My tryst with Arduino and MP3 shield to help play ambient music at worship times
Every worship musician knows that the right kind of music goes a long way in worshiping the LORD. If the right music is played at the right time, the worship experience is so refreshing and enriching. If you have the keyboard player with you while worshiping he/she can help in playing ambient pads or other soothing music helping in facilitating and making your job easier, but at most times, we might not have that luxury… Some worship leaders when leading solo, carry these ambient pads and play them out of their IPAD’s into a volume pedal and into the sound board… But if you are playing the guitar, then this task also becomes cumbersome… So, I wanted to do something that I can use like a guitar pedal…. (I like guitar pedals J ) Idea · Use an Arduino and a MP3 shield and make one… Goal · Play and loop a MP3 file (these ambient pads come for different scales...