Narbotic Instruments has announced the availability of MidiVox – an $26 add-on that turns a basic Arduino microcontroller into a standalone MIDI synthesizer, with parameters tweakable via MIDI CC messages. Hook up a controller with a MIDI cable to the shield’s MIDI input, upload a sketch and play.

It’s available at MakerShed.

via CollinMel:

The MidiVox shield turns a basic Arduino microcontroller into a standalone MIDI synthesizer with parameters tweakable via MIDI CC messages. Hook up a controller with a DIN5 (aka MIDI) cable to the shield’s MIDI input, upload a sketch and play.

The above demonstration vid explores some of the various *bloOOrpp* styles possible with the MidiVox “Healer” sketch (adapted from the Squealer synth by Marc Nostromo) . The source code can, of course, be completely modified/hacked/bent beyond all recognition – but as is Healer sports the following params controllable by way of MIDI CC #0-8 :

* Filter resonance, cutoff, mix, & envelope controls
* Waveform length/truncatation
* Note attack & release
* Velocity sensitivity
* & 6 selectable waveforms

More info can be found over at – http://narbotic.com/midivox

And kits for the project are available via Maker Shed – http://bit.ly/bB8jjn