- Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:49 am
#151776
Im working on a new project. Ive done a few different arduino projects in the past, and I am just looking for some advice or helpful comments before making a decision on how I should approach this.
The idea is to have a large (undetermined) number of LED's contained in a plexiglas enclosure and to have these LED's be representative of real- time music. I have done a project like this in the past using an electret mic and not having individual control of each LED, but I want to expand on that idea a little more. Instead of a mic I was considering using this spectrum shield
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10306?
to analyse the sound. Through this information gathered I would send it through an arduino board with binary code (unfamiliar with, but in the process of researching) to a shift register such as this one
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/734
and be able to be able to have the LED's reflect several different bands of sound (as opposed to a setup with an electret mic). The reason I want to have individual control of each LED is so I can still have the LED's be lighting up in some kind of pattern if I chose for there not to be music (dual- purpose project).
Ive been researching around, and have gotten some valuable information, however, is this the way to tackle a project like this. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do it differently, tips, or places I can go to learn specifically about a project similar to this?
Thanks a bunch!
The idea is to have a large (undetermined) number of LED's contained in a plexiglas enclosure and to have these LED's be representative of real- time music. I have done a project like this in the past using an electret mic and not having individual control of each LED, but I want to expand on that idea a little more. Instead of a mic I was considering using this spectrum shield
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10306?
to analyse the sound. Through this information gathered I would send it through an arduino board with binary code (unfamiliar with, but in the process of researching) to a shift register such as this one
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/734
and be able to be able to have the LED's reflect several different bands of sound (as opposed to a setup with an electret mic). The reason I want to have individual control of each LED is so I can still have the LED's be lighting up in some kind of pattern if I chose for there not to be music (dual- purpose project).
Ive been researching around, and have gotten some valuable information, however, is this the way to tackle a project like this. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do it differently, tips, or places I can go to learn specifically about a project similar to this?
Thanks a bunch!