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"We are delighted to announce Terry Michaels as our esteemed guest of honor. Join us at the annual banquet for his keynote address and to help us honor him.
Terry Michaels, AKA Terry Mikulic, designed the seminal relaxation-core oscillator published in Electronotes 62 by Bernie Hutchins: the highly accurate ENS-76. It is the most influential analogue oscillator design of the modern era. This circuit became the heart of hundreds of synthesisers, including Gene Stopp’s ASM-1, the Synthesizers.com Q106, and the muSonics Vanilla Oscillators. Through his synthesizer work, Terry founded a laser light show company called Laser Artistry in 1976. The company operated as one of America's elite laser show outfits until its final performance on December 31, 1999.
The annual catered banquet will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7pm in the Sapphire Pavilion. Tickets are available as an add-on to your Knobcon attendance. Seating is limited."
And an Update on Workshops and Informative Sessions:
Workshops and Informative Sessions
The Basics of Synthesis
Marc Doty @automaticgainsay, the undisputed king of YouTube synthesizer videos provides as comprehensive a primer about synthesis which could be reasonably expected to fit in ninety minutes.
The History and Evolution of Reverberation, Echo, and Delay in Electronic Music
Bill Beith guides an exploration focusing on the history and use of reverberation, echo, and delay in the studio and live performance. This will address acoustic, mechanical and digital devices.
Virtual Insanity - The Development of Yamaha’s VL1 & VP1
Manny Fernandez talks about the creation of two legendary 90’s physical modeling synthesizers. Hear about their shared yet divergent development paths and the art & science of sound design for these groundbreaking synths.
Gear Collection Paralysis
Do you find yourself immobilized with the number of options in your collection of synthesizers or studio gear? How does one decide what gear to use or what to purchase or sell? Jon Sonnenberg will walk us through some reasons which cause this paralysis to occur, as well as offer some tips, suggestions, and solutions to this problem, while keeping a creative and healthy studio relationship.
Introduction to KiCAD
KiCad is a widely used freeware program used to produce printed circuit boards from schematic drawings. In this talk, Chris Nagorka of Kanawha Music and Art will show the steps involved to turn a handwritten schematic into design files ready for production, using KiCad software.
Live AMA with Terry Michaels
Knobcon's Guest of Honor Terry Michaels joins host Suit & Tie Guy for a live AMA on his legendary circuit work for Electronotes which influenced decades of synth designs.
Content and schedule subject to change. Visit the Knobcon website for the most up-to-date programming schedule. www.knobcon.com
Build Workshops
Learn the basics of soldering, or take your hobby to the next level!
One of the highlights of Knobcon is the DIY Workshop where you can learn to solder or take your DIY skills to the next level. There are 4 separate workshops scheduled between Saturday and Sunday, each around 2 hours.
Workshops have varying levels of difficulty and you are guaranteed to leave with a working module with the helping guidance of the workshop hosts. Click here to learn more about each workshop and reserve your seat.
Some kits may be available for purchase on-site, however, you can secure your place in the workshop by pre-ordering your kit.
Registration is still open!
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