Development of Gamelan music instruments using HC-SR04 sensor on arduino and operated using android-based applications

Abstract

Gamelan is one of Indonesia's traditional music which has become a cultural identity and has survived for a long time. Bonang is a gamelan musical instrument that is played by being hit on the protruding upper part. The importance of preserving traditional music culture makes us realize that traditional music is not lost in today's technological era. This research is to design a virtual bonang musical instrument using the Arduino Mega2560 microcontroller and the HC-SR04 sensor as tone identification. The result of this research is a virtual bonang musical instrument prototype that can be operated via an Android-based smartphone. This prototype is also useful for introducing art as part of STEAM to students.