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Electronic MIDI Wind instrument
This is an electronic saxophone that has a MIDI output so it can communicate with Audio devices like keyboards.
This is a six button model of a wind instrument with a force sensor powered by Arduino that can detect combinations of keys and play many notes through a MIDI device, such as a keyboard. This means that you will be able to play more notes with minimum finger combinations compared to a normal wind instrument.
The instrument will send a MIDI device a different signal for each note depending on the combination of buttons and whether the pressure sensor is activated. It can imitate different instruments depdending on the code, so it can either be a saxophone, a clarinet, a trumpet, piano etc…
Code can be found here
Steps
Step #1: Prepare the acrylic frame
Next
- Part 1 Drill 6 holes in piece of acrylic
- Part 2 Install 6 push buttons into holes
- Part 3 Solder Wires on to each terminal and cover with heat shrink as seen in picture
- Part 4 Install force sensor onto the end of the frame where it is comfortable to put mouth using super glue
Conclusion
After completing this project, you will have a MIDI saxophone. To adjust the type of instrument, press button six
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