This requires some explanation:
Originally, I had a well-fleshed-out idea for the use of motion sensors to play a volleyball game. While conceptually sound, in practice, the motion sensors just could not cooperate. After a lot of testing with Arduino and its sensors, I realized that the ball would move too quick for the sensors to process properly. Instead, I decided to make a violin.
The main mechanism in charge of producing sound will be a potentiometer, in such a way that when a bowstring is pulled back and forth, the potentiometer dial shall turn. Its analog output will be sent to p5, and detecting the bow’s movement will power a synthesizer to play sound. Next, the violin will have digital output buttons. Holding down buttons will give the arduino digital outputs also sent to p5. In p5, detecting which button is being pressed down will turn into a specific note in the scale. each of the 8 buttons represents one note, forming a full scale. This allows us to get a functional violin.