Don't Fret

Overview

For many guitarists, when they go on tour or play a multiple song set require various effects to effectively perform. For instance a set played in Chicago may need a pedal that is more oriented towards blues music that includes distortion or overdrive as opposed to a set played in Nashville may require a compressor.

The concept of our solution solves this issue. We need to design a pedal that can handle multiple effects for when multiple effects are called for in one set and also a pedal that can reprogrammed easily so if the set changes day by day a guitarist can adapt. This solution will reduce the amount of pedals that a guitarist has to carry and will also greatly reduce the cost as the guitarist will only need one pedal that can handle absolutely any effect where one single pedal can cost anywhere between $25-$1000.

The goal of this project is to create a device that takes a sound input, specifically from a guitar, and outputs a manipulated sound. The device will utilize a Raspberry Pi to take the input from an instrument and return an edited sound. The coding will most likely be done in C and allows for a unique effects from the standard reverb, fuzz, etc. effects as well as extensive capability to reprogram.

Link to Log: https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=Don%27t_Fret_Log

Team Members

Chance Bayles
GraceAnne Aldred
Jared Malkin
TA: John Fordice

Objectives

Learn to utilize Raspberry Pi (basics)
Adapt code from https://www.electrosmash.com/pedal-pi and https://blog.hackster.io/program-your-own-guitar-effects-with-pedal-pi-d77b8c56c0b0 to allow the pedal to run two effects
Adapt circuitry from the single function pedal on https://www.electrosmash.com/pedal-pi to account for an additional pushbutton to trigger second effect
Learn how to 3D print a cover and design a cover that allows for usage of both pushbuttons
Assemble together as a unit and test with guitar and amplifier

Challenges

Learn to program a Raspberry Pi
Allowing Raspberry Pi to take input (instrument) and give output (amplifier or microphone)
Putting together circuitry to add a second function
Coding for a second function