# Synth Night

In craven imitation of [nycresistor](https://www.nycresistor.com/2026/07/20/jul-24-2026-synthesizer-night-nyc-resistor/), let's have a synth night.

It could go a few ways, below are some models/sketches of models:

## Games

A few basic rules apply to all of these scores:

1\) listening is everything  
2\) silence is part of the music  
3\) always take the ending as soon as it comes

#### "one player only" (h/t to n)

two or more players improvise freely. as soon as one player enters, the other one must stop their sound.

#### “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” (h/t to n)

all players simultaneously improvise each their own short loop. do not change your loop unless you feel that the music has to change.

\- Agreed upon loop lengths & meter, or chaos

#### “sea and waves” (h/t to n)

all players collectively improvise an ongoing, consistent soundscape. once the soundscape is established, each player takes a turn improvising a solo over it.

#### “card play” (h/t to n)

each player receives a limited number of sound gestures per round (3 is a good number to start with). think of these as a hand of cards that you may lay down during the game: each card is a short sonic event.

beginning from silence, each player lays down their cards as they like and when like. the piece ends when all have played all their cards.

\- We could have actual cards that are both dealt and played, with either musical or mood elemtns - e.g. a rhythm pattern, staff pattern, color, etc.

### Gear and spaces

#### Upstairs: (For equipment details see the [equipment page](https://wiki.ridgewoodcommons.nyc/books/rc-facilities-homepage/page/equipment-documentation))

\- Large stereo PA  
\- 2 projection screens (1 large and good, 1 small and mediocre), both corded HDMI connects

#### Basement:

\- Low ceiling  
\- It's a basement with no real dedicated ventilation but is happily used by groups other nights  
\- 2 EV powered speakers  
\- 1 powered weirdo speaker with karaoke mode  
\- 1 powered JBL  
\- 8 channel Yamaha MG124c mixer with one sticky channel

[![RC-basement-mixer.jpeg](https://wiki.ridgewoodcommons.nyc/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/rc-basement-mixer.jpeg)](https://wiki.ridgewoodcommons.nyc/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/rc-basement-mixer.jpeg)

[![RC-basement-audio-gear-for-synth-night.jpeg](https://wiki.ridgewoodcommons.nyc/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/rc-basement-audio-gear-for-synth-night.jpeg)](https://wiki.ridgewoodcommons.nyc/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/rc-basement-audio-gear-for-synth-night.jpeg)

### Miscelania

Given we have screens and monitors... visuals?

Ambiance: might be nice to have dim light with local brightness for players?