Arduino Nano and AY-3-8910 with MIDI
Arduino Nano and AY-3-8910 with MIDI
OpenMIDIStomper Makes Sure Your Gear Does What Your Foot Says - If you’re a solo musician, you probably have lots of gear you’d like to control, b... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/openmidistomper-makes-sure-your-gear-does-what-your-foot-says/ #midicontroller #musicalhacks #footswitch #stompbox #midi
Hey there retro gamers!
Today's post is an old album I converted from MIDI files. Two of these tracks were adapted for #TheAching , perhaps the other two will someday get used for another title.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/soundtrack-1-132074426
We hope you enjoy these couple of tracks!
~the Lobdegg
XIAO MIDI Synthesizer USB MIDI Host
Using two Atari 2600 Keypad controllers as a MIDI controller.
https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/06/26/arduino-atari-midi-keypad/
cc @rc2014
Venomode releases Phrasebox 2 phrase arpeggiator plugin https://rekkerd.org/venomode-releases-phrasebox-2-phrase-arpeggiator-plugin/
And, so finally, I've done something that at least hints of being musical with my Atari Paddles.
This shows how to use them as a MIDI CC controller.
https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/06/23/arduino-midi-atari-paddles/
Steinberg's Cubase was the standard for music production software on the Atari ST in the late 80s/early 90s for professional and hobby musicians alike (if they could afford the software...).
However, it seems to be hard to find files with actual music created with Cubase nowadays (.all/.arr file formats). Is there an archive of Cubase-created songs somewhere? Ideally some 1980s synthpop/new wave style music to run a demo in our retrocomputing lab next week.
Pitch Innovations releases Fluid Chords 2 chord bending plugin https://rekkerd.org/pitch-innovations-releases-fluid-chords-2-chord-bending-plugin/
Meowsic Keyboard MIDI Adapter Aims for Purrfection - Both small children and cats have a certain tendency to make loud noises at inopp... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/14/meowsic-keyboard-midi-adapter-aims-for-purrfection/ #musicalsynthesizer #digitalaudiohacks #electronicmusic #arduinohacks #midiadapter #midi
My tiny artist collective has its first "gallery" up (some items are still pending and will be up later)!
https://0dd.company/galleries/deepsong/
My contribution is a song made entirely out of modified whale noises, powered by Orca as a midi controller / visualization tool! (https://100r.co/site/orca.html)
Uploading the video here for easy viewing!
Group is meeting this week to decide how we want to expand the group (whether to keep it local, how many invites we want to do at once, etc)
@F4EGX_Nico Pendant que vous êtes occupé, assurez-vous de ne pas couper les fils à haute tension qui alimentent votre appareil de musique ;) D'ailleurs, ce serait un super appareil sonore d'attente, on ne s'ennuie jamais !
https://www.seeedstudio.com/XIAO-MIDI-Synthesizer-p-6462.html
#midi #magnetron
When Wireless MIDI Has Latency, a Hardwired Solution Saves the Day - [Moby Pixel] wanted to build a fun MIDI controller. In the end, he didn’t build it... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/07/when-wireless-midi-has-latency-a-hardwired-solution-saves-the-day/ #raspberrypipico #musicalhacks #bluetooth #latency #esp32 #music #midi
Apparently there used to be a MIDI interface for the Atari 2600 - the MIDI2600 - but it doesn't seem to exist anymore.
There is an archive of some PIC assembler and gerber files, but I can't find a schematic or description of the design...
I think it was meant to drive the Synthcart.
Now I'm wondering what it would take to recreate it.
Currently thinking an Arduino and some CD4016 analog switches to replace the keypads...
So I found that there is #DecentSampler also for #iPad. I thought: Well this would be easy, I got this #CameraKit and I have a USB-#MIDI input device, so I could just have a dedicated computer/tablet playing these few samples.
I tend to forget that the MIDI support of #IOS 15.x is broken beyond repair.
Now I have 2 iPads with IOS 12 that have working MIDI support, but these are too old for many apps I need (such as Allen&Heath mixing console remote control).
I have 2 other iPads with IOS 15, most apps run on these, but none that need MIDI work.
I ordered two younger used iPads now which are supposed to run everything. For a while…
Needless to say, processing power, battery life and all the rest of the very old iPads would be sufficient for just everything. It's entirely a software compatibility thing going on. The IOS 15 devices have less processing power left than my older ones / waste too much of their power for a uselessly high screen resolution.
And I'd claim this is on purpose by #Apple.
It’s MIDI for the TRS-80! - The Radio Shack TRS-80 was a much-loved machine across America. However, one thing... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/its-midi-for-the-trs-80/ #mischacks #tracker #trs-80 #midi
i built a new musical robot- this time for a smol toy piano xylophone: https://learn.adafruit.com/solderless-robot-toy-xylophone
coded in #CircuitPython and it doesn't require any soldering. it also has two modes: live #MIDI or music box. Live MIDI listens to incoming MIDI messages over USB, while music box mode plays back MIDI files (.mid) saved on the CIRCUITPY drive.