SOUNDPLANT KEYMAP SOFTWARE
SOUNDPLANT KEYMAP CODE

This KEYMAP is what we will load to make sure all the samples are loaded each time we open the software.

SOUNDPLANT KEYMAP SOFTWARE

Okay here is the fun part! We are going to bring in prepared samples into the Soundplant software to start to layout our KEYMAP. You will need to make sure you select the correct board and port for the second one as well. Once the first one works, repeat the process with the second Touch Board by uploading Soundplant_BCTB_2of2 onto the second Touch Board. If all is well, then they will blink for a few seconds, and then go off.īefore we get to the Soundplant software, touch a few of the electrodes on the Touchboard and you should see the LED's light up. Hit this button and you will see ' Uploading.' at the bottom, and you will see 4 LED's on the touch board flash (L, Tx, Rx). If there are no errors it will say 'done compiling' in the bottom left of the window.

SOUNDPLANT KEYMAP CODE

The check mark is used to verify the code for any errors. One with a check mark and one with arrow. Up the left hand corner of the window are two circles: ino file Soundplant_BCTB_1of2 onto the first touch board. Once the board is connected, and is being read properly, lets load. This process is the same for both boards, just with different files for each board. This will assign Electrodes E0-E11 on the Bareconductive Touch Board 2 of 2.

This organization was to keep the samples organized on ONLY the letter keys of the keyboard to keep things simple. The second constant we will change is const char KEY_MAP = **** This will help keep the performance of this digital instrument a little bit more organic and react like a traditional acoustic instrument.Ģ. The first constant we will change is const bool HOLD_KEY = true we are going to change 'true' to 'false'īy changing this to 'false', it will send a single (on/off) keystroke to Soundplant.

In Soundplant_BCTB_2of2, under // keyboard behaviour constants we are going to change two constants.ġ. This instrument will be used with the children's individual conductive shapes (cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil). Unfortunately, we can no longer do this because of COVID-19. In normal circumstances, the children will trade and share instruments. This project is part of a socially distanced enrichment project for an elementary school music teacher. Why are we using Bareconductive Touch Boards instead of two keyboards? Here is a link that explains how the Bareconductive Touch Boards use capacitive touch to send signals. Anytime you touch a sensor in the Bareconductive board, it will send a 'keystroke' to Soundplant and will play the assigned sample. We will be 'fooling' the computer into reading the Bareconductive boards as regular typing keyboards. We will code this instrument using Arduino (download link below). This 24 input digital instrument will be used with Soundplant (download link below).

The program I am involved in is 'GoSteam.' You can learn more about the program here: CEISMC is an education wing of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. This project is a documentation for a work project through my job at CEISMC (Center of Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing).

Soundplant keymap