VTC Sophomore Project

The Arduinet is an Arduino-based digital clarinet featuring analog breath input, synthesized approximate-sinusoid output in a small package offering the full-range of the Bb clarinet.

“Two years ago, I set out to design and build a digital clarinet that had a comparable feel to playing an acoustic clarinet. At the time I had not the knowledge needed to implement such a project, given the included requirement of external registers, analog sensors, DACs, serial interfacing, etc. Having learned everything above has given me confidence in being able to complete this project.”

During my senior year of high school, while attending the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, I first attempted this project, and despite little prior experience with electronics, was able to fully theorize what would be my sophomore project in college, except for minor changes. The sophomore project was fully functional apart from several small problems.