Guys, I need a bit of help.
I'm redesigning my room (I'm only at the process of designing the glass furniture, PC setup, Speaker (Home Theatre) setup and other things) and I've decided to add an RGB setup.
It's going to be an LED RGB light strip (this one so far: DealExtreme: $64.42 RGB Multicolored 5-Meter 150-LED 30W Light Strip (DC 12V)) following a "U" shaped path around my ceiling (thus covering 3/4 of the room). Naturally it's going to be glued to it and will be somehow covered with sanded glass or acrylic to diffuse the light.
Now, I need help with the controller. Why? Because I want it to be sound controlled. I've discussed the option of wiring it to the speaker source but hard wiring it will definitely be a problem with a 5.1 setup. Subsequently I need it to receive audio via a microphone.
I know for a fact that these strips have 3 wires plus a common wire. In consequence they can be controlled separately (to mix RGB, etc.).
I really need your help here, this is a project that will take a lot of my time (and money) and will probably end up doing it in a year or so because I need to raise the money for all of it (don't let this put you down, I AM going to do this, I just need to figure all the design out before I start actually doing it).
I did find a controller from alibaba, but they didn't show me the price, and other sites have controllers for like 150 euros and that is really not within my budget (for a driver). I can build it myself, I have soldering skills, etc. I just do not know how to build the circuit (I forgot how to design op.amp. circuits, etc.). I also found this: Colour (Sound) Organ, but it doesn't specify anything about usage, what it's capable of, etc.
Thanks in advance, any help will be appreciated
EDIT: Forgot to add, the device should be able to be plugged in a 220v AC plug.
I'm redesigning my room (I'm only at the process of designing the glass furniture, PC setup, Speaker (Home Theatre) setup and other things) and I've decided to add an RGB setup.
It's going to be an LED RGB light strip (this one so far: DealExtreme: $64.42 RGB Multicolored 5-Meter 150-LED 30W Light Strip (DC 12V)) following a "U" shaped path around my ceiling (thus covering 3/4 of the room). Naturally it's going to be glued to it and will be somehow covered with sanded glass or acrylic to diffuse the light.
Now, I need help with the controller. Why? Because I want it to be sound controlled. I've discussed the option of wiring it to the speaker source but hard wiring it will definitely be a problem with a 5.1 setup. Subsequently I need it to receive audio via a microphone.
I know for a fact that these strips have 3 wires plus a common wire. In consequence they can be controlled separately (to mix RGB, etc.).
I really need your help here, this is a project that will take a lot of my time (and money) and will probably end up doing it in a year or so because I need to raise the money for all of it (don't let this put you down, I AM going to do this, I just need to figure all the design out before I start actually doing it).
I did find a controller from alibaba, but they didn't show me the price, and other sites have controllers for like 150 euros and that is really not within my budget (for a driver). I can build it myself, I have soldering skills, etc. I just do not know how to build the circuit (I forgot how to design op.amp. circuits, etc.). I also found this: Colour (Sound) Organ, but it doesn't specify anything about usage, what it's capable of, etc.
Thanks in advance, any help will be appreciated
EDIT: Forgot to add, the device should be able to be plugged in a 220v AC plug.
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