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I discovered that my 17-month old son loves to mess with stereo controls. So I bought a few rotary encoders and neo-pixel rings - build a wooden enclosure with
by strags 7y ago
I discovered that my 17-month old son loves to mess with stereo controls. So I bought a few rotary encoders and neo-pixel rings - build a wooden enclosure with a plastic faceplate, and wrote some code to generate fancy light and audio effects when he turns/clicks the knobs. He loves it.
- Sileni 7y agoWatch out, you'll have a DJ before you know it.
- 1024core 7y agoI'm thinking of doing the same for my kid. Any photos/description?
- strags 7y agoIt's actually quite a bit louder than this now. Also, the lights aren't quite as infant-retina-searingly-bright as the camera would have you believe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtE8oE9GOsM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtE8oE9GOsM Currently it's still running my test code, which just lets him mess with volume/pan/pitch. I need to get around to writing something a bit fancier. Tech deets: It's just a RPi3 with most of the stuff written in Python. I tried to get a bunch of Python audio libs working, but gave up and wrote my own C++ module for sample mixing. The NeoPixel rings are driven via the SPI output, and the rotary encoders/switches are just hooked up to random GPIOs.
- ryanmercer 7y agoTread carefully, you're creating a young Look Mum No Computer! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCafxR2HWJRmMfSdyZXvZMTw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCafxR2HWJRmMfSdyZXvZMTw
- msoucy 7y agoWell now that I've seen the Furby Organ I'm not going to sleep tonight...
- ryanmercer 7y agoWatch the one where he makes some of them nekkid, it's more recent. THAT is terrifying.
- cloverich 7y agoI would love to learn more about how you did this, and what it looks like. Have you written something up about it?