Arduino and accelerometer harmoniously come together in DIY music controller

Look, Physical Computing can be a drain. Particularly when your Summa Cum Laude status is hinging on you acing the final. We're guessing that one Ryan Raffa managed to pull off a pretty decent grade, as his final project is nothing short of delectable. In a (presumably successful) attempt to wow onlookers and professors alike, Ryan cooked up an audio controller that utilized an ADXL 335 accelerometer (for motion sensing) and an Arduino board that communicates serially with Max MSP. The controller itself boasts inputs for five tracks and the sixth button applies a delay to all of the tracks; he was even kind enough to host up the Max MSP and Arduino code (it's there in the source link), and if you're interested in hearing what all the fuss is about, be sure to hop past the break and mash play.

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[Eugene Action Posted Jan 20th 2010 5:36AM]

am I the only one who thinks this is cool? I mean, now you can dance and DJ without looking like a fool ;P

[grammar Posted Jan 20th 2010 7:26AM]

@Eugene Action,
Yeah, it's cool, just short of sweet, and far from awesome. It's going to take some videos showcasing creative and new real world applications before I can say I want one (such as the video showcasing the Misa guitar).

[biquillo Posted Jan 20th 2010 7:22AM]

This has been done thousands of times. Just check any blog/website about DIY stuff and you will find similar things

[langsound Posted Jan 20th 2010 11:13AM]

yo ryan, if you are in NYC sometime look me up, we have an ensemble playing similar instruments (buttons and accelerometers in a hand-held box). www.theairband.com it would be cool to jam.

[dovemouse Posted Jan 20th 2010 12:01PM]

Too right.
Nothing new here.