Full Stack Talks

Update: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

CONTROLLING MIDI DEVICES IN REAL TIME WITH ELIXIR
by Geoffrey Lessel

MIDI is a specification developed in the 80s to allow musical instruments to talk to each other in near real-time. This inter-instrument talk involved sending notes, changing synthesizer patches, and modifying a song's BPM. Since the 80s, MIDI has continued to be the go-to specification for controlling musical instruments, lighting rigs, and more!

In this talk, I'll demonstrate how Elixir can control MIDI devices (specifically, for this talk, an analog synthesizer) in real-time. I'll show how OTP provides a great way to implement this control and the benefits and drawbacks of using it for real-time musical instrumentation.

Furthermore, I will demonstrate how this system is then visualized using Phoenix and LiveView.

SHOW AND TELL
by Everyone

Bring something you've been working on and we'll have a little show and tell session! It doesn't have to be complete, it doesn't have to be flashy, it only has to be something you find interesting. This doesn't have to be a presentation with slides or anything. In fact, we may not even use the stage for this! We'd just love to have you share what you are passionate about.

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Loose Schedule:

7-7:20 Socialize with free drinks and pizza!
7:20-7:25 Welcome/Announcements
7:25-7:45 CONTROLLING MIDI DEVICES IN REAL TIME WITH ELIXIR
7:45-8:00 Break
8:00-8:30 SHOW AND TELL
8:30-9:30 Socialize

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