MIDI Patch Button

This project uses the Arduino MIDI Library again, as described in my previous project Arduino Simple MIDI Controller, alongside a button as input to provide a "hotkey" patch change message to your keyboard or synth. These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: Arduino Button The Arduino MIDI Library … Continue reading MIDI Patch Button →

Arduino Simple MIDI Controller

This is another variant of the Arduino Tone Generator but this time instead of generating a tone or note, the Arduino is sending MIDI messages! MIDI is the Musical Instrument Digital Interface and has been the means of having one digital instrument control another since at least the 1980s. There are lots of MIDI tutorials on … Continue reading Arduino Simple MIDI Controller →

Arduino Relay Bolero

There are a number of add-ons you can get for Arduino projects that make a rather satisfying sound when activated. This project uses a relay board, which is mean to allow an Arduino to switch a higher power load (such as turning on a light bulb or similar), but I'm just using the click as … Continue reading Arduino Relay Bolero →

Simple Arduino Music Keyboard

This project uses the Arduino tone() function to make a sound coupled with a set of eight buttons that act as a simple one octave music keyboard (with no accidentals). In Arduino Nano 12-Note Keyboard I extend this to 12 notes using an Arduino Nano and some stripboard. In Arduino Nano MIDI Keyboard I add MIDI out … Continue reading Simple Arduino Music Keyboard →

Arduino Note Generator

This project is a continuation of the Arduino Tone Generator but rather than create a continuous tone, this code chooses specific notes to play. In Simple Arduino Music Keyboard I use this principle to create a music keyboard. In Arduino Tone Step Sequencer I build a "step sequencer" to play Arduino tones. In Arduino MIDI Tone Module I … Continue reading Arduino Note Generator →

Arduino Tone Generator

This project uses an Arduino Uno and a potentiometer to create a variable-pitch tone. In Arduino Note Generator I update the project to play discrete notes. https://youtu.be/Azd64-3U5pI These are the key Arduino tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: Arduino Analog Input Arduino Tone Pitch Follower If you are new to Arduino, see the Getting … Continue reading Arduino Tone Generator →