Day 15: (Wed Oct 20, Week 8) Music, MIDI, MQTT

Notes for 2021-10-20.

Agenda

1. Discussion: music process and representation

   • fundamental music concepts

   • what is meant by representation?

   • MIDI representation of music

   • example: Akai MPD218 Drum Pad Controller

   • OSC representation of music

2. Discussion: external control and networking

   • code sample: Remote Connection Examples - CircuitPython

   • MQTT remote telemetry messaging

   • tools: Arduino-MQTT Bridge (PyQt5), Serial-MQTT Bridge (console)

   • please get these working on your own laptop

3. In-class work time and design review.