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DESCRIPTION
Bend all audio files to your will with the Adafruit Music Maker shield for Arduino! This powerful
shield features the VS1053, an encoding/decoding (codec) chip that can decode a wide variety
of audio formats such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, MIDI, FLAC, WAV (PCM and ADPCM). It
can also be used to record audio in both PCM (WAV) and compressed Ogg Vorbis. You can do
all sorts of stuff with the audio as well such as adjusting bass, treble, and volume digitally.
All this functionality is implemented in a light-weight SPI interface so that any Arduino can play
audio from an SD card. There's also a special MIDI mode that you can boot the chip into that
will read 'classic' 31250Kbaud MIDI data from an Arduino pin and act like a synth/drum machine
- there are dozens of built-in drum and sample effects! But the chip is a pain to solder, and
needs a lot of extras. That's why we spun up the best shield, perfect for use with any Arduino
Uno, Leonardo or Mega.
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Adafruit "Music Maker"
MP3 Shield for
Arduino w/3W Stereo
Amp - v1.0
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
This version of the shield includes an onboard 3W/channel stereo audio amplifier that can
drive 4 or 8 ohm speakers. It's the same amplifier as in our TS2012 breakout, a great class D
amplifier that sounds good and is power-conscious for portable/battery usage. Volume control
is handled by the VS1053 chip. We also have a version without an amplifier, when only
line/headphone out is required.
We believe this is the best MP3 playing shield you can get, and at a great price too. Here are
some specs:
Features the VS1053B codec chip - 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
7 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
Each order comes with one fully-assembled and tested shield, 2 2-pin terminal blocks, a stick of
0.1" male header and 2x3 female header for the ICSP connection. Some light soldering is
required to attach the through-hole headers to the PCB for plugging into the Arduino as well as
the terminal blocks for the speakers. Speakers, headphones, SD card and Arduino not
included!
We're wrapping up the full tutorial with photos of the shield, but for now we have a detailed
tutorial with lots of information about the VS1053 as well as instructions for how to use our
Arduino library that will get you playing sound effects in under 30 minutes
TECHNICAL DETAILS
New Products 4/9/2014
Revision history:
Aug 20, 2014: We updated the analog section to have more filtering, which should improve
audio output quality (even more!) There are no wiring or code changes.
Specs:
Dimensions (assembled): 69mm x 53mm x 2mm / 2.7" x 2.1" x 0.8"
Weight: 14.7g
Datasheets, EagleCAD PCB files, Fritzing object and more in the tutorial
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