MidiVox Filter Attack! (... and release)

The MidiVox shield turns a basic Arduino microcontroller into a standalone MIDI synthesizer with parameters tweakable via MIDI CC messages. Hook up a controller with a DIN5 (aka MIDI) cable to the shield's MIDI input, upload a sketch and play.

The above demonstration vid explores some of the various *bloOOrpp* styles possible with the MidiVox "Healer" sketch (adapted from the Squealer synth by Marc Nostromo) . The source code can, of course, be completely modified/hacked/bent beyond all recognition - but as is Healer sports the following params controllable by way of MIDI CC #0-8 :

* Filter resonance, cutoff, mix, & envelope controls
* Waveform length/truncatation
* Note attack & release
* Velocity sensitivity
* & 6 selectable waveforms

More info can be found over at - http://narbotic.com/midivox

And kits for the project are available via Maker Shed - http://bit.ly/bB8jjn

happy synthing,
C

PS - I do play the white keys every once in a while - honest!

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[zongivila]

do more videos!!Thumbs up if you think to,so he can see this

[TheBlackhawk2399]

cool...can you please make a video on how to make a simple synth

AND u r good at playing a piano!

[TheMrHwarang]

you should build boards for skrillex!

[mclmatty]

dubstep at its finest!

[paul46038]

I know I should have built this when I bought it but I set it aside and just recently dug it out. Unfortunately, Google/Norton et al are warning me that connecting to narbotic.com could harm my computer. I look forward to being able to access the instructions again.

[sweepstakes]

@burntwilly Yes, since the arduino has analog inputs you could write code to digitally process it. It won't sound very high fidelity but you can definitely have fun with it.

[burntwilly]

Could you use this in conjunction with a guitar somehow?

[Biopharmer]

Awesome! It would be cool to expand one of these with an old soundchip from a game console.

[drOffset]

I must have one.

[killerman4ever]

Nice, i might consider buying one.