Category: Lo-Fi Orchestra

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Thunderbirds

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Barry Gray's march used as the main theme for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds. The opening features my Raspberry Pi, Clumsy MIDI and MT32-Pi on timpani and borrows heavily from a MIDI file that I've not been able to find any credits for I'm afraid. https://youtu.be/53PtHxF9Q1Y   All music rights and copyright … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Thunderbirds →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Baba Yaga, Great Gate of Kiev

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the final two movements from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: Baba Yaga - "The Hut on Fowls Legs" - and The Great Gate of Kiev. I used the first few bars from the opening Promenade in my introduction to the Lo-Fi Orchestra, highlighting the brass section provided by the Arduino Multi MIDI … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Baba Yaga, Great Gate of Kiev →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Serenade

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Derek Bourgeois wonderfully quirky Serenade.  Who doesn't love a piece of music with a stylistic direction of "piacevole" in time signatures of 11/8, 13/8, an occasional 7/8 and finishing with a bar of 3/8. This piece features the Arduino PWM MIDI Synthesis with Mozzi and the Arduino MIDI R2R Digital Audio with a … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Serenade →

Arduino Tone One Year On!

One year ago I posted the following two articles: Arduino Tone Generator Arduino Note Generator Shortly followed by an associated video on YouTube and so the Simple DIY Electronic Music Projects blog was born!  They were then followed by the Arduino MIDI Tone Module and many others since. So in honour of my one-year anniversary, … Continue reading Arduino Tone One Year On! →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Saturn from The Planets

Inspired by the legendary Tomita, the Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Saturn from Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. This is using the same Lo-Fi Orchestra setup as Jupiter, which is detailed in full here. There is a lot of dynamic nuance in the original, but unfortunately the Lo-Fi Orchestra doesn't really do nuance, it is mostly "on" or … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Saturn from The Planets →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Jupiter from The Planets

Inspired by the legendary Tomita, the Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Jupiter from Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. There are 11 Arduino Nanos, 6 Arduino Unos, 1 Arduino Pro Mini, 1 Adafruit Feather 32u4, and a Raspberry Pi using the following projects from this site: On brass: Arduino Multi MIDI Tone Module. On high wind: Arduino MIDI R2R Digital Audio … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Jupiter from The Planets →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Sky Toccata

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the Sky interpretation of Bach's Toccata in D minor (BWV595), first released on their Sky 2 album back in 1980. The famous opening features the newly configured "triangle wave" of the Arduino Multi-pot Mozzi FM Synthesis.  As you might expect there is also a strong presence from the guitar and bass from … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Sky Toccata →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – March to the Scaffold

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents The March to the Scaffold. This is the fourth movement from the Symphony Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, describing a dream whereby an artist thinks they have killed their lover and are now being marched to their execution! The Arduino MIDI Relay Servo Drumkit provide the military accompaniment, to the Arduino Multi MIDI Tone … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – March to the Scaffold →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Dance of the Tumblers

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the Dance of the Tumblers from the opera The Snow Maiden, by Rimsky-Korsakov. You can hear the whole orchestra in performance, but not the use of the Adafruit Feather MIDI, Music and LEDs as the triangle and later on the Arduino MIDI Relay Servo Drumkit. https://youtu.be/aXZjcAb5nzE All music rights and copyright with … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Dance of the Tumblers →