3D printed instruments have been passing the radar a lot of times recently. Whether it’s an electric guitar or a ukelele: it can be 3D printed. But those are only ‘band’ instruments, so what about tools for electronic music? A new project by Adafruit made something in this category: a 3D printed Mini OONTZ 16 button Midi drum machine.
It looks very flashy, with the implementation of several disco lights. In other words: just like the real thing. The case was 3D printed and the other tools needed to be inserted (4×4 Adafruit Trellis Monochrome Driver, a Silicone Elastomer 4×4 button keypad, a Arduino Leonardo and four 10k Potentiometers).
Adafruit stated:
“This 4 piece design houses the components and keeps them secured with machine screws. The Arduino Leonardo is mounted to the bottom cover with 4 screws. 4 potentiometers are mounted to the top panel and secured in place. The Trellis is mounted to a tray that is secured to the enclosure with another set of machine screws. A total of 14 screws makes this pretty solid and durable box.”
If you would like to make this yourself, then you can find the tutorial here and you can download the .stl files on Thingiverse. Here’s a little video of this brand new 3D printed instrument.
Image credits: Adafruit.