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== What ==
== What ==
I've got some Arduino Pro Nano's and some DIN5 connectors from Adafruit, so time to do something with it. Some ideas:
I've got some Arduino Pro Nano's and some DIN5 connectors from Adafruit, so let's do something with it. Yay [[MIDI]] \o/. Some ideas:
== MIDI enabled synth ==
== MIDI enabled synth ==
===  MIDI in ===
===  MIDI in ===
Implement the MIDI protocol and read the notes that are being transmitted from a keyboard or sequencer. Later on information about velocity would also be nice.
Read the notes that are being transmitted from a keyboard or sequencer. Information about velocity and pitch bend would also be nice.
=== Sound output ===
=== Sound output ===
Multiple possibilities here:
Multiple possibilities here:
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== MIDI player / sequencer ==
== MIDI player / sequencer ==
Start with implementing MIDI out and go from there.
Start with implementing MIDI out and go from there.
== Some links ==
* http://arduinomidilib.fortyseveneffects.com/index.html
* https://github.com/FortySevenEffects/arduino_midi_library
* http://www.instructables.com/id/Send-and-Receive-MIDI-with-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS
* http://acidotunismo.com/en/2013/10/arduino-trick-using-a-low-gain-opto-isolator-for-midi/

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What

I've got some Arduino Pro Nano's and some DIN5 connectors from Adafruit, so let's do something with it. Yay MIDI \o/. Some ideas:

MIDI enabled synth

MIDI in

Read the notes that are being transmitted from a keyboard or sequencer. Information about velocity and pitch bend would also be nice.

Sound output

Multiple possibilities here:

Arduino as synth

The Arduino is capable of producing sound on its own, so write/borrow some code and connect a jack connector to the Arduino and we're done.

Driving the Korg Monotron

I own a Korg Monotron and supposedly they are very easy to modify. It would be awesome to be able to play it with a decent keyboard.

Drive a sound chip

555
Yamaha OPL2 / OPL3

MIDI player / sequencer

Start with implementing MIDI out and go from there.

Some links