I've been working on some software and electronics for Robin Mandel in order to realize his Storm. First I made a Arduino-MIDI-output-translator application that converted MIDI out of GarangeBand to on and offs on the Arduino's Digital Outputs. Then I integrated the MIDI playback into the translator application.

An arrangement for Arduino + MaxMSP + circuit so that blocking the light will turn on the storm. With the new MaxMSP patch, a photosensitive resistor is used to start/stop playback of a MIDI file that is a composition for Robin's electro-mechanical storm machine.

ArduinoBt, talking to Max/MSP, using SimpleMessageingSystem.

Had many many troubles with this "programmer not responding" bull shit, but got it going eventually... still doesn't exactly stay up for hours.