Arduino Light Tone Generator

Having played a little with my 556 Timer Light Theremin I thought it time to get an LDR attached to an Arduino. A common extension to the Arduino Tone Generator is to replace the potentiometer with a light dependent resistor (LDR) to give a fun instrument that responds to light in a way similar to how a … Continue reading Arduino Light Tone Generator →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Mars from The Planets

Inspired by the legendary Tomita, the Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Mars from Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. This features Arduino Mozzi FM Synthesis for the low, opening tune in homage to Tomita's amazing electronic rendition of Holst's masterpiece, and the distinctive 5/4 rhythm is emphasized using the Arduino relays. This has been programmed in from scratch from … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Mars from The Planets →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Palladio

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the first movement from Karl Jenkins' Palladio. This feature the Lo-Fi Orchestra string section with additional support from the Arduino tones. https://youtu.be/uIQ-oXkDCyk All music rights and copyright with original authors, composers, producers, artists, and so on. Kevin

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Carol Symphony Mvt III

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the third movement from Victor Hely-Hutchinson's Carol Symphony, as featured in the BBC's 1980s TV adaptation of John Masefield's "The Box of Delights". https://youtu.be/pX6G2a1NNFc All music rights and copyright with original authors, composers, producers, artists, and so on. Kevin

Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Liberty Bell

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents John Philip Sousa's The Liberty Bell. Adapted from a MIDI file by Scott Anderson obtained from https://www.classicalmidi.co.uk/. https://youtu.be/KLB42PPbZdU All music rights and copyright with original authors, composers, producers, artists, and so on. Kevin

556 Timer Light Theremin

I found this "Atari Punk Light Theremin" circuit which uses a 556 timer chip but haven't been able to find out much about it on the Internet ... at least under that name... But I did find quite a lot about the "Atari Punk Console" which appears to have taken on an Internet life of … Continue reading 556 Timer Light Theremin →

Auduino Granular Synthesis – Part 2

After having an initial look at the Auduino project, I was very interested in finding out more about how it worked, but the Internet seems somewhat mute on the subject and I've not found any information from the original author. If you know of such a link, be sure to let me know (at the … Continue reading Auduino Granular Synthesis – Part 2 →

Auduino Granular Synthesis

The Auduino project (not a typo - AUduino as in "audio arduino") by Peter Knight has been around a while (over 10 years!) and is many people's introduction to digital synthesis on the Arduino, so inspired by reading about someone else's recent build I thought it was time to take a look myself. In part … Continue reading Auduino Granular Synthesis →

Ready-Made MIDI Modules

This page collects together any "ready to go" MIDI interfaces that I've used for any of my projects. It will be updated as I discover and try new ones. If you want to build your own, there are plenty of ideas on the Arduino MIDI Interfaces page. Note: I have no affiliation or interest in … Continue reading Ready-Made MIDI Modules →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – 1812 Overture Finale

In celebration of this being the 100th post on this blog, the Lo-Fi Orchestra is proud to present the finale from Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Utilising elements of the MIDI file by Scott P. Anderson from Classical musical midi composers biography free classical midi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNIXccdZGl0&feature=youtu.be Featuring the full line-up from the Lo-Fi Orchestra with extra special … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – 1812 Overture Finale →