Schlagwort: Midi
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The Blade is a dual Game Boy chiptune keytar
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Blade is a dual Game Boy chiptune keytar Arduino Team — April 16th, 2019 Keytars may have had their moment of popularity in the 1980s, but instruments of the day can’t hold a candle to “The Blade” by makers Sam Wray, Siddharth Vadgama, and Greig Stewart. The musical device feeds signals…
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Bind MIDI inputs to LED lights using a Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlinky lights and music created using a Raspberry Pi? Count us in! When Aaron Chambers shared his latest project, Py-Lights, on Reddit, we were quick to ask for more information. And here it is: [Seizure Warning] Raspberry Pi MIDI LED demo A demo for controlling LEDs on a Raspberry Pi Song: Bassnectar…
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Vacuum cleaner turned into unique MIDI instrument
Reading Time: 2 minutesVacuum cleaner turned into unique MIDI instrument Arduino Team — April 9th, 2019 When you see a vacuum cleaner, most people see a useful implement to keep their carpets clean. James Bruton, however, envisioned another use—as a musical instrument. His new project, which made its appearance this year on April Fools’ Day,…
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Make your own MIDI keyboard matrix (or just buy one?)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMake your own MIDI keyboard matrix (or just buy one?) Arduino Team — February 19th, 2019 If you’ve ever seen a MIDI pad with dozens of light-up buttons producing electronic music, you may have considered building one using an Arduino. As shown in GreatScott!’s latest write-up, you can indeed create your own…
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“Rare Candy” played on even more rare electronic instrument
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Rare Candy” played on even more rare electronic instrument Arduino Team — February 5th, 2019 According to musician/maker Ruben Dax, “Few things make him happier than being able to create things that create things.” As seen in the video below, what he’s created is a very strange cylindrical instrument with an array…
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Salvaged Arduino powers animated House Party
Reading Time: 2 minutesSalvaged Arduino powers animated House Party Arduino Team — October 25th, 2018 What can you do with items that are destined for the dump? As seen here, if you’re Neil Mendoza, you transform old furniture, TVs, computers, art, and even an Arduino Zero that somehow ended up in the trash into a…
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Control lights and sounds with the Arduino-powered LED Eclipse
Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl lights and sounds with the Arduino-powered LED Eclipse Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2018 If you need a MIDI device that can be programmed as your own unique light and sound controller, then Jon Bumstead’s LED Eclipse may be just what you’re looking for. The circular device, roughly the diameter…
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Create a beat by nodding your head
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreate a beat by nodding your head Arduino Team — December 11th, 2017 If you are really enjoying a song, you may start to bob your head to the tunes, but what if you could instead create actual music with this subtle movement? That’s exactly what Andrew Lee’s “Nod Bang” system…
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Antique organ speaks clues at an escape room
Reading Time: 2 minutesAntique organ speaks clues at an escape room Arduino Team — October 17th, 2017 When tasked with converting an antique pump organ—sort of a miniature version of a full-sized pipe organ—into part of an escape room puzzle, hacker Alec Smecher decided to turn it into a vocal MIDI device. To accomplish this,…
