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20 March 2022

Project: NIME, Team 11

NIME TEAM 11

For this project, I wanted to create something akin to a piano keyboard. The goal was to play a range of notes with the button and use the instruments attached to the fan on the servo to produce background noise in addition to the notes being played.

So for the notes I chose the main ones from the song Runaway by Kanye West. It features a multitude of E sharps, C sharps, etc. I put those frequencies into an array in the IDE and allowed it to be played in full at the press of a button. I wanted to be able to cycle through them somehow but couldn't exactly figure out the code for that in time so I just settled for the whole range at one click of a button. The servo moves when turning the knob on the potentiometer. As it moves, the bells stringed to it jingle off the board and each other to produce a jingling sound in the background of the notes.

//NIME Project by Justice Anderson & Jared Toavs
//DIG3602C Professor Mosher
#include <Servo.h>
#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>
#include <Adafruit_Circuit_Playground.h>

//servo
Servo myServo;
int timer = 0;
int inc = 1;

//potentiometer variables
int potpin = A1; // analog pin used to connect the potentiometer
int val; // variable to read the value from the analog pin

//array of notes in the song Runaway by Kanye West
float notes[] = {261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63,
261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 261.63, 311.127, 311.127, 311.127,
277.18, 277.18, 466.164, 466.164, 261.63};

void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
CircuitPlayground.begin();
Serial.begin(9600);
delay(1000);

//servo code
myServo.attach(10); //A3
pinMode(4, INPUT_PULLDOWN); //left button
pinMode(5, INPUT_PULLDOWN); //right button
}

void loop() {
val = analogRead(potpin); // gets the value of the potentiometer
val = map(val, 0, 1023, 0, 180); // converts it ton a number usable by the servo
if(millis() > timer + 15) {
if(val == 0) inc = 1;
if(val == 180) inc = -1;
myServo.write(val); // the servo is set to the stored value from the potentiometer
val += inc;
timer = millis();
}

if(digitalRead(5)) { // checks if button is clicked
for(int i = 0; i < 23; i++) { // when button is clicked it loops through until it hits 23 CircuitPlayground.playTone(notes[i], 500); // plays the notes in the notes array
}
}
}

Do you think the enclosure being better crafted would enhance the experience and would there be a better way of stringing the bells onto the servo fan?

NIME Team 1

NIME TEAM 1

For the NIME assignment, we wanted to create an instrument that would draw inspiration from the Otamatone, allowing the user to adjust the pitch of the notes and the speed of the server using two separate potentiometers.

Once the right button is pressed, the instrument will begin to play the notes A, G, D, and E repeatedly, and the player will be able to use the first potentiometer to adjust the pitch of the notes to be lower or higher.

Pressing the left button will turn on the servo, which we used to create an acoustic sound inside of the instrument.

The interior of the NIME

There is a dowel attached to the servo, so the servo will make the dowel tap against the cookie sheet much like a drumstick. We used a cookie sheet in order to produce a metallic sound to match the digital tones produced by the CPB.

The speed of the dowel is also adjustable based on the second potentiometer. This is possible because of the mapping we used when setting up the potentiometer, using a 1:1 pairing where the potentiometer can affect the digital and analog outputs.

NIME Schematic

The wiring, CPB, and two knobs serve to signify the use of the music box. Feedback is especially noticeable when it comes to the use of the servo, as the dowel will immediately hit the cookie sheet to create the acoustics.

The supports of the NIME interior, allowing for the removal of the
cookie sheet and allowing space for the sheet to reverberate.

//NIME Team 1: Jacqueline Pavlat & Jeffrey Jourdan

//Libraries
#include <Servo.h>
#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>
#include <Adafruit_Circuit_Playground.h>

//Servo-related variables
Servo serv;
int servOn = 0;
int servSpeed = 5;
int pos = 0;
int inc = 1;
int timer = 0;
int sCurrent = 0;
int sPrev = 0;

//Tone-related variables
int playNote = 0;
int pitch = 1;
int bCurrent = 0;
int bPrevious = 0;
float notes[] = {440, 587.33, 659.25, 782.99};

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
delay(1000);
CircuitPlayground.begin();

//PinOuts
serv.attach(6); //Servo: A1
pinMode(4, INPUT_PULLDOWN); //Left/A Button
pinMode(5, INPUT_PULLDOWN); //Right/B Button

}

void loop()
{
//TONE-RELATED CODE


//Turns on tones on pressing Right/B
bCurrent = digitalRead(CPLAY_RIGHTBUTTON);
if(bCurrent == 1 && bPrevious == 0)
{
playNote = 1;
}

//Plays tones
if(playNote == 1)
{
for(int i =0; i < 4; i++)
{
CircuitPlayground.playTone(notes[i] + pitch, 250);
}
}
bPrevious = bCurrent; //Updates Check
//Stops tones
if(digitalRead(CPLAY_RIGHTBUTTON) && playNote == 1)
{
playNote = 0;
}

//SERVO-RELATED CODE


//Turns on servo on pressing Left/A
sCurrent = digitalRead(CPLAY_LEFTBUTTON);
if(sCurrent == 1 && sPrev == 0)
{
servOn = 1;
}

// Makes servo hit cookie sheet and top of box
if(servOn == 1)
{
if(millis() > timer + servSpeed)
{
if(pos == 35) inc = 1;
if(pos == 90) inc = -1;
serv.write(pos);
pos += inc;
timer = millis();
}

}

//POTENTIOMETER-RELATED CODE

//Pitch Potentiometer (Blue/Right)
pitch = analogRead(A2);
pitch = map(pitch,1,1023, 1, 260); //Maps pitch to blue potentiometer with high of 1023 & low of 260
//Tempo Potentiometer (Red/Left)
servSpeed = analogRead(A3);
servSpeed = map(servSpeed, 5, 1023, 5, 25); //Maps speed to potentiometer with high of 1023 & low of 25
}

How could we improve the UI or visual signifiers for the music box without the use of labels?

16 March 2021

Scaffolding: Concept Review

ShellShock Live

For the second game, I chose ShellShock Live. A turn based tank, deathmatch game where players or teams of players shoot different special rounds from their tanks to try to destroy the enemy team first. The game uses a mixture of mouse movement and key presses to try and line up shots to try and destroy enemy tanks. It can get difficult to accurately land hits due to limits with mouse and key sensitivity so I'd like to create a new controller specifically for the game that would make it easier to aim and control power. The controllers I want to make would simplify gameplay with more adaptive controls.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/326460/ShellShock_Live/

15 March 2021

Project NIME: GURVIN BOX

Hello, my name is Christopher Flango, and this is my son, Gurvin, a music box. as you can see from the labels, this top button controls a servo, which is good for backing beats in your most recent SoundCloud mixtape. This effect is created by attached a quarter of a roll of scotch tape to the servo motor and a ball, which when activated causes the ball to repeatedly bash against the cardboard walls in a rhythmic fashion. This other button, labelled music, controls the song, an original piece I call "Wings Upon the Precipice of Dawn Mark 2". Originally this was to be a meme song, in the vein of "Chug Jug With You" but after an hour of struggling to get it working, I accidentally created the song you hear instead and thought that it sounded pretty good. You'll notice that there's no potentiometer, due to technical difficulties in getting it to run properly without messing up the functions of the other settings. Originally, I wanted to include it as a means to control an LED on the box, but after failing to get it working, I scrapped that and covered up the hole where the LED was supposed to go. I thought the music would be the hardest part of this, as I have no background in making it, but honestly that was easiest part of this. In the future, I’ll have to allow myself more time to create the code to get everything functioning properly. How should I have gone about implementing the potentiometer?

#include <Servo.h>

#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>

#include <Adafruit_Circuit_Playground.h>

//Created bt Christopher Flango

//Servo variables
Servo GurvinWeapon;
int pol = 0;

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

GurvinWeapon.attach(A3);

pinMode(A4, INPUT);

delay(1000);

}

void loop()

{
//this controls the button for the music
if (digitalRead(CPLAY_RIGHTBUTTON))

{

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(200, 300);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(600, 200);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(600, 100);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(400, 400);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(600, 300);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(600, 200);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(400, 100);

    CircuitPlayground.playTone(300, 400);

}

//this controls the button for the servo
if (digitalRead(CPLAY_LEFTBUTTON))
{
//these control the propellor blades on the server
    GurvinWeapon.write(95);

    delay(100);

    GurvinWeapon.write(10);

    delay(100);

}

}

Project: NIME

For this project, I was inspired by the movie, The Little Prince and thought of an idea to implement some of the key features to this music box/ instrument for the overall theme for this project.

I wanted to have a centerpiece, much like a traditional music box, so I created the rose from the film and attached it to the servo and have it spin back and forth. I also attached a male connection wire to the servo in order to create audio from the metal tips scratching on the cardboard box as it spins.

I wanted the user to control the pitch coming from the CPE, so I attached the potentiometer to the LED in order for the user to dim and raise the brightness. In turn, the light sensor detects the brightness and changes the pitch accordingly. The brighter the light, the higher the pitch and vice versa. This is activated when the switch on the CPE is turned on. To achieve this I used the map function for the light and audio values.

I also programmed the right button to play the theme song from The Little Prince and it turns off once the melody is completed.

Question: I would like feedback on my code. Am I missing anything or is there any feedback in regards to that.

CODE:

//NIME:music box/instrument code by Nadia Al-Ghamdi

//library

#include <Servo.h>

#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>

#include <Adafruit_Circuit_Playground.h>

Servo myServo; //Controls servo

//variables

int pos = 0;

int inc = 1;

int timer = 0;

void setup(){

Serial.begin(9600);

delay(1000);

CircuitPlayground.begin();

myServo.attach(10); //A3

pinMode(13, OUTPUT);

pinMode(4,INPUT_PULLDOWN);

}

void loop(){

if(millis() > timer + 15){

if(pos == 0) inc = 1;

if(pos == 180) inc = -1;

myServo.write(pos);

pos += inc;

timer = millis();

}

digitalWrite(13,digitalRead(4));

//adjust sound pitch depending on light brightness

uint16_t value, sound;

if(CircuitPlayground.slideSwitch()) { // switch on

value = CircuitPlayground.lightSensor(); // light sensor

sound = map(value, 5, 100, 500, 5000); // light and audio values

CircuitPlayground.playTone(sound, 250);

}

//Theme song for The Little Prince if right button is pressed

if (CircuitPlayground.rightButton()) {