Whilst being able to use a cheap touchscreen with a DIY shield gets me so far, there are a number of cheap touchscreen shields around and I've had one for a while, but not managed to really get it going. I thought it was perhaps about time to see what I could do, so I … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen X-Y MIDI Controller – Part 2
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Arduino Touchscreen X-Y MIDI Controller
I have a list of other projects I'd like to use my cheap touchscreen MIDI controller for. For details see the original discussion here: Arduino Touchscreen MIDI Controller. In this project I turn it into an "X-Y" controller - essentially a two-dimensional potentiometer. Moving in the Y direction changes one value and moving in the X … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen X-Y MIDI Controller
Pi Pico MIDI Button Voice Select
This is an alternative take on my Arduino MIDI Button Voice Select this time combining it with both my Pi Pico MIDI Button Controller with a hint of the CircuitPython USB to Serial MIDI Router too. The end result is a voice and bank selector that will also act as a USB MIDI to serial MIDI converter. In … Continue reading Pi Pico MIDI Button Voice Select
Arduino MIDI Button Voice Select
Having got as far as an Arduino MIDI Button Bank Selector I went off an ordered some cheap 8-way button pcbs so I can start to experiment with a voice selector too. As I think I mentioned before, I'd really like a set of buttons like you'd find on a real synth 🙂 This is the … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Button Voice Select
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
Yet Another Toy Keyboard USB MIDI Controller – Part 2
So this follows on from the first part and adds MIDI, some buttons to control the keyboard and gives it a voice of its own. https://youtu.be/NUaCPR0LRTM 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, … Continue reading Yet Another Toy Keyboard USB MIDI Controller – Part 2
Yet Another Toy Keyboard USB MIDI Controller
Ok, I admit, there is a bit of a theme to some of my projects, but this keyboard that I found in a charity shop was such a dinky thing that I had to do Just One More (TM). Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not … Continue reading Yet Another Toy Keyboard USB MIDI Controller
Vintage Rotary Phone MIDI Controller – Part 7
Having built my adaptor into a small box, I've gone back to add a mode button so I can include all the different applications into a single sketch. This builds on the previous parts in this series. Part 1 - Understanding the telephone hardware and interfacing to an Arduino. Part 2 - Decoding the rotary … Continue reading Vintage Rotary Phone MIDI Controller – Part 7
Arduino USB MIDI Mux Pot Controller
The other application I wanted for my Arduino USB MIDI Mux Step Sequencer is as a general purpose MIDI controller. In this case with 16 potentiometers mapped to MIDI CC messages. This is building on the following previous projects: Arduino USB MIDI Mux Step Sequencer Arduino and USB MIDI “Bare Metal” Raspberry Pi Synth – Part … Continue reading Arduino USB MIDI Mux Pot Controller
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