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- Page 1 Velociraptor Voice and Eye Upgrade with MONSTER M4SK Created by John Park Last updated on 2020-04-15 12:44:49 PM EDT...
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Page 2: Parts Used
Overview Enhance a simple rubber hand puppet with MONSTER M4SK eyes and voice changer! By snapping the MONSTER M4SK in half (safely!) and joining the halves back together with the 9-pin JST SH cable, you can place extra awesome eyes on a rubber hand puppet, such as the dinosaur shown here. And, the PDM microphone and audio output allow us to run voice changer code for extra puppeteering fun! Parts Used Adafruit MONSTER M4SK - DIY Electronic Eyes Mask... - Page 3 Convex Plastic Lens with Edge $3.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart You'll want to get two of the lenses Lithium Ion Polymer Battery with Short Cable - 3.7V 420mAh $6.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart Stereo 3.5mm Plug/Plug Audio Cable - 6 feet $2.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart...
- Page 4 Monoprice 5-Watt Guitar Amplifier, Portable Recorder $29.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart USB Powered Speakers $9.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart Black Nylon Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread $16.95 IN STOCK Add To Cart https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 5 of 23 monster-m4sk...
- Page 5 Materials & Tools In addition to the parts above you'll also need: Rubber hand puppet, such as this dinosaur (https://adafru.it/FVE) Diagonal cutters Safety glasses/goggles Hobby knife Small scredriver Depending on the puppet you use, you may need different hardware fasteners. I used M2.5 x 16mm socket head screws and nuts for the raptor https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- ©...
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Page 6: Quick Start
Separate the MONSTER M4SK Quickstart You should be familiar with the basic setup of the M4 Eyes project based on the most excellent Adafruit MONSTER M4SK guide Quickstart (https://adafru.it/FDD). Before you proceed with making your own eye pattern texture maps, be sure you've got the M4Eyes.UF2 (https://adafru.it/FDD) - Page 7 Note, you'll lose the capacitive touch nose booper capability in the process. But, other than that, by reconnecting the two halves of the board with the 9-pin JST-SH cable, everything else will work exactly the same as before. Wear eye protection when cutting the PCB, as sharp piece can fly off at high velocity. Cut the Bridge Using diagonal cutters, snip the perforation starting at one end, then flip the board around and finish the cut.
- Page 8 Plug it In Next, use the 9-pin JST-SH cable to reconnect the boards. Note, while each end of the cable is identical, the plugs have polarity and can only be plugged in one way to the https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 9 of 23 monster-m4sk...
- Page 9 board connectors. Don't force them in if they aren't plugging in easily, just flip them around and try again. https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 10 of 23 monster-m4sk...
- Page 10 Try powering the M4SK and turning it on now and you should see it running just as normal! Here, I've got diagnostic code running, but you should see the eyes that ship on the M4SK. https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 11 of 23 monster-m4sk...
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Page 11: Battery Power
Battery Power Using double-stick foam tape, secure the LiPoly battery to the back of the MONSTER M4SK's right eye board and plug it in. Depending on your plans for the M4SK, you can now add lenses and lens holders (https://adafru.it/FL9), put on some eyeball .UF2 code, maybe customize the eye graphics as shown here (https://adafru.it/FIc). - Page 12 Voice Changer This used to be a separate program…it now works together with the eyes! This requires the following: MONSTER M4SK board (https://adafru.it/FLO) PDM microphone (https://adafru.it/FNR) JST SH cable (https://adafru.it/FNS) You can test with headphones…but for portable or costume use, you’ll want a battery-operated amplified speaker and a male/male 3.5mm audio cable (https://adafru.it/yNc).
- Page 13 can be from 0.4 to 4.0…but the actual usable range where you can still understand things is a bit narrower, pitch perhaps 0.6 to 2.0…you’ll want to experiment a bit to find a setting that achieves the desired effect with your own voice.
- Page 14 Tips for using the Monoprice 5-Watt Guitar Amplifier I have a love/hate thing with this speaker. On the plus side: it’s pretty inexpensive, is rechargeable, and is slim(ish) and clips to one’s belt or a lanyard, making it handy for costume use. It’s really designed for guitar use and MP3 playback (from microSD card) and there’s some hoops necessary to get it to pass through audio undistorted…...
- Page 15 Puppet Surgery How you approach this will vary, depending on the particular puppet you use. The basic idea is to remove the existing eyes, add in the MONSTER M4SK eyes, and incorporate the microphone, all while maintaining access to the on/off switch, the three buttons used for voice pitch shifting, and the USB port for charging or changing your code/graphics.
- Page 16 Eye Openings Next, I marked and cut holes for the M4SK lenses/eyes. Use a hobby knife to remove the existing eyes. Horrifying, I know. Mounting M4SK Holes You could decided to glue the lenses internally, but I chose to mount them with screws from the outside, going through the mask and then into the M4SK mounting holes to sandwich it all in place.
- Page 17 holder in that orientation. It worked out in the end because the rubber is very forgiving of poking new holes where you need 'em! Create the holes using an awl or thin screwdriver. M4SK Placement Here you can see how the upside down placement of the M4SK works.
- Page 18 Push the three screws through from the outside, then place the lens into the socket. Fit the M4SK half in place, sliding the three screws through the mounting holes, and then fasten them with the nuts. https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 19 of 23 monster-m4sk...
- Page 19 This upside down orientation give us plenty of clearance for plugging in the audio output cable as well as USB for charging and coding! https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 20 of 23 monster-m4sk...
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Page 20: Microphone Placement
Microphone Placement With the PDM mic breakout board plugged into the M4SK, mount the mic board using a screw and nut as shown here. https://learn.adafruit.com/hand-puppet-voice-and-eye-upgrade-with- © Adafruit Industries Page 21 of 23 monster-m4sk... - Page 21 Your raptor is ready! Turn on the MONSTER M4SK, and plug the 3.5mm jack into an amplifier using a stereo cable. Lean in a bit and speak into the microphone -- your pitch shifted, modulated voice will provide hours of fun! You can also experiment with different pitch shifts using the up and down buttons on the M4SK, as well as different modulation waveforms and frequencies in the config.eye file.
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