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5MoF 2017-05-03

2017-05-03T09:50:35Z

Mk30: +marina

Put your name and title of your presentation - additionally a link if anyone wants to learn more.

Please feel free to email ([mailto:info@sudoroom.org info@sudoroom.org]) if you have questions or concerns about this event or 5MoF in general.

'''1.''' 7:30pm: [[User:Captain morgan|Morgan]] - LoRaNeT32: Long distance, low power emergency network.

'''2.''' 7:40pm: max. Droneboats.

'''3.''' 7:50pm: marina. how @substack and i built our house.

8pm INTERMISSION (5 mins): 10 minute break (announced as a 5 minute break so we actually stay on time)

8:10 pm: Three-minute explanation of sudo room and the Omni. Donation hat passed around. New members encouraged to sign up right then and there.

8:12 pm: 10x 30 second announcements (no computer hookup allowed, no need to book these in advance)

'''4.''' 8:20pm:

'''5.''' 8:30pm: [[User:Romyilano|Romy]] my noob adventures in Animation

'''6.''' 8:40pm:

8:50 pm: Announce https://pad.riseup/p/sudoride for letting people ride-share back home.

8:51 pm: Social hangouts and tour of omni for new folk.

10:00 pm: Cleanup of food, chairs, etc. and moving folks to sudo room for continued hacking/socializing.

New Member Script

2015-11-30T21:06:27Z

Mk30: +go over statement of solidarity

Questions we can ask prospective members at meetings!

== Primary Questions: ==
=== PROMPT: There are no wrong answers ===
=== Would you like to ''very briefly'' introduce yourself? ===
=== What brings you to sudo room? ===
=== What do you want to hack or learn at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== What do you want to share or teach at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== sudo room is part of the omni commons and as such, we take the omni commons [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Statement_of_Solidarity statement of solidarity] and [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy safer space policy] seriously. These policies include expected codes of conduct and the consequences of unacceptable behavior. As a member, you are expected to both act according to the code of conduct and also to be a part of acting to counter unacceptable behavior (we don't let mistreatment slide). Is this going to be a problem for you? (Ideally this should include the group going over the statement of solidarity and the expected behavior and consequences of unexpected behavior section of the safer space policy to make sure the person understands what's expected of them.) ===
=== Have you ever been banned from a hackerspace or any other collective? ===
=== What are the best ways to contact you? ===
=== What is your schedule like? Do you have particular times that you think you'll be around? You should check out our regular events! ===

== Afterwards ==
=== Get them set up to pay membership dues on [https://sudoroom.org/humans sudo-humans] ===
=== Give them Wordpress, Wiki accounts. ===
=== Subscribe them to mailing list(s). ===

New Member Script

2015-11-30T21:04:38Z

Mk30: removing optional q's

Questions we can ask prospective members at meetings!

== Primary Questions: ==
=== PROMPT: There are no wrong answers ===
=== Would you like to ''very briefly'' introduce yourself? ===
=== What brings you to sudo room? ===
=== What do you want to hack or learn at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== What do you want to share or teach at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== sudo room is part of the omni commons and as such, we take the omni commons [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Statement_of_Solidarity statement of solidarity] and [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy safer space policy] seriously. These policies include expected codes of conduct and the consequences of unacceptable behavior. As a member, you are expected to both act according to the code of conduct and also to be a part of acting to counter unacceptable behavior (we don't let mistreatment slide). Is this going to be a problem for you? (Maybe this should include the group going over the expected behavior and consequences of unexpected behavior section of the safer space policy to make sure the person understands what's expected of them.) ===
=== Have you ever been banned from a hackerspace or any other collective? ===
=== What are the best ways to contact you? ===
=== What is your schedule like? Do you have particular times that you think you'll be around? You should check out our regular events! ===

== Afterwards ==
=== Get them set up to pay membership dues on [https://sudoroom.org/humans sudo-humans] ===
=== Give them Wordpress, Wiki accounts. ===
=== Subscribe them to mailing list(s). ===

New Member Script

2015-11-30T21:01:38Z

Mk30:

Questions we can ask prospective members at meetings!

== Primary Questions: ==
=== PROMPT: There are no wrong answers ===
=== Would you like to ''very briefly'' introduce yourself? ===
=== What brings you to sudo room? ===
=== What do you want to hack or learn at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== What do you want to share or teach at sudo room (if you know)? ===
=== sudo room is part of the omni commons and as such, we take the omni commons [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Statement_of_Solidarity statement of solidarity] and [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy safer space policy] seriously. These policies include expected codes of conduct and the consequences of unacceptable behavior. As a member, you are expected to both act according to the code of conduct and also to be a part of acting to counter unacceptable behavior (we don't let mistreatment slide). Is this going to be a problem for you? (Maybe this should include the group going over the expected behavior and consequences of unexpected behavior section of the safer space policy to make sure the person understands what's expected of them.) ===
=== Have you ever been banned from a hackerspace or any other collective? ===
=== What are the best ways to contact you? ===
=== What is your schedule like? Do you have particular times that you think you'll be around? You should check out our regular events! ===

== Optional Questions ==
=== What's 20 + 3? (this is not a trap) ===
=== Can you please tell me what is in the captcha? ===

== Afterwards ==
=== Get them set up to pay membership dues on [https://sudoroom.org/humans sudo-humans] ===
=== Give them Wordpress, Wiki accounts. ===
=== Subscribe them to mailing list(s). ===

User:Mk30

2013-06-25T22:59:12Z

Mk30:

* who are you: marina
* irc nick: mk30
* what do you work on // what do you want to work on: [[Sudo Radio]], [http://oaklandwiki.org oakland wiki], [[SudoKids]], [[Today I Learned]], [[inclusivity]]
* what hours do you usually work: weeknight evenings, weekends
* if you have a conflict with me, how should you approach me?: i prefer in person discussion in a nonaggressive and nonconfrontational manner.
* what resources do you have to offer?: collaboration, learning, communication, love of every human & belief in their ability to grow
* workshops/classes you'd like to lead or have lead in the past: computer dissection
* what would you want to learn/what classes would you want to take?: python, linux command line, building things, audio production, bicycle repair
* what equipment would you be interested in?: more computers, book scanner, art supplies (especially child-friendly art supplies)
* what else would you like to share about yourself? i am interested in growing sudo room as an inclusive and empowering space. i am happy to speak with new members, anyone who might be interested in sudo room, and anyone who has an idea for a project they'd like to do at sudo room.

User:Mk30

2013-06-25T22:51:03Z

Mk30:

* who are you: marina
* irc nick: mk30
* what do you work on // what do you want to work on: [[Sudo Radio]], [http://oaklandwiki.org oakland wiki], [[SudoKids]], [[Today I Learned]], [[inclusivity]]
* what hours do you usually work: weeknight evenings, weekends
* if you have a conflict with me, how should you approach me?: i prefer in person discussion in a nonaggressive and nonconfrontational manner.
* what resources do you have to offer?: collaboration, learning, communication, love of every human & belief in their ability to grow
* workshops/classes you'd like to lead or have lead in the past: none
* what would you want to learn/what classes would you want to take?: localwiki dev, ubuntu, 3d modelling for the 3d printer, audio production, bicycle repair
* what equipment would you be interested in?: more computers, book scanner, art supplies (especially child-friendly art supplies)
* what else would you like to share about yourself? i am interested in growing sudo room as an inclusive and empowering space. i am happy to speak with new members, anyone who might be interested in sudo room, and anyone who has an idea for a project they'd like to do at sudo room.

User:Mk30

2013-06-25T22:50:44Z

Mk30: updates

* who are you: marina
* irc nick: mk30
* what do you work on // what do you want to work on: [[Sudo Radio]], [http://oaklandwiki.org oakland wiki], [[sudokids]], [[Today I Learned]], [[inclusivity]]
* what hours do you usually work: weeknight evenings, weekends
* if you have a conflict with me, how should you approach me?: i prefer in person discussion in a nonaggressive and nonconfrontational manner.
* what resources do you have to offer?: collaboration, learning, communication, love of every human & belief in their ability to grow
* workshops/classes you'd like to lead or have lead in the past: none
* what would you want to learn/what classes would you want to take?: localwiki dev, ubuntu, 3d modelling for the 3d printer, audio production, bicycle repair
* what equipment would you be interested in?: more computers, book scanner, art supplies (especially child-friendly art supplies)
* what else would you like to share about yourself? i am interested in growing sudo room as an inclusive and empowering space. i am happy to speak with new members, anyone who might be interested in sudo room, and anyone who has an idea for a project they'd like to do at sudo room.

Today I Learned

2013-06-23T15:49:52Z

Mk30: /* Sign up to teach a class */

<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> 

Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.

==Sign up to teach a class==

Are you interested in facilitating a "Today I Learned" workshop? The sign-up process to facilitate a class is very easy. Find a date below that's not currently taken and add the proposed title of your class, your name, and a way to get in touch with you (please note that the name of the facilitator & whatever contact method you prefer should be included for all workshops so that we can get in touch with you about promoting your workshop, scheduling issues, etc.). We encourage you to add as much detail as possible to your workshop listing to give people a good sense of what they can expect from your workshop.

===Jan. 19 Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals ===
* Title of Class: Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals
* Class Facilitator: Patrick
* Cost: Free demo, scrap clay available, donations welcome, Starter Kits available
* Interested Attendees:
#
===Jan 26 [[Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream]]===
Title of Class: Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream
* ''Class Facilitator'': '''Ray the Ice Cream Man''' has made ice cream for Bi-Rite Creamery, iScream, & Silbermann's. He lead the innovation lab (the infamous NOM Team) at Fentons. His last gig was the ice cream designer for the opening of the Ice Cream Bar in San Francisco. Ray is currently launching his own venture, Atomic Ice Cream, and starting a motorcyle gang.
* ''Description'': Vanilla is yummy. And fascinating. This is a class into the history, botany, and appreciation of one of the most ubiquitous tastes and smells in our culture. We will make vanilla extract (everybody goes home with a bottle of extract), taste single origin vanilla ice creams and learn how to make a Philadelphia style vanilla ice cream (everybody goes home with a container of ice cream). There will be a low class fee for materials (approximately $5) and an empty pint container for generous donations.
* ''Interested Attendees'':
#[[Diwu|Diana]] ([[User talk:Diwu|talk]])
#VMittal
#[[Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
#[[User:Mfb|mfb]]
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Vicky]]
#Anthony Di Franco (motorcycle gang)
#Angie
#[[User:garrettr|garrettr]] (and friends!)
#[[User:Juul|Juul]] ([[User talk:Juul|talk]])
#Christine
#Joe
#Brandon

===Feb. 2 [[No Class]] ===
* No Class
* Common Room being used for Raw Food event

===Feb. 9 [[Sewing Hackathon]]===
* Title of Class: Sewing Hackathon
** This will be an expanded version (1-4PM) of the mini-workshop we held this summer featuring the opportunity to add LEDs to your garments, patch holes, add pockets, or otherwise hack up boring old clothes into the '''new wave of the future'''! We will also be sharing ways to make your own wearable bike light. We will have clothes for you to modify and take apart, but we encourage you to bring any materials/clothes that you would be interested in modifying.
* Class Facilitator: Rachel
* Interested Attendees:
#Liz
#you

===Feb. 16: Livelihood Hacking AND Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop ===
* '''Title of Class: Livelihood Hacking'''
** Your biggest regular/monthly expense is likely rent followed by food, which also happen to cover some of the more basic needs. Significantly reducing the financial costs of these significantly increases potential ways to live ones life. Morten lives comfortably for $500 a month and will talk a bit about how that looks like, throw some ideas for how it might be replicated in your context, and together we will further explore this topic of livelihood hacking in a workshop setting.
** Class Facilitator: Factotum (Morten H. D. Fuglsang)
** Time: 4pm -> ~5.5PM
** Interested Attendees: you,
* '''Title of Class: Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop'''
** This will be about how to be a better teacher, as well as how to expand the TIL program and teach material outside of our collective comfort zone. We will also aim to create a sudo wiki entry on this material. It'll be hosted as a potluck.
** Class Facilitator: Sam
** Time: 5.45PM
** Interested Attendees: you,

===Feb. 23 [[Optimize Rational Inquiry: How Bayesian Statistics Can Help You Reason! AND How to Build a Naive Bayes Spam Filter]]===
* Class Facilitators: Sam T, Anthony Repetto, Anthony DiFranco
*Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
* Interested Attendees:
#Ray
#George
#Matty
#you

===Mar 2. PAUSED for [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend]===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Mar. 9 [[Jewelry-making and jewelry repair]]===
* Title of Class: Jewelry-making and jewelry repair
** Bring broken and second hand jewelry plus any beads or other bits you have on hand and we will learn how to take apart old jewelry to make new creations. We will also have people on hand to help you repair any broken jewelry. Bring yourself and a friend, weâ€™ll have snacks!
* Class Facilitator: Jane
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# You!

===Mar. 16 : [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]]===
* Title of Class: [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]].
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:IsThisThingOn|IsThisThingOn]] ([[User talk:IsThisThingOn|talk]])
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 22:35, 12 January 2013 (CET)
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Bleeblahblue]] ([[User talk:Bleeblahblue|talk]]) 21:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

===Mar 23. [[Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder|Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)]]===
* Title of Class: Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maltman23|Mitch Altman]]
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# [[User:Factotum|Factotum]]
# newbs!
# experts!

===Mar. 30 [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance]]===
* Title of Class: Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance.
** Come learn how your bike works and how to do basic bicycle maintenance and repair. Feel free to bring your bike!
** Bring '''tools''', '''materials''', '''parts''', and other '''useful supplies''' as a drive to fill our space with more bike essentials!
** [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance | Read More]]
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#you

===Apr. 6 [[Audio Recording 101]]===
* Title of Class: Audio Recording 101
* Class Facilitator: Shani
** In this class, we'll go over the tools, terminology and applications you'll need to get crackin' on a variety of audio endeavors.
** Topics covered will include:
*** Audio rudiments and terminology
*** Analog v. digital
*** Types of recordings (documentary, instrumental, electronic, MIDI)
*** What you need to get yourself started on a project
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 15:18, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
#Rick
# Liz (First Friday Guest)
# Nikhil (first friday guest) he is bringing a microphone, cool cogswell schools tudent
#you

===Apr. 13 [[Clothes Hacking]] ===
* Title of Class: Clothes Hacking
**low key sewing workshop. Bring ideas, projects you are stuck on, clothes that need repair, an extra machine if you have one or just yourself. We have a scrap heap and clothes you can have!
* Class Facilitator: rachel lyra
* Interested Attendees:
#you
** [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] - could we do wearable electronics as well?

===Apr. 20 [[Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I]]===
* Title of Class: Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 17:31, 24 March 2013 (PDT)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Apr. 27 [[Hootup (Postponed-to be rescheduled)]]===
* '''''Learn to install and use HootSuite to schedule and monitor all your Social Media in one dashboard'''''
* Join Laney College's HootSuite Campus Ambassador Mark Wilson
* And students in Journalism 65: Social Media for Journalists
* Who should attend? Anyone interested in expanding their Social Media toolkit

[[File:Vicky leads the Hacking Sexual Health workshop.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]]

===May 4 [[Hacking_Sexual_Health#DIY_Cloth_Menstrual_Pads_Workshop|Hacking Sexual Health: DIY Cloth Menstrual Pads Workshop]]===
* As Part I of the [[Hacking Sexual Health]] series, we will be learning how to make beautiful and practical cloth pads out of old clothing! NO EXPERIENCE OR ABILITY TO MENSTRUATE NECESSARY! Materials will be provided, but if you want, you can bring old ripped-up clothing (preferrably soft, natural fibers), needles, thread, snaps or buttons. This workshop is intended for people who menstruate and for people who have friends who menstruate (and want to make them lovely presents). We will also go over a dizzying array of cool lady products beyond the cloth pad, and have fun cost-comparisons of different options.
* Guest appearance: Craig for DIY Bio and hacking a non-antibiotic treatment for highly resistent gonorrhea!
* Class Facilitator: ykciVicky
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 11:24, 9 April 2013 (PDT)

===May 11, 2013 [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]] ===

[[File:3D Printout from our comic jam.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Comics and 3D Printing]]

* Title of Class: [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]]
* Overview: Old-fashioned comic book jam. We will take the end result and print it out as a relief using the 3D Printer.
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romy Ilano]]

===May 18 [[Fix-It Day!]] (PLUS Linux Install Day!) ===
* Title of Class: Fix-It Day (PLUS Linux Install Day!)
** We have a lot of computers and other equipment at Sudo Room in various states of functionality. You may also have computers and other kinds of equipment in various states of functionality! During this "Today I Learned" session we will come together to test/repair computers and learn more about fixing computers. **BONUS: Have you always been curious about Linux but not sure where to start? If you are interested in installing Linux on your Windows computer (it is not necessary to delete Windows to install Linux), we will also be helping participants install Linux.
* Class Facilitator: Everyone! We will all work and learn together.
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# you

===May 25 CANCELLED ===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 1: The Simple Computer ===
* '''How simple can we make computers? Let's find out!'''
** We will go on a quest to make computers as simple as possible. Intro to computer science. Understand how computers work!
** Binary math and boolean logic
** Half & full adders made of water, marbles, rocks, dominos, people...
** Build a very simple computer with 64 bytes of memory and 4 instructions
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you
# [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
# [[User:legind|Bill]]
# Christine
[[File:Infographics at SudoRoom.JPG|thumb|right|SudoRoom thoughts become action through pictures]]

===June 8: [[Infographics]] touch your statistics with 3D Printing ===
* Title of Class: Infographics: Convince with Pictures
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
* Overview: Learn to take complex data and condense information into powerful graphics that spur action resulting in positive economic and social change. We'll take data on [http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/DHS-30761 refugee admissions to the US from 1980-2011] from [http://www.data.gov data.gov] + turn it into a touchable 3D Printout!
* '''Cross-Pollination with other Organizations that work in the building''' : Technical Documentation for 3D Printing | [[Community Democracy Project]] | [[http://thepublicschool.org/ | The public school ]]
* Interested Attendees:
# you
# Rick

[[File:Hacking History.jpg|thumb|right|Materials For A History of Hacking]]
===June 15: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking===
* Title of Class: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking
* Class Facilitator: Andrew (@M57C, irc: mstc)
 
Before "White Hat" hackers and "Black Hat" hackers there were "Ethical Hackers". These groups and individuals may not have always stayed within the confines of the law, but followed a well defined ethic. This is the story of MIT pranks, the golden age of the BBS, The Great Hacker War, Steve Jackson Games vs. The US Secret Service, Old school hacking tech ( Blue Boxing, Red Boxing, War Dialing, etc ), New Hack City and the rise of the Cult of The Dead Cow, Free Kevin!, Hacktivismo, and more...
 

The Hacker Manifesto

by

+++The Mentor+++

Written January 8, 1986

Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"...

Damn kids. They're all alike.

But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him?

I am a hacker, enter my world...

Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me...

Damn underachiever. They're all alike.

I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..."

Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike.

I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me... Or feels threatened by me.. Or thinks I'm a smart ass.. Or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...

Damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike.

And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all...

Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike...

You bet your ass we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.

This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.

I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.

* Interested Attendees:
#--[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 14:14, 29 May 2013 (PDT)
#Rabbit
#you

===June 22 Making a Website (the Basics)===
* Title of Class: Making a Website (the Basics)
* Class Facilitator: Marty
* Interested Attendees:
#you

''SO you want to build a website for yourself, your friends or to promote your project?
This will provide a good overview of how to get starting making a website.
We will go over the basic components of websites and what you'd need to do to take that first step.''

Topics will include:
*Some Basic HTML
*Some Basic CSS
*maybe a bit of DOM/JS or PHP
*How to find a domain name?
*How to find hosting?
*What is a content mangement system (CMS) and what can it do for you?

'This may be too simple for many of you familiar with web design/development backgrounds but there were a number of folks from The Public School who have been wanting this for months. Hopefully there is useful information for everybody'

===June 29: How to showcase your 3D printed work with a time-lapse video===
We will be doing a video, time-lapse of a 3D print from two angles. This will involve 2 cameras, using magic latern on at least one camera.
In the class we will learn how to:
*Set up lighting for optimal video
*Set up multiple Cameras to shoot 3D print
*Use magic lantern for a Canon 550d, 5d Mark ii, or similar camera to do a time-lapse of the process
*Record a post and pre-print video about the project

Interested Attendees:
# [not attending] Romy: Isn't this someone's private start-up company? I've heard this pitched to me before at another investor event. If so, could you please allow full disclosure? SudoRoom is an open source space, they are ok with people using the place for people's private interests as long as you are open about it.

===July 6: [[GIT Version Control for Non Coders]] (Writers, Lawyers, everyone!) ===
* Title of Class: GIT Version Control for Writers
* facilitator: di franco
* Overview: Git is an awesome noncentralized, distributed collaboration tool that coders use to work on code together. Learn how to use git version control to collaboratively edit legal documents, novels, and even comics. You don't have to be a coder to use git.
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 13 : The Hacker Distro ===
* Learn about [https://www.archlinux.org/ Arch Linux] and why it's the software hacker's DIY distro of choice! Play with real live Arch Linux machines, and install your very own with guidance and help. We may also discuss other distros, Linux in general, OS technology in general, and free software in general. All skill levels encouraged! Bring your own machine if you can, but no one turned away. Installation options can include:
** Live CD/USB
** virtual machine inside your existing OS
** dual boot with your existing OS
** installing over it. ;)
** Arch on a Raspberry Pi (pending interest - I would need to order them in advance and ask for ~$40 each)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 20===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
Timon=GCStokum
#you

===July 27: Attacking And Securing Your Wireless Network===
* We will be going over the basics of attaking and securing your wireless network from an ubuntu laptop with a common radio attena, such as the alfa network rtl8187l based card.
* People are encouraged to by an rtl8187l card that will be compatible with aircrack-ng, and there will be a router provided to run exploits.

===August 3===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 10===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 17: Hacking Blackjack===
In this TIL we will go over the basic maths of blackjack, strategies/tables for single and multiple decks, and give an overview on counting cards.

===August 24 [[Fixit Clinic]]===
* Fixit Clinic - Bring your broken, non-functioning things: electronics, appliances, computers, toys, etc. for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your device.

* Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===August 31===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:==
* open source install day
* raspberry pi primer
* arduino (hol?)
* audio production/radio
* tech support - fix my browser, my computer is slow, etc. intro to computers and troubleshooting.
* knitting circle/knitting class
* 3D printer class - how to use it, how to model, how it works
* approaches to teaching/tutoring technical topics
* python (x2)
* lockpicking
* intro to networking
* OpenWrt
* Build a portable stereo from choosing the amp (ie 41hz' amp6-basic), soldering it, choosing speaker components, designing casing for aucustics, making casing, putting it together!
* letterpress
* zines + cataloguing zines
* comic book drawing
* mural making (electronic and large-scale painting)
* skateboarding (focus, not necessarily same as longboarding)
* How to make cultured/fermented drinks (kombucha, kefir, kvass...); share cultures/colonies

Today I Learned

2013-06-23T15:41:43Z

Mk30: /* Sign up to teach a class */

<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> 

Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.

==Sign up to teach a class==

Are you interested in facilitating a "Today I Learned" workshop? The sign-up process to facilitate a class is very easy. Find a date below that's not currently taken and add the proposed title of your class and your name (please note that the name of the facilitator should be included for all workshops so that we can get in touch with you about promoting your workshop). We encourage you to add as much detail as possible to your workshop listing to give people a good sense of what they can expect from your workshop.

===Jan. 19 Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals ===
* Title of Class: Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals
* Class Facilitator: Patrick
* Cost: Free demo, scrap clay available, donations welcome, Starter Kits available
* Interested Attendees:
#
===Jan 26 [[Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream]]===
Title of Class: Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream
* ''Class Facilitator'': '''Ray the Ice Cream Man''' has made ice cream for Bi-Rite Creamery, iScream, & Silbermann's. He lead the innovation lab (the infamous NOM Team) at Fentons. His last gig was the ice cream designer for the opening of the Ice Cream Bar in San Francisco. Ray is currently launching his own venture, Atomic Ice Cream, and starting a motorcyle gang.
* ''Description'': Vanilla is yummy. And fascinating. This is a class into the history, botany, and appreciation of one of the most ubiquitous tastes and smells in our culture. We will make vanilla extract (everybody goes home with a bottle of extract), taste single origin vanilla ice creams and learn how to make a Philadelphia style vanilla ice cream (everybody goes home with a container of ice cream). There will be a low class fee for materials (approximately $5) and an empty pint container for generous donations.
* ''Interested Attendees'':
#[[Diwu|Diana]] ([[User talk:Diwu|talk]])
#VMittal
#[[Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
#[[User:Mfb|mfb]]
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Vicky]]
#Anthony Di Franco (motorcycle gang)
#Angie
#[[User:garrettr|garrettr]] (and friends!)
#[[User:Juul|Juul]] ([[User talk:Juul|talk]])
#Christine
#Joe
#Brandon

===Feb. 2 [[No Class]] ===
* No Class
* Common Room being used for Raw Food event

===Feb. 9 [[Sewing Hackathon]]===
* Title of Class: Sewing Hackathon
** This will be an expanded version (1-4PM) of the mini-workshop we held this summer featuring the opportunity to add LEDs to your garments, patch holes, add pockets, or otherwise hack up boring old clothes into the '''new wave of the future'''! We will also be sharing ways to make your own wearable bike light. We will have clothes for you to modify and take apart, but we encourage you to bring any materials/clothes that you would be interested in modifying.
* Class Facilitator: Rachel
* Interested Attendees:
#Liz
#you

===Feb. 16: Livelihood Hacking AND Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop ===
* '''Title of Class: Livelihood Hacking'''
** Your biggest regular/monthly expense is likely rent followed by food, which also happen to cover some of the more basic needs. Significantly reducing the financial costs of these significantly increases potential ways to live ones life. Morten lives comfortably for $500 a month and will talk a bit about how that looks like, throw some ideas for how it might be replicated in your context, and together we will further explore this topic of livelihood hacking in a workshop setting.
** Class Facilitator: Factotum (Morten H. D. Fuglsang)
** Time: 4pm -> ~5.5PM
** Interested Attendees: you,
* '''Title of Class: Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop'''
** This will be about how to be a better teacher, as well as how to expand the TIL program and teach material outside of our collective comfort zone. We will also aim to create a sudo wiki entry on this material. It'll be hosted as a potluck.
** Class Facilitator: Sam
** Time: 5.45PM
** Interested Attendees: you,

===Feb. 23 [[Optimize Rational Inquiry: How Bayesian Statistics Can Help You Reason! AND How to Build a Naive Bayes Spam Filter]]===
* Class Facilitators: Sam T, Anthony Repetto, Anthony DiFranco
*Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
* Interested Attendees:
#Ray
#George
#Matty
#you

===Mar 2. PAUSED for [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend]===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Mar. 9 [[Jewelry-making and jewelry repair]]===
* Title of Class: Jewelry-making and jewelry repair
** Bring broken and second hand jewelry plus any beads or other bits you have on hand and we will learn how to take apart old jewelry to make new creations. We will also have people on hand to help you repair any broken jewelry. Bring yourself and a friend, weâ€™ll have snacks!
* Class Facilitator: Jane
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# You!

===Mar. 16 : [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]]===
* Title of Class: [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]].
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:IsThisThingOn|IsThisThingOn]] ([[User talk:IsThisThingOn|talk]])
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 22:35, 12 January 2013 (CET)
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Bleeblahblue]] ([[User talk:Bleeblahblue|talk]]) 21:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

===Mar 23. [[Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder|Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)]]===
* Title of Class: Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maltman23|Mitch Altman]]
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# [[User:Factotum|Factotum]]
# newbs!
# experts!

===Mar. 30 [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance]]===
* Title of Class: Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance.
** Come learn how your bike works and how to do basic bicycle maintenance and repair. Feel free to bring your bike!
** Bring '''tools''', '''materials''', '''parts''', and other '''useful supplies''' as a drive to fill our space with more bike essentials!
** [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance | Read More]]
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#you

===Apr. 6 [[Audio Recording 101]]===
* Title of Class: Audio Recording 101
* Class Facilitator: Shani
** In this class, we'll go over the tools, terminology and applications you'll need to get crackin' on a variety of audio endeavors.
** Topics covered will include:
*** Audio rudiments and terminology
*** Analog v. digital
*** Types of recordings (documentary, instrumental, electronic, MIDI)
*** What you need to get yourself started on a project
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 15:18, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
#Rick
# Liz (First Friday Guest)
# Nikhil (first friday guest) he is bringing a microphone, cool cogswell schools tudent
#you

===Apr. 13 [[Clothes Hacking]] ===
* Title of Class: Clothes Hacking
**low key sewing workshop. Bring ideas, projects you are stuck on, clothes that need repair, an extra machine if you have one or just yourself. We have a scrap heap and clothes you can have!
* Class Facilitator: rachel lyra
* Interested Attendees:
#you
** [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] - could we do wearable electronics as well?

===Apr. 20 [[Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I]]===
* Title of Class: Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 17:31, 24 March 2013 (PDT)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Apr. 27 [[Hootup (Postponed-to be rescheduled)]]===
* '''''Learn to install and use HootSuite to schedule and monitor all your Social Media in one dashboard'''''
* Join Laney College's HootSuite Campus Ambassador Mark Wilson
* And students in Journalism 65: Social Media for Journalists
* Who should attend? Anyone interested in expanding their Social Media toolkit

[[File:Vicky leads the Hacking Sexual Health workshop.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]]

===May 4 [[Hacking_Sexual_Health#DIY_Cloth_Menstrual_Pads_Workshop|Hacking Sexual Health: DIY Cloth Menstrual Pads Workshop]]===
* As Part I of the [[Hacking Sexual Health]] series, we will be learning how to make beautiful and practical cloth pads out of old clothing! NO EXPERIENCE OR ABILITY TO MENSTRUATE NECESSARY! Materials will be provided, but if you want, you can bring old ripped-up clothing (preferrably soft, natural fibers), needles, thread, snaps or buttons. This workshop is intended for people who menstruate and for people who have friends who menstruate (and want to make them lovely presents). We will also go over a dizzying array of cool lady products beyond the cloth pad, and have fun cost-comparisons of different options.
* Guest appearance: Craig for DIY Bio and hacking a non-antibiotic treatment for highly resistent gonorrhea!
* Class Facilitator: ykciVicky
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 11:24, 9 April 2013 (PDT)

===May 11, 2013 [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]] ===

[[File:3D Printout from our comic jam.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Comics and 3D Printing]]

* Title of Class: [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]]
* Overview: Old-fashioned comic book jam. We will take the end result and print it out as a relief using the 3D Printer.
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romy Ilano]]

===May 18 [[Fix-It Day!]] (PLUS Linux Install Day!) ===
* Title of Class: Fix-It Day (PLUS Linux Install Day!)
** We have a lot of computers and other equipment at Sudo Room in various states of functionality. You may also have computers and other kinds of equipment in various states of functionality! During this "Today I Learned" session we will come together to test/repair computers and learn more about fixing computers. **BONUS: Have you always been curious about Linux but not sure where to start? If you are interested in installing Linux on your Windows computer (it is not necessary to delete Windows to install Linux), we will also be helping participants install Linux.
* Class Facilitator: Everyone! We will all work and learn together.
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# you

===May 25 CANCELLED ===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 1: The Simple Computer ===
* '''How simple can we make computers? Let's find out!'''
** We will go on a quest to make computers as simple as possible. Intro to computer science. Understand how computers work!
** Binary math and boolean logic
** Half & full adders made of water, marbles, rocks, dominos, people...
** Build a very simple computer with 64 bytes of memory and 4 instructions
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you
# [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
# [[User:legind|Bill]]
# Christine
[[File:Infographics at SudoRoom.JPG|thumb|right|SudoRoom thoughts become action through pictures]]

===June 8: [[Infographics]] touch your statistics with 3D Printing ===
* Title of Class: Infographics: Convince with Pictures
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
* Overview: Learn to take complex data and condense information into powerful graphics that spur action resulting in positive economic and social change. We'll take data on [http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/DHS-30761 refugee admissions to the US from 1980-2011] from [http://www.data.gov data.gov] + turn it into a touchable 3D Printout!
* '''Cross-Pollination with other Organizations that work in the building''' : Technical Documentation for 3D Printing | [[Community Democracy Project]] | [[http://thepublicschool.org/ | The public school ]]
* Interested Attendees:
# you
# Rick

[[File:Hacking History.jpg|thumb|right|Materials For A History of Hacking]]
===June 15: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking===
* Title of Class: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking
* Class Facilitator: Andrew (@M57C, irc: mstc)
 
Before "White Hat" hackers and "Black Hat" hackers there were "Ethical Hackers". These groups and individuals may not have always stayed within the confines of the law, but followed a well defined ethic. This is the story of MIT pranks, the golden age of the BBS, The Great Hacker War, Steve Jackson Games vs. The US Secret Service, Old school hacking tech ( Blue Boxing, Red Boxing, War Dialing, etc ), New Hack City and the rise of the Cult of The Dead Cow, Free Kevin!, Hacktivismo, and more...
 

The Hacker Manifesto

by

+++The Mentor+++

Written January 8, 1986

Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"...

Damn kids. They're all alike.

But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him?

I am a hacker, enter my world...

Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me...

Damn underachiever. They're all alike.

I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..."

Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike.

I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me... Or feels threatened by me.. Or thinks I'm a smart ass.. Or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...

Damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike.

And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all...

Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike...

You bet your ass we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.

This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.

I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.

* Interested Attendees:
#--[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 14:14, 29 May 2013 (PDT)
#Rabbit
#you

===June 22 Making a Website (the Basics)===
* Title of Class: Making a Website (the Basics)
* Class Facilitator: Marty
* Interested Attendees:
#you

''SO you want to build a website for yourself, your friends or to promote your project?
This will provide a good overview of how to get starting making a website.
We will go over the basic components of websites and what you'd need to do to take that first step.''

Topics will include:
*Some Basic HTML
*Some Basic CSS
*maybe a bit of DOM/JS or PHP
*How to find a domain name?
*How to find hosting?
*What is a content mangement system (CMS) and what can it do for you?

'This may be too simple for many of you familiar with web design/development backgrounds but there were a number of folks from The Public School who have been wanting this for months. Hopefully there is useful information for everybody'

===June 29: How to showcase your 3D printed work with a time-lapse video===
We will be doing a video, time-lapse of a 3D print from two angles. This will involve 2 cameras, using magic latern on at least one camera.
In the class we will learn how to:
*Set up lighting for optimal video
*Set up multiple Cameras to shoot 3D print
*Use magic lantern for a Canon 550d, 5d Mark ii, or similar camera to do a time-lapse of the process
*Record a post and pre-print video about the project

Interested Attendees:
# [not attending] Romy: Isn't this someone's private start-up company? I've heard this pitched to me before at another investor event. If so, could you please allow full disclosure? SudoRoom is an open source space, they are ok with people using the place for people's private interests as long as you are open about it.

===July 6: [[GIT Version Control for Non Coders]] (Writers, Lawyers, everyone!) ===
* Title of Class: GIT Version Control for Writers
* facilitator: di franco
* Overview: Git is an awesome noncentralized, distributed collaboration tool that coders use to work on code together. Learn how to use git version control to collaboratively edit legal documents, novels, and even comics. You don't have to be a coder to use git.
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 13 : The Hacker Distro ===
* Learn about [https://www.archlinux.org/ Arch Linux] and why it's the software hacker's DIY distro of choice! Play with real live Arch Linux machines, and install your very own with guidance and help. We may also discuss other distros, Linux in general, OS technology in general, and free software in general. All skill levels encouraged! Bring your own machine if you can, but no one turned away. Installation options can include:
** Live CD/USB
** virtual machine inside your existing OS
** dual boot with your existing OS
** installing over it. ;)
** Arch on a Raspberry Pi (pending interest - I would need to order them in advance and ask for ~$40 each)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 20===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
Timon=GCStokum
#you

===July 27: Attacking And Securing Your Wireless Network===
* We will be going over the basics of attaking and securing your wireless network from an ubuntu laptop with a common radio attena, such as the alfa network rtl8187l based card.
* People are encouraged to by an rtl8187l card that will be compatible with aircrack-ng, and there will be a router provided to run exploits.

===August 3===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 10===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 17: Hacking Blackjack===
In this TIL we will go over the basic maths of blackjack, strategies/tables for single and multiple decks, and give an overview on counting cards.

===August 24 [[Fixit Clinic]]===
* Fixit Clinic - Bring your broken, non-functioning things: electronics, appliances, computers, toys, etc. for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your device.

* Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===August 31===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:==
* open source install day
* raspberry pi primer
* arduino (hol?)
* audio production/radio
* tech support - fix my browser, my computer is slow, etc. intro to computers and troubleshooting.
* knitting circle/knitting class
* 3D printer class - how to use it, how to model, how it works
* approaches to teaching/tutoring technical topics
* python (x2)
* lockpicking
* intro to networking
* OpenWrt
* Build a portable stereo from choosing the amp (ie 41hz' amp6-basic), soldering it, choosing speaker components, designing casing for aucustics, making casing, putting it together!
* letterpress
* zines + cataloguing zines
* comic book drawing
* mural making (electronic and large-scale painting)
* skateboarding (focus, not necessarily same as longboarding)
* How to make cultured/fermented drinks (kombucha, kefir, kvass...); share cultures/colonies

Today I Learned

2013-06-23T15:38:00Z

Mk30: /* July 7: GIT Version Control for Non Coders (Writers, Lawyers, everyone!) */

<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> 

Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.

==Sign up to teach a class==

Please add the proposed title of your class and your name. Please make a new wiki entry for your class with as much detail as you'd like and link to it from here.

===Jan. 19 Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals ===
* Title of Class: Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals
* Class Facilitator: Patrick
* Cost: Free demo, scrap clay available, donations welcome, Starter Kits available
* Interested Attendees:
#
===Jan 26 [[Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream]]===
Title of Class: Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream
* ''Class Facilitator'': '''Ray the Ice Cream Man''' has made ice cream for Bi-Rite Creamery, iScream, & Silbermann's. He lead the innovation lab (the infamous NOM Team) at Fentons. His last gig was the ice cream designer for the opening of the Ice Cream Bar in San Francisco. Ray is currently launching his own venture, Atomic Ice Cream, and starting a motorcyle gang.
* ''Description'': Vanilla is yummy. And fascinating. This is a class into the history, botany, and appreciation of one of the most ubiquitous tastes and smells in our culture. We will make vanilla extract (everybody goes home with a bottle of extract), taste single origin vanilla ice creams and learn how to make a Philadelphia style vanilla ice cream (everybody goes home with a container of ice cream). There will be a low class fee for materials (approximately $5) and an empty pint container for generous donations.
* ''Interested Attendees'':
#[[Diwu|Diana]] ([[User talk:Diwu|talk]])
#VMittal
#[[Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
#[[User:Mfb|mfb]]
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Vicky]]
#Anthony Di Franco (motorcycle gang)
#Angie
#[[User:garrettr|garrettr]] (and friends!)
#[[User:Juul|Juul]] ([[User talk:Juul|talk]])
#Christine
#Joe
#Brandon

===Feb. 2 [[No Class]] ===
* No Class
* Common Room being used for Raw Food event

===Feb. 9 [[Sewing Hackathon]]===
* Title of Class: Sewing Hackathon
** This will be an expanded version (1-4PM) of the mini-workshop we held this summer featuring the opportunity to add LEDs to your garments, patch holes, add pockets, or otherwise hack up boring old clothes into the '''new wave of the future'''! We will also be sharing ways to make your own wearable bike light. We will have clothes for you to modify and take apart, but we encourage you to bring any materials/clothes that you would be interested in modifying.
* Class Facilitator: Rachel
* Interested Attendees:
#Liz
#you

===Feb. 16: Livelihood Hacking AND Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop ===
* '''Title of Class: Livelihood Hacking'''
** Your biggest regular/monthly expense is likely rent followed by food, which also happen to cover some of the more basic needs. Significantly reducing the financial costs of these significantly increases potential ways to live ones life. Morten lives comfortably for $500 a month and will talk a bit about how that looks like, throw some ideas for how it might be replicated in your context, and together we will further explore this topic of livelihood hacking in a workshop setting.
** Class Facilitator: Factotum (Morten H. D. Fuglsang)
** Time: 4pm -> ~5.5PM
** Interested Attendees: you,
* '''Title of Class: Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop'''
** This will be about how to be a better teacher, as well as how to expand the TIL program and teach material outside of our collective comfort zone. We will also aim to create a sudo wiki entry on this material. It'll be hosted as a potluck.
** Class Facilitator: Sam
** Time: 5.45PM
** Interested Attendees: you,

===Feb. 23 [[Optimize Rational Inquiry: How Bayesian Statistics Can Help You Reason! AND How to Build a Naive Bayes Spam Filter]]===
* Class Facilitators: Sam T, Anthony Repetto, Anthony DiFranco
*Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
* Interested Attendees:
#Ray
#George
#Matty
#you

===Mar 2. PAUSED for [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend]===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Mar. 9 [[Jewelry-making and jewelry repair]]===
* Title of Class: Jewelry-making and jewelry repair
** Bring broken and second hand jewelry plus any beads or other bits you have on hand and we will learn how to take apart old jewelry to make new creations. We will also have people on hand to help you repair any broken jewelry. Bring yourself and a friend, weâ€™ll have snacks!
* Class Facilitator: Jane
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# You!

===Mar. 16 : [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]]===
* Title of Class: [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]].
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:IsThisThingOn|IsThisThingOn]] ([[User talk:IsThisThingOn|talk]])
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 22:35, 12 January 2013 (CET)
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Bleeblahblue]] ([[User talk:Bleeblahblue|talk]]) 21:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

===Mar 23. [[Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder|Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)]]===
* Title of Class: Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maltman23|Mitch Altman]]
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# [[User:Factotum|Factotum]]
# newbs!
# experts!

===Mar. 30 [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance]]===
* Title of Class: Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance.
** Come learn how your bike works and how to do basic bicycle maintenance and repair. Feel free to bring your bike!
** Bring '''tools''', '''materials''', '''parts''', and other '''useful supplies''' as a drive to fill our space with more bike essentials!
** [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance | Read More]]
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#you

===Apr. 6 [[Audio Recording 101]]===
* Title of Class: Audio Recording 101
* Class Facilitator: Shani
** In this class, we'll go over the tools, terminology and applications you'll need to get crackin' on a variety of audio endeavors.
** Topics covered will include:
*** Audio rudiments and terminology
*** Analog v. digital
*** Types of recordings (documentary, instrumental, electronic, MIDI)
*** What you need to get yourself started on a project
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 15:18, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
#Rick
# Liz (First Friday Guest)
# Nikhil (first friday guest) he is bringing a microphone, cool cogswell schools tudent
#you

===Apr. 13 [[Clothes Hacking]] ===
* Title of Class: Clothes Hacking
**low key sewing workshop. Bring ideas, projects you are stuck on, clothes that need repair, an extra machine if you have one or just yourself. We have a scrap heap and clothes you can have!
* Class Facilitator: rachel lyra
* Interested Attendees:
#you
** [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] - could we do wearable electronics as well?

===Apr. 20 [[Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I]]===
* Title of Class: Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 17:31, 24 March 2013 (PDT)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Apr. 27 [[Hootup (Postponed-to be rescheduled)]]===
* '''''Learn to install and use HootSuite to schedule and monitor all your Social Media in one dashboard'''''
* Join Laney College's HootSuite Campus Ambassador Mark Wilson
* And students in Journalism 65: Social Media for Journalists
* Who should attend? Anyone interested in expanding their Social Media toolkit

[[File:Vicky leads the Hacking Sexual Health workshop.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Today I learned - making menstrual pads]]

===May 4 [[Hacking_Sexual_Health#DIY_Cloth_Menstrual_Pads_Workshop|Hacking Sexual Health: DIY Cloth Menstrual Pads Workshop]]===
* As Part I of the [[Hacking Sexual Health]] series, we will be learning how to make beautiful and practical cloth pads out of old clothing! NO EXPERIENCE OR ABILITY TO MENSTRUATE NECESSARY! Materials will be provided, but if you want, you can bring old ripped-up clothing (preferrably soft, natural fibers), needles, thread, snaps or buttons. This workshop is intended for people who menstruate and for people who have friends who menstruate (and want to make them lovely presents). We will also go over a dizzying array of cool lady products beyond the cloth pad, and have fun cost-comparisons of different options.
* Guest appearance: Craig for DIY Bio and hacking a non-antibiotic treatment for highly resistent gonorrhea!
* Class Facilitator: ykciVicky
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 11:24, 9 April 2013 (PDT)

===May 11, 2013 [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]] ===

[[File:3D Printout from our comic jam.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Comics and 3D Printing]]

* Title of Class: [[ComicsAndMore| Comics, 3D Printing and the Universe]]
* Overview: Old-fashioned comic book jam. We will take the end result and print it out as a relief using the 3D Printer.
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romy Ilano]]

===May 18 [[Fix-It Day!]] (PLUS Linux Install Day!) ===
* Title of Class: Fix-It Day (PLUS Linux Install Day!)
** We have a lot of computers and other equipment at Sudo Room in various states of functionality. You may also have computers and other kinds of equipment in various states of functionality! During this "Today I Learned" session we will come together to test/repair computers and learn more about fixing computers. **BONUS: Have you always been curious about Linux but not sure where to start? If you are interested in installing Linux on your Windows computer (it is not necessary to delete Windows to install Linux), we will also be helping participants install Linux.
* Class Facilitator: Everyone! We will all work and learn together.
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# you

===May 25 CANCELLED ===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 1: The Simple Computer ===
* '''How simple can we make computers? Let's find out!'''
** We will go on a quest to make computers as simple as possible. Intro to computer science. Understand how computers work!
** Binary math and boolean logic
** Half & full adders made of water, marbles, rocks, dominos, people...
** Build a very simple computer with 64 bytes of memory and 4 instructions
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you
# [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
# [[User:legind|Bill]]
# Christine
[[File:Infographics at SudoRoom.JPG|thumb|right|SudoRoom thoughts become action through pictures]]

===June 8: [[Infographics]] touch your statistics with 3D Printing ===
* Title of Class: Infographics: Convince with Pictures
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]]
* Overview: Learn to take complex data and condense information into powerful graphics that spur action resulting in positive economic and social change. We'll take data on [http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/DHS-30761 refugee admissions to the US from 1980-2011] from [http://www.data.gov data.gov] + turn it into a touchable 3D Printout!
* '''Cross-Pollination with other Organizations that work in the building''' : Technical Documentation for 3D Printing | [[Community Democracy Project]] | [[http://thepublicschool.org/ | The public school ]]
* Interested Attendees:
# you
# Rick

[[File:Hacking History.jpg|thumb|right|Materials For A History of Hacking]]
===June 15: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking===
* Title of Class: From Phone Phreaks to Wiki Leaks: A History of Ethical Hacking
* Class Facilitator: Andrew (@M57C, irc: mstc)
 
Before "White Hat" hackers and "Black Hat" hackers there were "Ethical Hackers". These groups and individuals may not have always stayed within the confines of the law, but followed a well defined ethic. This is the story of MIT pranks, the golden age of the BBS, The Great Hacker War, Steve Jackson Games vs. The US Secret Service, Old school hacking tech ( Blue Boxing, Red Boxing, War Dialing, etc ), New Hack City and the rise of the Cult of The Dead Cow, Free Kevin!, Hacktivismo, and more...
 

The Hacker Manifesto

by

+++The Mentor+++

Written January 8, 1986

Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"...

Damn kids. They're all alike.

But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him?

I am a hacker, enter my world...

Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me...

Damn underachiever. They're all alike.

I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..."

Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike.

I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me... Or feels threatened by me.. Or thinks I'm a smart ass.. Or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...

Damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike.

And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all...

Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike...

You bet your ass we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.

This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.

I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.

* Interested Attendees:
#--[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 14:14, 29 May 2013 (PDT)
#Rabbit
#you

===June 22 Making a Website (the Basics)===
* Title of Class: Making a Website (the Basics)
* Class Facilitator: Marty
* Interested Attendees:
#you

''SO you want to build a website for yourself, your friends or to promote your project?
This will provide a good overview of how to get starting making a website.
We will go over the basic components of websites and what you'd need to do to take that first step.''

Topics will include:
*Some Basic HTML
*Some Basic CSS
*maybe a bit of DOM/JS or PHP
*How to find a domain name?
*How to find hosting?
*What is a content mangement system (CMS) and what can it do for you?

'This may be too simple for many of you familiar with web design/development backgrounds but there were a number of folks from The Public School who have been wanting this for months. Hopefully there is useful information for everybody'

===June 29: How to showcase your 3D printed work with a time-lapse video===
We will be doing a video, time-lapse of a 3D print from two angles. This will involve 2 cameras, using magic latern on at least one camera.
In the class we will learn how to:
*Set up lighting for optimal video
*Set up multiple Cameras to shoot 3D print
*Use magic lantern for a Canon 550d, 5d Mark ii, or similar camera to do a time-lapse of the process
*Record a post and pre-print video about the project

Interested Attendees:
# [not attending] Romy: Isn't this someone's private start-up company? I've heard this pitched to me before at another investor event. If so, could you please allow full disclosure? SudoRoom is an open source space, they are ok with people using the place for people's private interests as long as you are open about it.

===July 6: [[GIT Version Control for Non Coders]] (Writers, Lawyers, everyone!) ===
* Title of Class: GIT Version Control for Writers
* facilitator: di franco
* Overview: Git is an awesome noncentralized, distributed collaboration tool that coders use to work on code together. Learn how to use git version control to collaboratively edit legal documents, novels, and even comics. You don't have to be a coder to use git.
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 13 : The Hacker Distro ===
* Learn about [https://www.archlinux.org/ Arch Linux] and why it's the software hacker's DIY distro of choice! Play with real live Arch Linux machines, and install your very own with guidance and help. We may also discuss other distros, Linux in general, OS technology in general, and free software in general. All skill levels encouraged! Bring your own machine if you can, but no one turned away. Installation options can include:
** Live CD/USB
** virtual machine inside your existing OS
** dual boot with your existing OS
** installing over it. ;)
** Arch on a Raspberry Pi (pending interest - I would need to order them in advance and ask for ~$40 each)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]]
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===July 20===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
Timon=GCStokum
#you

===July 27: Attacking And Securing Your Wireless Network===
* We will be going over the basics of attaking and securing your wireless network from an ubuntu laptop with a common radio attena, such as the alfa network rtl8187l based card.
* People are encouraged to by an rtl8187l card that will be compatible with aircrack-ng, and there will be a router provided to run exploits.

===August 3===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 10===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===August 17: Hacking Blackjack===
In this TIL we will go over the basic maths of blackjack, strategies/tables for single and multiple decks, and give an overview on counting cards.

===August 24 [[Fixit Clinic]]===
* Fixit Clinic - Bring your broken, non-functioning things: electronics, appliances, computers, toys, etc. for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your device.

* Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===August 31===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:==
* open source install day
* raspberry pi primer
* arduino (hol?)
* audio production/radio
* tech support - fix my browser, my computer is slow, etc. intro to computers and troubleshooting.
* knitting circle/knitting class
* 3D printer class - how to use it, how to model, how it works
* approaches to teaching/tutoring technical topics
* python (x2)
* lockpicking
* intro to networking
* OpenWrt
* Build a portable stereo from choosing the amp (ie 41hz' amp6-basic), soldering it, choosing speaker components, designing casing for aucustics, making casing, putting it together!
* letterpress
* zines + cataloguing zines
* comic book drawing
* mural making (electronic and large-scale painting)
* skateboarding (focus, not necessarily same as longboarding)
* How to make cultured/fermented drinks (kombucha, kefir, kvass...); share cultures/colonies

Sudo Radio

2013-05-29T03:33:16Z

Mk30: # listeners

From the sudo room studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

[mailto:info@sudoroom.org Email us], come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

[https://sudoroom.org/contact/ More contact options are available on our site].

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How many people are listening right now? ==

To find out how many people are listening to the stream at any given time, go to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi. Scroll down to "Mount Point /rpi" or "Stream url: http://radio.sudoroom.org." "Current listeners" should have the current listeners and "Peak listeners" should have the highest number of listeners recently.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

== Old Stuff ==

Old stuff from when we were setting up the radio is at [[Sudoradio]]

Cool Projects

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Mk30: /* Other projects at SudoRoom */

Please add links to pages for any active projects here.

''See also'' [[:Category:Projects]]

==Regular Meetups==
*[[Mesh]]
*[[Kopimism]]
*[[Oakland Wiki]]
*[[Javascript Mondayz]]

==Sudo Room Room Projects==
These are projects related to the infrastructure and community of Sudo Room.
===Door Access===
We are currently working on creating a system for access to Sudo Room via some kind of websitey thingamajig.
* [[Door Access|Door Access]]
**[[Door Access#Sudo Door Intercom|Sudo Door Intercom]]
**[[Door Access#Door Open Indicator|Door Open Indicator]]
**[[Door Access#Outside Facing Door|Outside Facing Door Access]]
**[[Door Access#Inside Door|Inside Door Access]]
==Other projects at SudoRoom==
* [[Sudo Radio|Sudo Radio]]
* [[food|Food Hacking]]
* [[MicroControllerHackNight]] Tuesday nights and including other cool wearable electronics, raspberry pi hacks as well!
* Make a video for [[Sudo room/funding opportunities#Crowd-funding|crowd-funding opportunities]]
* Library Catalog - [[https://github.com/jnny/sudolib_app.git github]] OR [[Sudo Library]]
*[[Sudo API]]
*[[Router Reuse | Router Reuse]]
*[[Inventory]]
*[[Audio]]
*[[Sudobot]]
*[[Inclusivity]]
*[[Education]]
*[[Wikitown]]
*[[3DPrinting|3D Printing at SudoRoom]] or [http://sembly.net:8080/mediawiki 3D Printers]
*[[Energy]]
* [[BitcoinSudoRoom]]

==Biology Projects==
*[[Bio-LoaD|Biotech Lab-on-a-Desk (Bio-LoaD)]]
*[[Phage_therapy|Phage Therapy]]
*[[Sudoshroom]]
*[[Beer brewing]]

More info on the [[biohacking]] page.

==Sudo Space Program==
*[[3D Printed Aerodynamic Parts]]
*[[Payload Adapters]]
*[[Propulsion]]
*[[Avionics]]
*[[Science Payloads]]

==Other cool stuff==
*[[self-driving_car_conversion_kits|self-driving car conversion kits]]
*[[HackDrawing|HackDrawing]]

==See also==
See our [http://sudoroom.org/category/Projects Projects page] on the main Sudo Room website.

==Sudo Space Program==
*[[3D Printed Aerodynamic Parts]]
*[[Payload Adapters]]
*[[Propulsion]]
*[[Avionics]]
*[[Science Payloads]]

==Other cool stuff==
*[[Projects/self-driving_car_conversion_kits|self-driving car conversion kits]]
* [[Projects/VirtualReality]]

====Ideas====

Ideas don't mean nothing until you do stuff.

* [[DanceSound]]
* [[DefensiveHacking]]
* [[GameHacking]]
*[[Projects/HackDrawing|HackDrawing]]

==See also==
See our [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ Projects page] on the main Sudo Room website.

Cool Projects

2013-05-28T06:37:33Z

Mk30: /* Other projects at SudoRoom */

Please add links to pages for any active projects here.

''See also'' [[:Category:Projects]]

==Regular Meetups==
*[[Mesh]]
*[[Kopimism]]
*[[Oakland Wiki]]
*[[Javascript Mondayz]]

==Sudo Room Room Projects==
These are projects related to the infrastructure and community of Sudo Room.
===Door Access===
We are currently working on creating a system for access to Sudo Room via some kind of websitey thingamajig.
* [[Door Access|Door Access]]
**[[Door Access#Sudo Door Intercom|Sudo Door Intercom]]
**[[Door Access#Door Open Indicator|Door Open Indicator]]
**[[Door Access#Outside Facing Door|Outside Facing Door Access]]
**[[Door Access#Inside Door|Inside Door Access]]
==Other projects at SudoRoom==
* [[Sudo radio|Sudo Radio]]
* [[food|Food Hacking]]
* [[MicroControllerHackNight]] Tuesday nights and including other cool wearable electronics, raspberry pi hacks as well!
* Make a video for [[Sudo room/funding opportunities#Crowd-funding|crowd-funding opportunities]]
* Library Catalog - [[https://github.com/jnny/sudolib_app.git github]] OR [[Sudo Library]]
*[[Sudo API]]
*[[Router Reuse | Router Reuse]]
*[[Inventory]]
*[[Audio]]
*[[Sudobot]]
*[[Inclusivity]]
*[[Education]]
*[[Wikitown]]
*[[3DPrinting|3D Printing at SudoRoom]] or [http://sembly.net:8080/mediawiki 3D Printers]
*[[Energy]]
* [[BitcoinSudoRoom]]

==Biology Projects==
*[[Bio-LoaD|Biotech Lab-on-a-Desk (Bio-LoaD)]]
*[[Phage_therapy|Phage Therapy]]
*[[Sudoshroom]]
*[[Beer brewing]]

More info on the [[biohacking]] page.

==Sudo Space Program==
*[[3D Printed Aerodynamic Parts]]
*[[Payload Adapters]]
*[[Propulsion]]
*[[Avionics]]
*[[Science Payloads]]

==Other cool stuff==
*[[self-driving_car_conversion_kits|self-driving car conversion kits]]
*[[HackDrawing|HackDrawing]]

==See also==
See our [http://sudoroom.org/category/Projects Projects page] on the main Sudo Room website.

==Sudo Space Program==
*[[3D Printed Aerodynamic Parts]]
*[[Payload Adapters]]
*[[Propulsion]]
*[[Avionics]]
*[[Science Payloads]]

==Other cool stuff==
*[[Projects/self-driving_car_conversion_kits|self-driving car conversion kits]]
* [[Projects/VirtualReality]]

====Ideas====

Ideas don't mean nothing until you do stuff.

* [[DanceSound]]
* [[DefensiveHacking]]
* [[GameHacking]]
*[[Projects/HackDrawing|HackDrawing]]

==See also==
See our [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ Projects page] on the main Sudo Room website.

Sudo Radio

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Mk30:

From the sudo room studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

[mailto:info@sudoroom.org Email us], come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

[https://sudoroom.org/contact/ More contact options are available on our site].

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

== Old Stuff ==

Old stuff from when we were setting up the radio is at [[Sudoradio]]

Sudo Radio

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Mk30: /* How can I have a show on the radio? */

From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

[mailto:info@sudoroom.org Email us], come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

[https://sudoroom.org/contact/ More contact options are available on our site].

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

== Old Stuff ==

Old stuff from when we were setting up the radio is at [[Sudoradio]]

Sudo Radio

2013-05-28T06:24:28Z

Mk30: /* How can I have a show on the radio? */

From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

[http://mailto:info@sudoroom.org Email us], come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

[https://sudoroom.org/contact/ More contact options are available on our site].

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

== Old Stuff ==

Old stuff from when we were setting up the radio is at [[Sudoradio]]

Sudo Radio

2013-05-28T06:21:34Z

Mk30: link to old stuff

From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

Email us, come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

== Old Stuff ==

Old stuff from when we were setting up the radio is at [[Sudoradio]]

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From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

Email us, come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)
** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.
* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.
* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.
** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:
*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.
*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,
*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1
**** All others should be "None."
**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(
* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.
** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.
* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:
** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.
** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 1 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.
* You should be all set!
* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:
** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").
** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).
** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!
* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).
* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.
* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.
** Continue without any outputs.
** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.
** Exit Mixxx."
** Choose "Reconfigure"
* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?
** Check Sound Settings on the computer:
*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.
** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.
** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.
* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:
** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.
** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."
* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.
** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).
** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:
** Sound API: ALSA
** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
** Latency: 21.3 ms
** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2
*** All others should be "None."
** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1
*** All others should be "None."
*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.
*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.
*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.
** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.
** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!
* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).
* Settings should be set as follows:
** Type: Icecast 2
** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3
** Host: radio.indybay.org
** Port: 80
** Login: source
** PW: I forgot the PW :(
** Stream settings:
*** Public Stream should be checked
**** Stream name: Sudo Radio
**** Website: http://sudoroom.org
**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland
**** Genre: Hacker
*** Encoding:
**** Bitrate: 192 kbps
**** Format: MP3
**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.
* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"
* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!
* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table
** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.
* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)
* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start
* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.
* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.
* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1
* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8
** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.
** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.
* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in
** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).
** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"
** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.
* Mic Level: 0
* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter
* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.
** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

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From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

Email us, come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:
**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).
**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.
** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.
*** CH 2 should be all the way down.
** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.
* Restart the computer.
* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings
** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."
** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.
** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)

** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.

* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.

* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.

** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:

*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.

*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,

*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

**** All others should be "None."

**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(

* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.

** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:

** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).

** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.

** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.

*** CH 1 should be all the way down.

** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.

* You should be all set!

* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!

* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).

* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.

* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.

** Continue without any outputs.

** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.

** Exit Mixxx."

** Choose "Reconfigure"

* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?

** Check Sound Settings on the computer:

*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.

** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.

* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:

** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.

** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."

* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:

** Sound API: ALSA

** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz

** Latency: 21.3 ms

** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2

*** All others should be "None."

** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1

*** All others should be "None."

*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.

*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.

** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.

** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).

* Settings should be set as follows:

** Type: Icecast 2

** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3

** Host: radio.indybay.org

** Port: 80

** Login: source

** PW: I forgot the PW :(

** Stream settings:

*** Public Stream should be checked

**** Stream name: Sudo Radio

**** Website: http://sudoroom.org

**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland

**** Genre: Hacker

*** Encoding:

**** Bitrate: 192 kbps

**** Format: MP3

**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.

* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"

* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!

* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table

** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.

* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)

* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.

* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.

* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in

** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.

* Mic Level: 0

* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.

** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

Sudo Radio

2013-05-28T06:08:13Z

Mk30: formatting

From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

Email us, come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:

**Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).

**The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.

** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.

*** CH 2 should be all the way down.

** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.

* Restart the computer.

* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings

** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.

** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)

** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.

* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.

* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.

** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:

*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.

*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,

*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

**** All others should be "None."

**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(

* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.

** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:

** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).

** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.

** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.

*** CH 1 should be all the way down.

** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.

* You should be all set!

* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!

* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).

* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.

* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.

** Continue without any outputs.

** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.

** Exit Mixxx."

** Choose "Reconfigure"

* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?

** Check Sound Settings on the computer:

*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.

** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.

* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:

** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.

** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."

* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:

** Sound API: ALSA

** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz

** Latency: 21.3 ms

** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2

*** All others should be "None."

** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1

*** All others should be "None."

*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.

*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.

** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.

** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).

* Settings should be set as follows:

** Type: Icecast 2

** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3

** Host: radio.indybay.org

** Port: 80

** Login: source

** PW: I forgot the PW :(

** Stream settings:

*** Public Stream should be checked

**** Stream name: Sudo Radio

**** Website: http://sudoroom.org

**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland

**** Genre: Hacker

*** Encoding:

**** Bitrate: 192 kbps

**** Format: MP3

**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.

* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"

* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!

* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table

** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.

* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)

* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.

* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.

* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in

** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.

* Mic Level: 0

* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.

** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

Sudo Radio

2013-05-28T06:07:12Z

Mk30: saving

From the sudo studio we broadcast music and other live content to the Sudo Radio livestream which you can listen to at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream).

== What do we have in the sudo studio? ==

* A computer that you can use to 1) record and produce audio or 2) play live content (music, talking, whatever) on our livestream.
* A way for you to come in and plug in your computer or other music player to play content live on our livestream.

== How can I have a show on the radio? ==

Email us, come to a meeting, tell us you want to do it and you can do it! We are looking for people who want to share interesting content on the radio!

== What is your studio and livestream set up like? ==

The heart of our studio is a physical mixer that takes audio in from two sources and lets you switch between them (this is called "cross fading"). Imagine that itâ€™s like a turntable but without the records. Instead of records, we have channel 1 and channel 2 which are empty spots that you can plug anything that produces sound into - a computer, a second computer, an electronic instrument, a mic, etc.

We currently have channel 1 set up to play any audio that the studio computer produces. Channel 2 connects to an unplugged minijack (also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg) that allows anyone to play audio directly from their own computer or music player (anyone can just plug this cord directly into the spot on their computer or music player where headphones or computer speakers would go).

On the studio computer people can either play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet.

Our internal collection is located on a shared sudo room drive, or what we call the "audio server." The songs on it have been added by lots of different sudoers, so it has all kinds of music on it! IIf you are currently at sudo room and connected to the sudo room wifi, you can browse (and play!) the music on our server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Music). We also very much encourage you to add music to the server. Instructions are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server

To play music from our collection, we use an open source (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) DJ program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. It allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxxâ€™s "library" of music is just all the music in our audio server.

To play music from the internet, people can just use firefox.

So now that weâ€™ve covered what music sources we can play FROM, where does the audio go? The physical mixer is the thing thatâ€™s in the middle of everything. It takes audio IN and puts music OUT. The two IN sources are the computer and the unplugged minijack (which connects to your own computer/player). The OUT source goes through a number of places and eventually ends ON THE INTERNET! â€¦.in a livestream located at http://radio.sudoroom.org/ (click the big GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream.) What is the process that takes it from the mixer to the internet?

The first stop is the digital audio interface. The digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) converts analog sound (the physical mixer sends analog sound OUT) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The interface is a tiny box thatâ€™s taped to the front of the wooden stand to the right of the computer in the studio. So where does the interface send the newly minted digital sound it produces?

It sends it to a tiny computer called a Raspberry Pi (aka Rpi) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi). The Pi sits on the top shelf of the wooden stand in the studio. The only thing that the Pi does is constantly send whatever it gets in on to the livestream, which means that it broadcasts whatever it receives onto the internet.

So now that you have a sense of how our physical layout is set up, you are probably wondering how the livestream works..how the Raspberry Pi does its magic...how to set this up yourself...and much more. These are all details that will be added soon (and you can always email us or drop by to learn more!)

== I am ready to do a show. How do I use your studio to play live content? ==

We have two options: people can play audio directly from their own computer or music player OR they can use our studio computer to play music from our huge internal collection or from the internet. Keep reading for specific step-by-step instructions for using our studio to play live content.

When you are first coming in to the studio, make sure that everything is connected and working properly:

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from the studio computer:

** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).

** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the left toward CH 1.

** Above that, the CH 1 volume should be about â…” of the way up.

*** CH 2 should be all the way down.

** Above that, the switch between "Phono 1" and "Line 1" should be set to Line 1.

* Restart the computer.

* Once youâ€™ve restarted, check the computerâ€™s sound settings

** Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

** In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected.

** Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset. Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

* Check http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi to ensure that the livestream is running. If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

Once youâ€™ve made sure that everything is correctly hooked up and working properly, you can either play music from our huge music library using the Mixxx DJ software, or you can play music from the internet. We encourage you to use Mixxx as we have a huge selection of music thatâ€™s typically better sound quality than music from the internet.

===Playing music from our huge music library with the DJ software Mixxx===

* Our DJ system is an open source ( http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/62137.aspx ) program called Mixxx. Mixxx is the equivalent of a turntable. Mixxx allows you to queue up a current track and a reserve track, cross-fade between the two tracks, do a number of sound effects, create a playlist, and speak on the air. Mixxx has a lot of music available in its library. The music in its library comes from our audio server (where all of the shared music of sudo room lives). (We encourage you to add music to our audio server! Check out the instructions for adding music to the audio server: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File_server)

** Please note that Mixxx is for playing music off the server and off the computer located in the studio. If youâ€™d like to play music from your own music player or computer, you donâ€™t have to use Mixxx. If youâ€™d like to play music off a website, follow the instructions below.

* When you start Mixxx, it will take its sweet time to scan our server and import everything into its library.

* As itâ€™s doing that, you can add things from the library (the list of songs at the bottom of the screen) to the left slot and the right slot. To add tracks, right click on them and select "Load to Deck 1" (for the left) and "Load to Deck 2" for the right. Loading to the deck only queues the song up, but doesnâ€™t play it. In order to play a song on either side, hit the play button for the side that you want to play (the play button is right by the CUE button). For more info (or if the above instructions are totally confusing), check out this basic tutorial for Mixxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ezCqolx04.

* If youâ€™d like to talk on the radio, click and hold the ` key for the entire time youâ€™re talking.

** If you canâ€™t hear the mic:

*** First ensure that youâ€™ve got the correct sound settings for the computer.

*** Second, check Mixxxâ€™s audio settings. To do this, first mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the Input tab,

*** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

**** All others should be "None."

**** The "Microphone" setting should be "Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0)" and "Channel 1." If that setting is already there, the mic may still not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

**** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in. However, if you had checked the audio settings on the computer first, hopefully this shouldnâ€™t happen!

* Grats, youâ€™re good to go! Knock yourself out! Play all the music on the server! Talk as much as you want! YAY!

===Playing music from websites===

Apparently some people like to play music from the internet. You may be one of the people who wants to use the computer in the studio to do this!

* If you want to play music off the internet, make sure to open firefox first thing when you start the computer. Donâ€™t open Mixxx first. If youâ€™ve already opened Mixxx or if Mixxx was already open on the computer when you got to it, restart the computer. Just to reiterate, if you open Mixxx first and want to play music off the internet later, you will need to restart the computer :(

* To talk on air, use the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 1 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===How to play music from your own music player or computer===

* The studio should have an unplugged minijack with a piece of orange tape on it that says "LINE 2." You can just plug this directly into your computer or music player. The other end of this cord is connected to the physical mixer.

** Fun fact: a minijack is also known as an "1/8th inch" or "the cord that lets you plug your headphones computer speakers into your computer or music player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio-TRS-Mini-Plug.jpg.

* Ensure that the physical mixer in the studio is set to play music from LINE 2:

** Make sure the mixer is on (red light above the power button should be on).

** The crossfader at the bottom should be set all the way to the right toward CH 2.

** Above that, the CH 2 volume should be about â…” of the way up.

*** CH 1 should be all the way down.

** Above that, the switch between "Phono 2" and "Line 2" should be set to Line 2.

* You should be all set!

* If youâ€™d like to play music off your own computer/music player and also talk, you must talk into the black microphone thatâ€™s connected to the physical mixer. To do this:

** The mic on the physical mixer is plugged in on the upper left (where it says "MIC").

** Below that you should see a switch that says "ON." This is the switch for the mic. Keep it in the "OFF" setting until you want to talk (otherwise it will pick up your typing and any other studio noise).

** When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn the CH 2 volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 2 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

===Fun times===

====Switching between your own computer/music player and the studio computer====

* You can use the physical mixer to crossfade between your own computer/music player plugged into channel 2 and the computer thatâ€™s plugged into channel 1! Queue some music on Mixxx on the studio computer and music on your own computer/music player. Ensure that both CH 1 and CH 2 on the physical mixer are set between 5 and 8. Use the CROSS FADER at the bottom of the physical mixer to go between them!

* Even more fun times: Mixxx itself is a digital version of the physical mixer and allows you to have 2 pieces of music queued up that you can switch between (the crossfader on Mixxx is in the middle of the screen). So technically you can crossfade between three different things: whatever you have on your own computer/music player, and the two tracks you can queue in Mixxx. Wow, a world of possibility awaits you.

====Sound effects on Mixxx====

* Mixxx has a bunch of knobs and stuff that you can use to modify the music live as youâ€™re playing it. It also lets you do fun stuff like syncing up beats when crossfading. Experiment with the different options and see what happens!

===NOTES, BUGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING===

* When in doubt or if you encounter any problem, your first step should always be to restart the computer. When you restart, the first (and only) thing you should open is whatever program you want to play music from, in this case, either Mixxx or firefox (for music from the internet).

* You can only play music from one program at a time in Linux. So you canâ€™t have both Mixxx open and Firefox open for web music and switch between them. You have to pick one and go with it.

* If Mixxx shuts down or freezes and you have to restart it, the mic may not work. In order to make it work, go to Audio Settings and check the Input settings. Set the Microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

* Possible error when starting Mixxx: "Mixxx was configured without any output sound devices. Audio processing will be disabled without a configured output device.

** Continue without any outputs.

** Reconfigure Mixxxâ€™s sound device settings.

** Exit Mixxx."

** Choose "Reconfigure"

* What to do if the microphone doesnâ€™t work?

** Check Sound Settings on the computer:

*** Click the little amplification thing next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

*** In Sound Settings, under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

**** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

**** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

** Make sure volume on the microphone itself (little knob on the side of it) is turned up.

** If all else fails, unplug it and plug it back in.

* If nothing works or if the computer is frozen or somehow generally fubar:

** Restart the computer and check both Sound Settings and Mixxxâ€™s audio settings.

** Ensure that the physical mixer is correctly configured (configuration settings for the physical mixer are below)

===CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS===

Studio Computerâ€™s Sound Settings:

* Click the little volume icon next to the time in the upper right. At the bottom of that menu, choose "Sound Settings..."

* In Sound Settings, under Output, ensure that "Analog Output" is selected. Mode should be set to "Analog Stereo Output."

* Under Input, ensure that the selected option is "Microphone: Storm HP-USB500 5.1 Headset.

** Test to see whether itâ€™s working by tapping or talking into the microphone and checking the "Input level" as you do that. If the microphone is working, you should see pale orange lines on the input level (they are very hard to see!).

** If the microphone doesnâ€™t show up as an option under input, unplug it and plug it back in.

Mixxx Settings:

* With Mixxx open, mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, under "sound Hardware," the Input tab should have:

** Sound API: ALSA

** Sample Rate: 48000 Hz

** Latency: 21.3 ms

** Output: Master: HDA Intel: ALC888 Analog (hw:0,0) and Channels 1-2

*** All others should be "None."

** Input: Microphone: Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) and Channel 1

*** All others should be "None."

*** NOTE: If Blue Icicle isnâ€™t an option for the Microphone setting, make sure itâ€™s plugged into the usb port in the back of the computer. If it is plugged in, unplug it and plug it back in.

*** NOTE: When Mixxx first starts up, even if the Microphone setting is correct, the mic may not work. Set the microphone setting to None, hit apply, and then set it to Blue Icicle again, hit Apply, and then hit OK. This should make the mic work.

*** NOTE: If you had to unplug and plug the microphone while Mixxx was already open, it may not recognize the mic. Unfortunately, you will then have to close and re-open Mixxx. When you re-open it, go to Options >> Preferences >> Input and set the Microphone to Blue Icicle: USB Audio (hw:1,0) // Channel 1

Livestream Settings

* Check that the stream is running by going to http://radio.sudoroom.org/ and clicking the GREEN button that says Radio Room Stream. This will take you to http://nthmost.net:8000/rpi.

** NOTE: You should either do this on a separate computer or if youâ€™re doing it on the studio computer, please note that you will probably have to restart after checking whether it works.

** If you get an error ("The file you requested could not be found"), restart the raspberry pi which runs the livestream (this is a very small computer located on the top shelf of the wooden end table. You restart it by unplugging the wire on its right and plugging it back in. After you unplug and plug it back in, wait 30 seconds and refresh the livestream page. If it still gives you an error, alert someone!!!

* To ensure that Mixxx is properly streaming to the livestream, first open Mixxx and mouse to the very top of the screen (to the right of where it says "Mixxx" in the very upper left of the screen). Click "Options." Under options, go to "Preferences." On the preferences page, on the left, click "Live Broadcasting" (the last option on the left).

* Settings should be set as follows:

** Type: Icecast 2

** Mount: /sudoradio.mp3

** Host: radio.indybay.org

** Port: 80

** Login: source

** PW: I forgot the PW :(

** Stream settings:

*** Public Stream should be checked

**** Stream name: Sudo Radio

**** Website: http://sudoroom.org

**** Description: Sudo Radio - Live from Downtown Oakland

**** Genre: Hacker

*** Encoding:

**** Bitrate: 192 kbps

**** Format: MP3

**** Channels: Stereo

Physical Mixer Settings

On the back of the mixer:

* "Input" Line 1 should connect to the computerâ€™s lighter green audio port.

* "Input" Line 2 should connect to the free-floating 1/8th inch cord that has an orange duct tape thing on it that says "LINE 2"

* Input Phono 1 & 2 should be empty, but these are available for additional connections!

* Output Amp should connect to Input L & R on the tiny box pasted to the front of the wooden table

** This tiny box is the digital audio interface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio) which means that it converts analog sound (analog sound comes out of the physical mixer and goes into the interface) into digital sound (analog sound goes into the interface and digital sound comes out of the interface to fly into the internet). The other end of the interface connects to the Raspberry Pi which is a tiny computer that only send the sounds that we produce through the mixer into the internet via the livestream.

* Output Rec should be empty.

On the front of the mixer (start on the top right and go down, then start at the top of the column second from the right and go down, etc.):

* Power: Always on (red indicator light should always be on)

* Treble, bass, and master: all at 0

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

* Phono 2/Line 2 Switch: Line 2

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Cross Fader: Set to Ch 2 when using the Line 2 cable to your personal computer/music player and set to Ch 1 when playing audio off the studio computer.

* Ch 1/Ch 2 Cue Switch: Doesnâ€™t matter.

* Phono 1/Line 1 Switch: Line 1

* Ch 2 (Volume): between 5 and 8

** Do not set this all the way up as this will likely damage the speakers and create distortion.

** Adjust levels as necessary - some things may be loud, other soft. When you plan to speak, turn down the channel volume.

* Mic (top left): Black mic should be plugged in

** Off/Talk Over Switch: Set to Off except when you plan to speak into the black mic. When youâ€™re ready to talk, flip that switch to the right to "TALK OVER" and turn your current channel volume to 0 (or just quieter so that you can talk over the music).

** When youâ€™re done talking, turn CH 1 back up to somewhere between 5 and 8 and flip the mic switch back to "OFF"

** NOTE: The black mic is the only mic you can use when you are playing your own music off the Line 2 cable to your computer/music player, but you can technically use it anytime.

* Mic Level: 0

* Cue Level: Doesnâ€™t matter

* Ch 2 Start/Mute Switch: Start

Speaker Configuration:

* The speakers in the room should be connected to the right of the digital audio interface (the little box taped to the front of the wood stand). This allows you to hear exactly what goes onto the livestream.

** If you need to test whether the studio computer is producing sound, you can plug speakers (preferably another set of speakers so that we donâ€™t forget to plug these back in to the interface) into the light orange port on the back of the studio computer.
** If the speakers wonâ€™t turn on, ensure that the power strip that they are connected to is turned on. That power strip is hidden behind the wood stand.

== How do I record and produce audio in the studio? ==

We currently use Audacity to record content. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you should check out a lot of the great existing tutorials on Audacity that are already online.

Hack The Room

2013-05-27T03:26:39Z

Mk30: updates

In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting at 11:45 and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.

Here are the necessary hacks (by category):

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* DONE: Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

==Administrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list
** prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership & access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)? ...See the [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] for details.
** Check out [[Membership Benefits Discussion]] to participate in the discussion over specific member benefits.
**(roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
** additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership management?
* Improving finance management
** Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared, etc.
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
** STATUS: jenny sent the requirements for common space usage that we developed with the public space to george and asked for his list of requirements.
* Meeting format
** STATUS: Check out suggested reformatted version of meeting format at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/Agenda_template and a live version here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom . Please create divs and discuss this on the list.
* Outreach strategy
* Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access

==Attendees:==

''Please add your name below if you plan to come to the hackathon and indicate which category of hack you'd like to work on and what times you'll be available (if you'll only be available for part of the day, this will help us coordinate to ensure that all the hardware hackers are present at the same time, etc.)''

* [[User:Mk30|mk30]] | admin & food | all day & night, except a few hours in the evening
* [[User:Legind|legind]] | software hacking | all day, maybe taking off in the evening
* [[User:Factotum|factotum]] | hardware+admin+coffee | from ~11 am to ~5pm
* [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | Party mode Berkeley Skatepark invasion / setting up bitcoin donation page | Monday night aftermath (not there sunday or monday morning)
* [[User:Eddandotcom|eddanDotCom]] | sudo-opoly | early afternoon and late afternoon

==Notes and Comments==

* Please note that the public school will have a poetry reading in the common space from 3-6PM, which means that we won't be able to use that space at that time and that we should strive to provide a quiet environment (ie, music should strive to not spill over into the common area).

Sudo room/Agenda template

2013-05-27T03:08:24Z

Mk30: added pre tag

This is a template for Sudo Room meeting agendas. It's a useful framework to keep a basic structure together for Sudo Room related meetings. Like all things, nothing is universal or lasts forever, this is only built to be remixed, tweaked, and improved.

'''''How to use this agenda draft:'' Copy the version that displays the formatting to https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting. During the meeting, substitute items in [ ] with text for this particular meeting'''

----
<pre>
Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes

[DATE]

Attending: [List Attendees]

==Introductions==
''Let's get to know each other!''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

* Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting

Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
* [Go-around topic]

Icebreaker (10 min)
* [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?]

==Announcements (Consent Agenda)==
''Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(< 8 minutes)

* May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space.

==Action Items==
''Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(< 30 mins)

Old Business:

* [EX: DONE: Eat cake.]
* FUNDING ideas
**Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
**Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO HACKATHON sunday

New Business:
* Topics for discussion
**

* Action Items
**

Postponed:
''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)''

* [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George

==Fiscal Solvency==
''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.''

Exchequer: Tommy

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(20 mins)

* Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!
* Review and consensus process:
** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
**Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)
* Financial Planning

==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Conflict Resolution==
''In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Spillover!==
''Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
* Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
* Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access?

==Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion==
Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
* Recap on IRC
* meet after the meeting to move stuff downstairs

Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page [HOW?] and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items).
</pre>

----
'''''This is what the agenda will look like once you copy it back to the wiki:'''''

Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes

[DATE]

Attending: [List Attendees]

==Introductions==
''Let's get to know each other!''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

* Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting

Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
* [Go-around topic]

Icebreaker (10 min)
* [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?]

==Announcements (Consent Agenda)==
''Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(< 8 minutes)

* May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space.

==Action Items==
''Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(< 30 mins)

Old Business:

* [EX: DONE: Eat cake.]
* FUNDING ideas
**Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
**Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO HACKATHON sunday

New Business:
* Topics for discussion
**

* Action Items
**

Postponed:
''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)''

* [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George

==Fiscal Solvency==
''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.''

Exchequer: Tommy

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

(20 mins)

* Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!
* Review and consensus process:
** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
**Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)
* Financial Planning

==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Conflict Resolution==
''In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Spillover!==
''Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section''

Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
* Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
* Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access?

==Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion==
Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
* Recap on IRC
* meet after the meeting to move stuff downstairs

Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page [HOW?] and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items).

Sudo room/Agenda template

2013-05-27T03:01:39Z

Mk30: formatting

Sudo room/Agenda template

2013-05-27T02:55:42Z

Mk30:

This is a template for Sudo Room meeting agendas. It's a useful framework to keep a basic structure together for Sudo Room related meetings. Like all things, nothing is universal or lasts forever, this is only built to be remixed, tweaked, and improved.

<big>Template</big>

Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes
''How to use this agenda draft:'' Please substitute items in [ ] with text for this particular meeting

[DATE]
Attending: [List Attendees]

==Introductions==
''Let's get to know each other!''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

* Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting

Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
* [Go-around topic]

Icebreaker (10 min)
* [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?]

==Announcements (Consent Agenda)==
''Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 8 minutes)

* May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space.

=== ACTION ITEMS ===
''Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 30 mins)

Old Business:

* [EX: DONE: Eat cake.]
* FUNDING ideas
**Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
**Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO HACKATHON sunday

New Business:
* Topics for discussion
**

* Action Items
**

Postponed:
''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)''

* [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George

==Fiscal Solvency==
''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.''
Exchequer: Tommy
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(20 mins)

* Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!
* Review and consensus process:
** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
**Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)
* Financial Planning

==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Conflict Resolution==
''In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Spillover!==
''Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
* Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
* Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access?

==Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion==
Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
* Recap on IRC
* meet after the meeting to move stuff downstairs

Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page [HOW?] and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items).

Sudo room/Agenda template

2013-05-27T02:53:31Z

Mk30:

This is a template for Sudo Room meeting agendas. It's a useful framework to keep a basic structure together for Sudo Room related meetings. Like all things, nothing is universal or lasts forever, this is only built to be remixed, tweaked, and improved.

=Template=

Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes
''How to use this agenda draft:'' Please substitute items in [ ] with text for this particular meeting

[DATE]
Attending: [List Attendees]

==Introductions==
''Let's get to know each other!''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

* Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting

Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
* [Go-around topic]

Icebreaker (10 min)
* [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?]

==Announcements (Consent Agenda)==
''Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 8 minutes)

* May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space.

=== ACTION ITEMS ===
''Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 30 mins)

Old Business:

* [EX: DONE: Eat cake.]
* FUNDING ideas
**Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
**Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO HACKATHON sunday

New Business:
* Topics for discussion
**

* Action Items
**

Postponed:
''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)''

* [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George

==Fiscal Solvency==
''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.''
Exchequer: Tommy
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(20 mins)

* Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!
* Review and consensus process:
** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
**Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)
* Financial Planning

==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Conflict Resolution==
''In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]

==Spillover!==
''Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section''
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
* Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
* Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access?

==Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion==
Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
* Recap on IRC
* meet after the meeting to move stuff downstairs

Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page [HOW?] and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items).

Hack The Room

2013-05-27T01:10:45Z

Mk30: fixed link

In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting at 11:45 and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.

Here are the necessary hacks (by category):

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* DONE: Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

==Administrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list
** prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership & access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)? ...See the [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] for details.
** Check out [[Membership Benefits Discussion]] to participate in the discussion over specific member benefits.
**(roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
** additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership management?
* Improving finance management
** Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared, etc.
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
* Meeting format
* Outreach strategy
* Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access

==Attendees:==

''Please add your name below if you plan to come to the hackathon and indicate which category of hack you'd like to work on and what times you'll be available (if you'll only be available for part of the day, this will help us coordinate to ensure that all the hardware hackers are present at the same time, etc.)''

* [[User:Mk30|mk30]] | admin & food | all day & night, except a few hours in the evening
* [[User:Legind|legind]] | software hacking | all day, maybe taking off in the evening
* [[User:Factotum|factotum]] | hardware+admin+coffee | from ~11 am to ~5pm
* [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | Party mode Berkeley Skatepark invasion / setting up bitcoin donation page | Monday night aftermath (not there sunday or monday morning)
* [[User:Eddandotcom|eddanDotCom]] | sudo-opoly | early afternoon and late afternoon

==Notes and Comments==

* Please note that the public school will have a poetry reading in the common space from 3-6PM, which means that we won't be able to use that space at that time and that we should strive to provide a quiet environment (ie, music should strive to not spill over into the common area).

Hack The Room

2013-05-27T00:38:48Z

Mk30: +link

In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting at 11:45 and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.

Here are the necessary hacks (by category):

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* DONE: Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

==Administrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list
** prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership & access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)? ...See the [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] for details.
** Check out [[Member Benefits Discussion]] to participate in the discussion over specific member benefits.
**(roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
** additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership management?
* Improving finance management
** Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared, etc.
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
* Meeting format
* Outreach strategy
* Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access

==Attendees:==

''Please add your name below if you plan to come to the hackathon and indicate which category of hack you'd like to work on and what times you'll be available (if you'll only be available for part of the day, this will help us coordinate to ensure that all the hardware hackers are present at the same time, etc.)''

* [[User:Mk30|mk30]] | admin & food | all day & night, except a few hours in the evening
* [[User:Legind|legind]] | software hacking | all day, maybe taking off in the evening
* [[User:Factotum|factotum]] | hardware+admin+coffee | from ~11 am to ~5pm
* [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | Party mode Berkeley Skatepark invasion / setting up bitcoin donation page | Monday night aftermath (not there sunday or monday morning)
* [[User:Eddandotcom|eddanDotCom]] | sudo-opoly | early afternoon and late afternoon

==Notes and Comments==

* Please note that the public school will have a poetry reading in the common space from 3-6PM, which means that we won't be able to use that space at that time and that we should strive to provide a quiet environment (ie, music should strive to not spill over into the common area).

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:15:28Z

Mk30: formatting

'''Andrew: "One of the questions that I get asked a lot is 'what do I get if I become a member?'. I'd like to have a really clear answer to that question."'''

The [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] indicates:

The following are benefits available to all members:
* Usable assets and resources available within reasonable constraints of time and under the condition of sharing.
** '''sudo room''' strives to make assets and resources available to as many non-member participants and beneficiaries as possible.
** Note: no personal property should be stored in '''sudo room''' unless a system for personal storage can be provided by '''sudo room'''.
** Note: the use of '''sudo room''' environments for habitation and/or domestic use is strongly discouraged.
* Approved discounts and services negotiated through the collective purchasing power of '''sudo room'''.
** Items are up to the discretion of '''sudo room''' to determine through its budgeting and decision-making processes.
* A ''safe space,'' which is defined as:
** "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-space â€” Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia].

However, we don't have a clear list of items that people get when they become a member. Here are a few proposals for more concrete member benefits:

===Potential Member Benefits===

* Personal access to the space (either through an rfid fob or through a private password that you enter into a site via your phone).
* lockers/cubbies/personal storage space
** there is currently very limited space to store things in the current space, but this is still a benefit we can offer
** there was a proposal to rent another room in the building for storage and designate part or all of that room as personal storage available for extra money.
** more detailed suggestions: i'm just going to regurgitate my suggestion that lockers/cubbies for secure storage be made available to members who regularly pay the suggested donation or more. That gives an incentive beyond access; though it reduces access to a small portion of the space for everyone else, it's quite likely that there are some projects being stored in the communal space now (which is everything but the cubbies which are default DNH, right?) that would be moved to cubbies, as well as a number of projects and materials that are taking up space and aren't being supported by their creators, dues aside. So to the point, I think given the amount of space that is already not available for use by everyone, it is totally worthwhile to set aside a bit of space if it means offering the carrot or vegan donut that gets people signed up to fiscally ensure the continued existence of sudoroom in its entirety.
* some kind of gift: tshirts, stickers, custom access fobs, etc.

===Incentives for membership===
* donors page
** this is just to have the name of the member listed on a donors page (if they want to be listed). the idea is to provide an incentive to being a member/paying

===Notes===

* We ran a brief membership & access survey. Here are the results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBptE/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:14:46Z

Mk30: formatting

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:12:58Z

Mk30: formatting

'''Andrew: "One of the questions that I get asked a lot is 'what do I get if I become a member?'. I'd like to have a really clear answer to that question."'''

The [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] indicates:

The following are benefits available to all members:
: * Usable assets and resources available within reasonable constraints of time and under the condition of sharing.
: ** '''sudo room''' strives to make assets and resources available to as many non-member participants and beneficiaries as possible.
: ** Note: no personal property should be stored in '''sudo room''' unless a system for personal storage can be provided by '''sudo room'''.
: ** Note: the use of '''sudo room''' environments for habitation and/or domestic use is strongly discouraged.
: * Approved discounts and services negotiated through the collective purchasing power of '''sudo room'''.
: ** Items are up to the discretion of '''sudo room''' to determine through its budgeting and decision-making processes.
: * A ''safe space,'' which is defined as:
: ** "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-space â€” Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia].

However, we don't have a clear list of items that people get when they become a member. Here are a few proposals for more concrete member benefits:

===Potential Member Benefits===

* Personal access to the space (either through an rfid fob or through a private password that you enter into a site via your phone).
* lockers/cubbies/personal storage space
** there is currently very limited space to store things in the current space, but this is still a benefit we can offer
** there was a proposal to rent another room in the building for storage and designate part or all of that room as personal storage available for extra money.
** more detailed suggestions: i'm just going to regurgitate my suggestion that lockers/cubbies for secure storage be made available to members who regularly pay the suggested donation or more. That gives an incentive beyond access; though it reduces access to a small portion of the space for everyone else, it's quite likely that there are some projects being stored in the communal space now (which is everything but the cubbies which are default DNH, right?) that would be moved to cubbies, as well as a number of projects and materials that are taking up space and aren't being supported by their creators, dues aside. So to the point, I think given the amount of space that is already not available for use by everyone, it is totally worthwhile to set aside a bit of space if it means offering the carrot or vegan donut that gets people signed up to fiscally ensure the continued existence of sudoroom in its entirety.
* some kind of gift: tshirts, stickers, custom access fobs, etc.

===Incentives for membership===
* donors page
** this is just to have the name of the member listed on a donors page (if they want to be listed). the idea is to provide an incentive to being a member/paying

===Notes===

* We ran a brief membership & access survey. Here are the results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBptE/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:11:17Z

Mk30: formatting

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:08:09Z

Mk30:

'''Andrew: "One of the questions that I get asked a lot is 'what do I get if I become a member?'. I'd like to have a really clear answer to that question."'''

The [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] indicates:

The following are benefits available to all members:
* Usable assets and resources available within reasonable constraints of time and under the condition of sharing.
** '''sudo room''' strives to make assets and resources available to as many non-member participants and beneficiaries as possible.
** Note: no personal property should be stored in '''sudo room''' unless a system for personal storage can be provided by '''sudo room'''.
** Note: the use of '''sudo room''' environments for habitation and/or domestic use is strongly discouraged.
* Approved discounts and services negotiated through the collective purchasing power of '''sudo room'''.
** Items are up to the discretion of '''sudo room''' to determine through its budgeting and decision-making processes.
* A ''safe space,'' which is defined as:
** "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-space â€” Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia].

However, we don't have a clear list of items that people get when they become a member. Here are a few proposals for more concrete member benefits:

* Personal access to the space (either through an rfid fob or through a private password that you enter into a site via your phone).
* lockers/cubbies/personal storage space
** there is currently very limited space to store things in the current space, but this is still a benefit we can offer
** there was a proposal to rent another room in the building for storage and designate part or all of that room as personal storage available for extra money.
** more detailed suggestions: i'm just going to regurgitate my suggestion that lockers/cubbies for secure storage be made available to members who regularly pay the suggested donation or more. That gives an incentive beyond access; though it reduces access to a small portion of the space for everyone else, it's quite likely that there are some projects being stored in the communal space now (which is everything but the cubbies which are default DNH, right?) that would be moved to cubbies, as well as a number of projects and materials that are taking up space and aren't being supported by their creators, dues aside. So to the point, I think given the amount of space that is already not available for use by everyone, it is totally worthwhile to set aside a bit of space if it means offering the carrot or vegan donut that gets people signed up to fiscally ensure the continued existence of sudoroom in its entirety.
* some kind of gift: tshirts, stickers, custom access fobs, etc.

===Incentives for membership===
* donors page
** this is just to have the name of the member listed on a donors page (if they want to be listed). the idea is to provide an incentive to being a member/paying

===Notes===

* We ran a brief membership & access survey. Here are the results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBptE/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics

Membership Benefits Discussion

2013-05-27T00:07:31Z

Mk30: Created page with "'''Andrew: "One of the questions that I get asked a lot is 'what do I get if I become a member?'. I'd like to have a really clear answer to that question."''' The [[Articles_..."

'''Andrew: "One of the questions that I get asked a lot is 'what do I get if I become a member?'. I'd like to have a really clear answer to that question."'''

The [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] indicates:

The following are benefits available to all members:
* Usable assets and resources available within reasonable constraints of time and under the condition of sharing.
** '''sudo room''' strives to make assets and resources available to as many non-member participants and beneficiaries as possible.
** Note: no personal property should be stored in '''sudo room''' unless a system for personal storage can be provided by '''sudo room'''.
** Note: the use of '''sudo room''' environments for habitation and/or domestic use is strongly discouraged.
* Approved discounts and services negotiated through the collective purchasing power of '''sudo room'''.
** Items are up to the discretion of '''sudo room''' to determine through its budgeting and decision-making processes.
* A ''safe space,'' which is defined as:
** "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-space â€” Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia].

However, we don't have a clear list of items that people get when they become a member. Here are a few proposals for more concrete member benefits:

* Personal access to the space (either through an rfid fob or through a private password that you enter into a site via your phone).
* lockers/cubbies/personal storage space
** there is currently very limited space to store things in the current space, but this is still a benefit we can offer
** there was a proposal to rent another room in the building for storage and designate part or all of that room as personal storage available for extra money.
** more detailed suggestions: i'm just going to regurgitate my suggestion that lockers/cubbies for secure storage be made available to members who regularly pay the suggested donation or more. That gives an incentive beyond access; though it reduces access to a small portion of the space for everyone else, it's quite likely that there are some projects being stored in the communal space now (which is everything but the cubbies which are default DNH, right?) that would be moved to cubbies, as well as a number of projects and materials that are taking up space and aren't being supported by their creators, dues aside. So to the point, I think given the amount of space that is already not available for use by everyone, it is totally worthwhile to set aside a bit of space if it means offering the carrot or vegan donut that gets people signed up to fiscally ensure the continued existence of sudoroom in its entirety.
* some kind of gift: tshirts, stickers, custom access fobs, etc.

==Incentives for membership==
* donors page
** this is just to have the name of the member listed on a donors page (if they want to be listed). the idea is to provide an incentive to being a member/paying

===Notes===

* We ran a brief membership & access survey. Here are the results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBptE/viewanalytics#start=publishanalytics

Hack The Room

2013-05-25T00:00:09Z

Mk30: + notes

In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting at 11:45 and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.

Here are the necessary hacks (by category):

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

==Administrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list
** prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership & access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)? ...See the [[Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association]] for details.
**(roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
** additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership management?
* Improving finance management
** Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared, etc.
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
* Meeting format
* Outreach strategy
* Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access

==Attendees:==

''Please add your name below if you plan to come to the hackathon and indicate which category of hack you'd like to work on and what times you'll be available (if you'll only be available for part of the day, this will help us coordinate to ensure that all the hardware hackers are present at the same time, etc.)''

* [[User:Mk30|mk30]] | admin & food | all day & night, except a few hours in the evening
* [[User:Legind|legind]] | software hacking | all day, maybe taking off in the evening
* [[User:Factotum|factotum]] | hardware+admin+coffee | from ~11 am to ~5pm

==Notes and Comments==

* Please note that the public school will have a poetry reading in the common space from 3-6PM, which means that we won't be able to use that space at that time and that we should strive to provide a quiet environment (ie, music should strive to not spill over into the common area).

Today I Learned

2013-05-23T06:31:21Z

Mk30: cancelled 5/25

Hack The Room

2013-05-23T06:24:27Z

Mk30: formatting

Hack The Room

2013-05-23T06:23:52Z

Mk30: formatting

Hack The Room

2013-05-23T06:23:00Z

Mk30: +attendees

Hack The Room

2013-05-23T06:09:36Z

Mk30: +stuff from mtg

In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of necessary room hacks improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting at 11:45 and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.

Here are the necessary hacks (by category):

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

==Administrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list
** prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership & access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)? ...See the [Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits|"member benefits" section of the articles of association] for details.
**(roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
** additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership management?
* Improving finance management
** Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared, etc.
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
* Meeting format
* Outreach strategy
* Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access

Hack The Room

2013-05-23T05:56:33Z

Mk30: Mk30 moved page Door access hacking to Hack The Room

What must be done:

==Adiministrative:==
* Getting a comprehensive membership list (roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list of dues paying members, no?)
* Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access
* Review clarifications required with landlords for space.

==Hardware Hacking:==
* Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
* Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send signals to their respective raspi's.
* Move shit and reorganize space.

==Software Hacking:==
* Getting the mouse buzzer working
* Creating an API for the door open/closed states
* Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:48:43Z

Mk30:

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''

'''Food'''
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn
* (possibly related but not immediately applicable for sudo: Cottage Food Law allows for legal small-scale production in people's homes)

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand printing
** making other 3D printers
** 3d printed exoskeleton
** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell
** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray
** Bike beverage holders
* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)
* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo
* LED cubes - hol??????????
'''Membership dues'''
* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)
* better advertisement
**--> Scrounging for MOAR
**Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.
**Could be extremely effective
**Could do a bike-about
**better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)
**will be informed by member survey (already an action item)
**Do we accept BITCOIN????????????
**Automatic reminders

'''Repair & Other Services'''

*Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)
*Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!
**Specifically could get $ from burners
* Internet security services (in NY times two days ago)
*Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

'''Donated equipment'''
*Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan
*Re-use and sell or sell as services
**Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

'''DIY ISP ++'''
*a la http://ranchwifi.com/
**Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

'''Kits'''
* electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)
* Home PCs for cheapz
* Art kits
* Writing kits
* Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^
* Kits of 3D printers that create other kits
'''Non-profit status'''
* Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3
**Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship
**School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship
*Grants

'''Regular events'''
*Raves
*Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects
*Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

* General Business Development notes from Len
* from a business standpoint there are two different funding mechanisms at play here: one is internal funding, the other is coming from external sources. You can also look at things as "products" or "not products" the technology may or may not be there. Examine the who / what / where / when / why, and the time / effort involved. examining this will rule most of the options in the brainstorm out.

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:38:14Z

Mk30:

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''

'''Food'''
* Cottage Food Law
* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand
** other 3D printers
** 3d printed exoskeleton
** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell
** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray
** Bike beverage holders
* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)
* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo
* LED cubes - hol??????????
'''Membership dues'''
* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)
* better advertisement
**--> Scrounging for MOAR
**Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.
**Could be extremely effective
**Could do a bike-about
**better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)
**will be informed by member survey (already an action item)
**Do we accept BITCOIN????????????
**Automatic reminders

'''Repair & Other Services'''

*Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)
*Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!
**Specifically could get $ from burners
* Internet security services (in NY times two days ago)
*Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

'''Donated equipment'''
*Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan
*Re-use and sell or sell as services
**Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

'''DIY ISP ++'''
*a la http://ranchwifi.com/
**Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

'''Kits'''
* electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)
* Home PCs for cheapz
* Art kits
* Writing kits
* Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^
* Kits of 3D printers that create other kits
'''Non-profit status'''
* Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3
**Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship
**School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship
*Grants

'''Regular events'''
*Raves
*Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects
*Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

* General Business Development notes from Len
* from a business standpoint there are two different funding mechanisms at play here: one is internal funding, the other is coming from external sources. You can also look at things as "products" or "not products" the technology may or may not be there. Examine the who / what / where / when / why, and the time / effort involved. examining this will rule most of the options in the brainstorm out.

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:37:54Z

Mk30: formatting

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''
'''Food'''
* Cottage Food Law
* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand
** other 3D printers
** 3d printed exoskeleton
** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell
** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray
** Bike beverage holders
* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)
* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo
* LED cubes - hol??????????
'''Membership dues'''
* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)
* better advertisement
**--> Scrounging for MOAR
**Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.
**Could be extremely effective
**Could do a bike-about
**better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)
**will be informed by member survey (already an action item)
**Do we accept BITCOIN????????????
**Automatic reminders

'''Repair & Other Services'''

*Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)
*Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!
**Specifically could get $ from burners
* Internet security services (in NY times two days ago)
*Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

'''Donated equipment'''
*Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan
*Re-use and sell or sell as services
**Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

'''DIY ISP ++'''
*a la http://ranchwifi.com/
**Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

'''Kits'''
* electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)
* Home PCs for cheapz
* Art kits
* Writing kits
* Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^
* Kits of 3D printers that create other kits
'''Non-profit status'''
* Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3
**Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship
**School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship
*Grants

'''Regular events'''
*Raves
*Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects
*Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

* General Business Development notes from Len
* from a business standpoint there are two different funding mechanisms at play here: one is internal funding, the other is coming from external sources. You can also look at things as "products" or "not products" the technology may or may not be there. Examine the who / what / where / when / why, and the time / effort involved. examining this will rule most of the options in the brainstorm out.

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:23:41Z

Mk30:

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''
'''Food'''
* Cottage Food Law
* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand
** other 3D printers

** 3d printed exoskeleton

** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell

** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray

** Bike beverage holders

* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)

* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo

* LED cubes - hol??????????

'''Membership dues'''

* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)

* better advertisement

*--> Scrounging for MOAR

Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.

Could be extremely effective

Could do a bike-about

better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)

will be informed by member survey (already an action item)

Do we accept BITCOIN????????????

Automatic reminders

Repair Services

Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)?

Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!

Specifically could get $ from burners

Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

Donated equipment

Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan

Re-use and sell or sell as services

Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

DIY ISP ++

a la http://ranchwifi.com/

Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

Kits

electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)

Home PCs for cheapz

Art kits

Writing kits

Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^

Kits of 3D printers that create other kits

Non-profit status

Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3

Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship

School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship

Grants

Regular events

Raves

Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects

Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:22:11Z

Mk30: /* Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings */

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''
'''Food'''
* Cottage Food Law
* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray

* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)

* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc

* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!

* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]

* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!

* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand
** other 3D printers

** 3d printed exoskeleton

** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell

** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray

** Bike beverage holders

* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)

* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo

* LED cubes - hol??????????

'''Membership dues'''

* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)

* better advertisement

*--> Scrounging for MOAR

Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.

Could be extremely effective

Could do a bike-about

better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)

will be informed by member survey (already an action item)

Do we accept BITCOIN????????????

Automatic reminders

Repair Services

Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)?

Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!

Specifically could get $ from burners

Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

Donated equipment

Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan

Re-use and sell or sell as services

Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

DIY ISP ++

a la http://ranchwifi.com/

Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

Kits

electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)

Home PCs for cheapz

Art kits

Writing kits

Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^

Kits of 3D printers that create other kits

Non-profit status

Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3

Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship

School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship

Grants

Regular events

Raves

Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects

Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

Funding Ideas

2013-05-18T06:21:17Z

Mk30: copying from meeting notes

[[Sudo room#Approaches|''<< Back to Sudo Room Approaches'']]
==Project List Workshopped in May 2013 Meetings==
'''Please add your name next to projects that you are already working on or are interested in working on'''

'''Food'''

* Cottage Food Law

* Shared Kitchens/Gardens

* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray

* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)

* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc

* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!

* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]

* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!

* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

'''Schwag'''

* 3D printed stuff
** magnets - Jordan
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** jewelry
** on-demand
** other 3D printers

** 3d printed exoskeleton

** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell

** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray

** Bike beverage holders

* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)

* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo

* LED cubes - hol??????????

'''Membership dues'''

* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)

* better advertisement

*--> Scrounging for MOAR

Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.

Could be extremely effective

Could do a bike-about

better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)

will be informed by member survey (already an action item)

Do we accept BITCOIN????????????

Automatic reminders

Repair Services

Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)?

Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!

Specifically could get $ from burners

Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

Donated equipment

Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan

Re-use and sell or sell as services

Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

DIY ISP ++

a la http://ranchwifi.com/

Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

Kits

electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)

Home PCs for cheapz

Art kits

Writing kits

Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^

Kits of 3D printers that create other kits

Non-profit status

Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3

Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship

School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship

Grants

Regular events

Raves

Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects

Covers? No covers?

==Grants==
*Burning man projects, Black Rock Arts
** Awesome opportunity to meld arts and the sciences, for fun, but also to communicate and make scientific knowledge accessible.

==Fellowships==

==Sponsorships==

==Crowd-funding==

===Most Important things for a Project===
# Pitch video
#* Depends on what you're doing, but it needs to be clean.
#* "Cool" cause buzz, maybe viral marketing. Present images of the kind of thing going on.
#** We host events, doing things that would show up in the space.
# Media ready, e.g. photos, logos, external website, social media, press release, blog roll.
#* Work the connections, reddit, techcrunch, boingboing, gizmodo.
# Setting a goal, and an accurate budget. More about being clear.
#* If you reach your goal, you're likely to exceed it 31%, shoot a bit lower!
# People need to like your cause, they can be involved and feel like they supported something substantial.
# Need some seeders, even encouraged!
# Gauge your goals based on your network, and how big it is.
#* Build heuristics for how much you can get (e.g. $40 / person).
#* Average is $75
# Need to have good perks (read ideas below)
#* $25, $100 are the most important price points, in that order.
# Keep posting media after campaign launches --> you earn 81% more money!
# If you're working with a team, you raise 80% more money.

===Perk Ideas===
* Sponsor a square-foot-month (actually write their names on the square feet)!
** e.g. $25 gets you a 1 sq. ft. for 6 mo.
* Groups using the space for meetings, a big amount!

===Links===

* http://kickstarter.com/
* http://indiegogo.com/

==Fundraising==

The main concept here is to get the word out, publicize, find opportunities for major support, while also bringing in a bit of money for the space. Should be fun, fairly easy, valuable to supporters and above all: do-able.

===Item Ideas===
* Some useful little gadget
* Stickers
** "Hacking is Not a Crime"
** "This Machine Kills Fascists"
** Official seal / support sticker (e.g. like "police support" stickers that get you out of traffic tickets)

===Service Ideas===
* Some sort of web hosting / application service.
* Something cute like a "free consultation"
* Personalize services to a range of skills members have.

==Other==

Fabulous Friday Films

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AHHHHHHH let's watch fabulous films on Fridays!
'''If you're coordinating an event''', make sure it's on the [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ sudo calendar], get all the '''content''' and '''equipment''' ready for the event, and figure out how/if to use it as a ''fundraising opportunity''.

==Confirmed Screenings==
* April 5:
* April 12:
* April 19:
* April 26:
* May 3: [http://www.moneyandlifemovie.com/ Money and Life Documentary] Kevin
** Also at New Parkway Theater April 11th, April 10th in San Francisco
* May 10:
* May 17: RESERVED ;] (TBA)
* May 24: [http://www.whobombedjudibari.com/ Who Bombed Judi Bari?] Rusty

==Fundraising ideas==
*How do we use films (and other events) as a means to raise funds?
**Suggested donation'': sliding scale $3 - $10

*How do we collect donations so that people who are inclined to donate can easily do so?
**Entrance/welcome booth with a person by the elevator to make suggested donation more visible than it usually is
**Use something more "official" than the typical glass jar

==Proposed screenings==
How does Friday April 19th sound for a first screening?
*How about something from Hackerspaces dot org's [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/HackerFlicks HackerFlicks]?
*[http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room/ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room]
*[http://queenofversailles.co.uk/ Queen of Versailles]
*[http://www.thegreenhorns.net/?cat=29 Green Horns]
*[http://wearelegionthedocumentary.com/ We Are Legion: the Story of the Hacktivists]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp1hNYowuM The American Astronaut] - hilarious low budget B&W space musical
* Shelter: A Squatumentary
*[http://icarusfilms.com/new2006/odb.html Our Daily Bread] - a quiet, Koyaanisqatsi-like documentary about the strangeness of industrial-scale food production
* [http://ifyoubuildit.eventbrite.com/# If You Build It]
* add more movies you'd love to see
==3D Printing Film Showcase==
You have come to the right place. Show me what you got:
*[https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Fabulous_Friday_Films Theo Jansen] *drools*...
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Today I Learned

2013-04-24T02:49:35Z

Mk30:

Today I Learned

2013-04-04T16:56:35Z

Mk30: formatting