Raspberry Pi Pico Multi MIDI Router – Part 2

One thing I've wanted to do since building my Raspberry Pi Pico Multi MIDI Router is build a board a bit like ones DeftAudio produces for the Teensy. This posts describes a DIY version of a 4+2 IN, 4+2 OUT MIDI board for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico Multi MIDI Router – Part 2 →

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Pedal Keyboard

Quite a number of years ago, I found an old set of organ pedals and MIDI'd them up by the crude method of wiring the pedal switches onto the connectors for the keys of an old Amstrad MIDI keyboard... It was the technology and expertise I had at the time! I stumbled across them a … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Pedal Keyboard →

Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 4

For this final (for now) part of my experimenting with my Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface, I've set it up to talk to multiple Arduino's, each with a speaker to act as an I2C MIDI "tone module". In part 1, I tested the concept of a Pico I2C MIDI interface. In part 2, I … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 4 →

Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 3

Continuing my experiments with my Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface, one comment on Twitter asked about latency, so I thought I'd try to see if it was possible to measure how long it took for a complete round trip of a MIDI message from an Arduino through the Pico, back out over I2C to … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 3 →

Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 2

Following on from Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface this post looks at how to use the I2C MIDI layer with the Adafruit MIDI library for CircuitPython. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key tutorials for … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface – Part 2 →

Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface

I thought it was time to see if I could add a Raspberry Pi Pico to my Arduino I2C MIDI setup. This is the first step to getting them talking MIDI over I2C using Circuitpython. In part 1, I'm testing the concept of a Pico I2C MIDI interface. In part 2, I wrote an I2C MIDI “driver” … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico I2C MIDI Interface →

Pico Dual-core MIDI Visualisations

I started this project as I had just bought two new toys from The Pi-Hut: Waveshare RGB Full-colour 16x10 LED Matrix Panel Waveshare 4-Digit 8-Segment Display Module My initial thinking was to re-run the Pico Unicorn MIDI Visualiser and the Arduino MIDI 7 Segment Controller with these new devices and a Pico. But whilst playing around, I … Continue reading Pico Dual-core MIDI Visualisations →

Lo-Fi Orchestra – John Miles Music

The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents this performance of "Music" by John Miles. "Music was my first love, and it will be my last.Music of the future, and music of the past. To live without my music, would be impossible to do.In this world of troubles, my music pulls me through." -- John Miles (1947-2021) … Continue reading Lo-Fi Orchestra – John Miles Music →

MIDI IN for the Raspberry Pi Pico

I was in need of another MIDI IN device, so I thought it would be useful to have another "pack" style interface that supported MIDI IN for new MIDI monitoring type projects. You can see all the other DIY options for Pico MIDI interfaces here: DIY MIDI Interfaces. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second … Continue reading MIDI IN for the Raspberry Pi Pico →

Raspberry Pi Pico Multi MIDI Router

In this project I've combined my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Channel Merger and my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Channel Router to create a more general 6-IN, 6-OUT MIDI routing device. This project uses the two hardware UARTs on a Raspberry Pi Pico along with four "PIO" UARTs to give the six MIDI IN and OUT ports. Part … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico Multi MIDI Router →