Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
🎸🤖🎶 Dive into the fascinating world of LEGO and music with our latest creation: a LEGO MINDSTORMS MIDI Guitar! This isn't just any guitar; it's a programmable, robotic musical instrument that bridges the gap between LEGO building and music production. Inspired by Daniele Benedetelli's design from his 'MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Activity Book', we've taken it to the next level with some cool modifications and technical enhancements. 🛠️🎵
📚 * 25% * Discount for 'MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Activity Book': Subscribe and go to the community page to get link and code. It's subscribers only!
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In this video, we:
- Explain the modifications made to Benedetelli's original design, including a motor for strumming and a more robust guitar neck connection.
- Discuss the technical aspects, like expanding bt.py in mpy_robot_tools to support BLE MIDI protocol, allowing the guitar to interact with digital audio workstations. You can use this library to design and build your own LEGO musical instruments with BLE MIDI!
- Demonstrate how the guitar works, including how it sends chords through MIDI, the impact of moving the handle, and the use of the slider on the neck to change chords.
🔔 Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the BELL icon to stay updated with our latest LEGO robotics adventures and tutorials!
🔗 Resources:
👉 Python code for mpy_robot_tools on GitHub: github.com/antonvh/mpy-robot-tools
🎧 Sound Modules:
Garageband (MacOS)
SynprezFM (Android)
Get the T-Shirt 👕 here:
👉 https://shop.spreadshirt.nl/antons-mindstorms/
💬 Connect with us:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/antonsmindstorms
Check out our Instagram: instagram.com/antonsmindstorms
#LEGO #MINDSTORMS #MIDIGuitar #Robotics #MusicTech #LEGOEngineering #CreativeCoding
💬 Please like and ask any questions you have in the comments!
📚 Chapters
00:00:00 Triggering notes in garage band
00:00:27 How the MIDI BLE Guitar works
00:01:12 Inspired by Robot Inventor Activity book
00:02:11 How to build a MINDSTORMS MIDI guitar
00:03:09 Python code for the Robot Inventor BLE MIDI Guitar
00:07:43 Conclusion: build your own midi instruments
Support 🙏 my work:
👉 patreon.com/antonsmindstorms
For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com
🎸🤖🎶 Dive into the fascinating world of LEGO and music with our latest creation: a LEGO MINDSTORMS MIDI Guitar! This isn't just any guitar; it's a programmable, robotic musical instrument that bridges the gap between LEGO building and music production. Inspired by Daniele Benedetelli's design from his 'MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Activity Book', we've taken it to the next level with some cool modifications and technical enhancements. 🛠️🎵
📚 * 25% * Discount for 'MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor Activity Book': Subscribe and go to the community page to get link and code. It's subscribers only!
youtube.com/@AntonsMindstorms/community
In this video, we:
- Explain the modifications made to Benedetelli's original design, including a motor for strumming and a more robust guitar neck connection.
- Discuss the technical aspects, like expanding bt.py in mpy_robot_tools to support BLE MIDI protocol, allowing the guitar to interact with digital audio workstations. You can use this library to design and build your own LEGO musical instruments with BLE MIDI!
- Demonstrate how the guitar works, including how it sends chords through MIDI, the impact of moving the handle, and the use of the slider on the neck to change chords.
🔔 Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the BELL icon to stay updated with our latest LEGO robotics adventures and tutorials!
🔗 Resources:
👉 Python code for mpy_robot_tools on GitHub: github.com/antonvh/mpy-robot-tools
🎧 Sound Modules:
Garageband (MacOS)
SynprezFM (Android)
Get the T-Shirt 👕 here:
👉 https://shop.spreadshirt.nl/antons-mindstorms/
💬 Connect with us:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/antonsmindstorms
Check out our Instagram: instagram.com/antonsmindstorms
#LEGO #MINDSTORMS #MIDIGuitar #Robotics #MusicTech #LEGOEngineering #CreativeCoding
💬 Please like and ask any questions you have in the comments!
📚 Chapters
00:00:00 Triggering notes in garage band
00:00:27 How the MIDI BLE Guitar works
00:01:12 Inspired by Robot Inventor Activity book
00:02:11 How to build a MINDSTORMS MIDI guitar
00:03:09 Python code for the Robot Inventor BLE MIDI Guitar
00:07:43 Conclusion: build your own midi instruments
Support 🙏 my work:
👉 patreon.com/antonsmindstorms
For complete building instructions 📄 and in-depth articles go to:
👉 antonsmindstorms.com
