Vu meter - Update

[@MichaelMcDanielgold]

This is great! I love VU meters and making NEO Pixels dance to music with as many different frequencies as possible. Thanks for sharing this with us . Your Awesome!!

[@cine-lights]

Glad you like it..

[@Adventcha]

Wow!, this is probably the best channel on this subject I have found, You sir are awesome! , I also like the fact that are willing to help people build their own, instant like and subscribe:)

[@TheAscBroth]

I am definitely going to make this soon, I've already made a similar project but that uses Processing with my direct PC output. So I'll implement that in this code with some sick patterns, keep going and thanks a lot!

[@DroneView-]

Fantastic job, thanks for sharing codes and ideas :)

[@Bcarpentier100]

Mahmut Orhan Ft. Sena Sener - "Self control" Nice build, thanks for the code... :)

[@uncels]

Thank you for this update, i was hoping it was for stereo input from PC, but it is for microphone..

[@cine-lights]

John Ooms Hi John, if you look at my other videos I do have a stereo vu meter with line in.. and code is available too

[@LuisMymusic04]

Good job I have served as a base, and made the stereo and eliminated the void Twinkle since it does not let me pass the 46 leds? . and added some more cases and working with 60 LEDs, I hope some time to upload it, congratulations from Ecuador.

[@DANTE506cr]

esta excelente y el codigo si finciona al 100%

[@YO2LDK]

Many thank's for the update and well done code !

[@Padde298]

Yet another excellent video of my favorite Arduino + WS2812 vu meter. I would also like to have the pot for brightness and maybe a rotary encoder and not the push bottom for selecting program..? Must say I really love this build!💓💓💓

[@cine-lights]

lol.. i was thinking of using a rotary encoder. but using the button for pattern selection, and encoder for brightness., now my coding is so so.. my issue, is i am using both the Fastled and neopixel library together, and the set brightness code is done differently. So im thinking maybe of using the rotary encoder for patterns, and push button for brightness.. but in steps. so, 20,40,60,80,100 % brightness ?.... ok give me a little time and i will see what i can do :)

[@Padde298]

Cine-Lights My kudos to your coding abilities! Looking forward to the update. (encoder is in the mail). What about making a down scaled version with less programs so it will run on the Nano? I know you have some issues with digital noise...

[@cine-lights]

Peter R. Poulsen Hi Peter, the arduino uno version will run on the nano as it has the same memory. I may look into that again and see if there is a way round it. maybe use the 5v on the mic instead of the 3v. I've managed to find some old encoders so will see what I can do.

[@YT32-16branch]

Fuck Yeah, that looks frickin skookum. Love it.

[@MartinMittrenga]

Hi there, how did you build the bracket for the LED strips? Are these simply aluminum square profiles? What about the expansion in height? Thank you very much. best regards Martin

[@cine-lights]

Hi Martin, in this version I used a bookcase end as a base. The led support was a stick coated in an aluminium looking vinyl wrap. So a very basic build. In this case it was more so I had something to use when doing upgrades. There are some very nice led aluminium channels that can be found on Ebay now

[@PixelHex]

thanks for the code!

[@TheVarooj]

and one more question . in stereo code, when I disconnect the mic and connect the A5 mic input, the leds fall down(off) but in mega code when I connect the ground to A5 mic input, the leds are all on.

[@TheVarooj]

Just add this strip.setBrightness(30); to the first VU( ) after int n, height; then you can adjust the brightness . I set it to 30.

[@erikhoffman]

n the Code you have Pot on pin 4 - any chance you give us more info please? also if you can put an LCD display to print the mode and brigtness etc,

[@comediafabricaderisos]

muito bom amigo mesmo vc é um gênio

[@aladinoaladino9770]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@javierpallalorden]

Very nice update, big thanks! Could you please add a potentiometer for a general brightness setting, those neopixels are sometimes just too bright. And please keep the selection button, it is very convenient.

[@cine-lights]

Hi Javier, I agree. as i mentioned i had forgotten just how bright they were. its been gathering dust for over a year, I was looking at making a better base. The original housed an arduino uno, so had to do a lot of hacking to get the mega in it. I have had a request before about adding a potentiometer. Its something i have not looked into as i tend to diffuse the leds and adjust the brightness in the code. As i will be further updating it, i will look into a way of adding one.

[@ooo6965]

Cine-Lights There is a problem with the button controll in the code, it will not change but i know that the button give a signal

[@hansteichmann199]

Arduino: 1.8.2 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)" C:\Users\777\AppData\Local\Temp\_PA331\Mega_Vu_ver2\Mega_Vu_ver2.ino:3:27: fatal error: water_torture.h: No such file or directory #include "water_torture.h" ^ compilation terminated. Mehrere Bibliotheken wurden für "Adafruit_NeoPixel.h" gefunden Benutzt: C:\Users\777\Documents\Arduino\libraries\Adafruit_NeoPixel Nicht benutzt: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\Adafruit_NeoPixel-master exit status 1 Fehler beim Kompilieren für das Board Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560. This error comes everytime i try to load this code

[@electro3976]

I think implementing the Pot to control brightness should be fairly straightforward using the Map function and another Analog input on the arduino. I no expert but nice project, i have to make one.

[@yusuf120581LED]

thanks for sharing. amazing

[@vinothram]

This is great I love this project thanks for your effort Pl add ir remote for control Hope you do in future project thank you.....

[@cine-lights]

Hi, thanks. Ir control is probably thr worst form of control as it doesn't work very well with the ws2812b leds, as they do not like interrupts. The more leds used the more problems you have. I have made one with Bluetooth in one.of my other videos.

[@haydenjoseph6064]

hi what do i have to do to have one or get one for my serena {nissan}

[@ChiefPoints]

I'm curious about the base for your VU meter, did you 3D print it, or is it a re-purposed box? These are the best VU animations I've seen, great work. Thanks for posting your code!

[@CoughlinKids]

Also would like to know the answer to this. Very clean looking. Thanks!

[@modelmanmark]

Hi and fantastic work. Thanks for sharing your projects with us. I'm just getting into the world of Arduino and 2812b leds. Is this strip your using a 144 led /m ?

[@cine-lights]

modelmanmark Hii.. yes it is. Most of my vu meter projects use the 144m versions of the strip as they give a smoother animation.

[@santoshbabu517]

really great ! amazing work done by you. i do have a question can we make the pattern change automatically after 20-30 sec. any help will be appreciated

[@cine-lights]

Hi... Thanks. If you watch some of my later /newer videos I have updated further and included auto modes to the vu meter and standby too.

[@santoshbabu517]

thank you so much ill check that. really great work

[@omoivo6525]

Thanx!!

[@johnzerafa4849]

Very, Very nice work and thank you so much. I wish I could send you a video showing my project added 48 in number 6 inches square Acrylic. Again tks and regards

[@3D-Amir]

It's really a beautiful work again. I only have a small question. I've realized that you don't have the rainbow effect in this script as you did with the other scripts! Is there a reason why you've left it out? is it possible to bring it back and also put it in the cycle list? once more thank you for sharing these great UV examples and sharing it with us. cheers

[@TJG43070]

This is a very nice project and seems very complex too. Can you please tell me if I can use an ESP8266 instead of a Mega? Thank you

[@АлександрЫ-о3з]

it is very very very cool))) Thanks for the code. And what about stereoVU?)

[@cine-lights]

Саша Ыжылсло Hi, I do not have a stereo vu meter setup.. as I had some spare time and it seems to be most popular I thought I would do a quick update on this one. I am getting quite a few requests on the stereo vu meter.. so I'm sure it will get updated at some stage.

[@ladnekjc]

Like it! How many LED's are you using on this?

[@cine-lights]

Hi Chris, I am using half a strip of 144 leds a metre, so 72. I have built simular using the 60 leds a metre but it tends to look jumpy. 144 Leds a metre looks much smoother. Obviously more leds equals bigger power supply. i run this on a 5 volts 5 amp supply without any issues. Can not believe the last time i played around with this vu meter was over a year ago, and still get enquiries about it. so main reason for the update. The build needs a little work - so i am sure it will get another update very soon.

[@ladnekjc]

Cine-Lights Thanks, I have a meter of 144 leds and a mega on order, it's this or your flame lamp......

[@cine-lights]

The build is much the same, So uses the same mic and setup. As a lamp its pretty cool, But you lose quite alot of the detail of the Vu meter and some of the other patterns. But the fire effects look really good. well if you have a metre of 144 leds.. you could make both lol. i highly recommend the adafruit mics, i have not yet found another mic that works as well. But if i had to make a choice, i would go with the lamp. i do use it every night. I may remake it one day and try and find a taller frosted glass cover.

[@ladnekjc]

Cine-Lights Got a genuine Adafruit mic on order now, still have a Chinese copy due too, will be interesting to compare!

[@cine-lights]

i have about 5 different chinese mics. they all seem to work the same way, on or off... i have never had much luck with them.

[@Paky31Ta]

Which type of LED did you use and where did you buy them?

[@cine-lights]

PASQUALE GRECO Hi.. ws2812b.. from ebay...

[@pietervercauteren3580]

Can you add some info on which pins you used for what connections (mic, pushbutton..)?? Thanks! Very nice VU-meter btw.. plan on making it for my twins so they can see the lights when they cry..lol..

[@cine-lights]

Pieter Vercauteren Hi, this is an update, so if you take a look at my previous builds / videos you will find a video covering the complete build and download links to previous codes. thanks

[@pietervercauteren3580]

Cine-Lights I already had previous code but txt-file provided there stated I had to connect the pushbutton to D4 which didn't work.. Searched your code and already found out it's at D0.. Thanks for code!!

[@cine-lights]

Hi Pieter, In one of my previous videos i did mention about the button address needed changing and a brief video of how to... glad you sorted it, and it works .

[@uktoker71]

Why are you using both the Adafruit NeoPixel library and the FastLED Library? Surely it is just wasting memory and everything can be done just using FastLED.

[@cine-lights]

uktoker71 Hi, the patterns use the fastled library. And the vu meters use the neopixel library. This has been mentioned before, my coding skills only go so far. Rewriting the code to save a little memory is out of my comfort zone. By all means your more than welcome to give it a go. Would love to see the finished product.

[@dt7d1]

I want to use it to do LPD6803 ic?

[@cine-lights]

Long Hai Hi, I haven't used those Leds before., unlike the ws2812b strips I use which are 5 volt and require only one data connection. yours are 12 volt and require a data and clock connection. I am sure with a little editing of the code you should be able to get them to work.

[@xuangiangquangcao8717]

I can change what is ic LPD6803 to use?

[@Semtex199]

Helllo, im trying to upload the code to an Uno but i have an error message : not enough memory :/ previous code (uno_vu) was working fine

[@cine-lights]

Semtex199 Hi, I'm afraid this update and any further update will be for the arduino mega. The old uno version maxed at on its memory with around 60 leds, so if using a 144 leds a metre strip then it was quite small. Also the arduino mega have dropped quite considerably in price since I first made this vu meter which is almost 2 years ago. I will be doing some further updates in time.

[@Semtex199]

thanks a lot ! i didnt realise it was that old, ill get a mega :)

[@MrBahura]

Hello , I'm very impressed how your VU works and trying to include your code in project with ESP8266 / Wemos D1 mini. Primary reason is that I need to add nice jQuery interface to it and to be able to command it via WiFi. However Uno_VU compiled and worked without a problem on Wemos , the Mega_VU did not :( And I like Mega VU's smoother performance compared to Uno_VU The main reason is some parts of code related to FastLED library which you declare at the beginning : // Modes enum { } MODE; bool reverse = true; And the error in compiler is : C:\ArduinoData\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.3.0\cores\esp8266/core_esp8266_noniso.c:47: multiple definition of `reverse' sketch\Mega_Vu.ino.cpp.o:(.data.reverse+0x0): first defined here ....... size of symbol `reverse' changed from 1 in sketch\Mega_Vu.ino.cpp.o to 25 in C:\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_653217/arduino.ar(core_esp8266_noniso.c.o) ...... collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status Could you please collaborate about what exactly set this boolean what is connection with FasLed library and is it possible to make it compile even if I need to set it hardcode in library itself. Thank you! Any comment appreciated

[@cine-lights]

Hi Nikolay, Both The arduino uno and mega versions of code are almost the same. The only difference is the mega has more vu meter patterns and standyby patterns due to having more memory. most people wished to use upto 60 leds ( 1 metre ) of leds and the uno maxed out at 60 leds. So i moved into the mega. The reverse line in the code is for the Water torture pattern. Most patterns in the code will start from the bottom. in this case it starts from the top., if this is the only problem that is preventing it to compile. Then you could remove this line and also edit the menu to remove it completely .. you could remove rgb.h, rgb_operator.h, and water torture.h too as these are for the same pattern. It is defined or named "Drip" REMOVE The menu item and adjust case numbers: case 22: buttonPushCounter==22; { Drip(); // break;} AND Drip from the gpatterns list.. leaving all the rest : // List of patterns to cycle through. Each is defined as a separate function below. typedef void (*SimplePatternList[])(); SimplePatternList gPatterns = {ripple, ripple2, Twinkle, pattern2, juggle2, pattern3, blur, Balls, Drip, fireblu, fire}; uint8_t gCurrentPatternNumber = 0; // Index number of which pattern is current AND all THIS : void Drip() { MODE_WATER_TORTURE: if (cycle()) { strip.setBrightness(255); // off limits water_torture.animate(reverse); strip.show(); //strip.setBrightness(brightness); // back to limited } } bool cycle() { if (paused) { return false; } if (millis() - lastTime >= cycleMillis) { lastTime = millis(); return true; } return false; } Remove The line you are having problems with : // Modes enum { } MODE; bool reverse = true; You should now have everything working. just without the water torture animation.

[@MrBahura]

Thanks for the fast reply strange without this bool compile but doesn't light pixels at all. It willbe hard to switch it to esp8266 but is worthy . I thought it is some fade definition cause uno code compiled and worked but some kind flickering not so smooth I have also and Mega 2560 on it work perfect. May the different ADC in both board be the problem wemos dont support analogReference either....

[@Linkhunter007]

❤ Amazing update ❤ If you can make code for STEREO that's will be awesome !!! Huge thanks anyway.

[@TheVarooj]

That's a great project tnx a lot. I upload the cod to my mega but the button is not working(pin 4). Also when there is no music, all LEDs are on.

[@cine-lights]

TheVarooj hi... change button to pin 0 (zero) if all leds are on with no sound.. check all your grounds, especially the mic one. and most importantly make sure from 3.3v you have a connection to the aref pin

[@TheVarooj]

I forgot to say, the mic that I use is the one that you don't recommend. can it be he problem that leds are on when there is no sound?

[@salihkartal2563]

Hi bro, I ordered an arduino nano. Can I do it with that device?

[@cine-lights]

salih kartal Hi, I'm afraid it will not work on a nano.. if you watch my previous videos, one of them covers the build of the vu meter and also why a nano can not be used.

[@djelectronics4339]

Stereo Vu meter code link fiel android phone dawonlod parbulm

[@Pownyan]

You should put the code up on Github so more people can contribute to it

[@duy2372]

Not have for Stereo Vu ? 😁

[@haydenjoseph6064]

do we get one for car audio ?

[@cine-lights]

hayden joseph you could use it in the car. If you used a converter to drop cars 12 volts to 5v it should be ok. You could use 12v inputs but arduino outputs only 2amps so limits length of leds.

[@danielcotayo100]

it is beautifulI I want to do one and if I can I would like to do a Matrix, or one 9 segments tridimentional star

[@trons1965]

Donde lo vende?

[@cine-lights]

This is not for sale.. this is to help you make your own.

[@mocherwanto5012]

how long the lamp is?

[@cine-lights]

144 leds a metre, this is 0.5 metre with 72 leds

[@mocherwanto5012]

Cine-Lights how do I change the pattern automatically every 10 seconds

[@lovetolearn5929]

Codes are too big

[@djelectronics4339]

Vumiter Mobil coding you read file and send me plz bro

[@cine-lights]

Hey Babula, i am sorry i still do not understand what you want. can you explain in maybe your own language and i will get translated ?

[@HOTRODLED]

Hi, my name is David, as you can see by my videos I can build a lot of props but I'm not good at all with electronics. I was wondering if you could build me the VU meter and I could pay you through PayPal plus the shipping cost. Please let me know. Thanks, Dave

[@cine-lights]

Hi David... it's a very easy build. I made the video as simple as possible to follow for anyone to be able to build there own. This is a microphone version, personally I like my new line in version, again comes with full build instructions. If your still not up for making one. Then the kick starter vu meter which looks Amazing is in the production process and will be up for sale soon. If you look through some of my newer videos you will see what I'm talking about. When it finally comes up for sale I will obviously let everyone know here.

[@HOTRODLED]

@@cine-lights Hi, yes I get the wiring and parts, I can do that I think. What bugs me is the software part of it and the code stuff kinda scares me.

[@cine-lights]

@@HOTRODLED uploading the code is the easy part. Download and install the arduino ide. Open the code from download. Select your board and com port and compile and upload. Very easy. If you get stuck just ask and I will do my best to help.

[@djelectronics4339]

Please Mobil to coding

[@cine-lights]

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