Hey guys, here’s something I’ve been working on for a while. Surprise! It’s your typical LED strip reacting to music. I just recently built the design into an infinite mirror and it’s requiring I fix the code so this is all I have to show for now. It’s just an animation that’s going without music.
I’m using a Teensy 3.2 w/ it’s audio adapter for aux and microphone input, it does the FFT magic, and then fastled and the OctoWS2811 library drive a WS2812 strip with 266 LEDs. I also have a SN74HCT245N to level shift the data signal.
This is a hastily built prototype with a wood frame I through together and some plexiglass sheets from Home Depot. The plexiglass is covered with some not-so-great reflective film but I’m looking to upgrade the mirrors big time for V2. However, the design is quite large (33" x 33") and I’m not sure how I should go about upgrading them. Especially since I have to cut the mirrors to fit the design. Any advice is appreciated!
I also think it’d be a lot easier to build with the LED strip behind 2 one-way mirrors, not sandwiched between them. That would also keep the glow against the wall outside of the frame, which I like. However, I’ve never seen an infinite mirror built like this so I’m curious if anyone has.
Another plan for V2 is a frame for the smallest squares within the mirrors. I think it’ll make it look a lot better, but this is one reason why the construction is difficult.
Feel free to ask questions or give me advice!