I didn't build this band, but I did get to install my MonsterShield on it and programmed it for a pumpkin farm. My MonsterShield basically plugs into an Arduino UNO. Each band member is controlled by a double-acting pneumatic cylinder that is controlled by a 12 volt solenoid which is controlled by a relay connected to the MonsterShield. I programmed the animation using my detachable keypad option (which connects to the MonsterShield with a standard ethernet cable). Basically you press the record button and you begin pressing and releasing the output buttons which controls the relays. The MonsterShield records what you do in real-time to an external EEPROM chip. For this band, I used "overlay" recording, which means I recorded each band member one at at time, laying down the "tracks" one after the other. So basically I recorded 4 times and it was done. The MonsterShield also has a Windows -based software graphical editor that allows you to edit animations and then upload/download them to the MonsterShield but I didn't do any editing on this. I just downloaded the animation when it was done for safe-keeping. If I knew this song a little better, I would have been more spot-on with the singer. And I could have adjusted everything in the editor afterwards but this was "throw-away" because they are going to re-do the animation once they have the actual banjo music they plan to use.
