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Blog
I write down what I'm learning as I research: automatic music transcription, signal analysis, digital instrument-making.
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TutorialMaking music with Arduino: from buzzer to MIDI
How to get sound out of an Arduino, from a buzzer with tone() to turning sensors into controllers. A practical walkthrough of three levels, no expensive hardware required.
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EssayThe Fourier transform: from time to frequency
Why sound can be understood as a sum of frequencies, what the Fourier transform does with that idea, and how the spectrum explains tuners, equalisers, and spectrograms.
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GuideWhat MIDI is: instructions, not audio
What MIDI is and, more importantly, what it is not. How a MIDI message describes a note without containing audio, what travels through the cable, and why that makes it so flexible.
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