Hi, First of all, I'm a beginner when it comes to Arduinos. Description: What I am trying to make is box made out of plywood, that has a button on it, which when pushed plays a recorded message. I am going to use this box in a room escape game that I am planning for my friends and family. What I …

This project might give you some ideas: [image] Share tips you have come across General Electronics Project construction life cycle When you start designing an Arduino project from start to finish, you need to have a plan. Once you have decided what you want …

@ LarryD Thank you for your response and ideas! I have the project mostly planned already. I have designed the box in sketchup, made the wiring diagram in circuito and looked at some similar projects that I found online. No project has matched exactly though, therefore there are some question mark…

How many messages does it play? DFplayer can be standalone module, there are also sound boards that dont need arduino

@killzone_kid Just one message, that is approximately 10 seconds. Do you mean that with an DFplayer module I wouldn't necessary need an arduino? Do you have any example on sound boards that doesn't need arduino?

I have read this post (but not entirely comprehended) Uno and 4-ohm speaker - #2 by Paul_B . Should I be worried about wiring the speakers directly to the arduino, or is it okey as long as I have a 220 ohm resistor?

Cheapest is DFPlayer, soundboards dont use sdcard so they are more expensive [DFPlayer Mini MP3 Module Testing]

Suggest you use a text to speech module. example: [image] Emic 2 Text-to-Speech module Give your project a voice! Designed by Parallax in conjunction with Grand Idea Studio, the Emic 2 Text-to-Speech Module is a multi-language voice synthesizer that converts a stream of ... Pr…

@killzone_kid Thank you! DFPlayer might just be what I need. I will order a couple of them as well and then I can see what works best.

@LarryD Thank you! This might be something I could be use in some other project. However, in this one I want to be able to play my own recorded message.

I (was summoned here by your reference to a post of mine as I do not generally view this forum but) don't see why this would involve an Arduino at all. Audio message recording modules are readily and cheaply available with various specifications and perform the exact task you want with no additiona…

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LarryD January 26, 2022, 5:14pm 2

This project might give you some ideas:

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