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 →

TFT MIDI Display

This project uses a cheap 1.8" colour 128x160 TFT display based on a ST7735 driver chip which is available very cheaply in the usual places. The display links up to an Arduino using the SPI bus as described here and there is a nice little library to talk to it provided by Adafruit for use … Continue reading TFT MIDI Display →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – War of the Worlds (Part 2)

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents part two of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: The Red Weed The Spirit of Man The Red Weed (part 2) Brave New World Dead London Epilogue Watch part 1 here - Lo-Fi Orchestra – War of the Worlds. https://youtu.be/1ZZevgRbliE All music rights and copyright with original authors, … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – War of the Worlds (Part 2) →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Theme from The Da Vinci Code

The Lo-Fi Orchestra turns its Arduinos to the music of Hans Zimmer in the theme from the film The Da Vinci Code. https://youtu.be/DwauJ72eSk4 All music rights and copyright with original authors, composers, producers, artists, and so on. Kevin

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Theme from Good Omens

The Lo-Fi Orchestra performs "the one that got stuck in an Arduino" - a performance of the theme from the hit series "Good Omens" based on the excellent book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. https://youtu.be/mhPyRcBIq-M All music rights and copyright with original authors, composers, producers, artists, and so on. Kevin

Lo-Fi Orchestra – Theme from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Originally known as The Journey of the Sorcerer by The Eagles, this is the iconic "book" theme from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy as performed by the Lo-Fi Orchestra. Listen out for the part in the piece where it switches from simple time over into compound time. https://youtu.be/DSTjzO6AIB4 All music rights and copyright with … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – Theme from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy →

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 →

Simple Synth IO Shield

I have a range of synthesizer chips and modules and some of those come on shields but I needed a way to hook up some potentiometers in a simple manner for testing and playing around. To date I've build separate modules (some examples here and here). One thing I often find is that music shields … Continue reading Simple Synth IO Shield →

WS002 – MIDI In, MIDI Monitors and Effects

This second worksheet looks at projects related to receiving and processing MIDI messages, providing a single list of parts and a suggested "building order". This worksheet links together the following projects: Simple MIDI Monitor Simple MIDI Monitor - part 2 Arduino MIDI Note Monitor Arduino MIDI Channel Monitor Arduino MIDI Tone Module Arduino Multi MIDI … Continue reading WS002 – MIDI In, MIDI Monitors and Effects →

Keyboard MIDI Matrix Decode

Following on from my Keyboard Matrix Decode I've now added MIDI out! So I have a full sized MIDI controller keyboard for the cost of a cheap Arduino Nano clone and a couple of passive components! https://youtu.be/kqcfxiKIzi4 Warning! I strongly recommend using an old or second hand keyboard for your MIDI experiments. I am not responsible for … Continue reading Keyboard MIDI Matrix Decode →