LED VU Equalizer Jacket With Speakers: Prototype 1

Want a cool, smooth jacket that will get lots of attention?

How about one that lights up to music?

This video shows the jacket in action more clearly.

This is probably the most creative idea I have had up to date.

I thought to myself one day, man leather jackets are cool. How can I make it cooler?

And then it hit me.

I had always loved graphic equalizers, so why not put the equalizer in the jacket. And add LED's. AND A SOUND SYSTEM.

"Get kicked out of a party? No problem! the party is in YOUR JACKET!"

Lets get started.

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Step 1: Bill Of Materials

Here is the list or materials needed.

1 X Leather Jacket
2 X Speakers (sub-woofers recommended)
1 X Amplifier (optional) link
16-30 X Ultra High Brightness Blue LED's link
1-3 X Blue LED Strips link
1-3 X Blue EL Wire link
2 X Ultra High Brightness Red LED's (something I failed at :P) link
1-3 X 9V battery clips link
1-3 X 9V 2AA battery holder/converter link
1 X old headphones
1 X 3.5mm port
1 X 80mm or bigger Fan
1 X Ultra High Brightness Green LED (I accidentally got the 100mcd; aka no brightness LED) link
1 X Solder 60/40 + Soldering Iron
1 X General Use PCB board link
1 X Hot Glue+ Glue Gun
2 X VU LED EQUALIZER JACKETS link
1 X DPDT switch link
1 X 9Volt battery
2X AA battery
Some Speaker Wire

For those who have previous knowledge of electronics, I would recommend building a VU METER from scratch :

http://www.instructables.com/id/LM3915LM3916-VU-Meter/

http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-VU-meter-that-dances-to-computer-music/

http://www.instructables.com/id/VU-Meter/

husamwadi (author) says: Apr 16, 2013. 8:38 PM

You know that feeling when you look back at a previous video you made and wonder what exactly was going through your head at the time....yep experiencing that right now lol.

duggerpato says: Sep 7, 2011. 8:15 PM

Nicely done. Although I think it would work better to have the equalizer LED displays on the outside of the jacket. It's cool, but not that cool if you have to walk around a club with chicken wings to show how cool it is.

husamwadi (author) in reply to duggerpatoOct 4, 2011. 8:12 AM

I edited my Jacket so now that the panels are on the outside, and also switched out the huge bulky pc speakers for some low profile amplified round speakers.

I'll upload pictures soon

duggerpato in reply to husamwadiOct 5, 2011. 4:18 AM

cool, man.

husamwadi (author) in reply to duggerpatoSep 8, 2011. 8:44 AM

lol my sister told me the same thing. alright fine! ill put them on the outside :P