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 →

LOLShield MIDI Lighting Effects

This project goes back to the LOLShield and uses it to trigger some LED animations in response to MIDI events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4hc7NGaGI&feature=youtu.be 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 tutorials for the main concepts … Continue reading LOLShield MIDI Lighting Effects →

JQ6500 MIDI MP3 Player Module – Part 2

Having played with my JQ6500 a little now, I just wanted to finish the project by building a shield to support the module's use with an Arduino Uno. 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 JQ6500 MIDI MP3 Player Module – Part 2 →

JQ6500 MIDI MP3 Player Module

As I mentioned last time, I want to turn m JQ6500 into a MIDI-driven sample player. This project describes how to do that. In part 2, I turn this into a simple shield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mvTisAVe5o&feature=youtu.be Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any damage … Continue reading JQ6500 MIDI MP3 Player Module →

JQ6500 MP3 Player Module

I was given a JQ6500 MP3 Player Module to play with so I immediate saw the potential here to repeat my MCP4725 Sample Player experiment. In the next part, I add MIDI control. The JQ6500 module is designed to be the basis of a simple MP3 player, supporting the following features: Mono or stereo MP3 playback. … Continue reading JQ6500 MP3 Player Module →

AD9833 MIDI Signal Generator – Part 2

This project builds on the AD9833 MIDI Signal Generator and adds a second signal generator for some simple additive synthesis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32NULaB28QM&feature=youtu.be 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 tutorials for the main concepts used … Continue reading AD9833 MIDI Signal Generator – Part 2 →

AD9833 MIDI Signal Generator

This project adds MIDI receiving to the AD9833. In part 2 I add a second oscillator. In this final part, I add multiple oscillators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7y-fDsf5tE&feature=youtu.be 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 tutorials … Continue reading AD9833 MIDI Signal Generator →

AD9833 Signal Generator – Part 2

This is the next stage of experimenting with the AD9833. This time adding some control to the device. https://youtu.be/yoGaWoMqsuA 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 tutorials for the main concepts used in … Continue reading AD9833 Signal Generator – Part 2 →

AD9833 Signal Generator

I've picked up some cheap AD9833 based signal generator boards which look particularly interesting as they are programmable frequency generators capable of generating a sine, square or triangle wave at frequencies up to 12.5MHz and are controlled using the SPI bus from the Arduino. In part 2, I add some simple controls. In this part, … Continue reading AD9833 Signal Generator →

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 →