Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Step Sequencer

I'm thinking about other applications for a rotary encoder and one thought was to support a multi-step, step sequencer with just a single knob, so this takes the Arduino MIDI Step Sequencer and recodes it to use the rotary encoder and 7 segment display described in Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Controller. Here are some links to … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Step Sequencer →

Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Controller

I've finally gotten around to having a play with rotary encoders. It has been on my "to do" list for a while, so I thought I'd start with a rotary encoder version of my Arduino MIDI Button Controller which can select a voice and send the corresponding Program Change message out over MIDI. https://youtu.be/uxT_RQs1MXM Warning! I strongly … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Controller →

Arduino Four-tone Multi-tones

I had reason recently to take a look at the ATmega32U4 microcontroller again. This is used on the Arduino Leonardo and the Sparkfun Pro Micro and includes built-in USB functionality. But it also has four hardware timers, so I thought I'd try to get them working with the three-timer Tone library. https://youtu.be/N0GdLr4a9hM Warning! I strongly … Continue reading Arduino Four-tone Multi-tones →

PC USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited

This is another take on the PC USB to Arduino Serial MIDI once again taking the Pro Micro I used in part 2. Recall that the Pro Micro board (not to be confused with the Arduino Micro or the Pro Mini) is an Arduino Leonardo compatible smaller board, using the ATmega32U4, which means it has a … Continue reading PC USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Fanfare for the Common Man

Here is another piece for my Arduino tones- Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. This is scored for four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum and tam-tam. The Arduino tones provide the brass. The VS1053 provides the timpani and bass drum, but the tam-tam was a bit problematic. Eventually I decided … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Fanfare for the Common Man →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Janacek Sinfonietta

I've been thinking about other things I could play on my Arduino tones and they seem particularly suited to fanfares, so here is the opening movement of Janacek's Sinfonietta. For details of the projects used in this performance: Arduino Tone One Year On! Arduino MIDI VS1003 or VS1053 Synth https://youtu.be/BroTjZgu1Bs All music rights and copyright … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Janacek Sinfonietta →

Arduino LDR MIDI Piano

I always meant to go back to my Arduino LDR Pianola and extend it to more notes, but so far haven't quite got there. But this projects uses a multiplexer to link up eight LDRs to an Arduino and use it as a simple "keyboard" MIDI controller. https://youtu.be/Ne6J-a7ACwE Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second … Continue reading Arduino LDR MIDI Piano →

The Complete Lo-Fi Planets

Inspired by the legendary Tomita, the Lo-Fi Orchestra presentation of Gustav Holst's Planets Suite is now complete. The original Lo-Fi Orchestra project started off as an attempt to bring a range of my "Simple DIY Electronic Music Projects" together to "perform" a single piece. After a number of initial performances, I decided to take the … Continue reading The Complete Lo-Fi Planets →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Neptune from The Planets

Inspired by the legendary Tomita, the Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the final piece, Neptune, from Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. This features the Adafruit Feather MIDI, Music and LEDs on the celesta, the Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth as the 'harp', and the Raspberry Pi, Clumsy MIDI and MT32-Pi using the Fluidsynth soundscape as the voices. This has been programmed … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Neptune from The Planets →