Controlling audio with a micro-controller can be difficult, really difficult. The Wave Shield, from LadyAda, makes it simple. There is a bunch of sample code on the LadyAda website to get you up and running fast once you build the kit.

The Wave Shield is just one component that will be integrated into an interactive piece that I will be documenting over the next few weeks for Make. I will reveal more about the project as soon as I figure it all out. However, I will tell you that it uses a Wave Shield, an Arduino, a Minty Boost, and Youtube.

You can purchase the Wave Shield on the adafruit industries website.

What You Get & What You Need

The kit is really complete. All you need is an Arduino, an SD memory card, and a few tools to complete the build.

Tools you need:

• Soldering Iron
• Solder
• Solder Wick or de-soldering tool (optional)
• Wire cutters
• Fume Extractor - Make you own

Step 1: Solder the SD Card component

The SD card holder is a surface mount component. Don’t let that scare you, it is fairly easy to solder. All you have to do is solder the 4 “side tabs” first, then take your time and solder the rest of the pins. I had added too much solder to one of them and it created a “bridge”. I heated it up and touched it with some solder wick and it was fine.

Apparently the (3) pins on the right side are not used, they are the really small ones, but I soldered them anyway.

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