{"id":20769,"date":"2021-01-26T09:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T08:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20769"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T08:21:48","slug":"connect-your-raspberry-pi-pico-to-a-midi-output-socket-and-play-some-bach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20769","title":{"rendered":"Connect your Raspberry Pi Pico to a MIDI output socket and play some Bach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/diyelectromusic.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/23\/midi-micropython-and-the-raspberry-pi-pico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?resize=560%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?resize=560%2C448&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?resize=260%2C208&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/pipico-hobbytronics.png?resize=160%2C128&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DIY electronic music enthusiast Kevin, who you can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/diyelectromusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find on Twitter<\/a>, has been experimenting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20745\">new Raspberry Pi Pico<\/a> and taking what he calls &#8220;a first look&#8221; at its capabilities in the electro-music arena. With a bit of MicroPython and via some wiring-up to a MIDI output socket, he&#8217;s managed to get the Pico to play Bach\u2019s Prelude in C Major! You can see the playback in the video below and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/diyelectromusic.wordpress.com\/2021\/01\/23\/midi-micropython-and-the-raspberry-pi-pico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see a full description of the set-up (including wiring, via a Fritzing diagram), on his blog<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Please note his warnings and caveats about what socket\/module to use in particular, resistor values etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raspberry Pi Pico Plays Bach\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PeaxpHmEKZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIY electronic music enthusiast Kevin, who you can find on Twitter, has been experimenting with the new Raspberry Pi Pico and taking what he calls &#8220;a first look&#8221; at its capabilities in the electro-music arena. 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