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Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by travbrack on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @07:20PM (#23173022)
I was inspired by Youtuber Device Orchestra to try turning a sonic toothbrush into a synthesizer. I got it to work and have made a couple videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtBIAIUupbJChgrajTvapSQ

In case anyone cares I'm sending MIDI to an Arduino board which I programmed to handle the events using a MIDI library. I then convert the midi notes to a frequency which I pulse on two digital pins driving an H bridge, which I hook up directly to the coil on the brush.

Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by skimberk1 on Thursday May 14, 2020 @12:37AM (#23175361)
This is so cool!! I love the video production
Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? by nrzd on Thursday May 14, 2020 @12:37AM (#23175359)
Amazing! I love it!!