Getting Started with Daisy Seed

I've finally managed to get myself a Daisy Seed from Electro-Smith, so as is becoming usual, this is my "getting started" notes-to-self post. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, see the Getting Started … Continue reading Getting Started with Daisy Seed →

EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module Usage Notes

Here are some suggestions and usage notes for my EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter PCB. This post walks through the different sections of the schematic and PCB and shows how to tailor the circuits to different applications. Part 1: EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Design Part 2: EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Build Guide Part 3: … Continue reading EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module Usage Notes →

EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module. Part 1: EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Design Part 2: EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Build Guide Part 3: EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module Usage Notes EuroRack 6HP MCU Pots and Jacks PCB Design and Build Guide Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand … Continue reading EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module PCB Build Guide →

Arduino MIDI Master Volume Control

This project uses an Arduino Uno or Nano with a potentiometer to create a MIDI Master Volume Control. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Master Volume Control →

Counting the Notes in a MIDI File

To accompany the replaying of my The Complete Lo-Fi Planets this week on Mastodon, I thought it would be interesting to work out how many notes I had to arrange when building the MIDI files in MuseScore3 from the original orchestral full score. This can be done with a relatively simple python script, using the mido … Continue reading Counting the Notes in a MIDI File →

ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB Design. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to electronics and microcontrollers, see the Getting Started pages. Bill of Materials ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB … Continue reading ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB Build Guide →

ESP32 Simple MIDI Monitor

This project started as a bit of a test for my ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB but ended up a little more functional, so I thought it worth writing up in its own right. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to … Continue reading ESP32 Simple MIDI Monitor →

ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB Design

Before building my Educational DIY Synth Thing I was playing with the ESP32 WROOM dev boards I'd found and was thinking about doing some Mozzi experiments. This post started to document some of the things I'd found out about the boards, but never made it to a complete post. I've now gone back and finished off … Continue reading ESP32 WROOM Mozzi Experimenter PCB Design →

EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module

I've been following the work of HAGIWO for some time and always been really impressed with the breadth and range of modules they produce. I have noticed some patterns in their microcontroller based modules and so wondered if it was possible to build some kind of generic template PCB that would allow me to do … Continue reading EuroRack 6HP MCU Experimenter Module →

Arduino MIDI to Clock Trigger

This is another project for my Arduino Clock Generator Shield PCB. This one takes a MIDI clock sync pulse and outputs trigger pulses as required. https://makertube.net/w/obgH4asW3hqk2pHKKrPoAc Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to Arduino, see … Continue reading Arduino MIDI to Clock Trigger →