The Electric Lo-Fi Orchestra Concerto for a Rainy Day

The Electric Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the Electric Light Orchestra’s Concerto for a Rainy Day.

Every since doing my Lo-Fi Orchestra Mr Blue Sky I wanted to complete the whole Concerto, and here we are:

• Standin’ in the Rain
• Big Wheels
• Summer and Lightning
• Mr. Blue Sky

Featuring 11 Arduino Nanos, 6 Arduino Unos, 1 Arduino Pro Mini, 1 Adafruit Feather 32u4, and a Bare Conductive Touch Board using the following projects from this site:

• On brass: Arduino Multi MIDI Tone Module.
• On high wind: Arduino MIDI R2R Digital Audio and Arduino PWM MIDI Synthesis with Mozzi.
• On medium/low wind and occasional horn: Arduino Multi-pot Mozzi FM Synthesis.
• On strings: Arduino Multi Mozzi String Synth.
• On guitar and bass: Arduino MIDI VS1003 or VS1053 Synth.
• On glock: Adafruit Feather MIDI, Music and LEDs.
• On cymbals, tambourine and bass drum: Arduino MIDI Relay Servo Drumkit.
• The voice: Instant Touch Music‘s Bare Conductive Touchboard.

With a supporting cast of:

• Arduino MIDI Filter
• Arduino MIDI Filter – Revisited
• Mozzi Output Circuit
• MozziByte Output Board
• Simple Passive Audio Mixer
• Arduino MIDI Channel Monitor
• TFT MIDI Display
• Arduino MIDI Interfaces
• DIY MIDI Interfaces
• Cheap mixers, amps, speakers, and resonant tubs!

It was orchestrated using MuseScore3, exported to MIDI and “mucked about with” in MidiEditor, tested using MIDIOx and finally “conducted” by MIDIBar.

Each video is available on YouTube and you can view the entire YouTube playlist for the whole concerto here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzYOzhIctkyWlkuvx4xcdOIVqMFhCuq-h

Kevin