GuitarExtended Uses Arduino and PD to Control Effects

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In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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April 4th, 2012 10

GuitarExtended is a multi-effects system that can digitally alter the sound of a guitar using PD. The user has a box with multiple switches on it that change the alteration to the sound, and the variables of that sound are controlled using a homemade expression pedal with the help of Arduino.

One of the differences in this setup as opposed to other similar examples, is that the resulting tone is sweet and lyrical, as opposed to gritty and bit-smashed. Check out GuitarExtended’s site for more info and documentation.

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guitarextended says:

April 4th, 2012 at 10:34 am

Thanks for the post! :)
psc says:

April 4th, 2012 at 11:02 am

awesome information and project!
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guitarextended says:

February 2nd, 2013 at 8:43 am

Hi, I’ve now achieved this with a Raspberry Pi ! You can see a video here :http://guitarextended.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/real-time-guitar-effects-with-raspberry-pi-pd-and-arduino/
Cheers.