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Saturday, October 22, 2011 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Lizard's Liquid Lounge 3058 W Irving Park Rd. (map) |
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The annual Midwestern Experimental Electronics Conference and Showcase (www.MEECAS.com) is a free, day-long, inventors' networking symposium highlighting the past year's innovations in the areas of Musical Instrument Design, Performance, Circuit Bending, Data Hacking, and Video Art. There are lectures, demonstrations, interactive installations, a daytime circuit bent open mic, and an evening's showcase of the Midwest's most innovative artists and inventors. Children welcome from Noon - 4:00 PM if accompanied by a parent. |
| "... a mecca for data hackers, and video performers and artists." |
| ~TimeOut Chicago |
| "... came away totally inspired..." |
| ~Jonny Stax Presents |
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| DONATE TO MEECAS ARTISTS: We are all ready thinking ahead to 2012 |
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FAVORITE FREE SOFTWARE LINKS: Suggestions from MEECAS Audience Members |
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FAVORITE FREE SOFTWARE LINKS: Suggestions from MEECAS Audience Members |
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Software | What it Does | Where to Download |
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Audacity | Graphic audio editing and effects | audacity.sourceforge.net |
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NetLogo | Graphical open source simulator | ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo |
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Fritzing | Graphic electronic circuit designer | fritzing.org |
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Bryce | Awesome 3-D ray tracing animation | daz3d.com |
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Virtual Dub | AVI editor | virtualdub.org |
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Zillions of Games | Multiple electronic board games | zillions-of-games.com |
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Comparisonics | Graphic audio editing and effects | comparisonics.com/CSplayer.html |
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FindSounds | Searchable sound effects library | findsounds.com/ |
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go2web20 | Database of music production tools | go2web20.net/#tag:music |
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SoundCloud | Embeddable music networking tools | soundcloud.com |
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Great Stella | Polyhedron designer | software3d.com |
| Scratch | Arduino-friendly OOP environment | scratch.mit.edu/ | |
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Din | Digital/Analog music software | dinisnoise.org/ |
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SPECIAL THANKS: This event coudn't have happened without these people |
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Mason & Ian - video engineers |
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