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A few months ago I built a laser projector with help from someone on another forum, without him I would not have been able to make it. Anyways my whole intention of building it was to have it sync to music.

To explain what my laser projector actually is, I has 2 galvos, power supply, amp (I think that's what it is) I am using a 100mW 532nm lab style laser for this. I then plug it into my computer and then use software to control it. The only laser software I have is ishow which is pretty bad. I can't do what my main intention which was to sync it to music. Anybody have any suggestions of what I can do to make my setup better?
 





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First thing i'd probably do is ditch the iShow software. You're gonna need to put aside $400-500 for either LSX + a DAC, or Pangolin Quickshow, both of which will do what you want. Your system will be a lot more capable with a better DAC.
 
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There is a DIY soundcard DAC route and LaserBoy is free, but that will be a good bit more of a hands-on option. Judging by your description above, it sounds like the QS/FB3 would be perhaps the easiest path moving forward as Things has recommended.
 
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FB3/QS has pretty limited sync to music functionality.

LSX, or Beyond (if you have a big budget) may be better.

Cameronj said:
There is a DIY soundcard DAC route and LaserBoy is free, but that will be a good bit more of a hands-on option. Judging by your description above, it sounds like the QS/FB3 would be perhaps the easiest path moving forward as Things has recommended.
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I hope its understandable but there is no way I can afford $400-$500 to put into a laser project. I realize that would probably be my best option but I just cant afford that. Now is this other route I can go a decent one?
 
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LSX Intro and a riya dac is roughly half the cost of FB3/Quickshow.

FlutterPie said:
I hope its understandable but there is no way I can afford $400-$500 to put into a laser project. I realize that would probably be my best option but I just cant afford that. Now is this other route I can go a decent one?
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Yeah LSX looks really awesome. Very powerful. You should check out what swamidog has done with it for creative abstracts.
 
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yes. i really made that show, and all the other shows on my youtube channel.

well, i didn't film the hoop dancer, and i didn't create the music, but i did everything else, including build the projector.

FlutterPie said:
That's really awesome. I only have 1 532nm laser for my projector so it wouldn't look nearly as cool. By the way did you actually make that show yourself?
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FlutterPie said:
That's really awesome. I only have 1 532nm laser for my projector so it wouldn't look nearly as cool. By the way did you actually make that show yourself?
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swamidog said:
yes. i really made that show, and all the other shows on my youtube channel.

well, i didn't film the hoop dancer, and i didn't create the music, but i did everything else, including build the projector.
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I don't know where you are, but SELEM had lots of swamidog's shows running.

You would have been amazed.
(And Jealous, and drooling, etc.)
 
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Amazing work! Do you know which company is making LSX? Also what scanner did you use for the show? Do you have a description showing how you did this?

swamidog said:
yes. i really made that show, and all the other shows on my youtube channel.

well, i didn't film the hoop dancer, and i didn't create the music, but i did everything else, including build the projector.
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LSX is written by another laser hobbyist - drlava. He's not active on LPF anymore, moreso on PL.
 
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LSX and riya dacs can be purchased here:

https://innolasers.com/

my laser projector has DT40W galvos.

here's another thread with some additional information on the geronimo laser show i posted:

http://laserpointerforums.com/f47/new-abstract-graphic-show-geronimo-84501.html

here's another show i made for SELEM:




lightinggeek said:
Amazing work! Do you know which company is making LSX? Also what scanner did you use for the show? Do you have a description showing how you did this?
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