P14 Music Time Blog

Prize Package Received!

2023-06-13T17:56:28Z

I used my $200 shopping cart from this contest to pick up a new Multicomp Pro portable oscilloscope MP720015 is the model. I've wanted to have a non-mains referenced scope for a while and this works perfectly. Now I can probe a little sa...(read more)

Musical Box

2023-04-14T21:46:46Z

Musical Box Introduction This project was created to participate in a contest and we have modified it and enriched it with features. Even now we are working to add new features in the little free time we can find. I love music and it accompanies...(read more)

Building FPGA-Based Music Instrument Synthesis: A Simple Test Bench Solution

2023-04-14T21:11:01Z

Introduction For the past two months, I have been publishing a series of blogs introducing concepts such as Direct Digital Frequency Synthesis (DDFS), 1-bit Delta Sigma Digital to Analog Converters (DAC), and Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release (ADSR) en...(read more)

100 year old player piano gets an update! Music Time via Python and Modbus TCP

2023-04-14T05:05:50Z

Ummmm what? As with many of us, I've always got all sorts of wacky ideas floating around inside my melon. When Music Time contest came up, I thought it would be the perfect time to make this one happen! I've got a player piano from the early 1900's j...(read more)

A musical Pomodoro Timer for your Work Desk

2023-04-12T15:50:37Z

Hello everyone! I am excited to share with you my latest project, a musical Pomodoro timer for my work desk. I wanted to build something that incorporated both Time and Music in a fun, useful way. So, here we go on the journey of how I built the proj...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 7 - Adding Noise Back into the Mix.

2023-04-11T22:57:08Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 6 - The Pieces are Coming Together. ) I covered the bring-up and demonstrations of my new Moduals for my Multi-Voice Synthesizer project. Today, I circling back to the N...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 6 - The Pieces are Coming Together.

2023-04-08T17:10:26Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 5 - Let's Make Some Noise. ) I covered the work on my Noise source for my Multi-Voice Synthesizer project. Today, I am putting the pieces together and playing some samples. The PCBs ...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 5 - Let's Make Some Noise.

2023-03-26T19:32:40Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 4 - New schematics and layouts. ) I covered the latest designs for my Multi-Voice Synthesizer project. Today, I am going to make a little Noise. Going into this project, one of my go...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 4 - New schematics and layouts.

2023-03-23T01:32:43Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 3 - Main Board rework and Echo Module bring-up. ) I covered my bring up of the Main Board and Echo Module. Having finally made each of the circuits function according to p...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 3 - Main Board rework and Echo Module bring-up.

2023-03-17T16:23:28Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 2 - Voice Module rework. ) I detailed my rework and testing of the Voice Module. In this update I will share my rework of Main Board and bring up of the Echo Module. It has co...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Part 2 - Voice Module rework.

2023-03-13T01:14:18Z

In my prior blog ( Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Initial Design ) I detailed my initial design of the three modules of my Multi-Voice Synthesizer project. Well the boards and parts arrived and I jumped into testing the Voice Module...(read more)

Multi-Voice Synthesizer - Initial Design

2023-02-24T01:39:05Z

My interest in electronics started in my early teens (or even sooner). One of my first projects was a simple electronic organ kit, from the Radio Shack P-Box kit series. This simple kit started a love of electronic music. Mind you, I have abso...(read more)

215 Instrument MIDI Synthesizer

2023-02-13T06:49:43Z

Intro In my ongoing quest for a cheap MIDI synthesizer, I came across the VS1053 chip which is a pretty spectacular audio chip. It has many features like encoding and decoding many audio standards and implementing several different interface st...(read more)

Project14 | Music Time: Build Projects Involving Clocks and Musical Instruments!

2023-01-26T19:49:22Z

In the Comments Below: Let Us Know Your Ideas for Projects that Involve Music and Clocks! Contest Details: The theme this month is Music Time. You can build any projects involving clocks and musical instruments. The the...(read more)