Author: rt
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Behringer FCB1010 – Alternate power source
Behringer FCB1010 – Alternate power source. The Behringer FCB1010 has an internal power supply that is fairly easy to replace. There are a few options available: I will detail these options. Open your FCB1010 by removing all the screws under your pedal board. Note that there are two screws holding the transformer and one screw…
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My site is broken!!!
For some reason, my site hangs on any page. I’m sorry if you’re trying to get some information on my seldom visited site. I’m doing my best to test it right now and hope to solve the issue as soon as possible.
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Cal Spa auxiliary pumps fix with Arduino
The auxiliary pumps on my old California Spa (from 2005) stopped working one after the other over a few (winter) months. I decided to dismantle the control panels that are in the spa. They both seemed water logged and the touch surfaces were all cracked. Dismantling the control boards is a mess! they are filled…
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IoT REBOOT – Apple HomeKit (Siri), Raspberry Pi, node-red, Homebridge
Simplifying the IoT setup The goal of this project is to install a Internet of Things (IoT) server that can control “things” AND, more importantly, communicate with Apple’s Siri and HomeKit. Initially, we will install a server on a Raspberry Pi. This server uses node.js extensively, but instead of doing all the programming ourselves, we…
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Apple HomeKit on iOS with Arduino (ESP8266) through Raspberry Pi – Part 2
Apple HomeKit on iOS with Arduino (ESP8266) through Raspberry Pi Note: This post, and the previous one (part 1), are obsolete. They have been replaced by this one, offering a simpler method to get started. They are left here for reference. Part 1 of this article explained how to install a HomeKit server on a…
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Apple HomeKit on iOS with Arduino (ESP8266) through Raspberry Pi – Part 1
The Internet of Thinks (IoT), using and iPhone, Siri, HomeBridge, MQTT and an Arduino – Part 1 Note: This post, and the next one (part 2), are obsolete. They have been replaced by this one, offering a simpler method to get started. They are left here for reference. The global project is shown in this…
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M4L: Max for live patch for better guitar solo
Max for Live using Pitch Bend When using a keyboard to play guitar, you have to use Midi Pitch Bend (Pitchbend or PB) quite often to emulate the effect of bending a string on a real guitar. The problem is that PB affects the sound synthesizer, not the Midi notes. Modifying the synth sound means…
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VC-1: Volume control for guitar using Arduino
As explained here, here and here, the VC-1 is a volume control for guitar (or bass) that can use a potentiometer, a variable analog signal or a Midi command to change the output volume.
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Akai MPK261: One more thing using Sysex…
In a previous post, I explained how to control preset changes on the mPK261 using SysEx commands. In this post, I explain how to get the MPK2 series to show some tricked pad colors.
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MIDI Experiments: Arduino as master
Arduino as a Midi master The previous two posts explained how standard MIDI can supply some current at 5 Volts if implemented according to the MIDI standards. In this post, I go a little further and explain how an Arduino, set up as a MIDI device, can power a second Arduino using a standard MIDI…