Beat707 New V1.2.0 Update

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 6, 2011

"This is the new V1.2.0 for Beat707 - Here I'm doing a quick check on Mirroring Pattern Edit with 64 steps. (32 x 1/16 and 32 x 1/32)

www.Beat707.com

An Arduino Shield.

Here's the complete list of changes for V1.2.0 as of April 06 2011

- This version uses Song Format 2, therefore is not compatible with previous Songs.
- Double Pattern Size: each pattern now holds 64 steps, instead of the 32 previous mode.
- Each pattern now has an A and B set of steps, each has 32 steps for a total of 64 steps.
- The Copy/Paste pattern area is now saved on the EEPROM. So you can copy a pattern from one song and past into another song's pattern.
- Improved the LCD code by reducing the LiquidCrystal library and creating the WLCD library on its place.
- Improved MIDI Clock by using the 16-bit Timer1 (before was 8-bit Timer2)
- BPM Range now goes from 25 to 255 BPM
- Added special Pattern Mirror Mode Editing (slow double click Shift or use the menu navigation)
- Added Midi Clock Shuffle (0 to 6)
- Added option to edit patterns from the Song mode. Just hit Record and it will go directly to the Pattern that is playing, hit Left+Right to go back to Song mode.
- When Playing in Song Mode, now you can go up and down Song Positions. (before you could only edit BPM)
- Added Left+Right key shortcut: cycles all 3 modes: Pattern, Song and File.
- Holding shift and Hiting Record will make the Shift key "stick". Release Shift and hit Record again to "un-stick" the Shift key.
- Quick Shift Click still goes from 1/16 to 1/32 step editing. (or 1/32 to 1/64 in double speed) But now, you don't see a message, just a small icon change next to the pattern number, where now shows A/B. A small square above A/B tells you are in double step editing mode.
- Better code for less Flash space even with the latest additions."

Beat707 Shuffle (V1.2.0)

Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 6, 2011

"This is the new V1.2.0 MIDI Clock Shuffle for Beat707

www.Beat707.com

An Arduino Shield"

Beat707 LE Videos

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jun 19, 2011

"Uploaded by beat707videos on Jun 19, 2011

http://www.Beat707.com

Based on the following hardware:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9022

Requires USBtinyISP board (around $ 10 on eBay) a MIDI Cable, 220 Resistor and 5V+ Power Supply.
Connect MIDI cable pins to V+ (using the 220 resistor) and SCK on the Headers. (Digital Pin 13 on the Arduino IDE)

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Latest version direct download link:
https://github.com/Beat707/Beat707-LE/archives/master

Official GitHub download area:
https://github.com/Beat707/Beat707-LE

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- 10 Drum Tracks
- 2 Accent Tracks
- 8 Patterns
- 25 to 255 BPM tempo
- 64 steps with A/B patterns + Mirror Editing
- Double steps (in between steps) mode
- Midi Clock Shuffle and Direction: reverse, normal, random
- MIDI Channel # per track
- Note-Number # per track
- Everything is saved on the ATmega EEPROM. (when you hit STOP after changing something)"

Beat707 USB Mode (no MIDI cables, just USB Cable)

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 9, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

Here we are using the USB Cable to transmit MIDI information to energyXT so we can use any VST plugin to play sounds from Beat707. In this case we used Wusik Station to play a Drum Set."

Update:

Beat707 Mirror Pattern Editing

Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 9, 2011

Beat707 Hack #2 - 3x Gate Outputs

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on May 6, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

Using the free Arduino pins for 3 output gates. (more can be added with an Arduion Mega board instead)

http://www.beat707.com/w/downloads/hacks-and-mods

Direct link:

http://www.beat707.com/downloads/hacks/Hack_002_Gate_Outputs.pdf"

Beat707 Makes a Comeback

Uploaded on Apr 12, 2011 beat707videos

Note this video was from 2011 and previously posted here. The Beat707 is an Arduino based MIDI Drum Sequencer. The Beat707 is controlling the E-mu Xtreme Lead-1 above.  The following is the video description from 2011.  Below that are details on the Beat707 re-issue, or just click here for the post on how to help make it happen.

"www.Beat707.com

Here's a quick song I made in a few minutes, sorry its short and not superb, but still a great demonstration.

At the end I show how easy is to edit a pattern while in song mode: hit record, edit the pattern, hit left+right to go back to song mode where you left.

You can download the MP3 files at the following link:
http://www.beat707.com/downloads/Beat..."

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via Beat707.com:

"Great News, I'm BACK, and with a new project for the great Beat707 MIDI Drum Sequencer, fully Arduino compatible open-source.

What I will be working next is the new Beat707 2.0 set of PCBs, I will have more info about it soon. But the idea is to make the PCB with headers for buttons and leds, so the unit can have custom design. Let's say you want a 4 x 4 button + led grid, or a 1 x 16 grid instead. You can use the same boards. This way you can make a regular sized unit, or a big one like my latest XXL project was. I will no longer use touch sensitive buttons. Watch the videos below on how the previous Beat707 Drum Sequencers were, which were a great success already. The next unit will be fully open-source.

More details on the Beat707 2.0 PCB Boards Below, and also the specs of the hardware + software of the MIDI Drum Sequencer, fully Arduino Compatible. You can check, below, the old Beat707 XXL BIG PCB Board, as the new board will be based on it, but much smaller, making it possible to be used on small and large setups. I will also release some Acrylic cases designs later on.

But for all this to happen I need to collect some contributions in order to keep working on this and release new videos and software on how to create your own device. All in all I'm trying to collect $ 2,000.00 USD (specially for the PCB industrial upfront fees), which should be ok to do. In return any contribution will get you a free copy of Wusik 4000, a Virtual Modular Software Plugin for Windows and MAC, see details below.

The Specs for the Beat707 2.0 is a bit open now, as I plan on adding as much options possible using the "power" of the ATmega328 chip. The previous software had:

14 Drum Tracks (on/off steps)
2 Note Tracks (0~127 note number, off and glide)
2 Accent Tracks
32 x 2 steps for each Drum Track
Since the idea is to add the SD Card to replace both external EEPROM and FLASH, the number of patterns per song could be 127.

The new boards will come with the same design as the Beat707 XXL had, you can see a video of that board below. It comes with Arduino compatible ATmegas, so you don't need an actual arduino, just an USB to FTDI cable and you are good to go. After the board is fully programmed no computer is required for using it live..."

The Beat707 Arduino Shield

YouTube by beat707videos
http://www.beat707.com
Playlist:
The Beat707 Arduino Shield
Beat707 Showcasing
Beat707 File Mode
Beat707 Pattern Mode
Beat707 Tutorial

"Beat707 is an Arduino Shield that adds several neat features to your musical arsenal. You get a 32 step machine, with 16 step buttons and leds, LCD screen and navigation keys. It's like the classic Roland TR707 but with some twists, as it actually has 32 x 1/32 or 32 x 1/64 steps. Plus, the 2 note-step sequence feature allows you to do bass and/or synth lines -- it's a MIDI groove-box all in one ! The unit doesn't produce any sound, it's all MIDI based, so you can use any MIDI compatible device.

Beat707 is an Arduino Shield that adds several neat features to your musical arsenal. You get a 32 step machine, with 16 step buttons and leds, LCD screen and navigation keys. It's like the classic Roland TR707 but with some twists, as it actually has 32 x 1/32 or 32 x 1/64 steps. Plus, the 2 note-step sequence feature allows you to do bass and/or synth lines -- it's a MIDI groove-box all in one ! The unit doesn't produce any sound, it's all MIDI based, so you can use any MIDI compatible device.

This project is a joint collaboration between Wusik.com and Rugged Circuits. We've made a proper Arduino shield that plugs in on top of an Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, or Mega/Mega2560 (not included). The software performs all the drum machine functions, but you can always tweak it to do whatever you want (with the source code purchase). We've added EEPROM, FLASH, and expandability options and connectors.

And it's not just a drum machine: the hardware is a general-purpose MIDI development platform and playground. The awesome software from Wusik.com is what provides the drum machine functionality, but you can run any software you want on your Arduino to make use of the hardware.

Here are the project specs:
Arduino shield that plugs on top of an Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, Mega, or Mega2560
512 kbytes of FLASH (beyond what's on the Arduino)
32kbytes of EEPROM (beyond what's on the Arduino), expandable to 128kbytes by adding more EEPROM chips (total of 4 EEPROM slots)
16 buttons with LED for each button
8 buttons for control functions (intended for up, down, left, right, shift, play, stop, record)
16x2 LCD with backlight
MIDI IN and MIDI OUT interfaces
System operation at 5V or 3.3V
Designed to be compatible with Arduinos as well as Netduino and FEZ Panda

The Wusik.com drum machine software provides:
14 Drum Tracks + 2 Accent Tracks (a total of 3 MIDI-note velocities can be sent from each step)
2 Step-Sequence Tracks (each step has its own Note selection, Velocity is set by the accent tracks)
Multi Pattern and Song Mode
Number of Patterns and Songs depends on the total amount of system EEPROM -- the base system provision of 32kbytes of EEPROM has enough for 94 patterns and 99 songs positions. The included Flash Nand memory can hold up to 42 songs. (see more below)
Each pattern has 32 x 1/32 or 32 x 1/64 steps and 14 tracks + 2 accent tracks
Each track has a note-number and MIDI-channel number, so you can also use tracks to output regular notes (one note fixed per track)
Optional MIDI echo (set during compilation and uploading of the Sketch)
File Mode for storing up to 42 songs into the internal Flash. With options to Load, Save, Dump to SySex MIDI and Erase"

Beat 707 XL Prototype

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jun 7, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

This is the stock Beat707 Based on the Arduino Uno with expanded controls via 6067 - 16 Channel Analog Mux and 595 shift register. 4 additional control buttons, encoder, and LEDs are also added.

The 16 pots can be set to 3 modes:

1) 16 track mixer adjusting velocity (for the 14 drum tracks + 2 synth tracks)
2) Note controls for the 16 steps of S1 (synth 1) Track
3) Note controls for the 16 steps of S2 (synth 2) Track

Drum synth: 9090
Bass Synth: Oakley TM3030

We are also working on adding 6 encoders for the final XL release. More information on our site soon."

Beat707 BigTime

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jul 21, 2011

"https://github.com/Beat707/Beat707-BigTime

This turns an ATtiny85/45 + 7-Segment 4-Digit Clock LED into a Beat + Measure display that connects to the Beat707 unit using only 4 wires. (TWI / I2C - SDA, SCL, Ground and 5V+)

Hardware used: ATtiny85 (using its internal Oscillator) - CD4067 Multiplexer - C595 Shift Register (serial input - 8 x parallel output) - 82 ohm resistor - 4 digits 7 segments LED clock display - ISP programmer (Arduino as an ISP device or USBtinyISP)

The great thing about this is that it doesn't hog on any of the free pins, it uses the shared I2C/TWI interface, which uses 4 wires and can have multiple devices sharing the same interface."

Beat707 with Arduino Synth

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on May 20, 2011
See this post for a recent review.

Beat707 Arduino Connection

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 12, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

How to connect the Arduino board, power and midi cables. Starting up the Beat707 shield.

Some people asked why you need an Arduino and why not just add the Arduino chip in the Beat707 board itself. The great thing about been a shield is that you can use on multiple boards: Arduino 2009/Uno, Arduino Mega, NetDuino, FEZ Panda, ..."

Beat707 Hack #5 - MIDI Input

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on May 10, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

Hacks and Mods # 005 - MIDI Input

http://www.beat707.com/w/downloads/hacks-and-mods

Download PDF:

http://www.beat707.com/downloads/hacks/Hack_005_MIDI_Input.pdf"

Beat707 Song Mode (short song)

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 12, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

Here's a quick song I made in a few minutes, sorry its short and not superb, but still a great demonstration.

At the end I show how easy is to edit a pattern while in song mode: hit record, edit the pattern, hit left+right to go back to song mode where you left.

You can download the MP3 files at the following link:
http://www.beat707.com/downloads/Beat707_Song1.mp3"

Beat707 MIDI Sync (SONAR)

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jul 7, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

Using SONAR 8 and Beat707 MIDI Sync in Slave Mode

Here's the full song in MP3:
http://www.beat707.com/downloads/Beat707_Sonar.mp3

All Drums plus the Bass line is sequenced from the Beat707 itself and routed on SONAR to the MIDIBOX 4x4"

Beat707 MIDI Sync (SONAR) (part 2)

Beat707 MVI 2682

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jun 19, 2011
Re-posted with Part 1 and 2 here.

BeatVox & MIDI Shield (2)

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Jun 3, 2011

http://www.beat707.com/

Update: some additional info:
"Software used for this video:
https://github.com/Beat707/BeatVox

Its a small shield that ads 6 x 8-bit drum voices, or whatever the software makes, to any MIDI compatible device.

The video shows actually 2 shields: MIDI Shield and BeatVox.

http://www.ruggedcircuits.com/html/beatvox.html

and

http://www.ruggedcircuits.com/html/flexible_midi_shield.html

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Here's the current specs for V1.0.0 of the BeatVox Software from Beat707

June 03 2011 - Version 1.0.0

- 6 Voices with Stereo Flip-Flop effect
- 6 Levels of Velocity
- Pitch Option (uses the Analog Wheel)
- Reverse Option (uses the Input Button)
- MIDI Shield Support: http://www.ruggedcircuits.com/html/flexible_midi_shield.html
- MIDI Activity on Pin 13 (LED)
- WAV2Code Converters in C++ (Windows) and Python (Cross-Platform)
- 11 Drum and FX Samples in WAV format included"

Beat707 -- Second Revision Hardware

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Apr 22, 2011

"Here's the second revision of the Beat707 hardware in action. Functionality is the same as the prototype, just minor tweaks to the silkscreen and a slightly deeper board to allow for greater stability. Apologies for the unimaginative audio beat. Synthesis over USB courtesy of Garage Band."

Beat707 Hack 1

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on May 1, 2011

"www.Beat707.com

For detailed information on how to do this hack, visit the following link and download the Beat707_Hack_001.pdf file

http://www.beat707.com/w/downloads/hacks-and-mods

Direct Link:

http://www.beat707.com/downloads/hacks/Beat707_Hack_001.pdf

Read Online:

http://issuu.com/beat707/docs/beat707_hack_001/1"

Beat707 SY LE 1

YouTube Uploaded by beat707videos on Aug 18, 2011

"https://github.com/Beat707/Beat707-SY-LE

Beat707 8 x Voice Synth using no special hardware (LE version)

August 18 2011 - Version 1.0.0

- First Release (8 voices with 4 modes + Draft Pitch Bend)
- MIDI CC 0 = Mode / 0= 8 Voices / 1= 4 Voices Double Mode / 2= 2 Voices Double Mode + Octave Up / 3= 2 Voices Double Mode + Octave Up + Octave Down
- MIDI CC 1 = PWM Rate-Fine (When PWM Rate-Coarse is 0, this will be PWM position instead)
- MIDI CC 2 = PWM Rate-Coarse
- MIDI CC 3 = Velocity to PWM Mode

Audio Examples: (pure raw output from the design)

http://www.beat707.com/downloads/Beat707_SY_LE/Beat707_SY_LE.wav

or

http://www.beat707.com/downloads/Beat707_SY_LE/Beat707_SY_LE.mp3

Second Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMxQfuoeFM"

Beat707 SY LE 2