Glass Beats: Open Source Raspberry Pi Music Station
TBD
As an amateur programmer, I was able to use existing programs to start building the versatile and accessible linux music workstation that had features and modularity that far surpassed other proprietary music gear. The fact that I have been able to got this project functional to any degree is a great credit to the FLO (Free/Libre/Open Source) community which allowed me to scaffold and greatly accelerated my success in realizing a proof of concept. In the process I’ve learned about many of the benefits and learning curves of FLO hardware and software. This open source project primarily uses Python, Open-Stage-Control, Sooperlooper, Ardour, Puredata among various other music software and can run on linux devices, including a raspberry pi. The current iteration is running on a raspberry pi 4 with a hifiberry hat and some additional sensors.
I will creatively demo some of the features of the glass beats and share the some of the lessons I have gained in the process such as how I was able to receive AND share knowledge with Linux users both new and experienced alike in the lifespan as a programmer. Based on my own experiences, I’ve learned much about bridging the gap between those people already familiar with Linux/FLO technology, and those who aren’t familiar… yet - and I would encourage others to do the same!
This will be the first time the project has been showcased since it got sidetracked during covid. www.glassbeats.org has more of the backstory to this project and links.