Archive for September, 2013

Some of my Audio Reactive Light Projects

Some of my Audio Reactive Light Projects

0 by / on September 16, 2013, 6:03 pm / in blog

Oriental Lanterns: Free Standing VU Meter:

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Working with a new kit for the 5×5 graphic eq

0 by / on September 13, 2013, 7:24 pm / in blog

As you can see below, I have decided to change the board that will be driving the large 6’x4′ 5×5 display. On the original board the LM3915 is getting crazy hot with different LEDs in there and I really don’t want to add more components to the mix. There is a current limiter on the LM3915 and without using transistors […]

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Some of my other projects

0 by / on September 13, 2013, 6:42 pm / in blog

I hope to bring these to YouTopia in San Diego! Wohoo! Not sure why there was a delay in the audio on the recording, but the light does react to the music immediately. VIDEO – 3 Bands in a box – color organ – sample 1 VIDEO – 3 Bands in a box – color organ – sample 2 VIDEO […]

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New vu meter / eq kit I am testing out and pictures of my project

New vu meter / eq kit I am testing out and pictures of my project

0 by / on September 13, 2013, 1:53 am / in blog
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Wow! Do you want to see some kick ass electronics video tutorials?

0 by / on September 12, 2013, 5:21 pm / in tutorials

Ok, so it has been a while since I took some electronics courses in college.  This youtube channel rocks the house when it comes to learning about electronics. Since I am learning a lot about transistors and mosfets to use as switches for a lot of my projects from driving LEDs, these tutorials really helped. ) Below is a list […]

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Schematic sucks – so here are the photos of the board

Schematic sucks – so here are the photos of the board

0 by / on September 11, 2013, 10:47 pm / in blog

Image 1 Image 2

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Schematic Help Needed

0 by / on September 9, 2013, 10:33 pm / in blog

I have been working on a number of Audio Reactive Lighting systems that include VU Meters, Color Organs and Graphic Equalizer Displays. Currently I am looking for help on adapting a couple kits to fit my exact needs. This is the parts list and schematic for an 8 band eq with a six 3mm LEDs display for each band. I […]

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