I wanted a quick "just plug in and use it" MIDI out for my Pico, but in a slightly simpler format than my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI "pack" Interface, so popped this one together as an alternative. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico Reversible MIDI Out
Category: MIDI Interfaces
DIY MIDI Interfaces
This page is a mixture of beginner and advanced, DIY options covering MIDI in (receive), MIDI out (send), and USBMIDI to MIDI conversion for non-Arduino like microcontrollers. Here are some other pages of interest: Ready-Made MIDI Modules - a range of modules for "ready to go" MIDI IN and OUT for both 5V and 3V … Continue reading DIY MIDI Interfaces
USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited
Ever since building my Mini USB-MIDI to MIDI I've wanted something a little more self contained. Most of these projects have been built with 8-bit microcontrollers, but the costs of more powerful microcontrollers is coming down all the time and you can now get very powerful 32-bit ARM based boards for really not very much so … Continue reading USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited
Raspberry Pi, Clumsy MIDI and MT32-Pi
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you'll have noticed my trusty Roland MT-32 MIDI sound module in various experiments. It even featured in my "Raspberry Pi Plays Bach" video which was my first play with MIDI on the Raspberry Pi Pico. I've been wanting to experiment with some of options for using a … Continue reading Raspberry Pi, Clumsy MIDI and MT32-Pi
Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI “pack” Interface
Having now done both MIDI In and MIDI Out for the Raspberry Pi Pico, and having seen the Adafruit MIDI Feather Wing and the design for "packs" ("shields" in Arduino speak or "wings" in Adafruit Feather speak) from Pimoroni, I wanted a convenient equivalent for my MIDI In and Out and this is the result. … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI “pack” Interface
MIDI In for 3.3V Microcontrollers
I have a number of microcontrollers now that use 3.3V logic: Raspberry Pi Pico Adafruit Feather Adafruit Circuit Playground Express BBC Micro:bit So far, I've look at MIDI OUT functionality, so now its time to look at MIDI IN, based on the circuit from my Simple MIDI Monitor. This project shows how to build your … Continue reading MIDI In for 3.3V Microcontrollers
MIDI, MicroPython and the Raspberry Pi Pico
It was an exciting day on Thursday this week on Twitter. I was able to watch the release of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's new microcontroller board, the Raspberry Pi Pico and it looks like it will have lots of features that will be of interest for Simple DIY Electronic Music Projects. And the best bit? … Continue reading MIDI, MicroPython and the Raspberry Pi Pico
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
PC USB to DIN MIDI IN
My PC USB MIDI interface is wired into my LoFi Orchestra at present and I don't have another one, but having already done the hard part of getting the software USB MIDI stack up and running I thought it would be fairly easy to add an actual MIDI DIN plug to create a (one-way - … Continue reading PC USB to DIN MIDI IN
PC USB to Arduino Serial MIDI – Part 2
Having built a stand-alone PC USB to Arduino Serial MIDI link, I thought it might also be useful to have a shield that allows a direct PC USB link to the Arduino too. Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to … Continue reading PC USB to Arduino Serial MIDI – Part 2
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