# iPlug2 Workshop @ Music Hackspace **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [13 October 2020 22:17 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221 "2020-10-13T22:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![olilarkin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/olilarkin/32/2_2.png) [@olilarkin](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/olilarkin)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2020 22:17 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221/1 "2020-10-13T22:17:01Z")
Just a heads up for anyone who is interested. I will be doing a workshop, spread across two days about using iPlug2 to make a WAM synth that runs in the browser. > **[Build a web assembly synthesiser with iPlug 2 - Music Hackspace](https://musichackspace.org/events/build-a-web-assembly-synthesiser-with-iplug-2/)** > > Learn to build a synthesizer or interactive audio experience that runs in the browser with iPlug2 and web assembly. With Oli Larkin. ---
**Author:** ![olilarkin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/olilarkin/32/2_2.png) [@olilarkin](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/olilarkin)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2020 22:17 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221/2 "2020-10-13T22:17:36Z")
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**Author:** ![vasyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/vasyan/32/82_2.png) [@vasyan](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/vasyan)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2020 13:37 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221/3 "2020-10-15T13:37:38Z")
Sorry for the silly question, but what is the point of synthesizers in a browser? I see only one purpose - to allow a potential user to try out the synthesizer, get acquainted with the sound in order to decide whether it is worth downloading and using the VST version. ---
**Author:** ![olilarkin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/iplug2.discourse.group/olilarkin/32/2_2.png) [@olilarkin](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/olilarkin)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2020 13:54 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221/4 "2020-10-15T13:54:57Z")
That is indeed one purpose that is relevant now, but check back in 5 years time, we’ll see if cloud based computing gets more and more prevalent and if it affects pro audio. Google docs etc means I rarely open MS Word these days. Web apps such as amped studio [https://ampedstudio.com/](https://ampedstudio.com/) are already offering very interesting alternatives to native DAWs in, e.g. the education market. For now I think it is just fun to be able to have synth-toys in the browser, that anyone can play by visiting a URL. By the way the workshop will use cloud based development tools, and the same code will spit out native, cross platform VST3, AU versions using free online CI/CD. Developing using the web version will allow the workshop to be managed, without a huge variety of participants IDE, DAW, system etc. ---
**Author:** ![jfyive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jfyive](https://iplug2.discourse.group/u/jfyive)\ **Post date:** [19 October 2020 17:37 UTC](https://iplug2.discourse.group/t/iplug2-workshop-music-hackspace/221/5 "2020-10-19T17:37:00Z")
Sweet! I’m definitely attending.