# Wireless Music Veto Button for your Office ## Overview and Parts List ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/015/404/medium800/adafruit_products_title.jpg?1394939871) How many times have you suffered at the hand of your co-worker that plays Spotify radio in the office? Wouldn't it be great if you could simply veto their song that's playing and go on to the next? This project creates a wireless veto button for music. The button is self-powered and can be recharged using a standard USB cable. Simply pair the Bluefruit EZ-Key to the computer playing the music, configure the software and you're all set to "cast your vote" and skip to the next song. This project is specific for the Mac (because of AppleScript's ability to control apps) but could be translated to work with Windows if your music app can listen to media-control keypresses (like 'fast forward') ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/015/372/medium800/adafruit_products_vetomusic-parts.jpg?1394926112) ## Parts List For this project, you'll need - [Massive Arcade Button](https://www.adafruit.com/products/1185) - [Adafruit Bluefruit EZ-Key](https://www.adafruit.com/products/1535) - [Break-away right-angle male headers](http://www.adafruit.com/product/1540) - [Jumper Wires](http://www.adafruit.com/product/825) - [USB Lithium Ion charger](http://www.adafruit.com/product/259) - [Lithium Ion Battery](http://www.adafruit.com/product/258) - [Panel mount USB cable (B female to Mini-B male)](http://www.adafruit.com/product/936) - [USB cable (standard A-B)](http://www.adafruit.com/products/62) - Suitable box or case (I used a sturdy white cardboard box) - Double sided foam tape If you want to skip the re-chargeable battery, you can simply use the [3xAAA battery case](http://www.adafruit.com/product/727) (omit the battery, charger and USB cables). - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/wireless-bluetooth-music-veto-button/prepare-the-box.md) ## Featured Products ### Massive Arcade Button with LED - 100mm Red [Massive Arcade Button with LED - 100mm Red](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1185) OMG WATCH OUT! This 100mm diameter arcade button with a **10mm deep plastic base** is so massive and inviting it may collapse upon itself and form a black hole from which not even light can escape! Until it does, however, it ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. Science... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1185) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1185/guides) ### Bluefruit EZ-Key - 12 Input Bluetooth HID Keyboard Controller [Bluefruit EZ-Key - 12 Input Bluetooth HID Keyboard Controller](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1535) Create your own wireless Bluetooth keyboard controller in an hour with the Bluefruit EZ-Key: it's the fastest, easiest and bestest Bluetooth controller. We spent years learning how to develop our own custom Bluetooth firmware, and coupled with our own BT module hardware, we've created... No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1535) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1535/guides) ### Break-away 0.1" 36-pin strip right-angle male header (10 pack) [Break-away 0.1" 36-pin strip right-angle male header (10 pack)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1540) Breakaway header is like the duct tape of electronics. Its great for connecting things together, soldering to perf-boards, fits into any breadboard, etc. We go through these guys real fast, and thought that given how handy they are, we'd offer them in a pack of ten! Each pack... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1540) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1540/guides) ### Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 40 x 3" (75mm) [Premium Female/Male 'Extension' Jumper Wires - 40 x 3" (75mm)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/825) Handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are approximately 3" (75mm) long and come in a 'strip' of 40 (4 pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" male header contacts on one end and 0.1" female... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/825) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/825/guides) ### USB LiIon/LiPoly charger [USB LiIon/LiPoly charger](https://www.adafruit.com/product/259) This is a Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer battery charger based on the [MCP73833](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en027785). It uses a USB mini-B for connection to any computer or 'USB wall adapter'. Charging is performed in three stages: first a... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/259) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/259/guides) ### Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 1200mAh [Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 1200mAh](https://www.adafruit.com/product/258) Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This battery has a capacity of 1200mAh for a total of about 4.5 Wh. If you need a larger battery, Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/258) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/258/guides) ### Panel Mount USB Cable - B Female to Mini-B Male [Panel Mount USB Cable - B Female to Mini-B Male](https://www.adafruit.com/product/936) This handy USB extension cable will make it easy for you to enclose a device that has a mini-B USB type port. We think this would be most handy when putting a Teensy, FTDI friend, USB LiPo charger, USB Boarduino, etc into a box! The jack half has two mounting 'ears' with M3... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/936) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/936/guides) ### USB Cable - Standard A-B [USB Cable - Standard A-B](https://www.adafruit.com/product/62) This here is your standard A-B USB cable, for USB 1.1 or 2.0. Perfect for connecting a PC to your Arduino, USBtinyISP (among other things). 3 feet / 1 meter long Color may vary! In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/62) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/62/guides) ## Related Guides - [DIY Wireless DDR Dance Pad with Bluefruit EZ-Key](https://learn.adafruit.com/diy-wireless-ddr-dance-pad-bluefruit-ez-key.md) - [Convert your Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID](https://learn.adafruit.com/convert-your-model-m-keyboard-to-bluetooth-with-bluefruit-ez-key-hid.md) - [LED Ampli-Tie](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-ampli-tie.md) - [Color Remote with Circuit Playground Bluefruit](https://learn.adafruit.com/color-remote-with-circuit-playground-bluefruit.md) - [3D Printed Camera LED Ring](https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-camera-led-ring.md) - [Color-sensor Driven NeoPixel Dress](https://learn.adafruit.com/color-sensor-driven-neopixel-dress.md) - [Li-Ion & LiPoly Batteries](https://learn.adafruit.com/li-ion-and-lipoly-batteries.md) - [8BitBox](https://learn.adafruit.com/8bitbox.md) - [Multi-Cell LiPo Charging](https://learn.adafruit.com/multi-cell-lipo-charging.md) - [SnapPiCam Raspberry Pi Camera](https://learn.adafruit.com/snappicam-raspberry-pi-camera.md) - [Trinket Bluetooth Alarm System](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-bluetooth-alarm-system.md) - [Flora-Powered TARDIS Costume (for Dogs!)](https://learn.adafruit.com/wearable-flora-powered-tardis-costume-dogs.md) - [Adafruit NeoKey BFF](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neokey-bff.md) - [74HC595 Shift Register](https://learn.adafruit.com/74hc595.md) - [Adafruit SensorLab - Magnetometer Calibration](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-sensorlab-magnetometer-calibration.md)