Summer 2026 · logged

field notes — camps / summer 2026

Build-A-Synth

A fun, hands-on, creative crash course where students explore basic electronics and sound synthesis by building, soldering, and experimenting with real audio circuits and instruments.

Campers with headphones on, playing the synthesizers they built

What to expect

  • Hands-on building from day one: students construct a simple working synthesizer using real electronic components
  • A guided, step-by-step process, where instructors explain core concepts in ways that kids can understand
  • All projects use beginner-safe components designed specifically for learning
  • Immediate results as they turn knobs, change components, and experiment to shape their own sounds
  • Students are encouraged to help one another, share discoveries, and learn together
  • Connect their synthesizer to a large audio system and show off their projects
  • Each student leaves camp with their own functional mini synthesizer they've built themselves

Summer 2026 has concluded

This page shows what we ran. Registration for this season is closed, but want to hear about the next one before anyone else? Get in touch.

At a glance

Ages
10–15
Daily schedule
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost
$250

Summer 2026 sessions

  • June 8 – June 12, 2026
  • July 13 – July 17, 2026

payment plans, sibling & multi-camp discounts, and scholarships were available, and the same goes next season!

From the field

shots from this summer's sessions ↓

Close-up of a camper wiring up a breadboard audio circuit
ASC staff helping campers sort components at the build table
Campers assembling electronics from parts trays around the table