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Since version 0.7, CsoundQt offers not only a built-in Python interpreter, but grants this interpreter direct access to all levels of usage. The user is able to:
- generate and modify Csound code
- generate and modify CsoundQt's widgets
- run Csound instances including live coding
- build his or her own Graphical User Interfaces.
This workshop will show and discuss examples for all these features. The ideal user would have some knowledge in both, Csound and Python, and have CsoundQt installed.

"Android drummers" is a project created for performing in schools or elsewhere, addressed to youngsters at the age of around 12..20. The goal of this sound game is to bring teenagers to experience, that music can be not only beat, but, and foremost, it is the sound. To take part in the piece one has to have an android phone or tablet and install an app that enables user to play on a very primitive drum machine. User can choose how many beats are played in a measure, how many subdivisions are in a beat, how regular are the beatings etc. The device makes some sound so that user can hear that his actions cause some result. The app sends signals about every single local beat and action via OSC messages to central computer that is connected to PA. The computer plays off the sounds all together and starts slowly to change the overall sound more and more away from normal drum beats. The players have to follow some simple commands of conductor (the author) that help to control the overall form of the piece.
The sound synthesis is written and realized in Csound (the app in Eclipse), installed on a computer running openSuse 12.1.
To perform the piece at least 8..15 (or more) persons from the public must have an android device and install the app (preferably beforehand) OR have a laptop with Csound and CsoundQt installation and run the enclosed file drumclient2.csd there. The csd file and android app are enclosed wit the submission.