Raspberry Pi I2S Audio Interface

This post looks at how to use a cheap I2S digital to analog converter as the audio output interface for a Raspberry Pi V1 model B and a Raspberry Pi Zero V1. As I mentioned last time, there are a number of ready-made "off the shelf" add-on boards you can get for the Raspberry Pi … Continue reading Raspberry Pi I2S Audio Interface →

Raspberry Pi Zero PWM Audio Interface

The Raspberry Pi Zero (I'm talking about V1 here, with no wireless. At the time of writing, V2 has just been released and I've yet to have a play with that!) has capabilities on par with the first generation "full" Raspberry Pi, so I was keen to try my “Bare Metal” Raspberry Pi Synth on one. … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Zero PWM Audio Interface →

Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board

If you've been following along, you'll know I've been playing around with an original Raspberry Pi v1 model B as the engine for some digital sound synthesis. This is a slight project tangent to build an analog IO and MIDI add-on board. Note that this does not conform to any standard for Raspberry Pi add-ons … Continue reading Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board →

“Bare Metal” Raspberry Pi Synth – Part 3

This project uses an off-the-shelf analog IO board for the Raspberry Pi for my "bare metal" Raspberry Pi v1 (model B) synth. Full index of posts in this series: Part 1: The basics of setting up an environment to build a “bare metal” Raspberry Pi synth application. Part 2: Adding potentiometer controls via an MCP3008 … Continue reading “Bare Metal” Raspberry Pi Synth – Part 3 →