Let’s Build a Finger Drum Controller! (Sending Digital Values from Arduino to Max/MSP & Pure Data)

We'll learn how to use the digital input pins on Arduino and send digital values to Max/MSP or Pure Data! We'll also cover debounce!
And then we’ll build a custom finger drum controller using arcade buttons!!

This will be a fun DIY project to do over the weekend! Create yourself a nice finger drum controller prototype to play around with!!

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Materials Needed (make sure to keep the cardboard boxes!)

-Sanwa Arcade Buttons
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

-Breadboards + Wires Set (Cost effective!)
https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Jumpe...

-Arduino Uno
https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-A00006...

-Arduino Nano (if you want to plug an Arduino directly to the breadboard)
https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-A00000...

-Resistor Set (includes the 10k Ohm resistor that we need for this vid)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

-Rubber Feet
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06...

-Standoffs (if you're using Arduino Uno)
(any of these should work! I used a standoff from Sparkfun in this video)
https://www.amazon.com/Kuman-Standoff...

https://www.amazon.com/Litorange-320P...

https://www.amazon.com/Litorange-Stan...

-Materials used for soldering (reference my soldering vid on stuff to buy)
   • Soldering & Crimping Wires for DIY Arduino...  

-Compass (any of these should work!)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=compass+dr...

Arduino IDE
https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

Pure Data
https://puredata.info/downloads/pd-ex...

Max/MSP
https://cycling74.com/downloads

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Please feel free to ask questions and also to tag me with your DIY finger drum controller!! I would love to see and share!

  / takumi_ogata  
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Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - What to Buy
1:49 - What is a Digital Pin?
2:22 - Connecting a Button to Arduino
3:47 - Programming in Arduino IDE
5:08 - Programming in Pure Data & Max
7:43 - Building a DIY Finger Drum Controller
10:05 - Outro