Code Your First Beat // Virtual Workshop

​Write a beat from the command line. In this virtual workshop, you'll use Auwen, a command line tool that lets you write and perform music in real time.

​If you've ever wanted to make music but didn't want to learn a DAW, this is your way in. Auwen uses a CLI that will feel familiar if you've spent any time in a terminal. Type commands, hear the result, adjust, repeat. No AI, no prompting. You're making every musical decision yourself, just faster than you would in a traditional production setup.

​What to expect: setup takes about 5 minutes. You'll write your first beat loop during the session. From there, building full songs takes a few weeks of practice depending on your starting point.

​No music theory or production experience needed. Just a laptop & headphones.

​About the instructor: Nes Croft is a computer engineer and musician with about 20 years of production experience across a range of genres. Nes built Auwen to make music creation faster through a terminal-based workflow. Nes has taught workshops at Gray Area SF, tiat SF, and Mars College in Bombay Beach.

​After the workshop you'll be invited to our Discord where we run multiplayer sessions, so you can keep building and collaborating with other people during weekly events.

​Why this exists: most music tools are built around drag-and-drop interfaces and hardware. Auwen takes a different approach, giving you a single command line environment to write, perform, and collaborate. No gear, no tangled signal chains. You can even connect with other players and perform together as a laptop band.

​Grab the download here:
https://www.soniare.net/auwen?f=mm

How to join:

The call will be on Discord in the #virtual-workshops channel here:
https://soniare.net/d

​Please show up on time to get the most out of the event.