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Never used a microcontroller? These ten articles take you from unboxing to playing your first touch-activated sounds, step by step.

01 What is the Touch Board? What the Touch Board is, what it can do, and what you'll need. 02 Unboxing & First Steps What's in the box, how to load MP3s, and your first touch. 03 How Capacitive Touch Works The physics behind capacitive sensing without the maths. 04 Your First Touch Interaction Connect electrodes and trigger sounds out of the box. 05 Installing the Arduino IDE Set up your development environment for writing custom code. 06 Loading Example Sketches Explore the Touch Board library's examples and modify them. 07 Electric Paint Basics Apply, dry, and connect Electric Paint to the Touch Board. 08 Connecting to a Computer USB drivers, serial monitor, and how the Touch Board communicates. 09 Making Your First Instrument Build a simple painted keyboard on paper or card. 10 Troubleshooting Common Issues False triggers, no sound, connection problems — and how to fix them.