My First Arduino Project

Filed under: DIYs, Hacks, Software

So I got my very first Arduino in the mail two nights ago. In less than one day, I was able to create a simple program and circuit that plays back any set of musical notes I want. I can then modify pitch, frequency and delay time all with potentiometers I have rigged up to the Arduino. Coding is extremely easy, so it didn’t take long to modify some free code found on the ‘net. In the above video, I’m demoing the unit on my kitchen table with a 9V battery as a standalone unit. This means that if I ditched the breadboard and connected everything for good via solder, the device would run self-sufficiently.

Anyways, I will post a HOWTO this weekend if there’s any interest in making your own chiptune maker. You’ll need a USB Arduino, some potentiometers, wiring, resistors, a speaker and a breadboard. Some LEDs wouldn’t hurt either. Experiment and see what you can come up with!

Discussion

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by JackMcLeanSeptember 17, 2008   12:21pm

This looks really cool! could you email that code or post a HOWTO on it please, thanks!

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by Vince VenezianiSeptember 17, 2008   12:37pm

Jack,

It’s very, very basic. I suggest getting an Arduino and learning through example on Arduino.cc and by searching around.

Best of luck.

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by JackMcLeanSeptember 17, 2008   12:41pm

i have already got one and i already that code that you have there which is playing the major scale (i think) but i just dont see what to get the potentiometer change to get into to change the frequency or delay. none of the stuff i try works

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