Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let's learn how to use Arduino as a MIDI device so that we can do automation in DAW using sensors!!

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Code
github.com/tttapa/Control-Surface

Turning non-Leonardo Arduino into a MIDI Device
youtube.com/watch?v=-bCz2I9SMAA

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Materials Needed (About $55 total or less. Very affordable!!)

-Arduino Leonardo
amazon.com/Arduino-org-A000057-Arduino-Leonardo-Headers/dp/B008A36R2Y

-Potentiometers (Knob sensors)
amazon.com/Breadboard-Friendly-Potentiometer-10K-Arduino/dp/B071ZVNFJ8
OR
amazon.com/Plusivo-Potentiometer-Assortment-Kit-Linear-High/dp/B07GBHL32C

-Photoresistors (Light sensors)
amazon.com/eBoot-Photoresistor-Sensitive-Resistor-Dependent/dp/B01N7V536K

-Wires & Breadboard
amazon.com/Standard-Jumper-Solderless-Prototype-Breadboard/dp/B07H7V1X7Y

-Resistor kit, which apparently includes 1 photoresistor for free
(You could just borrow a 10k ohm resistor from electronics lab if you have access to one)
amazon.com/BOJACK-Resistors-Assortment-Thermistor-Photoresistor/dp/B07QXP4KVZ

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Social Media (please feel free to share your projects!):
instagram.com/takumi_ogata
twitter.com/TakumiOgata

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - What is Arduino?
1:37 - What to Buy?
2:16 - Let's connect!
4:23 - Preparing the Software!
6:54 - Let's Do Automation with Sensors!
8:40 - What's Next?