SuperCollider is an open source tool for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition. It is used for composition, generative music, installations, live coding, instrument building and very many other things. It is one of the most popular and widely used programming environments for audio work and is available for free for all platforms.

SuperCollider is useful for many things: algorithmic composition, generative music, live coding performances, in conjunction with microcontrollers and sensors, for installation work, multi-channel work, dsp, research, ambisonics or simply audio hacking.

At these online meetups, SuperCollider users of all skill levels come together to share ideas, frustrations, help each other and showcase projects and workflows in an inspiring and friendly way.

Presentations 28.05.25

Diego Ortega
Diego Ortega is a sound artist and creative coder. Rock musician with 15 years of experience as a performer, and 10 years as a developer. Ortega holds a degree in Digital Music Production Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. In his artistic work, Ortega explores the intersection of maths, programming and sound, specifically using platforms such as Mathematica and SuperCollider to convert mathematical functions into audio expressions. Through Wolfram Amadeus and Music of Mathematica, Ortega explores how abstract calculations can be used as a tool for musical creativity. In his practice, Ortega blends audio programming, web development and experimental sound design to create immersive, data-driven experiences.

Building on his relationship with Blokas.io and his previous work with Wolfram Amadeus, Ortega is developing a guitar pedal that utilises Raspberry Pi and Blokas Pisound. This hardware will be integrated with software from the cloud to modify the sound of the guitar. The intention is for this pedal to become a product that can help expand the musician's possibilities. 

Marcin Pączkowski
Marcin Pączkowski is a composer, conductor and artist working with both traditional and electronic media. As a composer, he is focused on developing new ways of creating and performing computer music. His pieces, which involve real-time gesture control using accelerometers, have been performed around the world, including the International Computer Music Conference in Daegu, Korea, the Music of Today concert series in Seattle, Washington, the Northwest Percussion Festival in Ashland, the Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium in Toronto, Canada, and the Audio Art Festival in Kraków, Poland.

At Notam's SuperCollider meetup, Pączkowski will talk about his work with motion sensors and SuperCollider. In addition, he will show some quarks/extensions that he has used in his projects. A video of one of the pieces using SuperCollider and motion sensors can be found at here. 

The host: 
The SuperCollider meetups are led by Mike McCormick. Mike McCormick is an artist and programmer working with sound, text and visual media. His work often combines algorithms and human performers. He works extensively with personal material, examining life through a voyeuristic lens to explore the ecstatic, the fragile and the banal. He grew up in Canada's subarctic region, lived nomadically for a decade, and has been based in Oslo since 2017.

Meeting ID: 974 3258 0111
Link: https://zoom.us/j/97432580111