Michael Kohn has determined to present an entire new that means to “candy music” by creating an edible MIDI keyboard. Whereas some may say “give me a break” to such an concept, to these of us who’re always inundated by potential builds, a sweet themed keyboard most likely sounds scrumptious.
Plus, Kohn’s setup doesn’t look significantly troublesome to assemble, and thus would not be an enormous time dedication. The interface of the gadget is comprised of eight white and 5 brown Equipment Kat bars, forming an alternating association of keys in a small keyboard setup. These choc-o-keys are located in cardboard cutout holders and organized so that they every push down on a button to set off the correct observe.
The pushbuttons are wired as much as an ATtiny2313, which sends a note-on MIDI command when depressed, then a note-off command when the button is launched. An M5Stack Unit MIDI performs the precise sound, although it may, in concept, be used with different digital devices too.
Heaps extra information will be present in Kohn’s writeup, and supply code is accessible on GitHub. The brief video beneath outlines the construct and provides a demo of it enjoying a reasonably acquainted — and applicable — music. In fact, the confectionery configuration might be utilized to any variety of candies, and in case you wished a extra everlasting and/or much less messy keyboard, non-food supplies might be used with the identical electronics.
