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Re: 8x16 RGB LED Coffee Table

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How does it know when to light up which light?
the beat detection software analyzes the music and generates an image of the table. the computer then sends all the RGB values to the MSP which just loops through red green blue and displays the correct array index in the correct cell


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Does it simply react to the music or did you program these songs? If it reacts to the music, would it react to other sounds as well?
It reacts to the music. We don't preprogram anything. The beat detection algorithms trys to find beats in whatever is playing in MPD. It could react to anything, but it has to be played the MPD (a linux music player)



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Does each note reference a certain part of the table?
Nope, it is completely random. The program does try to plot the same beat in the same spot though.

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If you can give a bit more info on how it makes these decisions, I'd find it highly interesting to read. If you can't, I understand that as well.
When I get some more time I can answers any questions you have in more detail.




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