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://www.berrybase.de/mp3-player-modul-mit-eingebautem-verst-228-rker

https://wiki.dfrobot.com/DFPlayer_Mini_SKU_DFR0299#Connection_Diagram

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

https://www.az-delivery.de/cdn/shop/products/mini-mp3-player-dfplayer-master-module-856208.jpg?v=1679399014&width=1200

DY-SV5W

MP3 Music Player Voice Playback Amplifier Module 5W SD/TF Card Integrated UART I/O Trigger Class D

https://www.icstation.com/music-player-voice-playback-amplifier-module-sdtf-card-integrated-uart-trigger-class-p-13455.html

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

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