The BeatBox

User-Contributed Project

User-Contributed Project

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The BeatBox is a box that buzzes a rhythm to you (Right now only one rhythm). And you have to tap back to it the rhythm.

  • Author: programmr
  • Time required: 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
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This project needs only a minimal knolage of arduino and a very small number of parts.

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  • The first thing you do is to find a box, make a box, or buy a box. We bought our box from Michaels which was $2.00.

  • On the inside, mark where you would like to put the USB hole. Then drill at the approximate place. You don't have to be super exact. All that matters is that the Arduino's USB can fit. The resistor on the image is 1 m

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  • Configure the electronics on a small breadboard, as shown. (Note: The resistor is the 1m resistor.)

  • The breadboard can be any size as long as the black of the sensor is connected to one end of the resistor which is connected to ground and the red of the sensor is connected to one end of the resistor which is connected to ground.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Next, you need to write some code. I did the writing for you so its more of uploading my code. The code is available here.

For more information, check out the Arduino category page.

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I would like to try and build this beatbox, but I am unable to upload your code as the URL was Not Found.

Michelle, · Reply

I fixed it. It should be working now.

programmr,