Synth(MIDI)-controlled light effects on stage -project started, help appreciated

i play bass-synth (minimoog voyager) in kraftwerk-like band , since we´re "just standing there" thought it´d idea give songs different light effects give them more of individual visual feel. thought i´d use arduino this, though i´ve never been close programming before that´s quite threshold me. soldering , circuits more familiar.

first i´ll starting simple 1 board of white leds flash press key , 1 board of leds rows lit in sequence wave when press key. i´ve finished boards, , i´ve succesfully tried programming series of leds lighting up. got find out how use midi shield bought , midi library (which have absolutely no clue how use). appreciated!!!

here´s code "wave-leds" i´ll use start. when i´ve figured out hope make run once , start on if key pressed. i´m pleased if can sequence started pressing key on moog.

code: [select]

int switchstate=0;
void setup(){
pinmode(3,output);
pinmode(4,output);
pinmode(5,output);
pinmode(6,output);
pinmode(7,output);
pinmode(2,input);
}
void loop(){
switchstate = digitalread(2);
if(switchstate==high) { // button pressed
digitalwrite(3, high); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, high); //red led
digitalwrite(4, high); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, high); //red led
digitalwrite(4, high); //red led
digitalwrite(5, high); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, high); //red led
digitalwrite(5, high); //red led
digitalwrite(6, high); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, high); //red led
digitalwrite(6, high); //red led
digitalwrite(7, high); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, high); //red led
digitalwrite(7, high); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, high); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second

digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led

delay(50); //  wait quarter second
}
else {  // button not pressed
digitalwrite(3, low); //red led
digitalwrite(4, low); //red led
digitalwrite(5, low); //red led
digitalwrite(6, low); //red led
digitalwrite(7, low); //red led
}
} // go beginning of loop

the board red leds supposed lit row @ time








the board white leds lit @ same time. 1 turned out real headlight! had put 1k resistor in front of them.

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