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=What is the Touch Board?=
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=Bare boards / sound interface=
 
  
==The board==
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===Some links about it===
 
[https://www.generationrobots.com/media/TouchBoard_PinMap_AW3.pdf close up]
 
[https://www.generationrobots.com/media/TouchBoard_PinMap_AW3.pdf close up]
  
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[https://www.bareconductive.com/make/changing-the-mp3s-on-the-micro-sd-card/ Changing the sounds of the board]
  
=Exercises / make it your own=
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=Use the Touch Board to play sounds=
 
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The Touch Board has a practical SD card reader, enabling us to upload sounds in MP3 format. You can follow [https://www.bareconductive.com/make/changing-the-mp3s-on-the-micro-sd-card/ Changing the sounds of the board this instructions] to change the sounds on the board.
[https://www.bareconductive.com/make/changing-the-mp3s-on-the-micro-sd-card/ Changing the sounds of the board]
 
 
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You can use your own sounds, or download mp3 files from [https://freesound.org/ freesound]
 
You can use your own sounds, or download mp3 files from [https://freesound.org/ freesound]
Files can be converted by VLC or online, in case they are not in mp3 format.
 
  
 
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Here you can find a list of websites where you can find copyright free and ready to use sounds: <br>
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* https://freesound.org/<br>
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* https://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html<br>
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* archive.org https://archive.org/details/audio<br>
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* youtube.com/audiolibrary - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3376882?hl=en-GB<br>
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* https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/<br>
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* https://soundbible.com<br>
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* https://www.soundjay.com/<br>
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* https://free-loops.com/<br>
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* https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/<br>
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* https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/<br>
  
https://freesound.org/<br>
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NB. Files can be converted by VLC or online, in case they are not in mp3 format.
https://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html<br>
 
archive.org https://archive.org/details/audio<br>
 
youtube.com/audiolibrary - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3376882?hl=en-GB<br>
 
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/<br>
 
https://soundbible.com<br>
 
https://www.soundjay.com/<br>
 
https://free-loops.com/<br>
 
https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/<br>
 
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/<br>
 
 
 
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==Setting up your Touch Board with the Arduino Installer==
 
==Setting up your Touch Board with the Arduino Installer==

Revision as of 12:30, 23 January 2023

What is the Touch Board?

Touchboard.png


Some links about it

close up

the kickstarter project

Kitchen drums

The bare board

Interactive sound wall

Changing the sounds of the board

Use the Touch Board to play sounds

The Touch Board has a practical SD card reader, enabling us to upload sounds in MP3 format. You can follow Changing the sounds of the board this instructions to change the sounds on the board.
You can use your own sounds, or download mp3 files from freesound


Here you can find a list of websites where you can find copyright free and ready to use sounds:

NB. Files can be converted by VLC or online, in case they are not in mp3 format.

Setting up your Touch Board with the Arduino Installer

The touch board can be programmed on the Arduino IDE software. In order to do so it is first required to install some dependencies that make you able to work with the Touch Board. You can find the instructions here.
Once you completed the instructions you can check whether the library has been installed correctly by opening your Arduino IDE and go to:
File --> Sketchbook --> Touch Board Examples
Touch install.png
You should be able to find already a bunch of example code you can use and modify to make it your own. To play MP3 files from the SD card when touching the sensors you can use Touch_MP3. You can also use the touch board as a keyboard with the HID_keyboard sketch.

Making Distance Sensors: trigger the Touch Board with proximity

Proximity sensor

HID keyboard

Hold electrode to play sound / Play only when touched

Hold_To_Play_Code

Download this library

Polyphonic Playback

Bare touch board with Soundplant