SAA1099 & Arduino - How to DIY
Channel: Jacob Field
Date: 11/10/2017

The SAA1099 is a vintage Stereo Sound Synthesis chip, capable of 6 voice square wave polyphony. In this video, you'll learn how to use it with an Arudino Uno to play MIDI files.

I made an instructable for it!
https://www.instructables.com/id/Retro-Sound-Chip-With-an-Arduino-the-SAA1099/

The Library Download: https://github.com/Bobcatmodder/SAATunes
Len Shustek's MIDITONES program: https://github.com/LenShustek/miditones

Hard(ish) to find parts:
8Mhz TTL Oscillator (Lot of 2): http://www.ebay.com/itm/2pc-8-MHz-Full-Size-5V-TTL-Crystal-Oscillator-VF150-8-000000MHz-Valpey-Fisher-/121916330914?epid=1562418815&hash=item1c62c793a2:g:484AAOSwv9hW4g2L
SAA1099: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Philips-SAA1099P-SAA1099-Stereo-Sound-Generator-IC-DIP-18-x-1pc-/151018701175?epid=731392444&hash=item23296a8177:g:NU8AAOxyVLNSyk8w

Equipment used:
Sony RX100 mark IV: https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSC-RX100-Digital-Camera/dp/B00ZDWGM34/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1507765037&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+rx100iv
Super cheap lapel mike: https://www.amazon.com/IMDEN-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Smartphones-Condenser/dp/B06ZY8D2WM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1507765000&sr=8-5&keywords=lapel+microphone+for+phone

Edited with DaVinci Resolve

All MIDI files used in this video are in the Public Domain.