Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI Shield PCB

I've built up an Arduino Uno shield for my Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI. This includes a proper buffered input stage for six inputs and output to TRS MIDI. Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI Shield PCB Build Guide Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage … Continue reading Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI Shield PCB

Arduino Euclidean Gate Sequencer – Part 2

I covered all the theory and main functions of the code for my Arduino Euclidean Gate Sequencer in my previous post. In this one I look a little more at some hardware that hopefully lets me use this to actually control something useful! Part 1 covered all the theory and main functions of the code. Part 2 … Continue reading Arduino Euclidean Gate Sequencer – Part 2

Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI

After playing with my Arduino Euclidean Gate Sequencer I started to think about how to turn that into MIDI. One option, naturally, is to add MIDI to the sequencer itself, but I thought the more versatile approach would be to build a second Arduino that took trigger pulses and turned them into MIDI drum messages. This … Continue reading Arduino Drum Trigger to MIDI

“Baby8” Discrete Logic MIDI (ish)

I've wanted to create a non-microcontroller, discrete logic MIDI circuit for some time. I thought it would be interesting to have a few chips that could generate a specific sequence of bytes corresponding to a MIDI message. Note: I'm still talking individual chips here, not just gates and definitely not individual transistors, so perhaps "discrete … Continue reading “Baby8” Discrete Logic MIDI (ish)

Arduino Touchscreen Mini MIDI Tenori-On – Part 2

I've been playing with two versions of a cheap touchscreen but I haven't so far put up a version of my mini Tenori-On for the "shield" variant. This is a replay of my Arduino Touchscreen Mini MIDI Tenori-On but using the ILI9488 touch screen "shield" described here: Arduino Touchscreen X-Y MIDI Controller – Part 2 and the … Continue reading Arduino Touchscreen Mini MIDI Tenori-On – Part 2

Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB. https://makertube.net/w/fenpgiuXnZrcCwgVFeVXkU 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 pages. Bill of Materials Arduino Pro Mini MIDI … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide

Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design

I've finally decided to create a PCB for my Mini USB-MIDI to MIDI USB Host MIDI converter based on an Arduino Pro Mini and a Mini USB Host Shield. Whilst I was at it, I've also included an option to support the USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited build based on an Adafruit Trinket M0. Here is the Arduino … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB. 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 pages. Bill of Materials Raspberry Pi Pico Touch Keyboard … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design

It's been a while since I last played with Pico capacitive touch, but I was always planning on combining it with my touch keyboard PCB to create a self-contained MIDI controller. I've taken the opportunity to build something that I hope to be able to use with my Educational DIY Synth Thing. Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design