Adafruit IndustriesMusic Maker Shield | 1788

Description

With the Adafruit Music Maker Shield for Arduino, you can decode a wide variety of audio formats such as MP3, ACC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MIDI, Flac, WAV (PCM and ADPCM). The Shield can also be used to record audio in both PCM (WAV) and compressed Ogg Vorbis.

The Music Maker Shield can “bend” all audio files by adjusting bass, treble, and volume digitally. The Arduino can play audio from an SD card and there is also a special MIDI mode that you can boot the chip that will read “classic” 31250Kbaud MIDI data from an Arduino pin and act like a synth/drum machine.
This version includes an onboard 3W/channel stereo audio amplifier that can drive 4 or 8 ohm speakers.

Some soldering is required.

Features:

• VS1053 codec chip which decodes Ogg Vorbis, MP3/MP2/MP1, MP4, AAC, WMA, FLAC, WAV/PCM, MIDI
• Encodes Ogg or WAV/PCM
• Stereo audio out with proper audio filter caps and ground reference so it can be safely connected directly to headphones, a stereo system, or other powered speakers
• Seven extra GPIO’s that can be written or read through the Arduino Library for reading buttons or lighting LEDs
• MicroSD card socket, for any FAT16/FAT32 formatted SD card from 64Mb or greater
• Full 3.3/5V level shifting for SD and MP3 chipsets
• Works with Arduino Uno, Mega, or Leonardo
• Built in MIDI synth/drum machine with dozens of instruments
• Plenty of optional breakouts for pins like the card-detect and microphone input