Arduino Circuit Playground Covering Heavy Metal Music

Find out how to use an Arduino Circuit Playground to create a cover of a heavy metal song.

Introduction

Over the last few days I’ve been experimenting with the Arduino Circuit Playground and I’m really liking it so far. I thought it would be fun to try and create a cover of a song using nothing but the Circuit Playground. The song I chose is “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica.

I used the built-in speakers to create all of the sounds you hear in the cover. To create the drums, I used two piezo buzzers. One buzzer was attached to ground and the other was connected to pin 10. By pulsing pin 10 rapidly, I was able to get a pretty decent drum sound.

The guitar part was created by connecting an LED to pin 11 and playing it like an actual guitar string. Plucking the LED created a pretty realistic guitar sound.

For the bass part, I used a piezo buzzer connected to ground and played it like a bass string. This created a nice low frequency sound that added some depth to the cover.

All in all, I’m really happy with how this cover turned out!

What is Arduino?

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for anyone making interactive projects.

The Circuit Playground is a board full of sensors and LEDs that you can use to make all kinds of fun projects, from wearable rear lights for cyclists to environmental sensors to works of art.

What is the Circuit Playground?

The Circuit Playground is an Arduino-compatible board designed for use in education. It includes a number of built-in components, such as an accelerometer, RGB LED, and mini speaker, which can be used to create interactive projects. The board can be programmed using the Arduino IDE, and there is a wide range of online resources available to help users get started.

The Circuit Playground is also notable for its heavy metal music connection; the board was featured in a 2015 episode of the TV show Mr. Robot, in which it was used to control a sound system playing metal music.

How does the Circuit Playground work with Heavy Metal Music?

The Arduino Circuit Playground is a open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

The Circuit Playground can be used to create a wide range of DIY electronics projects, from simple to complex. In this project we will be using it to create a Heavy Metal Music Covering.

This project will require the following materials:
-1x Arduino Circuit Playground
-1x set of Heavy Metal Music
-1x 3.5mm audio jack
-1x computer with the Arduino IDE installed

First, you will need to download the Arduino IDE if you do not already have it installed on your computer. You can download the IDE for free from the Arduino website.

Once the IDE is installed, open it and navigate to the ‘Sketch’ menu at the top of the window. In the ‘Sketch’ menu, select ‘Include Library’ and then ‘Manage Libraries’.

In the Library Manager window that appears, type ‘Circuit Playground’ into the search bar and install the latest version of the library.

With the Circuit Playground library installed, we can now write our code. In your Arduino IDE, copy and paste

Conclusion

After testing the Arduino Circuit Playground with a variety of heavy metal songs, we can conclude that it is an effective tool for producing intense, noisy music. While it may not be suitable for all genres of music, it certainly excels at creating a brutal sonic assault. If you’re looking for a way to add some extra heaviness to your next metal song, we recommend giving the Circuit Playground a try.