{"id":713,"date":"2023-10-31T05:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T05:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/?p=713"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:53:39","slug":"on-board-drone-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/2023\/10\/31\/on-board-drone-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"On Board Drone Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Drone Machine is a 5-voice DIY synthesizer built on the OnBoard sProject PCB. Powered by an ESP32-S3 microcontroller with audio out via a stereo I2S DAC board, the Drone Machine takes advantage of the sProject&#8217;s capacitive touch pads for triggering tones, and potentiometers are used to adjust features of each tone such as frequency, release time, timbre, vibrato, drive, delay and reverb. An OLED screen displays the current parameter values a sounding voice levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound of the OnBoard Drone Machine ranges from a pure triangle wave to various FM tones and can be made more aggressive with overdrive and delay feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Software for the Drone Machine was written by Andrew R. Brown using the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/algomusic\/M16\">M16<\/a> audio synthesis library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-2048x1527.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Drone-Machine-V1-483x360.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above is an image of the Drone Machine version 1 &#8211; which has suffered a bit of wear and tear through use and testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OnBoard Drone Machine Demo\" width=\"1505\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/943zGxPjw3w?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>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A quick demo of the Drone Machine in action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all sProject PCB designs, the Drone Machine is DIY assembled from a kit. Workshops for building Drone Machines have been run since 2023. Below are some photos from these workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-1024x288.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-724\" style=\"width:1333px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-1024x288.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-1536x432.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-2048x576.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WS-1-Collage-615x173.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-1024x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-1024x343.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-1536x514.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-2048x685.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.explodingart.com\/arb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SunshineCoastWS-copy-615x206.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contemplation\" width=\"1505\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NTUgxzEdt54?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>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A live performance with the OnBoard Drone Machine at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Drone Machine is a 5-voice DIY synthesizer built on the OnBoard sProject PCB. 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