Beat Sync

Beat Sync is a single frequency audio spectrum volume meter.  It can isolate around a certain frequency ( I choose the bass ) and display it on a creative 8 segment LED bar graph.  This is meant to be quite simple, yet allowing room for more difficult upgrades.  It is built around the Arduino Open Source Environment. The circuitry is also quite simple.

So if you want to show off at your next house party or just make something cool to add some visualization to music, lets go!

Step 1: Parts List

Basic
- Arduino UNO (or similar)
- 8 Super Bright LEDs
- 8 Resistors
- Wire/Ribbon Cable
- 3.5 mm Female Connector
- Soldiering Equipment 
- Poster Board
- X-acto Knife
- Audio Equipment
- Mini Breadboard
- Mini Blank Circuit Board
- Heat Shrink

Additional
- 10 k Potentiometer
- Potentiometer Knob
- Colored PVC/Arcylic Film
- Diffuser

Comments

[Ghild.Zero]

why the sketch not working on me ???

[Ghild.Zero]

it said,"fix_fft was not declarated" , I already add the fix_fft.h . I have no Idea why this happen

[BobThAK]

having same problem. did you ever figure it out?

[abhijeet de]

Awesome project !!!

[sable.07]

what if I wanna change the channel, instead of using the bass frecuency, what line of the code should I change?, It's a great project btw.

[akcarl]

int value = data_avgs[0]; //0 for bass
The data_avgs[ ] array becomes 14 different frequencies ranging from about 80Hz (the bass) to 12000Hz (the highest treble). So if you change the "0" to a "7" or so, you will get the higher frequencies.  Thanks! 

[sable.07]

thanks!... las doubt jaja, If i connected a microphone instead of the 2.5 plug, do you think it'd work as fine as it does now?

[akcarl]

You really need an amplifier circuit for the mircophone, i've been working on a code and a circuit to make it possible. This is one option i've been trying https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9964? please vote for this project on the LED contest! and rate it! :)

[mintzrya]

Nice project, I did a similar thing using a band-pass filter instead of a FFT (hardware instead of software)

Just a tip for the code, you should be able to write:

void ledArray (int input) {

for (int i = 0; i < input; i++)
{
digitalWrite(led[i], HIGH);
}

for (int i = input; i <8; i++)
{
digitalWrite(led[i], LOW);
}
}

and save yourself some if statements!

[akcarl]

That's a good idea. In my latest code I used a switch statement which made it much simpler too! Thanks for your comment.