Hi there! i am sophmore at Weslaco East High School (Weslaco Tx) and i am currently in the process of a Science Fair. Our school makes it mandatory for everyone in AP classes to participate in a Science Fair. (and it's worth 20% of the final grade soooo yeah i have to do it) My project last year was an Arduino controlled Drum machine (yes i am a drummer) . My partner and i used two solenoids driven by and arduino and a transistor circuit for the motion, and a MIDI drumset sketch written in Max 5 for the logic. Now, my partner graduated that same year and i have big plans for this project. My idea was i could use something more powerful yet very affordable (A RASPBERRY PI!! 
) as a microcontroller with some sort of storage ( i was thinking an EEPROM) to save a pattern that could be input through a drumpad (some piezos maybe?) I think this project could get me pretty far into the science fair, maybe even to the national level, but i felt it was better to consult with the community before i started.
Any help is appreciated!
-Lucas Cardenas
