Category: Intermediate

Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller – Part 2

This revisits my Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller using my Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display PCB with a Waveshare RP2040 to create more of a "all in one" device. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you … Continue reading Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller – Part 2 →

Duppa I2C MIDI Controller – Part 3

This is a follow up post to Part 2 expanding on the code and adding in some of the alternative control options I mentioned. Part 1 - getting to know the devices and testing them out. Part 2 - adding MIDI to the LED ring and I2C encoder. Part 3 - adding normal encoder, plain potentiometer, and endless potentiometer … Continue reading Duppa I2C MIDI Controller – Part 3 →

Duppa I2C MIDI Controller – Part 2

This is a follow up post to Part 1 where I'm starting to look at MIDI applications and a range of control options. Part 1 - getting to know the devices and testing them out. Part 2 - adding MIDI to the LED ring and I2C encoder. Part 3 - adding normal encoder, plain potentiometer, and endless potentiometer control. … Continue reading Duppa I2C MIDI Controller – Part 2 →

Waveshare Zero, Pimoroni Tiny, and Neopixels

I want to revisit my Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display looking at an alternative way to do the electronics. In particular, I'm looking at how I might embed a microcontroller in each display. This post is a short diversion into the world of some Waveshare "Zero" format devices and a bit of background on driving programmable … Continue reading Waveshare Zero, Pimoroni Tiny, and Neopixels →

Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller

This takes my Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display and adds some potentiometers to turn it into a MIDI CC message controller. Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller – Part 2 https://makertube.net/w/vz9RucdW1oi2XzAqPBa96g Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If … Continue reading Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display – MIDI CC Controller →

Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display

If you're not familiar with The Forbidden Planet, then it is an iconic 1956 Sci-Fi movie with an absolutely ground-breaking soundtrack of "Electronic Tonalities" by Bebe and Louis Barron. In one scene, when the humans visit an alien (the "Krell") science lab there is a large set of display dials around the room that logarithmically … Continue reading Forbidden Planet “Krell” Display →

Getting Started with Daisy Seed

I've finally managed to get myself a Daisy Seed from Electro-Smith, so as is becoming usual, this is my "getting started" notes-to-self post. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, see the Getting Started … Continue reading Getting Started with Daisy Seed →