Piano- CC Lab Midterm

MUSIC & ARDUINO

On brainstorming the other day in the CC lab class, I was keen on working with Arduino and music. So, I decided to create the 8 musical notes, octaves, so that people can play music for fun.

Prototype done in class using Paper

1st Prototype:

Making a Piano that records and then plays back the recorded octave notes

Materials used:

1. Arduino UNO

2. 16*2 LCD Display

3. Potentiometer

4. Buzzer

5. SPDT Switch

6. Push Buttons

7. Resistors

8. Connecting Wires

9. Breadboard

DEMO:

The player can record the music they want to play and on switching the spdt switch, can listen back to the recorded music.

2nd Prototype:

Making a Piano using the octave notes-

Materials used:

1. Arduino UNO

2. LED lights

3. Resistors

3. Potentiometer

4. Buzzer

6. Push Buttons

7. Jumper wires

8. Connecting Wires

9. Breadboard

The player can use the potentiometer to play the octaves in disparate pitches.

DEMO:

Simplifying the prototype, exploring the octaves and how music works with arduino.

Final Prototype:

Making a Piano using the octave notes-

Materials used:

1. Arduino UNO

2. LED lights

3. Resistors

3. Potentiometer

4. Buzzer

6. Push Buttons

7. Jumper wires

8. Connecting Wires

9. Arduino UNO PCB Board

10. Breadboard Soldering Board

11. Lead wire for soldering

12. Male header wires

13. Extra long male header wires

14. Copper conductive tape

DEMO:

Final Prototype: VERSION 1.0

WORKING PRINCIPLE-

PIANO:

WORKING:

Using the "pitches.h" library, I have set each button to different frequencies and pitches to create the octave notes.

VERSION 2.0

DEMO:

FINAL PROTOTYPES-

FUTURE ITERATIONS:

- I would definitely want to explore other music/sound libraries.

- Work again on soldering and making the mini piano work.

Thank You