The Voxel Lab is excited to host "Building the Sound of Dub", a two-part series exploring the cultural history and technical design of the dub siren — a small but powerful synthesizer that shaped Jamaican, Caribbean, and UK dance music. 

Wednesday, November 19th: Dub Siren Talk, 5:30-7PM

Join us for an evening presentation about our research into the dub siren, a transistor synthesizer from the 70's and 80's that was a foundational element in Jamaican, Caribbean, and UK dance music. Learn about upcoming workshops to make your own dub siren as well as playful audio research by the MIT Game Lab and MIT Voxel Lab.

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Saturday, November 22nd: Dub Siren Workshop, 10AM-2PM

Come for a workshop discussing the cultural history and technical design of the dub siren, a transistor synthesizer that made an indelible mark in Jamaican, Caribbean, and UK dance music. 

Learn about research into classic and novel dub siren designs developed by the MIT Game Lab and the MIT Voxel Lab. Participants will have access to PCBs and components to assemble their own dub siren combining UROP designs and classic circuits from the 1970s.

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Food & refreshments provided. Free registration is required for both events. 

This event is presented in collaboration with the MIT Game Lab and is supported by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD). It includes both a public talk and a hands-on workshop open to the MIT community.