When I started the Electronic Windchimes (EWC) line of projects, I wanted to learn about music. I began by pseudo-randomly playing notes from a pentatonic scale. I planned to learn about what sounded accordant by minimizing the chance of recognizing a tune so I would never expect a known pattern. My plan worked well, but anyone with a musical background said it was hard to listen to for long. The problem was that there was no melody. For a device called "windchimes," this was fine.
The next things I want to experiment with are loops and percussion. I built a sloppy little drum machine a while ago, but it was minimal. I considered buying a drum machine, but none had the features I wanted with a comfortable price-point.
I am going to approach loops in the most modular fashion, but it will not be efficient. Each instrument will be a self-contained unit with identical controls. I will build as many as I need, and I can add commercial MIDI instruments.
Enough background
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I sketched out my ideas for the functionality of each panel. The cornerstone of the project will be a timer box that will periodically send a MIDI sync signal out the data line. That is all. On the face will be a few controls to change the time interval and a display. It will have a MIDI output but no input. I will make a drum machine with a large LED array that will display instrument tracks and an OLED screen for selecting instruments. The last module I sketched was for a single instrument. This kind will be closer to the previous EWC builds because it will utilize pseudo-random note generation, but instead of producing them forever, it will make a loop and ensure the first and last notes don't clash.
If these modules pan out, I have a few more ideas. I may make a General MIDI synthesizer that would accept the MIDI on a serial line, produce audio, convert to USB, save to an SD card, and reproduce stored data. Another device would be a MIDI router that would separate the channels and reduce the load on a single synthesizer.
Faceplate sketches for EWC_Panel devices
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2021-08-25
The next things I want to experiment with are loops and percussion. I built a sloppy little drum machine a while ago, but it was minimal. I considered buying a drum machine, but none had the features I wanted with a comfortable price-point.
I am going to approach loops in the most modular fashion, but it will not be efficient. Each instrument will be a self-contained unit with identical controls. I will build as many as I need, and I can add commercial MIDI instruments.
Enough background
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I sketched out my ideas for the functionality of each panel. The cornerstone of the project will be a timer box that will periodically send a MIDI sync signal out the data line. That is all. On the face will be a few controls to change the time interval and a display. It will have a MIDI output but no input. I will make a drum machine with a large LED array that will display instrument tracks and an OLED screen for selecting instruments. The last module I sketched was for a single instrument. This kind will be closer to the previous EWC builds because it will utilize pseudo-random note generation, but instead of producing them forever, it will make a loop and ensure the first and last notes don't clash.
If these modules pan out, I have a few more ideas. I may make a General MIDI synthesizer that would accept the MIDI on a serial line, produce audio, convert to USB, save to an SD card, and reproduce stored data. Another device would be a MIDI router that would separate the channels and reduce the load on a single synthesizer.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2021-08-25
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