Unlock your inner Mozart with Piano HAT, the ultimate mini musical companion for your Raspberry Pi!
Piano HAT is inspired by Zachary Igielman’s PiPiano and made with his blessing. We’ve taken his fabulous idea for a dinky piano add-on for the Raspberry Pi, made it touch-sensitive and added barrels of our trademark Pimoroni polish.
Use it to play music in Python, control software synths on your Pi, take control of hardware synthesizers, or surprise us with your creativity!
Piano HAT is compatible with Raspberry Pi 2, B+ and A+ and comes fully assembled, with a trove of examples to get you started.
Features:
- 16 touch sensitive buttons
- 13 piano keys (a full octave)
- Octave up/down buttons
- Instrument cycle button (great for use with synthesizers)
- 16 LEDs (let them light automagically, or take control with Python)
16 touch sensitive buttons – Each button on Piano HAT can be individually watched in Python and hooked up to whatever mad-cap contraption or project you can imagine. Tickle-the-ivories and create a symphony of servos or a concerto of… motors.
Octave up/octave down buttons – Expand your playing horizons with two dedicated buttons you can use to shift up or down an octave, or – you know- raise and lower the drawbridge to your fortress.
Instrument Cycle Button – Synth heads will be pleased to hear that it’s totally possible to make this button send a patch change event to synths like Yoshimi. All you need is a little Python glue!
15 LEDs – Ever seen on one of those learn-to-play keyboards with light-up keys? Take command of the LEDs and walk yourself through your favorite tunes, or use them as a visual metronome.
Such sounds, very wow – Use with a variety of synths, both hardware and software, play .wav samples with PyGame, or create your own Piano-controlled contraptions. We’ve included a MIDI example which lets you play music with Sunvox, Yoshimi and others, plus a PyGame example that includes a few octaves of glorious piano and some drums for good measure.
Hey Pros! – Using Python you can make Piano HAT output regular MIDI commands via a USB to MIDI adapter and take control of your hardware synth gear.
Full Python library, documentation and examples – Head on over to the Piano HAT GitHub repository to find a Python library, examples for PyGame and Python MIDI and more: https://github/pimoroni/piano-hat
Fast Shipping and Professional Packaging
Because of our long-standing partnership with UPS, FedEx, DHL and many other leading global carriers, we can provide various shipping options. Our warehouse staff is highly trained and will pack the items according to our exact and precise specifications. Before shipping, your goods will be thoroughly examined and secured. We deliver to thousands of customers every day from all over the world. This is a sign of our dedication to being the largest online retailer worldwide. There are distribution centers as well as warehouses located in Europe as well as the USA.
Note: Orders with more than one product are assigned a specific processing period dependent on the particular item.
Before shipping, we will examine the items ordered carefully before shipping. The majority of orders are shipped within 48 hours. The time to deliver varies from 3-7 days.
Returns
The stock is constantly changing and cannot be fully controlled by us due to the involvement of many parties including the factory and our warehouse. This means that the actual stock could alter at any time. Be aware that it is possible that your order could be out of stock after you have made the order.
Our policy lasts thirty days. If you haven't received your item within 30 days, we're unable to offer the option of a refund or exchange.
You are able to return an item when it's unopened and is in the same condition as when you first received it. It should also be returned in its original packaging.
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