{"id":41,"date":"2019-07-02T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=41"},"modified":"2021-02-26T14:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:40:33","slug":"meet-midiboy-diy-handheld-microcomputer-with-midi-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blokas.io\/reads\/meet-midiboy-diy-handheld-microcomputer-with-midi-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Midiboy &#8211; DIY Handheld Microcomputer with MIDI Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.blokas.io\/uploads\/default\/original\/1X\/35a6a1e6811232a1cc312f57bb427beda1d36586.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/community.blokas.io\/uploads\/default\/optimized\/1X\/35a6a1e6811232a1cc312f57bb427beda1d36586_2_517x345.png\" alt=\"midiboy-front\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midiboy started as a personal project for MIDI debugging by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blokas.io\/u\/giedrius\">@Giedrius<\/a>\u00a0that eventually turned into this little open-source handheld microcomputer with MIDI support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on Arduino, Midiboy can run different MIDI effects, retro games, or any other program implemented via the Arduino IDE, allowing you to further expand its functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is equipped with a 1.3\u201d OLED display, full-size MIDI input and output ports, a piezo speaker, a USB port for communication with a computer, and can be powered via a 9-volt battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midiboy comes in the form of a kit, and as you have to assemble it yourself, you will learn about electronics, soldering, and programming in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can get one now at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blokas.io\/midiboy\/\">https:\/\/blokas.io\/midiboy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be creating more sketches for Midiboy as we move along. 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