#musicadventcalendar — Public Fediverse posts

I've persuaded my SP0256A-AL2 to "sing" the Twelve Days of Christmas.

https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/12/23/sp0256a-al2-sings-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/

#SP0256AAL2 #ArduinoUno #MusicAdventCalendar #MyApologies #FiveGoldRings

I've posted the odd video from this channel before, but this one is particularly good.

There are a number of seasonal ones up recently if you want something a bit different to the usual festive fare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDCiKJvpHcM

#MusicAdventCalendar

On the last weekend before Christmas, here is my only other 8-bit festive tune.

This #LoFiOrchestra performance presents the Carol of the Bells, in an arrangement based on Robert Buckley's rhapsodic "Let the Bells Ring".

https://makertube.net/w/77f5vGRbwuF3bbMCjd16ym

#MusicAdventCalendar

And here we are - the last day of the #MusicAdventCalendar.

I've saved my other Christmas tune for today - it is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's rendition of the Carol of the Bells, based on Robert Buckley's rhapsodic arrangement "Let the Bells Ring".

And with that I extend compliments of the season to all.

(I'll boost again later)

https://makertube.net/w/77f5vGRbwuF3bbMCjd16ym

#LoFiOrchestra #CarolOfTheBells #LetTheBellsRing #MIDI

And so here we are. The penultimate #MusicAdventCalendar and it has to be the Lo-Fi Orchestra interpretation of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture in full.

One day I will re-record this with party poppers at the end... for now we have Arduino LED "fireworks".

https://makertube.net/w/oHxChx4XsjhzwDajJEF7RH

(I'll repost this again later)

#LoFiOrchestra #Arduino #MIDI #SynthDIY

And for today's bonus #MusicAdventCalendar a march of a different kind.

https://makertube.net/w/hb9cBE1SF9efewy8DLGJyC

#LoFiOrchestra #ItsReallyMontyPython

Here's an early #MusicAdventCalendar today - The March to the Scaffold from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.

I might sneak another bonus one in later :)

https://makertube.net/w/j6sBuxxptq8LniBZLvLa3n

#LoFiOrchestra #Arduino #MIDI

And here's a bonus #MusicAdventCalendar simply because I quite like this one and was running out of slots, and, well, it's the weekend, so why not...

Another slightly random Rimsky-Korsakov piece this time from a ballet - the Procession of the Nobles from Mlada.

Some nice tone (brass) fanfares in this one :)

https://makertube.net/w/fQVcBrhYjCvhienWLCLFWG

#LoFiOrchestra #Arduino #MIDI

Number 20 is Eric Coates' iconic Dam Busters March in full Lo-Fi glory.

https://makertube.net/w/jL9dPHkST3m91k7zrwNNLR

#MusicAdventCalendar #LoFiOrchestra #ChocksAway #Arduino

Day 19 of #MusicAdventCalendar is a Lo-Fi, Instrumental Performance of John Miles' "Music".

"Music is my first love, and it will be my last. Music of the future and music of the past".

https://makertube.net/w/c6k9EJLgRKiNsFnWFZygwk

#LoFiOrchestra

Todays #MusicAdventCalendar takes a walk through Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition - at least the end of them anyway.

This is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's presentation of the Hut on Fowls Legs (Baba Yaga) and the Great Gate of Kiev.

This is based on Ravel's orchestration of the original piano work.

One day I'd like to go back and do some of the other movements...

https://makertube.net/w/dohNFc95YHdrTCXjVCg3Hy

#LoFiOrchestra

Today's #MusicAdventCalendar is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee.

https://makertube.net/w/3oJbdDUNkfje5p3hyjT8ks

#LoFiOrchestra

Just a short one today - The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents The Washington Post.

I don't know about you, but I get definite fairground organ vibes off this one!

https://makertube.net/w/j53QoswPb3YSqCmdcbLn5i

#LoFiOrchestra #MusicAdventCalendar

Another two-part piece for today's Lo-Fi Orchestra #MusicAdventCalendar

This is the first half of part 1 of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.

Featuring MT32-Pi once again on Tubular Bells.

https://makertube.net/w/1FqWLroqwaT4sTpf8LWcHz

#LoFiOrchestra #LoFiTubularBells #MIDI #Arduino #RaspberryPi #MT32Pi

Time for the final part of the Lo-Fi Orchestra's interpretation of Holst's Planets Suite - Neptune, the Mystic.

From the gentle rocking 5-in-a-bar chords throughout, to the surprisingly busy celeste/harp/woodwind parts - there are a lot of notes in this, what feels like, quite a calm piece! And of course finishing off with that fading voices thanks to the MT32-Pi.

https://makertube.net/w/1wi9RDSRTrGPrbTp8NwK2k

#LoFiPlanets #LoFiOrchestra #MusicAdventCalendar #Arduino #RaspberryPi #MIDI

Now onto my favourite of the Planets - Uranus, the Magician.

From the opening chords to the bumpy, jostling, almost comical tunes, the fluttering "woodwind" again, building to the climatic almost-finale where in the organ part, you can see a ffff glissando - which seems like Holst is saying "fall on the keyboard"...

The Lo-Fi-ness breaks through with a bit of MIDI "ticking" that I actually quite like!

https://makertube.net/w/5RtdgBEJoj4S7xcmAZTEeC

#LoFiOrchestra #LoFiPlanets #Arduino #MIDI #MusicAdventCalendar

@MakersHour Hello #MakersHour, Kevin here.

This week I've been doing some more on my Euro-rack PCB, but am not quite ready to go with it yet. I have published the guides for an ESP32 Mozzi board though.

This week, I'm also slowly working through my #LoFiPlanets for the #MusicAdventCalendar. I've just posted Saturn today.

(Note: I'm going to be a bit "in and out" today)