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
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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
Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 5
In this part of my series on adding an Arduino to a toy keyboard, I've taken a second keyboard and actually embedded the Nano inside it to make it a complete DIY Oskitone Scout, powered by USB. This is using the version of the hardware and code described in part 2 - i.e. without the … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 5
Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 4
I'm continuing my series of posts seeing what I can do with a toy keyboard. This post looks at some possible uses of the additional IO pins I freed up in part 3. Part 1 provides all the details for adding an Arduino to the original toy keyboard. Part 2 demonstrates the toy keyboard running … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 4
Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 3
This post looks in a little more detail at the keyboard matrix decoding for the toy keyboard to see what is possible with less IO pins. Part 1 provides all the details for adding an Arduino to the original toy keyboard. Part 2 demonstrates the toy keyboard running the Oskitone "Scout" firmware. Warning! I strongly … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 3
Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 2
Having now plugged an Arduino into my Toy Keyboard, it is time to start experimenting. The first thing I really wanted to do, was build an Oskitone Scout, but not having a 3D printer or the funds to purchase one, I thought I'd have a go at getting the code to run on my toy … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Tone Piano – Part 2
Toy Keyboard Tone Piano
I have a few old toy keyboards kicking around that I've wanted to put an Arduino in, so I finally pulled one apart and had a go. I was "live tweeting" it as I went in this Twitter thread, but thought I'd gather everything so far together into a single post. Further posts in this … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Tone Piano
Toy Keyboard USB Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico – Part 2
Having added USB MIDI to my "Toy Keyboard" - I wanted the option to choose either USB or serial MIDI as the output. This returns to the Toy Keyboard USB Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico project to add a serial port option. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. … Continue reading Toy Keyboard USB Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico – Part 2
Toy Keyboard USB Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico
I never really got back to looking at my "Toy Keyboard" - I wanted to do the same as the Vintage Phone - create a USB MIDI version with Circuitpython. Well now I have. Here is the result. https://youtu.be/VNmp3-mwysI Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am not … Continue reading Toy Keyboard USB Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico
Toy Keyboard Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico
I'm always on the look out for discarded music keyboards that I might be able to do something with, so when I came across this thrown out in the street I claimed it to take a look. This shows how I used a Raspberry Pi Pico to decode the keyboard part and turn it into … Continue reading Toy Keyboard Matrix Decode with the Pi Pico