Drum HAT

Hook up these 8 advanced capacitive touch pads with LED indicators to your Raspberry Pi and start creating amazing beats and control surfaces right away. The Drum HAT, a much - sought - after companion to the Piano HAT, uses the same capacitive touch sensor to offer 8 finger - sized drum pads, each with an indicator LED. We've carefully designed light channels so that each pad lights up when tapped, creating a really cool under - lighting effect without the LEDs getting in the way. Use it to play music in Python, control software drum synths on your Pi, manage hardware drum machines, or integrate it into an elaborate drum - controlled project. It can even be used alongside the Piano HAT with a Black HAT Hack3r or Mini Black HAT Hack3r, giving you a two - piece band in the palm of your hand. The MagPi called it 'an awesome amount of fun' and gave it four stars. Features include 8 capacitive touch pads that can be linked to individual Python functions, 8 bright white LEDs that can light up automatically or be controlled with Python, compatibility with the Piano HAT, a Microchip CAP1188 capacitive touch driver chip, a Drum HAT pinout, compatibility with Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W, a Python library, and it comes fully assembled. We've developed a neat Python library that lets you channel your inner drummer in seconds. There's a ready - to - go example with sampled drum sounds; just connect a set of speakers to your Pi's headphone jack. You can also get technical and make the Drum HAT output regular MIDI commands via a USB to MIDI adapter to control software or hardware drum machines. Note that our software does not support Raspbian Wheezy.

Using the Drum HAT is a breeze. First, hook up the 8 advanced capacitive touch pads with LED indicators to your Raspberry Pi. Once connected, you can start making music right away. There's a Python library that makes it super easy to play music or control drum synths. Just follow the ready - to - go example and connect speakers to your Pi's headphone jack. You can also use it with a USB to MIDI adapter to control external drum machines. When using it alongside the Piano HAT, make sure to use a Black HAT Hack3r or Mini Black HAT Hack3r. As for maintenance, keep it in a dry and clean place. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures or moisture. And remember, our software doesn't work with Raspbian Wheezy, so use a compatible operating system.