Vintage Rotary Phone MIDI Controller

I've wanted to do something musical with a vintage rotary telephone for a while now, so when I happened to come across one in a charity shop, I jumped at the chance to have a go! Be warned: there are many "vintage styled" modern phones with a pile of modern electronics inside. This is not … Continue reading Vintage Rotary Phone MIDI Controller →

Vintage Phone USB MIDI Controller

This is the USB MIDI controller version of the Vintage Phone MIDI Controller. As the USB MIDI support is much easier in CircuitPython than MicroPython, this is also a version of the keypad controller code for CircuitPython too. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not responsible for … Continue reading Vintage Phone USB MIDI Controller →

Vintage Phone MIDI Controller

I happened across a pretty dirty Doro x20 push-button phone in some very 70s colours in my garage as part of a clear out and thought it might make a fun MIDI controller. My first experiment uses a Raspberry Pi Pico (in "sawn-off" mode - see later!). In this follow-up post, I turn the phone … Continue reading Vintage Phone MIDI Controller →