I Never Realized WLED Sound React was THIS Good! Complete Walkthrough
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Can't wait to install this in my bedroom. Crying with light effects would be so cool
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You just became one of my favorite CZcamsrs 😄👍🏼 always love the content. Voice is easy to listen to, love how you get straight to points and don't waste any time. Great videos as always sir.
Thanks so much buddy! Appreciate the kind words!! Hope you have a great day!!
It's been a while since I played around with sound react, seema to have improved a lot! I just checked, have some parts lying around, my weekend project is set 😀 Thanks a bunch
You are very welcome! Yeah, it had been a while for me as well! Things for sure seemed to be a little bit more polished than I remember! Lol hope you had fun!
I did this on a TTGO T1 and works beautifully! I'm also surprised at how good and sensitive this is. Thank you so much!
Another Excellent easy to understand tutorial Chris,
Really impressed with the sound reactive version.
I hope you are all well 👍🏻
Thanks as always buddy! It really does a great job! Cant wait to see more updates down the road!
can you do a toutorial for wiring an aux jack port instead of a microphone? Thanks!!
Another fantastic and easy to follow video! The effects look incredible!
Thanks as always buddy! Glad you like the video!
This would have been cool to do back in college for parties.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! yeah for sure! I wonder if stuff like this existed back then for the diy type approach! (I'm 37 so I say back then lol)
My friend and I did this by wiring a dumb led strip straight into a sub so when the sub was powered high enough it would kick on the leds. Can confirm it was pretty sick back in the day.
I love your diy lighting videos! They give me so much inspiration for my own setups! Thanks!
You are very welcome and thanks as always for watching! Appreciate the support!
This is by far the best video I've seen on this type of stuff. Great video and awesome looking setup. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! appreciate the kind words buddy! Glad you liked the video and you are very welcome!
Love your creativity man, i'm really into RGB Led lighting and this gives me a raging hard-on thinking about all the posibilities for my future house
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad you are liking the videos and getting some ideas!!
Please note that some cheaper ESP32 boards can have a mislabeled GND pin next to the 5V pin. It's mislabeled because it's actually 3.3V out, not GND. Happened to me personally on a couple of boards.
Great video!
Thanks so much for watching and for the information! Very good to know and I'm sure others have run across this as well! Thanks for the heads up!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Love to help. Also love your videos, keep up the good work.
Hey man, I have an issue here. I have connected my ws2812b led strip properly according to the pins. I see that only 1led or about only 4 turn on with a different colour (usually green) turns on in the end. If its only one, then only the first led turns on to white. I'm pretty confused on what the problem is. Could you help me?
Both power pins have gnd immediately next to them. Ive never seen anything else even since the 8266
@@DaleDix irrelevant, since on some boards that GND labeled pin next to the 5V IN is actually 3v3. It's a manufacturing flaw. Hence why I said "mislabeled".
We're both speaking from personal experiences here, but mine means if you don't heed my warning you might actually break something. So better safe than sorry.
His password : Forever
Followed it, and got mine set up!
everytime a new video comes out I have to fight the urge to update my wled setup. This sound react is cooler than i thought. As always, great content my guy :)
Thanks as always buddy! Lol yeah the one thing about this hobby is its always fun to change things up! Hope all is well!
I love this content so much. Keep it coming ❤️
Thanks buddy! Glad you are enjoying the videos!
Thanks for the video and explanation!
How do you mount the INMP441? I realized that if anything touches the contact circumference it starts to get signal. I tried to attach the wires with tape, but it also mixed up the signal. Any idea/advice to mount the mic in a waterproof case with the esp32? Thanks in advance
Thanks for sharing this video with us 😍😍
I am already a WLED fan from India and luckily found a small sized business who delivers this controller at very reasonable prices.
Been using one for last 6 months and placed another esp32 based controller order just yesterday 😍😍
You are very welcome and thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad things are working out!
from did you order bro can you tell me??
Hi Chris, love the video and ideas!
I have 3 ESP2866's running 3 sets of LEDs in my home bar and after watching another video about the reaction difference between the ESP2866 and the ESP32 I'm looking to swap while also adding the mics for sound. In you case, which ESP32 did you use? the ESP32s, the ESP-WROOM-32 etc ?
I followed your link to hopefully give you some payback on them but the link is for different ESP32's
Cheers
Hi Thanks for video. Please help me for my project I want to attach 36 strip (each strip have 36 pixel led) in parallel with WLED. how to connect all in parallel as there is only one output pin in esp32. i want all same effect at a time.
When soldering the INMP411, it is good to put just a tiny piece of tape on top of the mic hole to protect it from any unfortunate solder splashes or flux if you are using flux core solder.
Thank you, Sir.
As a newbie to LEDs (wled) your content is awesome!!!
Such a pity, that your links are only for the US market.
I would instantly buy them over those links, because you deserve it!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Yeah I wish there was an easier way to provide better linking. I appreciate that! Glad you are liking the videos!!
@@ChrisMaherDIY sorry Mr. Chris, I barely ask for questions and solutions. .... But 😇 🫣 any chance to show us a little tutorial how to run some LEDs via batterie 🔋? I can imagine some - or even more viewers - could be interested.
Hello, thanks for your videos, question, do you know how to turn on the wled sequentially?
Chris let me start by thanking you for taking your time and create this helpful videos i been watching few of them to prepare myself for a project. I do have a question about this setups. Can you connect this lights to voice assistant like Google, Alexa or Siri?
Chris quick question.. The strips you have running above and below the screen..
2 - wled boards? Or 1?
Individual power supply for each or both on one power supply? Thanks much..
Love ur work
hey man hope you have been great! you are my go to for WLED! I have a question. I purchased the 3 pin microphone from the previous video when I downloaded the latest WLED 14 release I can enable sound reactive from inside user mods however I am unsure of the pin setup because it only has options for the 6 pin mics. Do I just select generic I2S and then select unused on all but dout?
Question.. is the wiring the same for the mic when connected to a separately powered esp32......Like if the esp32 is powered by a 5v charger?
Thanks for the great videos. I am working on a new office setup. Quick question, where do you get those Great Wall papers for your tv?
Whoa looks crazy amazing! Do you know if there's capability for direct audio input (1/8" stereo jack)? Thanks!
cool video!! great explaination and steps!
Thanks so much for watching! Glad things made sense!!
So I’m looking to do a similar set up in my bathroom but it will have 4 separate LED strips. How do you go about wiring multiple stripes? Can you possibly provide a wire diagram?
Hi, another great video. One question, you combine all the GNDs via the Wago connector, any reason why you do not use any of the other GNDs from the ESP board ?
Hey Chris, I have found this mic isn't as reactive as yours, unless I've killed it in the soldering process. I really have to make a loud sound close up for it to register. When I touch the L/R pin it lights up into action as I must be earthing it out somewhere.
I have plugged the LED Music Controller SP107E and it's far more responsive. Obviously I have less control using the LED Chord app. Is this something you've come accross at all and can offer me some advice?
Hi, thanks for the tutorial, how to do if I don't have the Wago connector ? Thanks.
I like watching your videos because they are very informative, thought out and good quality. One suggestion which may be a pain to add but the information of light combinations/description would be great. I believe your first sound reactive video had a couple of combos/settings I really like but can't figure out the setting. Possibly a custom setting though. Thanks for the time invested
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Hi did you find the settings and effects ?
Chris I love your videos and I’m subscribed to your channel and I’m in the process of making my own floor lamps just like the ones you have! 😚 But I’m having a major problem with flickering with sound react as soon as i make the data line longer than a foot or so. How did you have one ESP board control both of your floor lamps without any sort of level shifter or resistor??
I am really new to LED projects. I am founding hard to find if I can wire the board to the power supply I use for the 24V leds I have. The boards I have seen show 3v or 5v, if I wire it to the power supply, could it be damaged?
Amazing!
Hey Chris, thanks for the great and easy-to-follow tutorial. One question that I am a little confused about: the strip that I'm powering is a 24v FCOB, and I have the appropriate 24v power supply to go with it. I have the ESP32 board with the mic set up exactly as you show in your video, but I have a feeling that this isn't how it should be if I'm using a 24v power supply. Can you please help me understand how I need to change my setup for this scenario? Would I take off the red jumper cable that's connected to the VIN pin on the ESP32 board? What else?
Thanks for such good explanation sir.
But I have doubt
Is it possible to connect esp32 directly to audio output.
can we use one esp32 on both, split them as D1 and D2 on board?
WLED is one of the best addressable LED control software (or firmware?) out there. It still runs really well even on the older ESP8266 chips. I also like that, with a little playing, you can link multiple WLED devices together so they work like one unit together.
Usually, if you need to press a "boot" button when flashing, you need to just press it for a second at the exact same time as you start your firmware upload
How are you linking them together?
Thanks as always buddy and thanks for the info! Glad I don't have to hold it down for 30 seconds like I was doing lol!
@ There is a setting in WLED to sync multiple WLED instances so they can all run the same effects. So you can make 1 controller a master and the others would be slaves to that master.
@@EsotericArctos looking to take a jab at this soon. Complete rookie.
Do you think it'd be possible to use WLED to do sound reactive on a single color strip, and have the brightness "bump" up and down to the music with a set minimum?
Awesome work! Does anyone know of a DMX option? I’ve found a couple online but the boxes are huge. Looking to build something compact and batter powered.
How do you like that Paris Rhône? I've been thinking about upgrading my projector because I got about 10 years out of the one I have but the wear is starting to show even with a new bulb.
Hi, can I connect the 3.5 mm audio jack to the ESP32?
If yes then please tell me how to do so?
Can the mic be turned off when you just want standard lighting effect or do I need 2 separate WLED controllers working with the same light strip?
Looks amazing 👍🏻
Thanks buddy!
sweet, gonna set this up right now!
Thanks for watching!! Awesome! Hope you have fun!!
I see a lot of LED strips, and small stand style bars, but I can't seem to find one that's sound reactive to only one color, I want a pulse or beat reactive RED only LED (strip or bar), or do I have to go WLED?
Impressive as always !
Beautiful!
Next it will be camera powered to mimic screens 😮
Thanks buddy! Appreciate the kind words! It will be fun to see how things keep progressing for sure!!
sorry for my bad english.... can i use 3.5mm audio jack port as audio input?
The Merece Soldering Station, does it come with the (slotted) tip you are using?
Absolutely awesome Chris! I have four ESP D1 Weimos, my issue is they are installed on a board, with buck converters and an additional chip for power/data management. I’d like to add the mic you showcased but didn’t know, can I use pins, that are already in use?
Thanks as always for the support! Man that's a great question and one I wish I had more information on. I'm not very familiar with the D1 weimos enough to even know what you would do. Maybe someone else watching might know for sure and can chime in!
Is there a minimum number of LED's that you should have for the sound react to work as it should?
Thank you Chris. 🙏🏻
Your welcome buddy! Thanks as always!!
Is there any downside to flashing a new controller with the sound reactive version of WLED, even if I don’t currently plan to implement this feature? Does the standard version of the software have any advantages over the sound reactive version?
Is there a way to turn off the “listening” so that they work like normal led when you want it to?
Your videos are making the entrepreneur part of my brain fire hard lol well done
Can you use an audio out pin? So the audio signal is being used straight from the hifi source? So it won’t react to people making noises?
Thanks for watching and great question! So my understanding is yes that is possible but that is over my head at the moment on how it would work. Maybe someone else reading the comments might know for sure and can chime in as I'm curious to know this myself!
@@ChrisMaherDIY if you find out. Would love to see one of your videos on it!!
What case are people using to stuff all of these components in? I'm not using large runs of lights so I don't need a large power supply. Just a 3 amp 5 volt barrel plug adapter. The Max 4466 has several free printable options but I haven't seen anything for i2s mics yet
Whenever I restart the system or there’s a power cut the esp32 doesn’t not connect to my WiFi automatically unless I press the en button on the board and it doesn’t save the last setting or mode changed on the lights
Any fix ?
@Chris Maher can this be connected so the leds still react when muted or running through headphones?
how many strips could i manage with this set up, if more strips were purchased.
When you say data split do you mean in parallel? Like d2 pin with left and right lamp hooked to it... or using multiple data ports?
Thank you
I’m guessing both hooked up to d2 is what he meant, did you figure it out?
hello, would you please tell me how to setup sph0645 instead of the mic you used
Hi Chris,
Top video as always! I’m wondering whether you have found a way to make WLED react through a line in, like an AUX cable for example. I don’t want my WLED to react to external background noises like a crowd or people talking, I only want it to react to my music so it needs to be connected directly rather than picking up sound via a microphone. Many thanks!
Thanks so much for watching buddy! Great question and if you every find out how to do it, please let me know lol. Its something I believe can be done but have never actually seen anyone do it so I have no idea! I'll let you know if I ever do figure it out since that would be ideal!
There actually is a really cool library I just found today, called LedFx. It only works on the computer not the phone, and by what I understand it uses the UDP realtime which WLEDs have, but I got really impressive results. There was a bit of stuttering on WiFi, but I got a really impressive like 30fps from my testing when connected directly to the WLED-AP, no stuttering whatsoever. Thought I’d mention it in case you were still interested
very nice video, I am going to try this. What are these cool 8 bit style backgrounds?
Can this be done with govee rgbic led strips 60 led??
Another interesting video Chris, I had tried using SR based on your older video and for whatever reason, could not get it to work with the Max4866 mic.
In this video the ESP32 device that you linked to here is different then the one you had noted in other videos (Dorhea,) will the previous version of the ESP32 chip that you had been linking, (Teyleten Robot), so would the previous ESP32 work as this one does for this setup with the Mic you specified in this video (INMP441)? They do look virtually identical and is a 30 pin like the Teyleten.
Would not mind trying SR Again off this is a more reliable config and works as expected with the Teyleten version of the ESP32. You'd think it would, but you never know for sure till someone tries it... Thanks for any thoughts
Thanks so much for watching! When I was testing things out with this new setup, I did use the Max4866 mics and those were one of the ones that after saving and rebooting, I did have to unplug and plug the power source back in 1 or 2 times before the mic started working. Not sure why but it worked just fine after!
Great attention to detail on the esp32 that I used! They look the exact same and after trying them out, they do seem to be the exact same. The reason why I ordered those instead of the Teyleton ones was because the ones from Dorhea said they would arrive the next day and the ones from Teyleten said they would arrive in 2 days. Lol that's the only reason. Either one should work perfect since after getting the new ones, they look like the exact same thing.
Great video Chris, ya have me hooked now...working on my 1st set up for my sons room... Quick question, I have (2) WS2811 16' strips getting mounted in 2 different locations and going to be using the ESP8266 to control them, do I need to use a separate ESP for each 16' strip and use the Sync in the WLED App or can I use (1) ESP controller for both sets ?
There is no need to use a second ESP board, but it's recommended to use a level shifter (basically, a component that boosts the data). While this is recommended in all cases, it's particularly important when the data/signal wires that are connecting to the LED strip are long. If the control board is close, there's no need for one in 99% cases.
I'd only use a 2nd board if I wanted everything to look neat, as I wouldn't have to bother with hiding long cables.. but then I'd also have to use 2 power supplies.
Thanks as always for watching! I agree with Vex! Here is some information on recommended number of leds for each device: kno.wled.ge/features/multi-strip/#:~:text=For%20good%20performance%2C%20you%20can,a%20total%20of%204000%20LEDs.
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks for that link Bud, it worked like a champ with 1-8266 controller and (2) sets of 300 LED's , one more quick question, for total amount of LED's in this confiq would I set it to 600 or since its going down 2 separate walls at 300 ea and sharing the data stream would it be best to set at 300 ? or Do you divide by 3 and enter 200 for the total ?
In the Settings > LED preferences > Length you put number of LEDs on the strip. Since you have 2 strips and data channel split, should the number reflect one strip or both? Let's say you have 2x 1m 60leds per m strip, so you put value of 60 there or 120?
And what if you have 2 strips on 1 data channel, but they are different length? One longer and one shorter?
Thanks so much for watching and great question! If the data is split you just put the number of leds of the one strip so in your example you would just put 60. And if your splitting the data, you more than likely would want to keep the strips the exact same since there would be no way to set the strips to a different length doing it this way. If you set the leds to the shorter strips length then the leds on the longer strip past the input value will do nothing. If you set it for the longer strips led length, then on the shorter strip after the animation is done, it will go dark for a second while it thinks there are more leds on the strip to complete. Hope that makes sense!
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks Chris. I have a specific cabinet that would look the best with the longer strip on top and shorter at the bottom.
So I guess the best way would be to hook up the 2nd ESP32, one for the longer and one for the shorter strip. I do not see any other option here :)
how do you connect this esp23 with music? without any sound coming in around
Awesome. This WLED soundreact works better and cleaner than the Govee soundreact. I have to rebuild it 🤩
Thanks so much for watching! Lol I would for sure say it works better and more options but it does also require a bit more work to get all set up. If you have the time and ability, for sure go for it!!
hi. Chris! That is, indeed, a good sound-active mode and isn't "noisy" or distracting. LOVE IT.
Do you know if anyone has ever hard-wired DMX into one of these boards, so that DMX values on given channels can be used to choose from 1-255 given animations, set the look, speed, colour pallete, and/or other attributes of each animation? Or even enable sound mode, and how much it applies to each animation? This sort of thing would need to be incorporated into the code of WLED, I'm thinking.. so that it knows what to do with the data it gets, and what to apply it to, right?
So I've just started fiddling with this and followed you're videos and I use home assistant to get it in my Apple HomeKit but do you know how to get effects in HomeKit ?🤔 I can only change colours but if I set an effect in WLED and just power on and off in HomeKit it always starts at the last state.. I would love to set different effects depending on scene 🙂
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I have pretty much zero experience with HomeKit so I'm not sure on this one. Maybe someone else reading might now for sure and can chime in!
How would one wire this up to accept wired sound output, such as a monitor channel on a sound board instead of using a mic board?
Hi Chris. Really appreciate your process of explaining. Also this work is so inspirational. I have 4 led strip lengths of 4 mtrs each, installed in louvres (4 lines).
1. Can it be controlled using same Esp?
2. For the best effects should I add them as separate segments (to look like an equaliser kind of effect), in your opinion?
This i coming straight of the WLed site
ESP32
There is a maximum of 10 strips supported on "classic" ESP32 (dual core) boards. In audioreactive builds, you can use up to 9, because the audio input driver needs one of the hardware units that is normally available for driving LEDs.
"classic" ESP32: 10 led strips (9 with audioreactive)
ESP32-S3: 4 led strips
ESP32-S2: 5 led strips (4 with audioreactive)
ESP32-C3: 2 led strips
Contrary to the ESP8266, the pin usage does not matter on ESP32, feel free to use any available pin
For perfect performance, it is recommeded to use 512 LEDs/pin with 4 outputs for a total of 2048 LEDs.
For very good performance, it is recommended to use 800 LEDs/pin with 4 outputs for a total of 3200 LEDs.
For good performance, you can use 1000 LEDs/pin with 4 outputs for a total of 4000 LEDs.
For okay performance, you can use 1000 LEDs/pin with 5 outputs for a total of 5000 LEDs.
For okay performance, you can use 800 LEDs/pin with 6 outputs for a total of 4800 LEDs.
ESP32 can calculate about 65k-85k LEDs per second (that means 1000 LEDs @~70fps, 2000 LEDs @~35fps, 4000 LEDs @~18fps)
4 outputs seem to be the sweet spot.
soo it depends how many led/m your led strips are. if its more than 1000 Leds/strip id recommend going with 2 ESP's else 1 will work just fine
@@TheNigaHigaFan4Ever many thanks for the detailed update. I have a major issue besides this. My wled app often shows offline for the lights. I have to reflash them which is cumbersome. Can you throw some light.
Great video again clear concise instructions and great quality. Keep it up man. Hey I'm wondering if anyone has figured out if you can use wifi Hotspot for an esp32 with wled installed to control some strips while on the road in a party bus I'm building. Any ideas or leads are greatly appreciated. If I figure out I will keep yall pasted.
Thanks as always buddy! That's a great question! I have not personally tried it out but my guess is it would work just fine. If I get around to trying it I'll let you know and let me know as well if you do it before me!
Definitely! I’ve set them up to connect to my phones hotspot before, but why not just click the option to have the esp create it’s own network and connect to that with your phone?
Hi, would I need to use a 5V 20A powersupply or could I just use a micro usb plug connected to the ESP 32 module?
Thanks so much! You could certainly use a micro usb to power the esp32 but you would still want to use a bigger supply for the lights. You could use the micro usb pulg to power the lights and esp device but its not recommended to use it for many leds and best to keep the brightness limiter set to 850mA if you are powering things this way.
Chris! Would you mind telling me where you get the backgrounds/videos you always use for the final videos? I gotta have that one with the rain. Another Great video. I loved the M1 videos I just installed mine.
Thanks so much buddy! I mostly just search on CZcams for Lofi and there are always cool music channels that come up with great backgrounds. Also try 8 bit lofi, synthwave, or neon rooftop lofi.
Can you do this without Wi-Fi? I can hotspot my phone but the place I’d be using these would be outside without Wi-Fi around
Super instructive video Chris as per usual, keep up the good work! I was wondering, do you know if it is possible to sync a sound reactive instance of WLED to non sound reactive WLED device? For example, instead of reflashing every WLED device I have, I could only flash one with the new software and sync all the other ones to it.
Thanks as always buddy! So my understanding is that you can sync them to do the regular non sr animation but it will not work if you want them all to do sound react effects. I could be wrong so I hope someone can correct me If I am but that is my understanding.
@@ChrisMaherDIY If I have 1 ESP Board with SR WLED and a mic and 4 ESP Board with SR WLED but no mic. Should I be able to "Sync" then in the app and not have to put a mic to every ESP Board?
where are you getting the TV images/videos???
Can you make a video with WLED beta with audio reactive usermod enabled? This is different from WLED SR fork, afaik. Haven't seen any youtube video on it.
Can you have the media cabinets sync as well? or does each board need its own microphone?
Thanks so much for watching! So the media console would also need a mic if you wanted to use the sound react. However, it would not need a mic or sound react WLED version to control if you wanted to use Ledfx program czcams.com/video/Fw2v_z6lyMI/video.html
does this sync to the tv ?
Love the vids.
This one was, as a total neophyte to soldering expertise (my father is turning in his grave), you just made my day by showing something you didn't even talk about! At 2:00 when you are soldering the microphone, I noticed that the tip of your iron has a cut out, that low and behold wraps around the data pin! - As John Cleese would say, "BRILLIANT"!
I don't a have any soldering needs today, but after church, I am going to just solder a bunch of pins for the fun of it.... I know, I know.... no life. : ) ha ha ha
hahahaah soldering can be fun! Yeah the tip i'm using has been the one I like the most (i think the kit I have came with about 4 or 5 different ones to try) But the solder is what makes all the difference! Good to hear from you as always!
Hi, thank you for this tutorial. I have followed your instructions but my setup reacts incorrectly. Only when i bring my hand close to the ESP the lights flicker. Any advise?
Try adding a wire connecting the L/R pin of the mic to gnd (e.g. using a larger wago).
Quick question can I do this exact setup and same effects with a QuinLED-Dig-Quad instead of having 3 separate esp32 for each segment of leds and just have one board do all the segments but also separate each segment to do its own effects like this video
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@@Const.b never got an answer sadly but ill do this project down the line in the future
Wie viele Esp 32 insgesamt.. würde das gerne nachbauen. Haben sie einen Schaltplan?
Where can I find those screen saver?
Thanks for the video, do you know a way to hook the sound directly up to a sound source? Like I thought about soldering a headphone Jack to the board instead of a microphone. Do you think this is possible? Thanks in advance for every answer :)
Thanks for watching buddy! So I dont know of a way using this method but I did do another video on a different program called ledfx. That might be more of what your looking for! czcams.com/video/Fw2v_z6lyMI/video.html I also used that program to create this video: czcams.com/video/6VwqkK2pByE/video.html
@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks man, that’s exactly what I searched for! Thank you a lot 😊
mic is external offline or the one inside smartphone?
Thanks for the great videos. Do you have any of WLED sound reactive videos that utilize a 3.5mm line-in option? I want to make a build but I do not want to use a microphone since it’s going to be for our very loud Halloween party and don’t want the mic to pick up non-music audio. Line-in would be ideal but I’m lost. Using a line-in break-out board or hat would be awesome but I’ll do whatever I need to to get around the mic. Just curious if you’ve done this since I haven’t seen it in any of your videos. Thanks for everything and God bless!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I have not been able to figure out line in option using WLED sound react but I did make a video on a free program called ledfx that is able to pretty much do the same thing. Search for ledfx Chris Maher and you should find the video. Hope that helps!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I’ve seen it and really like the program. Unfortunately there is no way I’d be able to set that up because of the location I need it. I’ll keep looking around or give it more focus when I have time. Far too busy getting ready for the Halloween season for now! Take care!
for the upright towers on the left and right is there a build video or link?
Thanks so much for watching! There is! Here it is: czcams.com/video/O4qNlGxeZeM/video.html&lc=UgyawSj6-_8MQWlAw_Z4AaABAg
What display are you using
Question: how did you connect the LED strips as shown in your video ❓
Thanks again! I pretty much combined the process in this video: czcams.com/video/ps_pDbdvqZA/video.html with the sound react video that you watched. I did split the data coming off the controller so that both lamps do the same thing at the same time and then I did the same thing with another controller for the two diffusers so that they also will do the same thing at the same time.
What would you do if you wanted to just send audio to esp32 and not a mic? Such has christmas lights move to audio that is broadcasted using a FM signal.
Did you get it?