SolarSounds
‘’World’s first solar powered digital musical instrument’’
User guide
Page 1: ...SolarSounds World s first solar powered digital musical instrument User guide ...
Page 2: ...ht hitting the solar panel by any other means To operate the device it needs to be pointed towards a light source 1 Basics The device has two main modes of operation One is called LINEAR and the other is COMPLEX LINEAR mode makes the pitch linearly proportional to the amount of light hitting the solar panel That means that more light makes higher pitch sound and less light produces lower frequency...
Page 3: ...BLUE MENU MUTE button ORANGE 2 Function buttons Four function buttons are located on the top side of the device They allow the user to browse through saved modes MENU MUTE button is on the bottom and can simply mute the speaker or in combination with function buttons on the top change the mode of the device a FN1 CHORDS b FN2 SCALES c FN3 CUSTOM d FN4 SAVE e MENU MUTE ...
Page 4: ...s on the FN1 CHORDS button instantly enters the saved notes in bank 1 To enter CHORDS mode the user needs to press MUTE and while holding MUTE press the FN1 CHORDS button You should hear a beeping sound while holding the buttons to let you know that device is about to enter a new mode Upon releasing the button it will enter CHORDS mode In this mode you can dynamically change chords A press on the ...
Page 5: ...he solar panel This will make a melodic progression and can be a base for a composition 6 Good to know Microcontroller used in SolarSounds has permanent EEPROM memory and all settings are stored each and every time they something changes If the save process is not completed correctly the device loses power the memory might get corrupted and the device won t make expected sounds If that happens try...
Page 6: ... the order they appear on the note switches C G D F D A E B Am Em Cm Dm 2 Scales preprogrammed in note switches while in SCALES mode They are arranged in the order they appear on the note switches and are all in C Major Natural minor Harmonic minor Melodic minor Dorian Phrygian dominant Lydian Mixolydian Locrian Whole tone Pentatonic Blues ...
