PICO2/AFPOC

February saw another momentous step in the ambitious John Cage Organ Art Project at Halberstadt when the playing chord changed for the first time in two years. The resultant chord will now continue to play for another two years before the next change. The project is a performance of John Cage's ORGAN2/ASLSP, generally known by … Continue reading PICO2/AFPOC →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Carol of the Bells

This is my Lo-Fi Orchestra performance of the Carol of the Bells, heavily based on Robert Buckley's amazingly rhapsodic arrangement of the carol entitled "Let the Bells Ring". Listen out for the Adafruit Feather on glock and MiniDexed on Tubular Bells. Full details of the rebuild process can be found here: The New Lo-Fi Orchestra Explainer. … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Carol of the Bells →

MiniDexed TX816 – Part 7 – In use!

Now that my MiniDexed TX816 seems largely usable (for me at least), this is the last part in the series for the time being and is simply a short demonstration of the module in use! Here is an 80s style FM synth version of Jupiter from Holst's Planets Suite. Previous posts in this series: Part … Continue reading MiniDexed TX816 – Part 7 – In use! →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Flight of the Bumblebee

This is the second of my additional new Lo-Fi Orchestra performances. This is Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee from his opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan". Listen out for the "flute" (R2R DAC) with the short chord accompaniment in the strings. Full details of the rebuild process can be found here: The New Lo-Fi Orchestra Explainer. … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Flight of the Bumblebee →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Dam Busters March

I have two more performances recorded after my Lo-Fi Orchestra rebuild. The first is a performance of Eric Coates' legendary Dam Busters March from the 1955 film of the same name. Listen out for the "piccolo" (R2R DAC) descant second time through the first theme. This is also quite a nice showcase for the Adafruit … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – The Dam Busters March →

The New Lo-Fi Orchestra Explainer

In honour of my 400th post to my blog, and having now designed and built a range of relevant PCBs I wanted to completely take apart the existing Lo-Fi Orchestra and rebuild it from scratch. This post details how the orchestra has been updated and will hopefully serve as a new explainer for the Lo-Fi … Continue reading The New Lo-Fi Orchestra Explainer →

The New Lo-Fi Orchestra and The 1812 Overture

In celebration of my 400th post on my blog, I've just finished rebuilding the Lo-Fi Orchestra. And seeing as for my 100th post, I presented the finale for Tchaikovsky's Solemn Overture, 1812, in honour of my 400th post and for the inaugural performance of the new orchestra, I thought it was about time I did … Continue reading The New Lo-Fi Orchestra and The 1812 Overture →

Arduino Tones – A New, New Hope

Having just completed my Arduino Nano Multi-tone or PWM PCB Build Guide I wanted an example application. So I went back to my Arduino Tone One Year On! project which was designed to do something interesting with my very first projects in celebration of one year of my blog! At the time, I wrote: "Note it should … Continue reading Arduino Tones – A New, New Hope →

The Lo-Fi Orchestral Tubular Bells

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents an interpretation of part 1 of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. This performance of part 1 is itself in two sections: 1(a) and 1(b), linked below, intended to be played one after the other. Featuring 11 Arduino Nanos, 6 Arduino Unos, 1 Arduino Pro Mini, 1 Adafruit Feather 32u4, and a Raspberry … Continue reading The Lo-Fi Orchestral Tubular Bells →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – 4’33”

It's been a while since my last Lo-Fi Orchestra performance, so today I thought I'd do something special. If you follow my blog, you might know I quite like contemporary ideas in music. I implemented Steve Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood on relays and have experimented with phasing in relays, sequences and more recently … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – 4’33” →