9.Note-FastLED.ino

9.Note-FastLED

This example demonstrates the use of addressable LEDs that respond to incoming MIDI note events.

Boards: 🛈

AVR, AVR USB, Teensy 3.x, ESP32

Note

You might lose incoming MIDI data while the LED strip is being updated. To avoid this, don't use an Arduino UNO.
See https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Interrupt-problems

Connections

• 2: Data pin of NeoPixel LED strip with at least 8 pixels.

Behavior

If a MIDI Note On event for note 0x3C (C4 or middle C) is sent, the first LED will light up, if a Note Off event for that note is sent, the LED will turn off.
If a MIDI Note On event for note 0x3D (C#4) is sent, the second LED will light up, etc.
(A Note On event with a velocity of zero also counts as a Note Off event.)

Mapping

Route the MIDI output of a MIDI keyboard to the Arduino's MIDI input. Then play a middle C and some notes above it on the keyboard.

Written by PieterP, 2019-10-15
https://github.com/tttapa/Control-Surface

#include <FastLED.h>
// Must be before Control Surface to enable FastLED features of Control Surface
#include <Control_Surface.h>
 
// Define the array of leds.
Array<CRGB, 8> leds {};
// The data pin with the strip connected.
constexpr uint8_t ledpin = 2;
 
USBMIDI_Interface midi;
 
// Create a MIDI input element that listens to all notes in the range C4 - G4
// (the range starts at C4 and has a length equal to `leds.length` == 8).
NoteRangeFastLED<leds.length> midiled {leds, MIDI_Notes::C[4]};
 
void setup() {
  // See FastLED examples and documentation for more information.
  FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, ledpin>(leds.data, leds.length);
  FastLED.setCorrection(TypicalPixelString);
  midiled.setBrightness(128);
  Control_Surface.begin();
}
 
void loop() {
  Control_Surface.loop();
  if (midiled.getDirty()) { // If the colors changed
    FastLED.show();         // Update the LEDs with the new colors
    midiled.clearDirty();   // Clear the dirty flag
  }
}