Arduino “Make Your Uno” Synth

As soon as I saw the Arduino "Make Your Uno" kit with the Synth Shield I wanted to get one and have a go. Unfortunately it wasn't available in the UK straight away and postage from overseas was pretty high on an already pretty high price, so I waited. But as soon as I saw … Continue reading Arduino “Make Your Uno” Synth →

Arduino Multi-pot Mozzi FM Synthesis – Revisited

I've been watching how people have been getting on with the Arduino "Make Your Uno" kit in which you build up your own Arduino Uno and a five-pot synth shield. I've love to get one, but I really can't justify the cost as I don't need the soldering practice (well, I might, but not on … Continue reading Arduino Multi-pot Mozzi FM Synthesis – Revisited →

Arduino VS1053 General MIDI Synth

A while back I had a bit of a play with some VS1003 and VS1053 modules as MIDI modules, but I never really fully explained how to use them as a General MIDI sound module. This thought was prompted by Sheila (midi_in_out on Twitter) who posted one of her own compositions for use with her … Continue reading Arduino VS1053 General MIDI Synth →

Arduino MIDI Button Bank Select

Having tried this with a Raspberry Pi Pico (and had some odd issues with a RPi V4) I wanted to give it a go with an Arduino too. The basics have already been covered before, so this is relatively quick to set up. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Button Bank Select →

Pi Pico MIDI Button Controller

Having played with MiniDexed a little now, I really wanted something that could select the different banks of voices for me. This is how I've used a Raspberry Pi Pico as a set of "bank select" switches, but the switches could be used to send any MIDI change control messages. https://youtu.be/if0iKuHCkE4 Warning! I strongly recommend … Continue reading Pi Pico MIDI Button Controller →

CircuitPython USB to Serial MIDI Router

I've indirectly used USB and Serial MIDI with CircuitPython a few times now, but haven't explicitly shown how to use it as a simple USB (device) to serial MIDI converter. This project shows how to do that. Any CircuitPython device should be usable like this, but I've used this as an excuse to do something … Continue reading CircuitPython USB to Serial MIDI Router →

Arduino Serial MIDI Program and Control Messenger

I believe I have all the components of both sending and receiving MIDI Program and Control messages over the full range of serial interfaces from previous projects, but I'm not sure I've ever written it down in those terms. So this project aims to put that right! Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second … Continue reading Arduino Serial MIDI Program and Control Messenger →

Arduino MIDI Channelizer

This project kicked off from a comment in the "Audio/Midi/DMX using Arduino" Facebook group, where someone wanted to know if an Arduino could receive messages on one channel and change the channel number and send them back out. The answer is yes and this is how it could be done. I've based it on my Arduino … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Channelizer →

Pico Unicorn MIDI Visualiser

I've been waiting to use my Pimoroni Unicorn Pack for the Raspberry Pi Pico for some time, so decided to start off with a remake of my TFT MIDI Display - Part 3. https://youtu.be/-Sd64LAgyfw Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive … Continue reading Pico Unicorn MIDI Visualiser →

Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Step Sequencer – Part 3

I am continuing my experiments with different ways of visualising a step sequencer and this comes from from a suggestion by Twitter user @AxWax - using a NeoPixel ring. https://youtu.be/u4WNbgCWvds 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 … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Rotary Encoder Step Sequencer – Part 3 →