Making Sound with Sensors
Often one wants to trigger "some sort of sound" with sensors. Deciding what setup to use for this depends a lot on:
- the kind of sound you want to make: 8bit music, synthesized sound, playback sound files and modification of sound files (granular synthesis...)....
- your previous knowledge in different software such as: arduino, processing, pure data, max/msp, vvvv, audacity, ableton....
- how much time you have :-)
An attempt at an overview: THE ISLAND OF SOUND
island of sound: https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/51674431739/in/dateposted/
Hardware + Software Examples
Here are a few setups that have been used by S&&O over the years:
Arduino Sound (synthesized 8bit sound)
making 8-bit sound with Tone function or with Mozzi sound library
https://sensorium.github.io/Mozzi/
SD Card Players
Trigger sound samples from an SD card
Overview video "Audio modules for electronics project": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obcTTYtjQM
DF Player Mini
https://esphome.io/components/dfplayer.html#overview
https://wiki.dfrobot.com/DFPlayer_Mini_SKU_DFR0299#Connection_Diagram
datasheet: https://wiki.dfrobot.com/DFPlayer_Mini_SKU_DFR0299
https://www.berrybase.de/mp3-player-modul-mit-eingebautem-verst-228-rker
https://funduino.de/nr-43-dfplayer-mini-mp3-player
https://www.hackster.io/325326/how-to-use-the-dfmini-player-mp3-module-with-arduino-f1f042
DY-SV5W
MP3 Music Player Voice Playback Amplifier Module 5W SD/TF Card Integrated UART I/O Trigger Class D
library: https://github.com/SnijderC/dyplayer
IMPORTANT infos about the library: https://github.com/SnijderC/dyplayer/blob/main/README.MD
tutorials:
https://www.digitaltown.co.uk/64DYSV5WESP32ESP8266.php
Arduino C++ DY-SV5W MP3 Player with Uno or Mega 2560: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qd2Nu3Iss
Arduino C++ DY-SV5W MP3 Player with ESP32 Dev Module and ESP8266 D1 Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S78cwJTPCg
DY-SV17F MP3 Player Module
datasheet >> https://electropeak.com/learn/interfacing-dy-sv17f-audio-mp3-player-module-with-arduino/#
library: https://github.com/SnijderC/dyplayer
tutorials:
https://electropeak.com/learn/interfacing-dy-sv17f-audio-mp3-player-module-with-arduino/
Specific Sound Hardware:
Teensy Sound (triggering samples or synthesizing using the teensy sound library)
triggering samples on an SD card or synthesizing using the teensy sound library
https://www.pjrc.com/store/audio_tutorial_kit.html
Adafruit Audio FX Mini Sound Board - WAV/OGG Trigger 16MB Flash
buy: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2341
tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-audio-fx-sound-board/serial-audio-control
Adafruit S1053 Codec + MicroSD Breakout
MP3/WAV/MIDI/OGG Play + Record - v4
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1381
Adafruit Wave Shield KIT v1.0
assembly: http://www.ladyada.net/make/waveshield/solder10.html
use it: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-wave-shield-audio-shield-for-arduino
Record and Playback Modules
Sound from the Computer:
Processing Sound (synthesized sound, playback sound, sound effects)
sound examples from the Minim sound library
https://code.compartmental.net/minim/index.html
vvvv Sound (synthesized sound, playback sound, sound effects)
Bandsalat vvvv patch by Julian for the Sensitive Puppets course
https://github.com/clockdiv/Spaghettimonster
Pure Data Sound (synthesized sound, playback sound, sound effects)
Communicating Bodies PD Patches: Sensors to Pure Data via Serial Port or MQTT, triggering sound samples and granular synthesis
Max Sound (synthesized sound, playback sound, sound effects)
Connection Kit by Ableton - "If you’ve been looking to use Live with technologies like Arduino, LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and OSC, this free set of Max for Live devices provides exactly what you need."
https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/connection-kit/
https://github.com/Ableton/m4l-connection-kit/tree/master/Arduino
Extra Stuff
Stereo 3.7W Class D Audio Amplifier - MAX98306
https://www.adafruit.com/product/987
https://www.berrybase.de/adafruit-i2s-3w-class-d-verst-228-rker-breakout-max98357a