HackSpace – September 2019

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TODAY

Electronic music is a great way of playing with electronics,

but what if – like me – you prefer the sound of acoustic music

made by plucking strings and hitting instruments? Does that

mean that electronic music isn’t for you? No! It just means you

have to get a little creative with your electronics. This month,

Matt Bradshaw is taking us on a journey of robotic music by

building a glockenspiel that plays itself with the help of a

couple of servos and an Arduino. A very similar approach can

be used to robotize almost any instrument, though it’s perhaps

a little easier with those from the percussion section. You

can use this to build your own orchestra, or just add a little

musicality to your builds.

If sound isn’t your thing, we also take a look at visual output

this month as I take a look at hooking up TFT screens to

microcontrollers using both in CircuitPython and Arduino (see

page 76). Also, Jo Hinchliffe investigates LoRaWAN to send data

to the internet from the remote Welsh countryside (page 82),

and Dr Andrew Lewis helps you make sure all your cutting tools

are kept sharp (page 108). Turn the page and let’s get making.

BEN EVERARD

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