Analog Week 13 Assignment

By: Charlie Reynolds

1. Here are a few projects from the Digital Electronics Hall of Fame.  Find 3 that are compelling to you and write a little bit about each.

Ethan Bailey’s project: Really interesting project! Loved how he uses a microphone to trigger the different control circuits letting you play the glockenspiel with no mallets or hands required. Awesome that he used code to trigger the proper pitches.

Hank Borders’ project: Super interesting project, very well executed. I liked that it wasn’t trying to emulate sound, but rather the waveform itself. Fantastic design and code.

Paul Odenwalt’s project: Wow! Love that he created a granular synth in Max and is controlling it through Gamecube controller. Very detailed code and enjoy the hardware for volume and preset control.

2. The digital/microcontroller platform we’ll be using in Digital is called Arduino. It has been around for about 15 years, it is hugely popular, and people have used it to make seemingly any gadget you could ever think of.  Google “Arduino” plus literally any concepts or things you are interested in. Find one project that is music or audio related, and one that isn’t, and link to them and write a little bit about each one.

https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/dra/arduino-midi-arpeggiator-3bd731?ref=tag&ref_id=synthesizer&offset=0

The link above is a Arduino based midi arpeggiator that you can use directly with gear or midi. Rather simple design with a 9 Volt, a few resistors, buttons, potentiometers, MIDI port, and the Arduino itself for the code.

https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/akshayjoseph666/touchless-doorbell-b43c37?ref=platform&ref_id=424_trending___&offset=0

Same website. They have a lot of interesting projects pertaining to social distancing! The link above is a touch less doorbell that uses a sensor module with the Arduino (as well as a Relay module) to prevent doorbell contact.

3. In digital electronics terms a switch or button is an analog (digital/analog) input, an LED is an analog (digital/analog) output, and a potentiometer is an analog (digital/analog) input.

4. Have you done any computer programming before? Classes at or outside on NYU? Projects? If so, what? (This question obviously isn’t going to to be graded. It’s just helpful to know.)

I’ve taken Intro to Programming (Python) in CAS! That was my first time learning about computer programming.