I'm having trouble with the starter kit project 6: light theremin. I'm very new here, so please be kind with your comments about my ignorance; I'm here to learn. Short version, I can produce a theremin like sound, but the light sensor isn't registering, so the sound does not change.
When I started, I followed the steps in the book, but all I got was a dull buzzing sound, that was not theremin sounding at all. So, as a first step, I went to YouTube and watched the official video, and I noticed two things different between the book what was shown: the setup and the code. I changed both to the video setup. My board setup, to match the video, is shown. That produced a theremin sound, as opposed to the buzz, but no variations when I covered the sensor.
Second, I thought the code might be off, so I checked the forums, and it appeared it was correct, but to be sure, I copied the code from this post, and pasted that directly. No change - I got the same results, so, it's not the code (at least in my mind). I did think the sensorHigh and sensorLow values were reversed, but after reading through several posts, that is not the case.
Third, I thought, maybe I have a bad sensor, so I tried every one in the starter kit. All of them produced the same result (or, rather, didn't produce any results). So, that's probably not it. I tried in different rooms, with different lights on and off, incase that was the problem, but that hasn't produced any noticeable change.
This is leading me to believe I have made a setup mistake, though I'm not sure what it could be. If you have suggestions on where I should look, or what I have done wrong, I would appreciate the guidance. Thank you.
