Comments on: Converting an old organ to MIDI http://www.cibomahto.com/2010/01/converting-an-old-organ-to-midi/ building making designing dreaming Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:02:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mahto http://www.cibomahto.com/2010/01/converting-an-old-organ-to-midi/comment-page-1/#comment-53793 mahto Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:25:52 +0000 http://www.cibomahto.com/?p=737#comment-53793 Hi Paddy! Thanks! Sorry for the late reply. The barebones kit comes with just the parts to put together the board. I had to add a breadboard, keyboard electronics, and (most importantly) a usb-to-serial cable to get it to talk to the computer. The barebonesboard worked well for me since I had it connected to an actual MIDI device. If you are going to have it permanently attached to a computer, you'll need a way to get the MIDI data into the computer. I'd recommend getting a board with a built-in USB converter, so that you can connect to it using usb. Here are a couple i've used, one from seeed studio: http://www.nkcelectronics.com/seeeduino-fully-assembled--arduino-compatible.html Or maybe, if you want to put it together, the freeduino: http://www.nkcelectronics.com/freeduino-arduino-diecimila-compatible-board-complete-kit.html Of course, the regular Arduino is only around ~30, so you don't save much using these ones :-(. Hi Paddy! Thanks!

Sorry for the late reply. The barebones kit comes with just the parts to put together the board. I had to add a breadboard, keyboard electronics, and (most importantly) a usb-to-serial cable to get it to talk to the computer.

The barebonesboard worked well for me since I had it connected to an actual MIDI device. If you are going to have it permanently attached to a computer, you’ll need a way to get the MIDI data into the computer. I’d recommend getting a board with a built-in USB converter, so that you can connect to it using usb. Here are a couple i’ve used, one from seeed studio:

http://www.nkcelectronics.com/seeeduino-fully-assembled–arduino-compatible.html

Or maybe, if you want to put it together, the freeduino:

http://www.nkcelectronics.com/freeduino-arduino-diecimila-compatible-board-complete-kit.html

Of course, the regular Arduino is only around ~30, so you don’t save much using these ones :-( .

]]> By: Paddy http://www.cibomahto.com/2010/01/converting-an-old-organ-to-midi/comment-page-1/#comment-53357 Paddy Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:22 +0000 http://www.cibomahto.com/?p=737#comment-53357 That is really cool! I haven't heard of these Arduino clone boards before. I was always under the impression that if I wanted to write embedded code I had to buy expensive PIC stuff. Do you get everything required (not including your external circuitry of course) with that barebones kit? It's impressively cheap!!! I hope I can get them in New Zealand =) I'm gonna be writing some Linux games to run at my kids' playcentre and kindergarten, and I love the idea of making a real cheap MIDI keyboard to make a musical game. Thank you for your post. It's exactly what I was hunting for. That is really cool! I haven’t heard of these Arduino clone boards before. I was always under the impression that if I wanted to write embedded code I had to buy expensive PIC stuff.

Do you get everything required (not including your external circuitry of course) with that barebones kit? It’s impressively cheap!!! I hope I can get them in New Zealand =)

I’m gonna be writing some Linux games to run at my kids’ playcentre and kindergarten, and I love the idea of making a real cheap MIDI keyboard to make a musical game. Thank you for your post. It’s exactly what I was hunting for.

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