Category Archives: Song Cabinet

Song Cabinet in Progress (PComp Final)

I have the basic mechanism for the song cabinet working. The test setup uses a photo sensors to read the position of a drawer and control the rhythmic patterns played by a sardine can shaker within the drawer. Here is the signal chain I’m using: Photo sensors in drawer-> Arduino analog in-> Arduino serial out-> [...]

Physical Computing Final Idea: Song Cabinet

The user is presented with a small cabinet of  drawers (9 – 12).  Pulling one out reveals a small mechanical instrument and starts it playing a set pattern.  As more drawers are pulled out, additional instruments within each one are triggered and a song begins to form.  While most drawers contain physical instruments, some contain [...]