{"id":16077,"date":"2017-08-06T23:44:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T15:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=16077"},"modified":"2017-08-07T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T11:56:39","slug":"top-3-fruit-piano-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/06\/top-3-fruit-piano-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3\u00a0Fruit Piano Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of your boring keyboard? \u00a0You may be looking for some new projects to get your teeth into.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve made sure to pick some fun and genuinely fruit piano projects using different development platforms, so read on to start exploring different ways to make a fruit piano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong>(1)\u00a0Arduino\u00a0Fruit Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/arduino-projects.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16078\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/arduino-projects-1030x448.png\" alt=\"arduino projects\" width=\"1030\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/arduino-projects-1030x448.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/arduino-projects-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/arduino-projects.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The basic concept is simple. Each piano key is a voltage divider circuit involving two resistors: one 1-megaohm resistor and one piece of fruit. Touching the fruit will change the resistance in the circuit, resulting in a change to the voltage at the junction between the two resistors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/category\/Arduino-c-1001.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arduino <\/a>can measure this changing voltage with an analog input, and use it to control an audio speaker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigmessowires.com\/2016\/08\/19\/fruit-electronics-piano\/\"><u>See more information<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\uff082\uff09Respeaker Tomato Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/respeaker-piano.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16081\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/respeaker-piano-1030x531.png\" alt=\"respeaker piano\" width=\"1030\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/respeaker-piano-1030x531.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/respeaker-piano-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/respeaker-piano.png 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the Makey Makey, we programmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/series\/Respeaker-10.html\" target=\"_blank\">ReSpeaker <\/a>with Arduino IDE, and came out of a really special DIY piano that is built on 8 cherry tomatoes connecting to the 8 touch sensors on ReSpeaker, we call it, the Tomato Piano. Each cherry tomato represents a key to the music note, starting from the \u2018do\u2019 to the \u2018ti\u2019, so we have enough keys to perform songs we like. Check the video below to see how we played \u2018Jingle Bells\u2019 with the Tomato Piano.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/19\/respeaker-tomato-piano-with-arduino\/\" target=\"_blank\">See more information<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) The BBC micro:bit Fruit Keyboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fruit-keyboard-ingredients.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16080\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fruit-keyboard-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"fruit-keyboard-ingredients\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fruit-keyboard-ingredients.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fruit-keyboard-ingredients-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most fun Micro Bit projects so far\u00a0by the BBC Touch Develop tutorial \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/microbitgadgets.co.uk\/microbit-projects\/microbit-music\/fruit-keyboard-project\"><u>Banana Keyboard<\/u><\/a>\u2019, it guides you through how to turn your Micro Bit into a touch-activated tone generator. All you need is a BBC micro:bit, 2x AAA batteries, battery clip, crocodile wires, 2 pieces of fruit\u00a0and headphones.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"http:\/\/microbitgadgets.co.uk\/microbit-projects\/microbit-music\/fruit-keyboard-project\" target=\"_blank\">See more information<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy this project sharing post. 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