesizers, modular systems, step sequencers and other innovative electronic musical instruments by numerus brands to competent retailers over Europe.

Find out more here.

19-21/10 12:00 – 19:00

De Brakke Grond – Hallway

And on Friday there will also be a workshop on modular synthesizers by Patrick Detampel. He will be talking about the basics of sound design, sequencing, syncing DAWs and other hardware to modular systems and show some creative ways of patching. Patrick really is a modular expert, so feel free to ask him anything you want to know about this topic.

20/10 17:00 – 17:45
De Brakke Grond (G4 Workshop Room)

ADE Festival Hangout is accessible only with the ADE Card (€10,-). Limited capacity, make sure to come early.

Find out more here.

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DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. October 12th/ 6PM

Hello modular newbies!

October 12th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved and once again rearranged SchneidersLaden showroom.

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (use the door at REWE and knock LOUD at or metal door)

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so…
>>> Please write Thomas for confirmation:

tc@schneidersladen.de

See you there!!!

The SchneidersLaden showroom team

Modular workshop and performace by zv_k @ No Bounds festival /Sheffield

The No Bounds Festival takes place in Sheffield from Friday to Sunday. The festival does not spare on artistic diversity and locations. It takes place all across the city and gives a stage to artists from all over the world, covering music several musical genres ranging from dark techno and electro to cutting-edge experimental music.

From our point of view, Saturday is particularly interesting. At 4pm Jessica Kert from SchneidersLaden and Konstantin Gervis from TipTop Audio will give a workshop on modular synthesizers. The workshop will focus on performing live with modular synthesizers. The two have a lot of experience in playing live music as they are performing together since two years as zv_k, playing exclusively improvised techno live sets with the modular. The topics of the workshop will cover grounds such as – which sound sources to use and how to work with them, sequencing, mixing, real time arrangements and effects. And Jessica and Konstantin will tell you about who they are and why the modular synthesizer is such a great instrument.

After the workshop you can hear them live on stage from 8pm to 10pm at 99 Mary Street. Do not miss this!

Here is a link to the full lineup.

RICHARD DEVINE (update: & SURACHAI) @ SchneidersLaden showroom > this! FRIDAY Oct. 6th/6pm

Hello Patch-People, Synthesizer-Enthusiasts, Newbies and Hardcore Modular-Addicts!

We are very! honored to welcome Richard Devine >>>& SURACHAI<<< as our guestS on October 6th/6pm. Please join us that day in our beloved and newly arranged showroom!

Richard is one of THE modular experts and a key figure to our eurorack-scene. Within our scene we all have different approaches to patching and our own uniquely assembled systems…together with Richard we will discuss his own approach, have an impression of his current live rig, share patch-ideas and argue about favorite modules!

UPDATE: He will be joined by fellow expert and good friend SURACHAI!

Beer, Pretzels and Gummy Bears provided! Entry is free but limited to 25 Participants.

UPDATE:

(We have almost 100 requests. We updated to 35 places. That is absolutely max. capacity. Sorry!!! Registration is closed now)

We start around 6pm this Friday in our showroom (Kotti above REWE)

Looking forward to see you!!!

the schneidersladen showroom team

DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. September 14th / 6PM

Hello modular newbies!

September 14th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved showroom.Our goal is that you can confidently make your own first patch afterwards and have a good time. And also meet likeminded people!Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques, the workings of our showroom as well as tell you some stories about the history of (modular) synths and the ever evolving Eurocrack scene.

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (use the door at rewe and upstairs knock louder )

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so..
>>> Please write Thomas for confirmation: tc@schneidersladen.de

See you there!!!

Modular Day BCL #4 at Hangar Barcelona

On September 9th and 10th Modular Day BCN #4 will take place in beautiful Barcelona. Two days full of synths, concerts, paella and workshops at Hangar.

We highly recommend not to miss this well established event and its sooper relaxed atmosphere.

There will be a HUGE! DIY area for all friends of solder and burn blisters with workshops by Snazzy FX, TouellSkouarn, Erica Synths, Soulsby, Ginko, Transient Modules, Error Instruments, Rebel Technologies and Music Thing Modular.

As every year there is a good number of exhibitors presenting their latest products. Have a chat and a good time checking out modules and other products by:

Verbos Electronics

TouellSkouarn

Frap Tools

and many more!

And don’t forget to check out the concert program! There will be performances by Cristian Vogel, Marc Verbos, Moira, Diego de León and and and…

Here are some impression from last year:

P-A-T-C-H-I-N-G! a workshop with benjamin /August 24th / 6pm

Dear modular synthesizer enthusiasts!

In this workshop we will explore some basic patching of cv and audio feedback loops -> no master clock!

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (ring bell: schneidersladen)

Workshop is limited to 15 participants, so..

>>> Please write for confirmation Benjamin : bf@schneidersladen.de directly now !!! <<<

See you there!!! the schneidersladen showroom team

Mario Hammer @SUPERBOOTH17

During SUPERBOOTH17 we recorded a lot of great concerts and Performances. From now on once a week we release one of them on the web shown here and on SchneidersBuero at least.

Mario Hammer, who made the very first so called Gesprächskonzert for AKAI, that was the official release of AKAIs new sampler and same time the release of his new record „Je l’ai caliseé la“ as „Mario Hammer and the lonely robot„. .. is online now. More to follow asap ..

DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. August 10th / 6PM

Hello modular newbies! August 10th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved showroom.

Our goal is that you can confidently make your own first patch afterwards and have a good time. And also meet likeminded people!

Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques as well as tell you some stories about the history of (modular) synths and the Eurocrack scene.

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (ring bell: schneidersladen)

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so..
>>> Please write Thomas for confirmation:

tc@schneidersladen.de

directly now !!! << See you there!!! the schneidersladen showroom team

Freqs of Nature 2017 review – a modular playground

Full (modular) House at Freqs of Nature!

The Freqs of Nature Festival has been around for quite some time now but only recently expanded the musical spectrum. The festival concentrated on mostly Psy Trance music until last year. Now there is almost any genre of electronic music present leaving you spoilt for choice, wich is a very good thing. As a guest of Freqs of Nature you will always be able to find the perfect musical match for your current mood. From smooth and relaxed Ambient or Dub music to tripping and driving DnB, Breakcore, Techno and – of cause – Psy Trance. You are even able to find all kinds of experimental electronic music, numerous workshops and multiple art galleries with a huge variety of art through out the festival. From a gallery featuring mind-tickling artworks of artists from all around the globe, to street-art and live painting performances there is a lot to discover at Freqs of Nature. The audience is openminded and interested in discovering new way of expression and sounds and is willing to walk the adventurous routes.

This is the point where it gets interesting – last year there was already some modular action visible at the festival. This year this part of the festival was generously expanded by the organizers, by dedicating a special area to modular synths.

The Modular House was a … well a house, dedicated to the experimental playground – the modular synthesizer. We were very excited when we discovered this. We (=Patrick Detampel) set up different modular systems and held workshop after workshop. The flow of interested people never really stoped, there were always people around, playing an instrument they might not know existed before entering the Modular House. The interest was so big that Patrick Detampel, our product specialist and well known modular expert, decided to set up 1-hour beginner workshops, Q&A times and open jam sessions. Additionally the Bastl Instruments Crew offered a beginners soldering workshop with their DIY kits.

The synths!

We brought a lot of gear, some of it can be found in the pictures, but here is a more detailed list:

Vermona modules in a Vermona case, mostly for drum purposes, modulation and filtering.
A Verbos system in a Vermona Case – for that Verbos look and sound.
Frap Tools, Touellskouarn, Audio Damage modules in a Frap Tools Case, all specialists.
Traditional Doepfer Systems (Vintage Edition) mostly used for bass purposes.
A modular „Groovebox“ made of Doepfer modules.
ACL System in a case from Erica Synths, for everything you can think of.
Endorphin.es Shuttle System, the playful synth.
To keep the machines in sync we used the mighty E-RM Multiclock.

The sound was good!

Surprisingly there was a little Function One sound system setup in the modular house so you really were able to hear what the machines are capable of. But the sound of modular synthesizers was not only present in the modular house. More and more live acts play their shows with modulars and the artists at Freqs of Nature where no exception. The organizers took good care of the sound quality and a constant flow of music – with shows 24 hours a day the party never stopped … until Tuesday morning!

The trip to Freqs of Nature was great and we want to thank the organizers for their support of modular music and making our stay as comfortable as possible … In the end it is a music festival, it is loud, dirty and the best thing you can do in German summer!

We will be back! Make sure you will be there too. Next years edition will happen from 04-09 July 2018.

To get some more visual impressions of the festival make sure to check out the impressive picture gallery HERE.

Gammons modular workshop for children at SUPERBOOTH17

More of our regularly unregular video releases of Workshops and Performances from SUPERBOOTH, SchneidersLaden and SchneidersBuero. HerrSchneider invited Gammon to his new video studio in Berlin Kreuzberg, where the two talked about the ideas behind the Workshops Gammon held during SUPERBOOTH17.

These workshops were specifically designed for children. The participants were students from schools in Berlin Mitte and Neukölln. With 10 individually configured modular synthesizers the group was able to create different musical voices to interact and complement each other in a unique composition that can be heard in one of the following videos. Besides some technical aspects of the machines the children were working with, there was a strong focus on the parallels to natural sounding objects. These are a part of the wide range of sonic opportunities that can be found on modular synthesizers.

Gammon is planing to do a similar workshop in November, this time a 3-day workshop at DEFINE Festival in Sønderborg, Denmark. The concept for this workshop is to develop a Modular Synthesizer Ensemble with the participants and to be able to play a concert on the last day of the festival.

P-A-T-C-H-I-N-G! a workshop with jessica / July 27th/6pm

Dear modular synthesizer enthusiasts! July 27th, 6pm, our Jessica is inviting everybody for a patch session in our beloved and once again rearranged showroom!

Some prerequisite knowledge about modular synths surely will help. But even more this event is not about nerdy tech talk – it will be a patch session together with and for you. About he immediate fun and magic of these sometimes mysterious blinking and always sound spitting machines.

Jessica will show you various types of synthesis, like subtractive, granular and frequency modulation, several ways of programming rhythms with sequencers and clock dividers, playing sequencers and various ways of composing music on a Modular Synthesizer and more!

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (ring bell: schneidersladen)

Workshop is limited to 15 participants, so..
>>> Please write for confirmation Jessi : jk@schneidersladen.de directly now !!! <<<

See you there!!! the schneidersladen showroom team

Video of Surgeon Workshop at SchneidersLaden

Herr Schneider is back with something new. During the next weeks there will be different releases of videos about workshops and performances from SUPERBOOTH17 and SchneidersLaden. Especially the workshop videos represent recent developments in the culture of Berlin’s electronic music scene.

This scene and especially the eurorack community have proved to have a very supportive and vital culture. This can be seen in the success of events like SUPERBOOTH Berlin, Maker Fair Berlin or Krake Festival. People tend to share ideas, discoveries and knowledge with each other to push the boundaries of what is possible. As a big part of this culture, workshops are the perfect opportunity for meeting each other and learning from each other. SchneidersLaden offers these Workshops for some time now and was able to present some big names as hosts. One of the recent Special Workshops was hosted by techno artist Surgeon and the video will be online tonight at 9 pm CET, it will be followed by the first video from SUPERBOOTH17 next week! Keep your eyes on Stromkult.com or follow the link at the bottom of this page.

Surgeon will be talking about his work with the Eurorack Modular System, with which he has been known to perform in clubs around the world. Respected as one of the most exciting live acts around, Surgeon is sure to have a wealth of knowledge about using the modular. He explains how his personal modular synthesizer story began in SchneidersLaden and how it developed since then.

Additional to the Special Workshops at SchneidersLaden, there are Beginner and Advanced Workshops, both are held on a regular basis. Please go to the Event Calender for the latest dates.

DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. July 13th / 6PM

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Hello! July 13th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved showroom. Our goal is that you can confidently make your own first patch afterwards and have a good time. Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques as well as tell you some stories about the history of (modular) synths and the Eurocrack scene.

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (ring bell: schneidersladen)

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so..
>>> Please write for confirmation: tc@schneidersladen.de directly now !!! <<<

See you there!!! The schneidersladen showroom team

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DON´T PANIC! Beginners Workshop. June 8th / 6PM

Hello!

June 8th, 6pm, we’re holding a workshop for modular beginners in our beloved showroom. Our goal is that you can confidently make your own first patch afterwards and have a good time. Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques as well as tell you some stories about the history of (modular) synths and the Eurocrack scene.
Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (ring bell: schneidersladen)

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so..
>>> Please write for confirmation: tc@schneidersladen.de directly now !!! <<<
– See you there!!!The schneidersladen showroom team

SPECIAL EVENT on APRIL 25th / 6pm : ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE @ SchneidersLaden

SPECIAL EVENT on APRIL 25^th/ 6pm : @ SchneidersLaden showroom

Talk / Concert / Workshop with Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe:

IN DIALOGUE WITH MODULAR –(SOLO) IMPROVISATIONAL STRATEGIES with Eurorack

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe is a master when it comes to exploring the possibilities that lie within modular synths-

As a solo artist or in countless collaborations. Most often he engages in hypnotic drone like textures, also integrating his voice.

As a regular guest to our showroom whenever he is in Berlin, he is also of invaluable help when it comes to novel patching techniques and hidden aspects of modules.

For this event we present you with the opportunity to experience Rob Lowe diving into the depths of a patch and also having the possibility to engage in a fruitful discussion – (meanwhile/and/or afterwards.)

As you know every eurorack system is unique and everybody will develop a unique approach to patching. This event is about sharing our ideas, impressions, thoughts on modular music and opinions on favorite modules.

>>>April 25^th / 6pm / schneidersladen showroom / 7 EUR admission!<<<

>>>drop us a mail under: tc@schneidersladen.de if you intend to come<<<

We are looking forward to see you The SchneidersLaden showroom team

Not just XAOC..

.. will be coming to Berlin for the upcoming SUPERBOOTH17, but they have definitely the coolest ad that I have seen on the web so far.

Who is next? See you soon.

Skinnerbox @ SUPERBOOTH ..

Skinnerbox will play a so called Gesprächskonzert on SUPERBOOTH17-Saturday afternoon 5pm in the theatre hall for endorphin.es. Probably Skinnerbox will perform on one of their first complete shuttles, now – here you can find their last years details.

.. btw. 13 DIY-Workshops will be held during superbooth with limited places available (now online). Soldering icons and everything else will be there, you just need to book your place now and arrive in time, there is plenty of time left for the rest of the show if you will be in town for more than one day (!). Look here.

SALE – RIGHT HERE / RIGHT NOW!

Please click on the pic to see more details. First come – first serve. Just available in the store: demo units and returns from 10% to 50% discounted:

DESKTOP: ERM multiclock (no usb) ,Innerclock Systems Sync Split , MFB Microzwerg – the last one
EURORACK: Endorphin.es Terminal ,Sputnik Dual Oscillator ,Koma SVF1 Filter ,Harvestman Polivoks OSc …and MANY others
CASES: Frap Tools Zebra uno 84 synthrotek powered, Doepfer G6, LC6, LC3

(This all could have been sold in between, check these non binding offers out when you are in the store yourselves, please .. thank you)

Workshop with special guest Touellskouarn Nov, 10th

Come over on Thursday, November 10th for a special introduction to modular workshop with our friends Touellskouarn! Our goal is to help you get familiarized with the modular so that you can confidently make your first patch! This time around you will also have the opportunity to learn directly from Gaël of Touellskouarn how to add life and color to this first patch using feedback and fuzz with the likes of the Strakal Brulu and Sonveskan modules.

Although we are nerds we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques as well as talking about how one can start applying them to make music. Starts at 6pm / At our showroom / Kotti above Kaisers (ring bell: schneidersladen) / The workshop is limited to 12 participants:

>>> Please register with Camilo: co@schneidersladen directly now !!! <<< – See you there!!! The schneidersladen showroom team

Friday afternoon..

After his gig in Berlin Jean-Michel Jarre visited our showoroom in SchneidersLaden and met Boris Blank from the Band Yello here. Boris was looking for some modulars picking up a black Doepfer System and the TomOberheim Twovoice Synth for his shows in Berlins Kraftwerk.

Workshop /Oct 27th. 6pm: Eurorack – what’s coming!?!

Dear Modularists,

wow – 2016 is almost over and many(many!) new manufacturers appeared on the scene; a vivid live scene gets us excited, a larger market is developing… an excellent time to talk about the present and the future of eurorack .. about you and us?
.. as an open discussion on ongoing and coming developments, good and bad ones, the ones we wish for and those we already wish they never happened?

Just drop us a line per mail so we know how many of you are coming. Write to Thomas : tc@schneidersladen.de and join: Thursday Oct 27^th / 6pm in Schneidersladen showroom. really looking forward seeing you!

the schneidersladen showroom team

SUPERBOOTH17 NEWS

_mg_1759-copy SUPERBOOTH17 will happen in April directly after Easter again. This time we will celebrate the FEZ Berlin, a building made for kids and the youth with many wonderful functional rooms, located in a great family park not far from last year’s venue. It was built in 1979 by the GDR and is in perfect condition. Again you can start the trip with a boat shuttle from “Jannowitzbrücke” in the morning or (new!) you get there with S-Bahn (suburban train) all day long.

Potential exhibitors will have an invitation this weekend, ticket sales will start in November. A new website has been released now.

Beginner’s workshop w/ Livestockelectronics

This month’s Beginners Workshop is a special edition! Besides introducing you to the basics of patching a modular synth we are also joined by the lovely people of LIVESTOCKELECTRONICS, a new manufacturer from the Netherlands we are sure you will hear from in the future.
They will bring a bunch of their new modules – among these a superinteresting sequencer called shepard, a performance router / mixer called maze and some ultra-useful utilities.

Although we are all nerds here we won’t get too technical. Along the way we will show you basic patch techniques as well as tell you some anecdotes about the history of (modular) synths plus some insights into the module manufacturing business!

Workshop starts 6pm | In our showroom at Kotti above Kaiser’s supermarket (ring at: schneidersladen) | The workshop is limited to 15 participants. Please register under tc@schneidersladen.de (Thomas)

Looking Forward To See You!

Monday: Bastl DIY workshop with Berlin Modular

Berlin Modular, the new modular synth community from our fine town, present their first gathering: a DIY session with Bastl Instruments on Monday 26th at SPEKTRUM.
Participation in the workshop is free, the Bastl DIY kits can be purchased for a reduced price on location – Please send an email to berlinmodular@gmail.com ASAP to let them know which kit you would like to reserve..
Four spots only are left so better hurry up.

More infos on Spektrum’s website and in the FB event.

Monday, September 26th at 19:30h

Spektrum Berlin
Bürknerstr. 12
12047 Berlin Kreuzkölln

We are safe!

SchneidersLaden.de is SSL certificated again and safe for your purchase per credit card if you like. Still you are even more welcome to come in person and see the showroom with all the modulars in, but … enjoy the wonderful weather first.

FRANCe-Scotland TRADE War

.. the Elements is on sale at schneidersLaden now. it is not the Elements.

HAETTE, HEATTE, FAHRRADKETTE

If you dont own a modular so far and IF you would like to know about it and IF you understand the german language, here is the latest issue of an intensive introduction on how do I get this started.. with Patrick Detampel as a guest of Non-Eric alias Muso-Talk ..

In the showroom..

An Analogue Systems Integrator demo machine has been placed to our showroom now. The RS-8000 and RS-8500 systems are combined with a french connection keyboard and a Manikin Schrittmacher to play on.

Girls on Wires Workshop Austria / Linz:

Girls on Wires
Modular Synthesizer Workshop für Frauen
mit Jessica Kert (Schneiders Laden Berlin)
Fr 9. & Sa 10. Sept 2016

Modular Music Days @ ARS Electronica Festival 2016
OK Center for Contemporary Art Linz jeweils um 17.00 Uhr

TODAY: VERBOS WORKSHOP AT SL

We don t need many words to introduce our guest: Mark Verbos – creator of the Harmonic Oscillator, the Voltage Multistage and so many other good modules will be our guest for this special workshop at a special date (Sept. 1^st). We will talk about his design philosophy, the approach of making (LIVE)Music with the modular he takes and maybe … gossip (?).Workshop is limited to 15 people; please write a short mail to Thomas tc@schneidersladen.de for registration.
Free entry – as always. Beer and Gummibears provided. We will start at 6PM at our newly arranged showroom (Kotti above Kaisers). See you!

the schneidersladen showroom team.

..a deeper view, but..

LeafAudio & Maker.ie DIY workshop @ Panke

LeafAudio & Maker.ie Synth DIY Maker Day
Sat. 13.8.2016, 2pm til late | at Panke, Berlin

DIY-Workshops start at 2pm, live acts at 10pm. You can build your own synths (Eurorack and Lofi) or FX pedals and in total there are ten kits to choose from (!), Audiowerkstatt will be showing their Sequencer & Sync/Midi Tools & Q&A, Modular Synth Test Station.
This event is about meeting people, hanging out at the beautiful Panke, sharing knowledge, making contacts, making DIY Synths & effects and hearing some live music made with unconventional instruments.

Learn more here, or register directly here.

Krake Festival Berlin 30/31 July

20160730_135718 This weekend the Krake Festival with lots of electronic live -acts & perfomances is in Berlin. Here and there you ll see some people of our shop as well joining a 12 hour Jam. On Saturday ,there will be a workshop zone held by Patrick D. with eurorack modulars during the LABEL BOUTIQUE from 2pm til 9pm.

Have Fun & enjoy the weekend

Workshop July 21st: Ornaments & Crime (or: how to design a module)

It’s about time to reveal the topic for our special workshop and special guest: We are going to have a close look at the ornaments and crime module. Mainly the work of three people who met through muffwiggler, O&C is a prime example of what the Eurorack DIY community is capable of.

O&C is filling a gap: it is the only 16bit accurate microtonal quantizer. A quad one!! And much more… As it is based on Teensy many other applications are also possible: quadrature wavetable LFO, shift register, Euclidean rhythm generator, envelope generator…

Have a look at it:https://github.com/mxmxmx/O_C

We are going to discuss the design history, the programming, its functionality. The developer Max Stadler (mxmxmx on mw) will be present and together we are happy to answer all your questions.

Please register: write Thomas tc@schneidersladen.de for confirmation.

Workshop takes place on july 21^st at 6pm in our showroom (Kotti above Kaisers)!

See you. The Schneidersladen showroom team

Solder workshop

To solder yourself a little synth may be an interesting experience for electronic musicians: Leaf Audio will realize another of their DIY workshops where you can learn such inside the KRAKE festival on the afternoon of July, 30st – Saturday. To participate please register asap via this side: If I got it right, you just go there to solder it together yourselves and sooner or later you will get it done and have your first own little synth – handmade, selfmade and to go.

Workshop feat. Special guest on Thursday July 21st

Hello Patch People!

On Thursday 21^st of July we continue our ongoing “how do you do that?”-workshop&discussion series at our beloved showroom. As usual we will invite a special guest that will give us closeup insights in his approach to modular synthesis (to be revealed very soon). Until that:

Registration is opened and required, the workshop is limited to 15 people.
>> to registrate please send a mail to thomas tc@schneidersladen.de<<<

Looking forward to see you!

The schneidersladen showroom team

modular beginners workshop Reminder:Thursday 7th at 6pm

Are you interested learning some basics about analogue synths and/or eurorack modulars? Did you wait for a good situation to post a simple question to one of our experts? THIS WEEK .. on THURSDAY (July, 7th) you are welcome to join another workshop for beginners inside schneidersladen. To keep a certain quality, the workshop is limited to 12 people, we will start at 6 pm (july, 7th) in our cosy showroom – there are some places left!

Please write to thomas or camilo via co@schneidersladen.de for registration, be there in time and just ring the bell at the kottbusser Tor. Looking forward seeing you!

the schneidersladen showroom team

Starts at 6pm / Kotti above REWE (use the door at REWE and knock LOUD at or metal door)

We start around 6pm in our showroom (Kotti above REWE)

These are the dates for the workshops:

Define Festival / Sønderborg DK

btzm / Bludenzer Tage zeitgenössischer Musik / Bludenz

Roter Ballon / Grätzel Galerie / Vienna

All around Audio / Symposium / FH St. Pölten

Full (modular) House at Freqs of Nature!

The synths!

The sound was good!

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