Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let’s learn how to connect sensors to Arduino, program, and control sounds in Max/MSP!

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Materials Needed:

-Knob/Potentiometer (directly connectable to breadboard)
amazon.com/Plusivo-Potentiometer-Assortment-Kit-Linear-High/dp/B07GBHL32C

(Knob in the video. May come back in stock in the future)
amazon.com/Breadboard-Friendly-Potentiometer-10K-Arduino/dp/B071ZVNFJ8

-Arduino UNO
amazon.com/Arduino-A000066-ARDUINO-UNO-R3/dp/B008GRTSV6

Jumper Wires + Breadboard Set (Cost effective!)
amazon.com/Standard-Jumper-Solderless-Prototype-Breadboard/dp/B07H7V1X7Y

-Breadboard (if not buying the set)
amazon.com/Breadboards-Solderless-Breadboard-Distribution-Connecting/dp/B07DL13RZH

-Jumper Wires (if not buying the set)
amazon.com/Elegoo-EL-CP-004-Multicolored-Breadboard-arduino/dp/B01EV70C78

-Arduino IDE Software (Free)
arduino.cc/en/software

-Max/MSP
cycling74.com/downloads

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Social Media
Please feel free to ask questions and also to tag me with your Arduino + Max/MSP experiments!! I would love to see and share!

instagram.com/takumi_ogata
twitter.com/TakumiOgata

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Timeline
0:00​ - Intro
0:44​ - What To Buy
1:00​ - What To Download
1:13​ - Connecting A Knob To Arduino
4:52​ - Arduino Programming
6:53​ - Max/MSP Patching
8:20​ - Arduino To Max/MSP Communication In Action!
9:39​ - Multiple Sensors At Once
11:41​ - Outro