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Hi everyone.

Just a quick help with some coding for my dissertation.

I wanted to create a "theremin" like synthesiser. I am running an Arduino UNO R3.

Using this tutorial as a guide: Notes and Volts: Build the Auduino Granular Synth - Part 1

I am using Peter Knights Granular Synth code and I wanted to use a SR-04 motion sensor to control one of the following parameters in the code.

//
// Analog in 0: Grain 1 pitch
// Analog in 1: Grain 2 decay
// Analog in 2: Grain 1 decay
// Analog in 3: Grain 2 pitch
// Analog in 4: Grain repetition frequency

It Will probably be the signal going into 'Analogue in 4' but I may change it depending on the development of my project.

How would I go about inserting the code to make the motion sensor work? I have tried my best to work it out yet I'm struggling.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Seb

the full code for reference

// Auduino, the Lo-Fi granular synthesiser
//
// by Peter Knight, Tinker.it http://tinker.it
//
// Help:      http://code.google.com/p/tinkerit/wiki/Auduino
// More help: http://groups.google.com/group/auduino
//
// Analog in 0: Grain 1 pitch
// Analog in 1: Grain 2 decay
// Analog in 2: Grain 1 decay
// Analog in 3: Grain 2 pitch
// Analog in 4: Grain repetition frequency
//
// Digital 3: Audio out (Digital 11 on ATmega8)
//
// Changelog:
// 19 Nov 2008: Added support for ATmega8 boards
// 21 Mar 2009: Added support for ATmega328 boards
// 7 Apr 2009: Fixed interrupt vector for ATmega328 boards
// 8 Apr 2009: Added support for ATmega1280 boards (Arduino Mega)

#include <avr/io.h>
#include <avr/interrupt.h>

uint16_t syncPhaseAcc;
uint16_t syncPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainPhaseAcc;
uint16_t grainPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainAmp;
uint8_t grainDecay;
uint16_t grain2PhaseAcc;
uint16_t grain2PhaseInc;
uint16_t grain2Amp;
uint8_t grain2Decay;

// Map Analogue channels
#define SYNC_CONTROL         (4)
#define GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL   (0)
#define GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL  (2)
#define GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL  (3)
#define GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL (1)


// Changing these will also requires rewriting audioOn()

#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
//
// On old ATmega8 boards.
//    Output is on pin 11
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_PIN       11
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
//
// On the Arduino Mega
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       7
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR3C
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER3_OVF_vect
#else
//
// For modern ATmega168 and ATmega328 boards
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2B
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#endif

// Smooth logarithmic mapping
//
uint16_t antilogTable[] = {
  64830,64132,63441,62757,62081,61413,60751,60097,59449,58809,58176,57549,56929,56316,55709,55109,
  54515,53928,53347,52773,52204,51642,51085,50535,49991,49452,48920,48393,47871,47356,46846,46341,
  45842,45348,44859,44376,43898,43425,42958,42495,42037,41584,41136,40693,40255,39821,39392,38968,
  38548,38133,37722,37316,36914,36516,36123,35734,35349,34968,34591,34219,33850,33486,33125,32768
};
uint16_t mapPhaseInc(uint16_t input) {
  return (antilogTable[input & 0x3f]) >> (input >> 6);
}

// Stepped chromatic mapping
//
uint16_t midiTable[] = {
  17,18,19,20,22,23,24,26,27,29,31,32,34,36,38,41,43,46,48,51,54,58,61,65,69,73,
  77,82,86,92,97,103,109,115,122,129,137,145,154,163,173,183,194,206,218,231,
  244,259,274,291,308,326,346,366,388,411,435,461,489,518,549,581,616,652,691,
  732,776,822,871,923,978,1036,1097,1163,1232,1305,1383,1465,1552,1644,1742,
  1845,1955,2071,2195,2325,2463,2610,2765,2930,3104,3288,3484,3691,3910,4143,
  4389,4650,4927,5220,5530,5859,6207,6577,6968,7382,7821,8286,8779,9301,9854,
  10440,11060,11718,12415,13153,13935,14764,15642,16572,17557,18601,19708,20879,
  22121,23436,24830,26306
};
uint16_t mapMidi(uint16_t input) {
  return (midiTable[(1023-input) >> 3]);
}

// Stepped Pentatonic mapping
//
uint16_t pentatonicTable[54] = {
  0,19,22,26,29,32,38,43,51,58,65,77,86,103,115,129,154,173,206,231,259,308,346,
  411,461,518,616,691,822,923,1036,1232,1383,1644,1845,2071,2463,2765,3288,
  3691,4143,4927,5530,6577,7382,8286,9854,11060,13153,14764,16572,19708,22121,26306
};

uint16_t mapPentatonic(uint16_t input) {
  uint8_t value = (1023-input) / (1024/53);
  return (pentatonicTable[value]);
}


void audioOn() {
#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
  // ATmega8 has different registers
  TCCR2 = _BV(WGM20) | _BV(COM21) | _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK = _BV(TOIE2);
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
  TCCR3A = _BV(COM3C1) | _BV(WGM30);
  TCCR3B = _BV(CS30);
  TIMSK3 = _BV(TOIE3);
#else
  // Set up PWM to 31.25kHz, phase accurate
  TCCR2A = _BV(COM2B1) | _BV(WGM20);
  TCCR2B = _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK2 = _BV(TOIE2);
#endif
}


void setup() {
  pinMode(PWM_PIN,OUTPUT);
  audioOn();
  pinMode(LED_PIN,OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // The loop is pretty simple - it just updates the parameters for the oscillators.
  //
  // Avoid using any functions that make extensive use of interrupts, or turn interrupts off.
  // They will cause clicks and poops in the audio.
  
  // Smooth frequency mapping
  //syncPhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL)) / 4;
  
  // Stepped mapping to MIDI notes: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F...
  //syncPhaseInc = mapMidi(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));
  
  // Stepped pentatonic mapping: D, E, G, A, B
  syncPhaseInc = mapPentatonic(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));

  grainPhaseInc  = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grainDecay     = analogRead(GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL) / 8;
  grain2PhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grain2Decay    = analogRead(GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL) / 4;
}

SIGNAL(PWM_INTERRUPT)
{
  uint8_t value;
  uint16_t output;

  syncPhaseAcc += syncPhaseInc;
  if (syncPhaseAcc < syncPhaseInc) {
    // Time to start the next grain
    grainPhaseAcc = 0;
    grainAmp = 0x7fff;
    grain2PhaseAcc = 0;
    grain2Amp = 0x7fff;
    LED_PORT ^= 1 << LED_BIT; // Faster than using digitalWrite
  }
  
  // Increment the phase of the grain oscillators
  grainPhaseAcc += grainPhaseInc;
  grain2PhaseAcc += grain2PhaseInc;

  // Convert phase into a triangle wave
  value = (grainPhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grainPhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  // Multiply by current grain amplitude to get sample
  output = value * (grainAmp >> 8);

  // Repeat for second grain
  value = (grain2PhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grain2PhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  output += value * (grain2Amp >> 8);

  // Make the grain amplitudes decay by a factor every sample (exponential decay)
  grainAmp -= (grainAmp >> 8) * grainDecay;
  grain2Amp -= (grain2Amp >> 8) * grain2Decay;

  // Scale output to the available range, clipping if necessary
  output >>= 9;
  if (output > 255) output = 255;

  // Output to PWM (this is faster than using analogWrite)  
  PWM_VALUE = output;
}
2

Do you have a link to your motion sensor device?

3

Apologies yes here is my reference I am using for the Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04:
https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Isaac100/getting-started-with-the-hc-sr04-ultrasonic-sensor-036380

And here is the basic code used for the device (although i won't need the distance measured in CM just the value)

#define echoPin 11 // The number of the digital pin connected to the echo input
#define trigPin 12 // The number of the digital pin connected to the trigger output
#define LEDPin 13 // This enables the LED feedback for testing

int maximumRange = 30; // The max distance observed from the sensor 
int minimumRange = 0; 
long duration, distance; //duration used to calculate distance

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); //starts the serial communication via USB
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT); 
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(LEDPin, OUTPUT); //board LED for testing

}

void loop() {

  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2); // pulse off

  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10); // pulse for 10 microseconds

  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH); // echo pin listens / receives

  // from that data calculate distance in CentiMeters based on Speed of Sound
  distance = duration / 58.2;

// error handling 
  if (distance >= maximumRange || distance <= minimumRange) {
    Serial.println("-1"); //if nothing observed ouput -1
    digitalWrite(LEDPin, HIGH); // LED will be on
  } else {
    Serial.println(distance); // prints the distance in CM
    digitalWrite(LEDPin, LOW); // LED will be off if object detected
  }

  delay(50); // good practice not to overload the serial port
 
}

Thankyou!

4

I have tried my best to work it out yet I'm struggling.

Show us that best attempt. Glad to hear that you are struggling with it, rather than sitting back and expecting us to do it for you :wink:

5

Simplified, uncompiled, untested

const byte echoPin = 11;
const byte trigPin = 12;
const uint32_t ECHO_TIMEOUT = 50000;// Adjust to taste

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200); 
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite (trigPin, LOW);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite (LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
}

uint32_t rangeRaw() 
{
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10); 
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  return pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH, ECHO_TIMEOUT); 
}
6 
#include <avr/io.h>
#include <avr/interrupt.h>

uint16_t syncPhaseAcc;
uint16_t syncPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainPhaseAcc;
uint16_t grainPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainAmp;
uint8_t grainDecay;
uint16_t grain2PhaseAcc;
uint16_t grain2PhaseInc;
uint16_t grain2Amp;
uint8_t grain2Decay;

// Map Analogue channels
#define SYNC_CONTROL         (4)
#define GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL   (0)
#define GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL  (2)
#define GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL  (3)
#define GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL (1)
#define echoPin (4)
#define trigPin (5)


// Changing these will also requires rewriting audioOn()

#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
//
// On old ATmega8 boards.
//    Output is on pin 11
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_PIN       11
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
//
// On the Arduino Mega
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       7
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR3C
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER3_OVF_vect
#else
//
// For modern ATmega168 and ATmega328 boards
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2B
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#endif

// Smooth logarithmic mapping
//
uint16_t antilogTable[] = {
  64830,64132,63441,62757,62081,61413,60751,60097,59449,58809,58176,57549,56929,56316,55709,55109,
  54515,53928,53347,52773,52204,51642,51085,50535,49991,49452,48920,48393,47871,47356,46846,46341,
  45842,45348,44859,44376,43898,43425,42958,42495,42037,41584,41136,40693,40255,39821,39392,38968,
  38548,38133,37722,37316,36914,36516,36123,35734,35349,34968,34591,34219,33850,33486,33125,32768
};
uint16_t mapPhaseInc(uint16_t input) {
  return (antilogTable[input & 0x3f]) >> (input >> 6);
}

// Stepped chromatic mapping
//
uint16_t midiTable[] = {
  17,18,19,20,22,23,24,26,27,29,31,32,34,36,38,41,43,46,48,51,54,58,61,65,69,73,
  77,82,86,92,97,103,109,115,122,129,137,145,154,163,173,183,194,206,218,231,
  244,259,274,291,308,326,346,366,388,411,435,461,489,518,549,581,616,652,691,
  732,776,822,871,923,978,1036,1097,1163,1232,1305,1383,1465,1552,1644,1742,
  1845,1955,2071,2195,2325,2463,2610,2765,2930,3104,3288,3484,3691,3910,4143,
  4389,4650,4927,5220,5530,5859,6207,6577,6968,7382,7821,8286,8779,9301,9854,
  10440,11060,11718,12415,13153,13935,14764,15642,16572,17557,18601,19708,20879,
  22121,23436,24830,26306
};
uint16_t mapMidi(uint16_t input) {
  return (midiTable[(1023-input) >> 3]);
}

// Stepped Pentatonic mapping
//
uint16_t pentatonicTable[54] = {
  0,19,22,26,29,32,38,43,51,58,65,77,86,103,115,129,154,173,206,231,259,308,346,
  411,461,518,616,691,822,923,1036,1232,1383,1644,1845,2071,2463,2765,3288,
  3691,4143,4927,5530,6577,7382,8286,9854,11060,13153,14764,16572,19708,22121,26306
};

uint16_t mapPentatonic(uint16_t input) {
  uint8_t value = (1023-input) / (1024/53);
  return (pentatonicTable[value]);
}


void audioOn() {
#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
  // ATmega8 has different registers
  TCCR2 = _BV(WGM20) | _BV(COM21) | _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK = _BV(TOIE2);
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
  TCCR3A = _BV(COM3C1) | _BV(WGM30);
  TCCR3B = _BV(CS30);
  TIMSK3 = _BV(TOIE3);
#else
  // Set up PWM to 31.25kHz, phase accurate
  TCCR2A = _BV(COM2B1) | _BV(WGM20);
  TCCR2B = _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK2 = _BV(TOIE2);
#endif
}


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); //starts the serial communication via USB
  pinMode(PWM_PIN,OUTPUT);
  audioOn();
  pinMode(LED_PIN,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT); 
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  
}

void loop() {
  
  // The loop is pretty simple - it just updates the parameters for the oscillators.
  //
  // Avoid using any functions that make extensive use of interrupts, or turn interrupts off.
  // They will cause clicks and poops in the audio.

  // Smooth frequency mapping
  //syncPhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL)) / 4;

  // Stepped mapping to MIDI notes: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F...
  //syncPhaseInc = mapMidi(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));

  // Stepped pentatonic mapping: D, E, G, A, B
  syncPhaseInc = mapPentatonic(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));

  grainPhaseInc  = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grainDecay     = analogRead(GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL) / 8;
  grain2PhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grain2Decay    = analogRead(GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL) / 4;
  
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2); // pulse off

  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10); // pulse for 10 microseconds

  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH); // echo pin listens / receives

  distance = duration / 58.2;

  if (distance >= maximumRange || distance <= minimumRange) {
    Serial.println("-1"); //if nothing observed ouput -1
  } else {
    Serial.println(distance); // prints the distance in CM
  }

  delay(50); // good practice not to overload the serial port
}

SIGNAL(PWM_INTERRUPT)
{
  uint8_t value;
  uint16_t output;

  syncPhaseAcc += syncPhaseInc;
  if (syncPhaseAcc < syncPhaseInc) {
    // Time to start the next grain
    grainPhaseAcc = 0;
    grainAmp = 0x7fff;
    grain2PhaseAcc = 0;
    grain2Amp = 0x7fff;
    LED_PORT ^= 1 << LED_BIT; // Faster than using digitalWrite
  }

  // Increment the phase of the grain oscillators
  grainPhaseAcc += grainPhaseInc;
  grain2PhaseAcc += grain2PhaseInc;

  // Convert phase into a triangle wave
  value = (grainPhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grainPhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  // Multiply by current grain amplitude to get sample
  output = value * (grainAmp >> 8);

  // Repeat for second grain
  value = (grain2PhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grain2PhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  output += value * (grain2Amp >> 8);

  // Make the grain amplitudes decay by a factor every sample (exponential decay)
  grainAmp -= (grainAmp >> 8) * grainDecay;
  grain2Amp -= (grain2Amp >> 8) * grain2Decay;

  // Scale output to the available range, clipping if necessary
  output >>= 9;
  if (output > 255) output = 255;

  // Output to PWM (this is faster than using analogWrite) 
  PWM_VALUE = output;
}

Hi Paul! I am extremely new to coding so I'm basically just copying and pasting at the moment while trying to learn so please forgive me. So in my mind, all I need to do is replace the signal that would be coming from the potentiometer into analogue (5) with the signal from the Echo on the device and convert that into a number that could be used as the SYNC_CONTROL by changing this code

 distance = duration / 58.2;

I feel like I am thinking too simply about this.

Appreciate the help!

Seb

7

You could use map

8

Hi TheMemberFormerlyKnownAsAWOL

Thanks for your help.
So I could map the value of the input of (4) using something like this

value=analogRead(4);

Serial.printin(value);

value = map(value, 0, 30, 0, 1023,);//if i set the max distance of the motion sensor to 30

Seb

9

No. You need to use the value 'distance' or maybe 'duration'. The signal on the echo pin itself is NOT in any sense an analog value. You need the output of the pulseIn().

Pick one of those values and then use map() to convert it to a suitable range of values to use with SYNC_CONTROL.

Steve

10

I wouldn't bother with distance, just duration.
(You said you weren't interested in distance)

11

ahh, right I think I'm beginning to understand a little more. I'll have a look tomorrow and follow your advice and report back (probably with some more questions).

I really appreciate all your help

Seb

12

ok so I had a little play and managed to get it to kind of work but I have the following issues

Seems to be quite distorted
A constant popping sometimes
Signals going into analogue 0-3 doesn't seem to work anymore
Takes a while to begin working

I have yet to solder the potentiometers etc so that may explain the distortion. But could someone please just double-check my code to see if I have missed something?

Thanks

#include <avr/io.h>
#include <avr/interrupt.h>

uint16_t syncPhaseAcc;
uint16_t syncPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainPhaseAcc;
uint16_t grainPhaseInc;
uint16_t grainAmp;
uint8_t grainDecay;
uint16_t grain2PhaseAcc;
uint16_t grain2PhaseInc;
uint16_t grain2Amp;
uint8_t grain2Decay;

// Map Analogue channels
#define SYNC_CONTROL         (4)
#define GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL   (0)
#define GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL  (2)
#define GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL  (3)
#define GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL (1)
#define echoPin 11 // The number of the digital pin connected to the echo input
#define trigPin 12 // The number of the digital pin connected to the trigger output


// Changing these will also requires rewriting audioOn()

#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
//
// On old ATmega8 boards.
//    Output is on pin 11
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_PIN       11
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
//
// On the Arduino Mega
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       7
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR3C
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER3_OVF_vect
#else
//
// For modern ATmega168 and ATmega328 boards
//    Output is on pin 3
//
#define PWM_PIN       3
#define PWM_VALUE     OCR2B
#define LED_PIN       13
#define LED_PORT      PORTB
#define LED_BIT       5
#define PWM_INTERRUPT TIMER2_OVF_vect
#endif

int maximumRange = 100; // The max distance observed from the sensor 
int minimumRange = 0; 
long duration, distance; //duration used to calculate distance
// Smooth logarithmic mapping
//
uint16_t antilogTable[] = {
  64830,64132,63441,62757,62081,61413,60751,60097,59449,58809,58176,57549,56929,56316,55709,55109,
  54515,53928,53347,52773,52204,51642,51085,50535,49991,49452,48920,48393,47871,47356,46846,46341,
  45842,45348,44859,44376,43898,43425,42958,42495,42037,41584,41136,40693,40255,39821,39392,38968,
  38548,38133,37722,37316,36914,36516,36123,35734,35349,34968,34591,34219,33850,33486,33125,32768
};
uint16_t mapPhaseInc(uint16_t input) {
  return (antilogTable[input & 0x3f]) >> (input >> 6);
}

// Stepped chromatic mapping
//
uint16_t midiTable[] = {
  17,18,19,20,22,23,24,26,27,29,31,32,34,36,38,41,43,46,48,51,54,58,61,65,69,73,
  77,82,86,92,97,103,109,115,122,129,137,145,154,163,173,183,194,206,218,231,
  244,259,274,291,308,326,346,366,388,411,435,461,489,518,549,581,616,652,691,
  732,776,822,871,923,978,1036,1097,1163,1232,1305,1383,1465,1552,1644,1742,
  1845,1955,2071,2195,2325,2463,2610,2765,2930,3104,3288,3484,3691,3910,4143,
  4389,4650,4927,5220,5530,5859,6207,6577,6968,7382,7821,8286,8779,9301,9854,
  10440,11060,11718,12415,13153,13935,14764,15642,16572,17557,18601,19708,20879,
  22121,23436,24830,26306
};
uint16_t mapMidi(uint16_t input) {
  return (midiTable[(1023-input) >> 3]);
}

// Stepped Pentatonic mapping
//
uint16_t pentatonicTable[54] = {
  0,19,22,26,29,32,38,43,51,58,65,77,86,103,115,129,154,173,206,231,259,308,346,
  411,461,518,616,691,822,923,1036,1232,1383,1644,1845,2071,2463,2765,3288,
  3691,4143,4927,5530,6577,7382,8286,9854,11060,13153,14764,16572,19708,22121,26306
};

uint16_t mapPentatonic(uint16_t input) {
  uint8_t value = (1023-input) / (1024/53);
  return (pentatonicTable[value]);
}


void audioOn() {
#if defined(__AVR_ATmega8__)
  // ATmega8 has different registers
  TCCR2 = _BV(WGM20) | _BV(COM21) | _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK = _BV(TOIE2);
#elif defined(__AVR_ATmega1280__)
  TCCR3A = _BV(COM3C1) | _BV(WGM30);
  TCCR3B = _BV(CS30);
  TIMSK3 = _BV(TOIE3);
#else
  // Set up PWM to 31.25kHz, phase accurate
  TCCR2A = _BV(COM2B1) | _BV(WGM20);
  TCCR2B = _BV(CS20);
  TIMSK2 = _BV(TOIE2);
#endif
}


void setup() {
  pinMode(PWM_PIN,OUTPUT);
  audioOn();
  pinMode(LED_PIN,OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600); //starts the serial communication via USB
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT); 
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // The loop is pretty simple - it just updates the parameters for the oscillators.
  //
  // Avoid using any functions that make extensive use of interrupts, or turn interrupts off.
  // They will cause clicks and poops in the audio.

  // Smooth frequency mapping
  //syncPhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL)) / 4;

  // Stepped mapping to MIDI notes: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F...
  //syncPhaseInc = mapMidi(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));

  // Stepped pentatonic mapping: D, E, G, A, B
  syncPhaseInc = mapPentatonic(analogRead(SYNC_CONTROL));

  grainPhaseInc  = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grainDecay     = analogRead(GRAIN_DECAY_CONTROL) / 8;
  grain2PhaseInc = mapPhaseInc(analogRead(GRAIN2_FREQ_CONTROL)) / 2;
  grain2Decay    = analogRead(GRAIN2_DECAY_CONTROL) / 4;
}

SIGNAL(PWM_INTERRUPT)
{
  uint8_t value;
  uint16_t output;

  syncPhaseAcc += syncPhaseInc;
  if (syncPhaseAcc < syncPhaseInc) {
    // Time to start the next grain
    grainPhaseAcc = 0;
    grainAmp = 0x7fff;
    grain2PhaseAcc = 0;
    grain2Amp = 0x7fff;
    LED_PORT ^= 1 << LED_BIT; // Faster than using digitalWrite
  }

  // Increment the phase of the grain oscillators
  grainPhaseAcc += grainPhaseInc;
  grain2PhaseAcc += grain2PhaseInc;

  // Convert phase into a triangle wave
  value = (grainPhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grainPhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  // Multiply by current grain amplitude to get sample
  output = value * (grainAmp >> 8);

  // Repeat for second grain
  value = (grain2PhaseAcc >> 7) & 0xff;
  if (grain2PhaseAcc & 0x8000) value = ~value;
  output += value * (grain2Amp >> 8);

  // Make the grain amplitudes decay by a factor every sample (exponential decay)
  grainAmp -= (grainAmp >> 8) * grainDecay;
  grain2Amp -= (grain2Amp >> 8) * grain2Decay;

  // Scale output to the available range, clipping if necessary
  output >>= 9;
  if (output > 255) output = 255;

  // Output to PWM (this is faster than using analogWrite) 
  PWM_VALUE = output;

  
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2); // pulse off

  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10); // pulse for 10 microseconds

  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH); // echo pin listens / receives

 

// error handling 
  if (distance >= maximumRange || distance <= minimumRange) {
    Serial.println("100`"); //if nothing observed ouput 10
  } else {
  int val = digitalRead(11);
  val = map(val, 0, 100, 0, 255);
  analogWrite(4, val);
  }

  delay(50); // good practice not to overload the serial port
 
}
13

You should not be doing ultrasonic ranging in interrupt context.
What if pulseIn times-out?

14

Well, I have used the following if it times out (i think)

 if (distance >= maximumRange || distance <= minimumRange) {
    Serial.println("100`")

Again my coding knowledge is limited to copy and pasting so I'm unsure how to customise this to my needs.

Any advice would be appriciated

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Any advice would be appriciated

Don't do ultrasonic ranging in interrupt context.

Don't do serial I/O in interrupt context.