Electric Violins » Tech http://skudmunky.com Electric Violin Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Remember that violin thing… http://skudmunky.com/?p=129&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remember-that-violin-thing http://skudmunky.com/?p=129#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:22:58 +0000 admin http://skudmunky.com/?p=129 I finished it. Kinda. Woodwork is all done, need to make a new bridge, and of course the pickups aren’t perfect. Need to laser cut some covers and plates for the electronics as well…

I’m going to get someone to take good looking pictures sometime soon. Time to order a bridge and work on electronics!

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]]> http://skudmunky.com/?feed=rss2&p=129 1 Arduino Midi Footswitcher 2 http://skudmunky.com/?p=68&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arduino-midi-footswitcher-2 http://skudmunky.com/?p=68#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:30:49 +0000 admin http://music.hayden31.com/?p=68 I’m now 98% done with my RBBB (Really Bare Bones Board) controlled Midi footswitcher. Need to get another programmer for the board though, my friend went back home from the summer and took his with him.

Anyways, I fabricated an enclosure at the South End Technology Center in Boston, found a rocking footswitch at the MIT Swapfest, and now I’m in business.

Midi Controller 1

Midi Controller 2

Right now the external footswich controls Next and Previous programs – allowing me to cycle through Whammy modes on the fly. The 2 stop buttons on the red enclosure itself will be for 2 Favorite Programs. The 4 LEDs are there to signify when a button was pressed.

More pictures in the gallery, share and  enjoy!

]]> http://skudmunky.com/?feed=rss2&p=68 0 Arduino midi footswitcher prototype http://skudmunky.com/?p=61&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arduino-midi-footswitcher-prototype http://skudmunky.com/?p=61#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 00:22:44 +0000 admin http://music.hayden31.com/?p=61 Ever since I bought the Whammy effects pedal, I’ve been looking for a good way to change modes on the fly, while playing. The knob on the Whammy is great, but not very accessable mid song. I was thinking of buying a midi stompbox, but those are expensive and I only need basic functionality.

Enter the Arduino! Using the information from this webpage: http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/MidiFoot I was able to build my own Whammy mode switcher. Obviously it’s just a prototype right now, but the code works and it works perfectly with the Whammy. The Arduino processes the momentary buttons and sends midi program change next or previous commands to the whammy. Now I will be able to quickly switch whammy modes on the fly.


Next step is to buy a RBBB and put together a nice small stompbox with everything I need.

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