AI ChatGTP and music

One idea for this year is to make more use of AI in my projects. On my last blogpost about Python pandas i added an AI generated picture. The picture below is a result of quick experiments with 'NightCafe AI Art Creator' to make an illustration about 'AI generated music', the topic of this blogpost. My first attempts only gave a paper with music notes or some orchestra. so it was a bit of a challenge to get something nice.

AI generated music (NightCafe AI Art Creator)

My post about Python pandas also triggered me to take a look at other blogposts i have done to look if more pictures added something. For example a blogpost about Mysteries in ChatGPT had almost no illustrations and could need something extra. To go over older blogposts and add make changes did not give a good feeling. I like to limit changes in posts, however i also like to experiment with AI.

To try something complete different i did let another AI  (Sono) generate a song about Mysteries in ChatGPT :

The video (on my YouTube channel.) is complete generated with Suno . I hope you will play it to hear the result.

Python pandas
(NightCafe AI Art Creator)

I did not play a lot with Suno, and you only get a limited amount of 'virtual credits'to experiment. The interface (on my phone) did give me some problems and by accident i created multiple songs with the same input that where not much different from each other. 
I also created songs as mp3 audio files about 'Python pandas' . Unfortunately it is not easy possible to post audiofiles on this google blog. Therefore i created a video using the 'NightCafe AI Art Creator' picture as background and did put two (almost similar) the songs about 'Python pandas" in it. (I did this using a free version of ApowerEdit so it has a watermark.) By investing more time the video part could be improved a lot with multiple pictures and movement. I also tried Google subtitling to automatic generate a subtitle (containing the lyrics) however the result with (this) music seems poor.

I hope you enjoy hearing the audio on these two recently published videos.

Mailbag July 2023

A new mailbag post with some backlog mail.
(I planned to post this July mailbag begin Augustus, however it is already end August and some new interesting products have arrived for my next mailbag blogpost.

	USB External soundcard. As i want to experiment with audio signals i did buy an external to protect the sound chips of my computer
	USB External soundcard. Another sound card. I was happy to have ordered 2 different cheap soundcards as my first experiments where more successful with this card that with the other one.
	USB receiver
	QRP Tranceiver
	Connectors
	More connectors
	Nice storage bag for cables
	Cheap bluetooth USB led strip A review of this product was already published on my blog https://blog.jeronimus.net/2023/08/bluetooth-usb-led-strip.html
	Air T split with valves I want to make a ventilation system in my new shed using the Inline Blower. This is a T splitter with 2 valves for the ventilation system.
	This corner pieces also to use for ventilation system
	Some more valves for the ventilation system
	Cable binders (black)
	Cable binders colored
	Heatshrink, always good to use for electronic projects, you can never have enough
	More connectors
	Connectors with a small cable
	Portable antenna I hope to make a dedicated blogpost about this antenna
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	Dupont / crocodile clip cabes
	Mosquito killer lamp
	And even more connectors

½ Euro Barking Dog project

On Aliexpress i bought some cheap Dog Bark Chip modules (H-38). ( Price ~ 0,15 euro if you buy 10 pieces). On the sellers page(s) you can also find this illustration about how to connect.

I connected a AA battery storage case plastic box holder (2 x AA 1.5V battery) to power this module with 3 Volt. Besides power, a small speaker and a trigger (push button) you need a 360K resistor. (I used 470K as i could not find 360K in my stock and it also worked.) A small speaker can also be found on Aliexpress (~ 0,25 Euro).
The complete circuit without battery will cost less than a half euro.

Arduino_KY-037_Sensitive_microphone_sensor_module

Arduino KY-037 Sensitive microphone sensor module

Hardware

• D0 (Digaital Signal)                Arduino D3 (Only needed for Digital)
• +                                           +5V
• G                                           GND
• A0 (Analog Signal )               Arduino A0 (Only needed for Analog)

Analog

Digital

More info

http://henrysbench.capnfatz.com/henrys-bench/arduino-sound-detection-sensor-tutorial-and-user-manual/

Arduino_KY-038_Microphone_sound_sensor_module

Arduino KY-038 Microphone sound sensor module

My KY-038 module has two leds: a power led and, near the pot meter to set the sensitivity a led indicating if a signal is detected.

Hardware

• D0 (Digital Signal)   Arduino D3 Only needed for "Digital script"
• +                                 +5V
• G                                 GND
• A0 (Analog Signal ) Arduino A0   Only needed for Analog script"

Analog

Digital

More info

• http://henrysbench.capnfatz.com/henrys-bench/arduino-sound-detection-sensor-tutorial-and-user-manual/