Maybe I have added too many things that I am interested in pursuing with the RPis in my possession. However in one of the conversations with people that I work with, I now have become interested I working with the RPi in developing some midi applications, or at least using some already developed applications on the RPi. I do posses some vintage midi gear that would come in handy here. I have a DW8000 synthesizer, a Ground Control midi foot controller, a GMan sound module, a SQD-8 midi recorder, a TR-505 drum machine, a smaller midi controller keyboard, and a TR-1 midi thru repeater plus assorted midi cables to make it all work together. Anyway, this shows that I have made some investment in midi gear and probably means that I should try and resurrect my keyboard abilities which if I remember correctly were sadly lacking back in the day.
I also have some midi related apps on my iPad which could be useful. I already have a handle on the use of some Linux based midi applications including Jack and some decent sequencers. I need to figure this one out. Then again, maybe I should just stick to what I have been planning with the robot.
Maybe a pitch to midi converter via the RPi? That would be an interesting use of the RPi technology. Then you could use the RPi to interface to a guitar and play it through a midi setup or sound module. It would only take some fancy FFT processing and some comb filtering to accomplish. Off turnings could be a problem though.
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
