OPEN THURSDAYS - OPEN SOUND LABORATORY
With the Sound Lab, ZiMMT opens its doors every second Thursday from March to December 2023, from 5 to 9 pm, to share its technical resources and expertise. Not only the large event space with the 3D sound dome made up of 32 speakers can be used, but also the desks in the cozy Research Lab and the 3D audio post-production studio of Not a Number GmbH are available. Open Thursday thus makes technologies accessible that are otherwise rarely available.
No technical prior knowledge or personal equipment is required to participate — just an interest in working with sound in space or experimenting with sound is enough! You are welcome to bring specific questions or projects, but this is not necessary. You can just as well start on site and try things out.
The focus of the open Sound Lab is on 3D sound and spatial audio, but it also serves as a workshop for all other acoustic experiments. Whether you want to get to know or use the ZiMMT 3D sound system, or need an introduction to software that transforms existing music into immersive 3D audio productions experienced in space — this is the right place for you. Questions about recording techniques, music production with common programs (Ableton, Reaper, Cubase, etc.), music programming, live electronics, mixing, and post-production are also welcome in the Sound Lab.
If you have your own computer, feel free to bring it along, as much open-source software is available to continue working at home. However, computers and popular paid music production programs are also available on-site. Additionally, mixing consoles, microphones, interfaces, controllers, and much more can be tested and used.
The Klanglabor is supervised by two experts who offer individual support and introductions — one of them is always a FLINTA* person. ZiMMT especially invites FLINTA* individuals to participate.
Occasionally, themed mini-workshops take place during Open Thursday — for example, on field recordings. The topics will be announced online on our website and social media channels.
Open Thursday is an open and free event. A short email registration to
helps us with the planning. You can simply say that you would like to attend — and if you already have specific project ideas, feel free to share them in advance.
Dates: Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 5 pm to 9 pm:
March 23 / April 6 / April 20 / May 4 / May 18 / June 15 / June 29 / July 13 / (Summer break) / Sept 7 / Sept 21 / Oct 5 / Oct 19 / Nov 2 / Nov 16 / Nov 30 / Dec 7