Time to build your real-time MIDI instrument/music player! It can play many format including MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis. The Music Shield is an audio encoder/decoder compatible with Arduino, iduino mega and Arduino Mega. It is based on the VC1053B chip, which enabled it to play sound files from SD card and do short-time recording as well. You can also use it to play MIDI notes by slightly changing its hardware installations. Due to the SPI communication mode, it keeps a minimum number of IO port that facilitates users’ own developments of this device. Additionally, the new multifunction button provides greater convenience for users to control.

Notice: The recording function works with iduino Mega and Arduino Mega only. And the maximum size SD card you can use is 2GB.


Multifunction button: Change volume and select songs; Play/Pause indicator LED (GREEN) Blinks while playing.

Headsets interface: It can drive 16ohm or 32ohm earphone and could serve as a external audio input port.

Micro SD card: can be FAT16 or FAT32, The maximum size of SD card you can use is 2GB.

U2: VS1053B IC, Ogg Vorbis/MP3/AAC/WMA/FLAC/MIDI audio codec.

U3, U7: 74VHC125 IC, Quad Buffer.

I2S: for digital audio input/output.

ISP interface: for bringing SPI port when using with Mega series products.