Happy Pi Day! I made a Pi-ano 😆

Publish Date: Mar 14

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Happy Pi Day! 🥳
March 14th (3/14) is the day we celebrate everyone's favorite never-ending number: π. To celebrate, I made a Pi-ano. You're probably wondering what that is. Well, let's see! 🎹

Introducing the Pi-ano 🎶

The Pi-ano does exactly what it sounds like — it calculates digits of pi and plays a note for each one; it's a piano controlled by pi! Each digit (0-9) is mapped to a different note, so as Pi unfolds, it creates a completely unique melody.

How It Works

The program continuously computes digits of Pi.
Each digit corresponds to a note, and the note is played on your speaker.
It's basically a never-ending, math-powered concert.

Here's a quick demo. Don't get your hopes up, the song isn't that great:

Try It Yourself!

Want to hear Pi sing? You can check out the code and play around with it here:

https://github.com/The-Best-Codes/bestcodes-react-site/tree/main/app/math/pi-ano

More Pi Day Fun

Of course, Pi Day isn't just about weird musical experiments. It's a great excuse to eat pie. 🥧
What's your favorite kind of pie? (I don't have a favorite, I like all of them!)

How are you celebrating Pi Day? Let me know in the comments!

Comments 49 total

Best CodesMar 14, 2025
What are you all doing for Pi day?
- Alternate ExistanceMar 14, 2025
  eating pi
  - Best CodesMar 14, 2025
    😂
- Bret BernhoftMar 14, 2025
  Working on a Raspberry Pi quantified-self project. Building electronics has been a lot of fun and eye-opening.
  - Best CodesMar 14, 2025
    Yep, I've got a Raspberry Pi too! Do you have a Pi 5? I've heard they're awesome!
    
    Happy π day!
    - Bret BernhoftMar 14, 2025
      I do have a RPi 5, which is a true computing powerhouse. It processes updates and Python instructions like a champ.
      
      Happy π day do you as well!
      - Best CodesMar 14, 2025
        Wow, do you have the 16 GB RAM one? I was just looking on the website and they seem to have improved a lot since the Pi 3
        
        Bret BernhoftMar 14, 2025
        I have the 8 GB model, and rarely use more than 10% of the available RAM. The advertised use case for the 16 GB model is as a tool among top power users. It would be interesting to see the types of applications which require that much RAM on the RPi 5. I would think those users would primarily be business and industrial customers?
        
        And indeed, these little computers have been transformed since the Raspberry Pi 3 model was released. Model 5 includes hyper-optimization and a bunch of new hardware features.
        
        Best CodesMar 14, 2025
        I can see where 16 GB would be good for running AI models locally and stuff. It would be nice to have a local mini-AI server. I wonder if the Pi 5 has a GPU...
        
        Bret BernhoftMar 14, 2025
        I could see that as well. The requirements for running an AI model on one's computer are dropping fast. Right alongside a growth in computing power and capacity.
        
        I know from having recently updated my RPi 5, there is NVIDIA code running on the computer. So my guess would be yes, the Raspberry Pi 5 has a GPU of some sort.
        
        Best CodesMar 14, 2025
        Even on the Pi 3, I can already run Gemma 3 with Ollama. I bet it's really fast on the Pi 5.
        Also, I did some research, and it looks like there is a GPU on the Pi 5, but I don't think it's a dedicated one. Apparently you can connect an external one somehow?
        
        Now I want a Pi 5 😂
        
        Bret BernhoftMar 14, 2025
        You can indeed connect an external GPU to the RPi 5. Such as in this YouTube video from Jeff Geerling. It is difficult to imagine what will be possible with the Raspberry Pi 6!
        
        Best CodesMar 14, 2025
        Wow, thanks for sharing! You should make a DEV post about Pis, you know so much about them haha. I would read it for sure 🙃
Rob BenzoMar 14, 2025
I have one thing to say:

o

Let me show you my reasoning:
pi = 3.141592
Leviticus = 3rd book
So look in Leviticus 14:15. Find the 9th word in the verse and get its 2nd letter.

15: And the priest shall take some of the log of oil...

and you get o, so thats what i have to say.

just kidding, great post as always :P
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  You had me confused for a second 🤣
  Glad you enjoyed it!
  - Rob BenzoMar 14, 2025
    lol
Alternate ExistanceMar 14, 2025
the pi-ano is cool haha :)
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  Glad you liked it 🤓
Tnt kaboomMar 14, 2025
Guess this makes you a pi-grammer
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  I hope not, pi is irrational
  - AmtrakGuy2Mar 14, 2025
    To be, fair the song is pi-rational 😅
    - Best CodesMar 14, 2025
      Ins-pi-rational 💀
      - AmtrakGuy2Mar 14, 2025
        God dammit I didn't think anybody would get it 😂
        
        Best CodesMar 14, 2025
        You really went off on a tangent there.
        
        (I hope you know something about pi, circles, and tangents, or you won't get it)
        
        AmtrakGuy2Mar 15, 2025
        I hate algebra 😅
        
        Best CodesMar 15, 2025
        Aren't tangents trigonometry though 🧐
        
        AmtrakGuy2Mar 15, 2025
        Fun fact: They apply to both trigonometry AND algebra! 🤓
        
        Best CodesMar 15, 2025
        I think it's most relevant in trig, but okay 🤓
        
        AmtrakGuy2Mar 16, 2025
        I actually learned about pi in pre-algebra!
        
        Best CodesMar 16, 2025
        I was talking about tangents, not pi. I don't remember when I learned pi, probably before algebra
        
        AmtrakGuy2Mar 17, 2025
        Ahhh yes tangents. I talked about those in geometry
        
        AmtrakGuy2Mar 18, 2025
        We really went full circumference there! (I know I know I am terrible 😂)
        
        Best CodesMar 18, 2025
        🤦🙄
AmtrakGuy2Mar 14, 2025
Broooooo the title of the posttttttttttt 💀
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  😆
  Thanks for reading
Shrijal AcharyaMar 14, 2025
This is cool, buddy. Love it. 🔥
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  Thank you! Happy π day ❤️
Roll CodeMar 14, 2025
Fun post! Don't eat too much pie, though, or you'll end up with a big circumference. 🫠
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  🤣
MilesWKMar 14, 2025
Awesome! I love this!
- Best CodesMar 14, 2025
  Thank you for reading, glad you enjoyed it! 🙌
Peter VivoMar 15, 2025
Thx for a music experiment of π!

My music about PI is based on a small sci-fi theory: Based on a series of 42 marker distances in π lead a groundbreaking theoretical exploration.
There is a song about this theory:
- Best CodesMar 15, 2025
  Interesting.
  Happy late π day! 😀
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RheaLarson01Mar 15, 2025
Fun post! Don't eat too much pie, though, or you'll end up with a big circumference. 🫠
АнонимMar 16, 2025
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- Best CodesMar 16, 2025
  I have no clue what this means. ChatGPT says it's a trading network? 🤷
saraMar 17, 2025
best website for my math teacher XD i think its her fav XD but good tho i love it as a beginner
- Best CodesMar 17, 2025
  Thanks for reading, glad you liked it 🙌

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