Arduino

Self-playing musical instruments

Self-playing musical instruments

These MIDI & Arduino-driven musical instruments — a violin and a glockenspiel(?) — were created by Spanish artist Joan Vallvé as part of Sónar, a music and multimedia festival going on this weekend in Barcelona. The “Violí MIDI” and “Metal·lòfon MIDI” are part of the project to design and construct an automated musical environment. This […]

Free O’Reilly webcast: First steps with Arduino

Free O’Reilly webcast: First steps with Arduino

In this webcast, Brian Jepson will introduce the basics of Arduino, the open source electronics prototyping platform. You’ll learn what Arduino is, where to get one, and how to connect electronic components to it. You’ll also learn how to write simple programs for Arduino. When you’re done, you’ll be ready to learn more, make more, and have fun prototyping.