Description
Synth Basics with Modular Systems Workshop — 4-DAY INTENSIVE
“The best part was understanding how everything connects — it completely changed how I think about sound.” — Workshop participant, Berlin School of Sound
“I came in knowing nothing. By day two I was building patches I didn’t think were possible.” — Workshop participant, Berlin School of Sound
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Four days. One studio. Your first real modular patch.
Early Bird: €549 · Regular: €649 · 14:00–18:00 daily · Max 10 participants · English · Berlin
You don’t need to know what a patch cable is. You don’t need to own a single module. You need four days, a willingness to experiment, and curiosity about what happens when you stop programming music and start building it with your hands.
This is a hands-on intensive led by Brazilian electronic artist Chang Rodrigues, working directly with a professional modular and analog hardware setup in a group of maximum 10 people. No lecture halls. No YouTube tutorials. Just you, the modules, and someone who performs and teaches this system for a living.
The Program
Day 1 — Sound, Signal & the Modular Synthesizer What sound actually is — frequency, amplitude, harmonics and timbre. A brief history of electronic and modular synthesis. Generators vs. processors, audio signals vs. control signals, patch cables and signal routing. Oscillators (VCO), waveforms, and noise. Listening to and comparing waveforms, understanding signal flow, and building your first patches from scratch.
Day 2 — Voltage Control, Sound Shaping & Modulation How voltage control lets you shape and transform sound over time. Control Voltage (CV), VCAs and VCFs, filter types, cutoff and resonance. Envelope generators and ADSR, gate vs. trigger, LFOs and modulation. Building complete synthesizer voices from scratch, with close attention to how each stage of the patch shapes the resulting sound.
Day 3 — Clock, Sequencing & Sample & Hold Time, repetition, synchronization and variation through analog sequencing. Clock, gate and trigger signals, analog sequencing, pitch control with CV. Tempo, synchronization, and using a sequencer to control VCOs, VCFs and VCAs. Sample & Hold, noise as a control source, and an introduction to random and generative approaches — building sequences and patches that change and develop over time.
Day 4 — Patching, Experimentation & Composition Frequency Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, Ring Modulation, filter self-oscillation and feedback. Building more complex, generative and self-evolving patches. Individual and collaborative patching time to experiment, listen, troubleshoot and refine. Final session: each participant works toward a complete patch that integrates the techniques from all four days.
What’s included
→ 16 hours of hands-on instruction across 4 days
→ Full access to a professional hardware setup — Doepfer modular system, Moog Mother-32, Moog DFAM, Doepfer Dark Time, ARP Sequencer, Arturia MiniBrute 2S, Arturia MiniFreak, and Ableton Live
→ Maximum 10 participants — guaranteed hands-on time every session
→ Private studio environment — not a classroom
→ Certificate of completion
Your instructor
Chang Rodrigues is a Brazilian electronic music artist, live performer and educator based in Berlin, active in the electronic music scene since 2009. She holds a Master’s degree in Music, and her practice explores synthesis through modular and analog systems, alongside hardware-based production, drum machines, live performance, and immersive sound.
Her work has been featured by FACT Magazine and Electronic Beats, including a recent Tech Talk filmed at her Berlin home studio. In 2026 she was invited by Arturia to perform at Superbooth Berlin, alongside performances at Rock in Rio, Inhotim, and Modular Society Berlin.
Alongside her artistic practice, Chang teaches electronic music production, synthesis and live performance — leading workshops at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) and teaching through platforms such as Echio. She combines technical knowledge with a hands-on, creative approach, helping students build their own workflow and find their own musical language.
She doesn’t teach from a textbook. She teaches from the studio.
Who is this for?
Complete beginners are welcome — no prior knowledge of modular synthesis required. If you already patch, this workshop will push you into more complex territory. What matters is curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
What people say
“The best part was understanding how everything connects — it completely changed how I think about sound.” — Workshop participant, Berlin School of Sound
“I came in knowing nothing. By day two I was building patches I didn’t think were possible.” — Workshop participant, Berlin School of Sound
Details
📅 Tue 18 – Fri 21 August 2026 · 14:00–18:00 daily (16 hours total)
📍 Berlin — full address shared after booking
👥 Max 10 participants
🌍 English
🎓 All levels welcome — complete beginners to intermediate
Early Bird: €549 · Regular: €649
