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 →

Adafruit Feather MIDI, Music and LEDs

In my last post using the Adafruit Feather, I described how to get the MIDI and Music Maker FeatherWings working together. This time I'm adding in the CharlieWing LED module. https://youtu.be/Oi54vxumLFc 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! … Continue reading Adafruit Feather MIDI, Music and LEDs →

Adafruit Feather MIDI and Music

I've wanted an excuse to play with some of the Adafruit Feather lines of boards for a while, so I finally dipped in a bought a board and a couple of add-ons. You can get most of their range in the UK from Pimoroni, The Pi Hut, and others (I'm not affiliated with any of … Continue reading Adafruit Feather MIDI and Music →

Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth – Part 2

I'm planning a use of the VS1053 shield but need to be able to pre-select which instruments to play and which channels to respond to. This revisits the Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth and adds that functionality. Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for any … Continue reading Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth – Part 2 →

Arduino USB MIDI VS1053 Synth

This project builds on the Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth but introduces a neat little module from Hobbytronics.co.uk that lets you use a range of USB MIDI controllers with the Arduino. 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 … Continue reading Arduino USB MIDI VS1053 Synth →

Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth

One of the nice things about that VS1053 shield is that the device has a fully general MIDI compliant mode. As well as playing MP3s and other audio files, it can either play MIDI files (as if it was just another audio file) or even better for my purposes, it can run in a real-time … Continue reading Arduino MIDI VS1053 Synth →

Arduino MP3 Piano

This is the first of a series of projects I hope to do based on an MP3 Audio Shield based on the VS1053 chip. There are so many possibilities with this device, but to start with I gone for a simple "piano" device (five notes only) that will play an MP3 file for each note. … Continue reading Arduino MP3 Piano →