Arduino Four-tone Multi-tones

I had reason recently to take a look at the ATmega32U4 microcontroller again. This is used on the Arduino Leonardo and the Sparkfun Pro Micro and includes built-in USB functionality. But it also has four hardware timers, so I thought I'd try to get them working with the three-timer Tone library. https://youtu.be/N0GdLr4a9hM Warning! I strongly … Continue reading Arduino Four-tone Multi-tones →

PC USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited

This is another take on the PC USB to Arduino Serial MIDI once again taking the Pro Micro I used in part 2. Recall that the Pro Micro board (not to be confused with the Arduino Micro or the Pro Mini) is an Arduino Leonardo compatible smaller board, using the ATmega32U4, which means it has a … Continue reading PC USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Fanfare for the Common Man

Here is another piece for my Arduino tones- Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. This is scored for four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum and tam-tam. The Arduino tones provide the brass. The VS1053 provides the timpani and bass drum, but the tam-tam was a bit problematic. Eventually I decided … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Fanfare for the Common Man →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Janacek Sinfonietta

I've been thinking about other things I could play on my Arduino tones and they seem particularly suited to fanfares, so here is the opening movement of Janacek's Sinfonietta. For details of the projects used in this performance: Arduino Tone One Year On! Arduino MIDI VS1003 or VS1053 Synth https://youtu.be/BroTjZgu1Bs All music rights and copyright … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Janacek Sinfonietta →

Arduino LDR MIDI Piano

I always meant to go back to my Arduino LDR Pianola and extend it to more notes, but so far haven't quite got there. But this projects uses a multiplexer to link up eight LDRs to an Arduino and use it as a simple "keyboard" MIDI controller. https://youtu.be/Ne6J-a7ACwE Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second … Continue reading Arduino LDR MIDI Piano →

Auduino Slider Waveform Granular Synthesis

Now I have a version of the Auduino that will use a wavetable as the grain for the granular synthesis, I can start some alternative experiments, so first of all I thought I would try to use my slider potentiometers to build the wavetable. https://youtu.be/HABkDbIHvO8 Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment … Continue reading Auduino Slider Waveform Granular Synthesis →

Auduino Wavetable Granular Synthesis

The original Auduino used a clever trick to efficiently calculate a triangle wave to use as the "grain" for the granular synthesis, but I always wanted to try it with a wavetable to see if that would work. This project gives that a go. https://youtu.be/qA2BzSjeX1U Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment … Continue reading Auduino Wavetable Granular Synthesis →

Arduino Touchscreen Mini MIDI Tenori-On

The next experiment with my cheap touchscreen is to re-create my mini Tenori-On, but this time with more "buttons". https://youtu.be/kqZEotcWZY8 Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen Mini MIDI Tenori-On →

Arduino Touchscreen Auduino

Continuing my experimentation with my touchscreen Arduino, this project adds five touchscreen slider potentiometer inputs to my Auduino granular synthesizer. https://youtu.be/O5qaZX_7GSc Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen Auduino →

Arduino Touchscreen PWM Sound Output

Somewhat inspired by Daphne Oram, the thing I really wanted to do with my touchscreen was to use it to draw a waveform. I now have all the bits and pieces I need to do this, so in this project I'm combining the touch screen with PWM sound output and the "drawing" idea from my … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen PWM Sound Output →