Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB. https://makertube.net/w/fenpgiuXnZrcCwgVFeVXkU 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 pages. Bill of Materials Arduino Pro Mini MIDI … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide →

Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design

I've finally decided to create a PCB for my Mini USB-MIDI to MIDI USB Host MIDI converter based on an Arduino Pro Mini and a Mini USB Host Shield. Whilst I was at it, I've also included an option to support the USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited build based on an Adafruit Trinket M0. Here is the Arduino … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design →

Educational DIY Synth Thing – Part 7

Ok, so this is yet another final, "final" part, but having produced my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB I wanted to show how it could be hooked up to my Educational DIY Synth Thing. This includes a variant of the accessories panel that supports a connector for the Pico touch keyboard. Part 1 - … Continue reading Educational DIY Synth Thing – Part 7 →

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB. 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 pages. Bill of Materials Raspberry Pi Pico Touch Keyboard … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide →

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design

It's been a while since I last played with Pico capacitive touch, but I was always planning on combining it with my touch keyboard PCB to create a self-contained MIDI controller. I've taken the opportunity to build something that I hope to be able to use with my Educational DIY Synth Thing. Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design →

Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB. 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 pages. Bill of Materials Korg Volca Modular MIDI to … Continue reading Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Build Guide →

Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Design

I've been playing with a Korg Volca Modular recently, but it doesn't have built-in MIDI. There are some conversion kits available (apparently MIDI is broken out on the PCB inside - more here), but it also has a well-specified CV/Gate interface, so this is a design for a MIDI to CV converter with a Korg … Continue reading Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Design →

Educational DIY Synth Thing – Part 6

My Educational DIY Synth Thing is meant to be a platform for experimenting and one easy way to get started on that is with the addition of some off-the-shelf audio and synthesizer-oriented electronics kits. Part 1 - This introduction and high-level design principles. Part 2 - Detailed design of an ESP32 based PCB. PCB Design PCB … Continue reading Educational DIY Synth Thing – Part 6 →