Arduino MIDI VS1003 Shield

I've put together a simple shield to hold my VS1003 modules. This documents the build process so far. In the next part, I'll add some potentiometers for control. Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the … Continue reading Arduino MIDI VS1003 Shield →

Arduino MIDI VS1003 Synth

After having some fun with my Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth I wanted a few more synth modules to play with and found some cheap ones online. But when they turned up, it turns out they are not VS1053 breakout boards (which I'm pretty sure they said they were), but used the VS1003 instead. Here are the … Continue reading Arduino MIDI VS1003 Synth →

Arduino MIDI Mux Step Sequencer – Part 2

By way of completing this initial look at multiplexing potentiometers, this is how I used a Sparkfun 16 port multiplexer in my Arduino MIDI Step Sequencer. https://youtu.be/MiPyJrPlmVs Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key Arduino … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Mux Step Sequencer – Part 2 →

Arduino MIDI Mux Step Sequencer

If you keep using single IO ports of the Arduino for your controls you reach the limits pretty quickly. In terms of analog IO that is six inputs for an Uno and eight for a Nano. The solution is relatively straightforward however, use a multiplexer. This project inserts a 74HC4051 eight port multiplexer into the Arduino … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Mux Step Sequencer →

Arduino MIDI Step Sequencer

This adds MIDI out capability to the Arduino Tone Step Sequencer. Here it is driving a Roland MT-32 paired with the Arduino Light Mozzi Generator – Part 2. https://youtu.be/nOx_mO8V0uY Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Step Sequencer →

Arduino Tone Step Sequencer

I've been meaning to build a step sequencer for a while. This is device that you can use to repeat a simple sequence of notes over and over and build up interesting patterns. In the next part I'll be adding MIDI out. https://youtu.be/oCHl-sRMuUM These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in … Continue reading Arduino Tone Step Sequencer →

Arduino Light Mozzi Generator – Part 2

I've spent a fair bit of time playing with the Control_Echo_Theremin example and finally committed it to stripboard. I was originally aiming for a fully self-contained module, speaker and all, but after a day or so trying to find a simple amplifier that works well with a PWM output, I've put that on hold for … Continue reading Arduino Light Mozzi Generator – Part 2 →

Auduino Light Controller

For the last in this series about using Light Dependent Resistors (for now), I'm having another look at the Auduino Granular Synthesis project. These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: Arduino Analog Input Auduino Granular Synthesis If you are new to Arduino, see the Getting Started pages. Parts list Arduino … Continue reading Auduino Light Controller →

Arduino Light Mozzi Generator

Now we have our simple LDR circuit there are a number of other experiments we can try. This page suggests a few more ideas based on the examples provided with the Mozzi synthesis library. In part 2 I build this up on stripboard. Tutorials used in this project: Sounds from Sensors with Mozzi Mozzi Library … Continue reading Arduino Light Mozzi Generator →

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 →