WLED Sound Reactive - Complete Setup Tutorial

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

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[@vincentguttmann2231]

What a wonderful tutorial. No "Hey guys, welcome to the video, today we're going to..." - no. Straight to the point, no unnecessary fluff. This is how tutorials should be.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad you liked the format! I'll keep this in mind for future videos as well!

[@evildeece]

If you skip the pins, you can solder the wires directly into the pin holes, far less effort and tidier. You can also get ESPs with the pins uninstalled, so this can be done on both ends.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and for the tip! Appreciate it and good advice for sure!

[@kamuisama]

Why are you teaching an idiot? On the face of his mechanical actions and stupid decisions in a video filmed for the sake of earning money, because people like him are not allowed into normal production.

[@adityanihlani8804]

D1mini comes without header pins installed

[@jarrodsargent5818]

I was wondering why he didn't just solder them into the board instead of adding an extra step and soldering the pins in lol

[@BenJolley56]

You always jump straight into things and I love it! Another no nonsense vid!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Lol yeah I'm not creative enough to come up with some cool intro!

[@florentjongen1254]

I'm still fairly new to WLED so I'm still testing a lot, but this tutorial has helped me a lot!! Thank you for the help. I hope you keep posting more. Well done.

[@Can_I_Have_A_Go]

hi my learned friend. I pulled another all nighter on this problem. 3rd night. I have absolutely No clue what I'm doing. I remember basic programming back in the long lost day... But after subscribing to what I call "bumble bee logic" I actually managed to compile a wled.bin wuhooo.. Now this may not be an achievement to the majority as I don't talk code fortran c++ or anything like that. I'm still on English 101. Anyways.. Truley if I can do it.. Many of those who think they can't.. really can.. (that makes sense right..?) Now flashed my resulting hard work lol onto 4 esp32s..with wled 14 with sound reaction. That's all I wanted and that what I got. And yes in the end it was relatively easy.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Ohh man! 3 all nighters in a row! I've for sure been there and it only makes the feeling that much better when you figure it out! That's such an awesome story and thanks for sharing!! Lol I love the "yes, in the end it was relatively easy" lol.

[@Can_I_Have_A_Go]

@@ChrisMaherDIY hi. Like the saying goes.. Just "it's easy when you know how.. 😄" Up until that moment of clarity it's all 🤔🙄🤕🥵🥶😰😡😈💯😁

[@-djs]

Yet again I've learnt more, excellent tutorial Chris, I have some WiFi boards winding their way to me as I type, already got lots of ws2811's, 2812's, 2812b's and even the older 1812's (their 3 LEDs per pixel, and sometime soon I'll be investing in the sk6812's RGBWW and possibly the new SK9822/APA102C we talked about, it's a large slow going project but it is progressing, and as promised their will be a video link when all done. I hope your all well 👍🏻

[@yusuf6778]

Dude you're awesome!. All information needed is in the description. Plus more. Rock on!.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Glad you liked the video!

[@davidhead3768]

ESP32 board with good install. When I connect and go into effects the only one that works is solid. I can change colors with no problem but when I try to change the effect to work with the mike all LEDS turn off. I’m using a MAX4466 connected to D35, an ESP32WROOM , output to LEDS on D2.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm that's no good! That's strange how it sorta works but sorta does not. I'm not even sure where to begin troubleshooting. I generally try to order 2 of everything just so I can maybe figure out is something is faulty. Maybe someone else reading this might have some ideas and can chime in! Thanks for watching!

[@davidhead3768]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I appreciate your time. I have ordered a different type mike figuring to start there and just rewire everything checking components as I go.

[@VoidBearer420]

Amazing Video! Top notch teacher. Clear indications and very easy to understand.

[@charleseast2740]

Ayy shoutout for starting the video right away no silly long ass intro!!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Lol yeah I'm not creative enough to have a cool intro so I tend to just jump right in haha.

[@cheffe1642]

Super video, is there a possibility to do the same with a 3.5mm line in instead of a microphone? Would like to be able to use it even when the music is playing softly or when friends are there and you are talking without the LEDs reacting to the conversation. What do I have to do differently than in the video to implement this?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's a great idea and I can see why that would be helpful! I'm sure its possible but I have not looked into that yet. Great idea for a future video for sure but as of right now I would have no idea how that's done. Let me know if you find a good video on youtube explaining how to do it and I'll do the same!

[@ninjasploit]

a small addition/extension to this idea... add some frequency filtering stuff and boom, you can have different frequency ranges show up differently or on different strip etc!

[@RGBReact]

You could use an msgeq7 or just wire the aux cable the same as the mic. Lol. If this guy doesnt know that, i wouldn't watch him.

[@ЖораКорнев-й8э]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Man, great job , try to find on KZbin "Alex Gyver цветомузыка" there is a project on Arduino with 3,5 mm line there

[@swastikdas8291]

Have u got any idea by now how can i implement the frequency filter... Cuz I want my led to react with bass only..

[@cmcferin]

Another great video; really like your style of getting right to it and giving people what they need to know; awesome work!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! Glad you lie the video and thanks as always for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@usa-earth]

Thanks Chris! I hope your furniture comes in soon! The bedroom looks good though!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Always appreciate the support!

[@meanandpinchy]

I usually ignore video tutorials because the first three minutes are always, "Hey, You Tube! Today we're going to...blah, blah, blah." You get right to it, and it works perfectly. Great job, and THANK YOU!

[@fomingera65]

that's even broke my mind amd i thought i skipped start of the video...

[@Sail_in_alterego]

Great Job! It is possible to use the AUDIO JACK 3.5MM instead of microphone? Like with dac 1334 ? What do you think? Thanks Chris!

[@Sudzlada]

I'm working on this myself right now. I have a very specific use case that requires a direct line in. I found one video out there where you can make your own board using about 5 components.

[@alpha_pixel_]

3v to mic doesn't give enough signal out. I had issues when i placed the mic on ceiling. Connected to 5v it works ok now.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for the tip! When you say it does not give enough signal out, did it not work at all or did it not just perform well?

[@alpha_pixel_]

@@ChrisMaherDIY it work well if mic is not close to sound source or sound is low.

[@alpha_pixel_]

@@ChrisMaherDIY using a digital type mic sensor basically loudness sensor improves performance.

Some mics (like the one Chris used) have a trim pot (screw) to adjust the gain. Maybe that could've helped with running it at 3v in your case. But if it's running fine now at 5v then there's no need to mess with it :-)

[@SFoX-On-Air]

Damn thats soooo cool. I really need to make something like this for my own. Oh boy.. I never thought that this will play out so nice.

[@josephconsuegra6420]

Very nice tutorial. I will definitely be trying this.

[@moeburn]

I have never seen someone solder to headers before. That looks sooooo hard lol, you can order ESP32 boards without the headers preinstalled. They are much cheaper because the headers must be soldered manually by a human. Then you can solder your wires through holes, instead of to metal posts. I can't believe you made that work that's crazy.

[@graphguy]

Very helpful for my Christmas 2022 LED project - mucho gracias!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You are very welcome! Thanks so much for watching!

[@emmettpickerel]

You are not joking about that wire stripper. I'd long thought these things were ludicrously over-engineered (having grown up stripping wire with a knife)... but it's absolutely amazing how absentminded perfect wire stripping is with the proper tool!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

hahaha I know how you feel! Its been a complete game changer and I actually like stripping wires now lol. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@emmettpickerel]

Any suggestion for adjusting the squelch and gain? In my quiet room with a tiny bit of traffic noise outside, the noisemeter effect peaks really easily!

[@joeygunzilla6878]

@@emmettpickerel this is my question also have you found a solution??

[@emmettpickerel]

@@joeygunzilla6878 Afraid I have not! I teach a WLED introductory class at my local makerspace, but omit the sound reactive part of it because I've never got it to do what I really want. I haven't tried versions of SR since this video was released, I think, so things may have improved. There's always the chance with electronic components that we were shafted with faulty ones, too. That went for me with Radio Shack in the 80s and definitely with amazon in the last couple of decades. So the advice may not be wrong, but our components.

[@joeygunzilla6878]

@@emmettpickerel thanks for the reply the channel creator just recommended a solution he has a couple videos on "LedFx" that may be my solution. take care ✌

[@jasenhenry]

curious was there a reason you chose not to solder to the gnd pin next to 3v3? going this route myself

[@Hdogg-ey5mr]

Hell yeah bro. Been waiting for this.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah buddy! Finally got around to doing it!

[@tobivanknobi1736]

Hi quick question. Can you then attach multiple other led strips to the esp that work exactly at the same time

[@bernasiakk]

Any reason to use WAGO connectors instead of soldering the cables together? Thanks in advance.

[@rscarabino]

Thanks for all u dedication, was very helpful... can I put a esp8266 instead?

[@graphguy]

Cool again! ... hmm, how about being able to omit the microphone and hook directly to a sound source output?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That would be great to do and my guess is it is possible but something I have not tried doing yet. Let me know if you ever try doing it yourself or find a resource showing how it would be done!

[@CrinosAD]

Excellent video and instructions! Thank you!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You are very welcome and thanks so much for watching!

[@GhostofTatooine]

Hi Chris. Awesome set of videos. I am using your 12v LED Muzata with a WLED including Sound (Mic) setup. Lots of wires to get right on this one. However, using the AZDelivery Max4466 from one of your prvious videos, the sound part does not work. Any ideas?

[@MisjadeBoer]

SAME HERE :(

[@sud33p5]

Same problem

[@prithvig3086]

Great tutorial Chris! I'm going to attempt to do something similar across 10m of LEDs. Just wondering if you've noticed a difference in performance between these microphones and I2S mics (INMP441 or ICS43434)? It will be my first time ever doing this so keen to hear your thoughts!

[@marcoz91]

Just Amazing! Thank you very much!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!!

[@СергейОрлов-ш2б]

When my fluorescent lamp starts blinking, I turn on the music and get the same color music)))

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Hmm that sounds strange! Maybe check all the connections again and make sure the correct led strip is selected in the settings as well as the rgb configuration. If its still not working maybe try a different led strip to see if it does the same thing. Just have to do a bunch of trial and error to figure out what might be wrong.

[@harj-spp8547]

Another to the point video. Love it. The microphone option stirs my mind. I wonder if I can connect some sort of PIR type sensor, if it could essentially send ther same signal, albeit just once or twice..hmmm

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks again buddy! What is a PIR sensor?!

[@boxcarhobo8315]

@@ChrisMaherDIYPassive InfraRed. Motion detecting sensors using IR measurements over and over, looking for changes in value past a tolerance to determine if motion occured

[@TheDom3ll]

Any plans to update the project with a walkthrough to WLED Moonmodules??

[@omtapkir8639]

You going to make a video for guys with line in setup? I cant get it to work

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's a great idea! I'm sure its possible but I have not looked into that yet. Great idea for a future video for sure but as of right now I would have no idea how that's done. Let me know if you find a good video on youtube explaining how to do it and I'll do the same!

[@Sudzlada]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I've found one video where you can make your own input board. Would love to see if you could do this. I would think that I would still connect the channel data to GPIO 35? Thank you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2rRmaygbL-Uq7s

[@patrickscherer2457]

I love the music.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoy the music! I try to use music that I enjoy but realize its not going to be everyone's favorite but I'm glad at least 1 other person likes it!!

[@yoseflugashi9820]

So cool. I've been using Govee lights for music mode, but will totally give this a try. Excellent video as always!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks as always Yosef!! Definitely fun to play around with the sound reactive version! Plus it has all the same features of the non reactive version on it as well!

[@yashasv.doodles]

How do you deal with the lag? much love for thid awesome project btw

[@Gonnyyyy]

Hi Chris, I’m working on a project and was wondering if you could share your expertise. I want to use WLED as it has much better features than an SP107E music controller but I don’t want to use a speaker to pick up the sound as I’ll be using it in a club environment that has a lot of sound I don’t want it to react too. I like the feature on the SP107E with the AUX input and wondered if there was anyway to have an aux input WLED controller to isolate the sound to only the music that’s playing ? Many thanks

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! So i've often wondered the same thing myself! I have yet to try doing something like this so I honestly dont know if its possible. Maybe someone reading this might have an answer if this is possible? Otherwise at some point I would like to find out myself. This is on my long list of projects to eventually try doing!

[@julianodasoo5900]

Is it possible to use an aux input instead of the microphone?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! So far I have not found out how to use a aux input instead of a mic using this setup. Now I'm still relatively new to all this so there very well could be a way but if there is, I have yet to come across it!

[@Arty_x_g]

i have a 100W (5V 20Amps) power supply, is it ok?

[@mike16cast]

Can a similar thing be achieved with an auxiliary-in instead of a microphone?

[@Ravenseyes10]

So, I ordered a package of max4466 and installed 3 of them(1 at a time) on an ESP32 for sound reaction on WLED. I'm not getting any reaction from them. The only thing I'm doing differently is using the ground pin on the ESP32 because I am powering a strip of 60 pixels with a micro USB cable and a 5V 2A phone charger. I am able to run regular light cycles through the WLED app but not the ones with notes beside the names(sound reactive). When I select any sound reactive modes, the lights just turn off.. I know I'm connected, I have 3.3V at the ESP32 and the 4466. I have the proper version of WLED sound reactive installed on the ESP32. I have the audio data pin set to 35(even though it defaults to 34 in settings). I have turned up the gain on the 4466, but still nothing. I even soldered wire directly to the 4466 mic instead of the 3 pin post that came with it on the 3rd mic I tried. I have been unable to find much info online for my particular problem, but I can't be the only one. I suspect it is a grounding issue. The ground pin on the ESP32 should work, right? I was wondering why you didn't solder the 4466 ground directly to the ESP32 in this video?? For this project, I am not using a large power supply, and the only other ground I can tap is the ground connected to the light strip.. in this video, you just hooked it up and it worked. You didn't even adjust the gain on the 4466. Can you help?

[@gabofernandez]

The same is happening to me. I tried with 2 different ESP32 and with 2 different mic too. It works the first time after a reboot as long as I leave it connected but as soon as I turn it off and turn it back on it doesn't work anymore...

[@Ravenseyes10]

@gabofernandez max4466 is a lost cause.. this guy should have made an update video or taken this one down. He DID update his Amazon links so he could cash in on people buying the faulty parts for his projects, though! Good for HIM! After working with 6 pairs of ESP32's and max4466 wired 3 different ways with the same poor results, I know for a FACT that he had problems with his setup.. but to keep his "content" and "creator" cash flowing, he just released the video anyway and leaves it there so people can waste their time and money on B.S....There are better microphones AND better channels to learn from.. this guy doesn't even respond tho his subscribers much. He obviously doesn't care about anything but cashing in on people..

[@jonatanpn]

good video but I think I prefer to use wled together with hue to control from hue essentials that allows you to synchronize the music from the microphone or device with the led strip and thus you save this process

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Yeah I hear ya. While this is not a crazy hard process, it certainly requires more work than I would say most people would want to do and even thought the results are nice, I don't think they are so amazing that its necessarily worth the extra work to do. I'll have to look into the way you are doing it. Sounds nice!

[@jonatanpn]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Sorry. I was wrong, activating hue synchronization only allows you to use one color, to be able to use the gradient effect and synchronize with the music through hue essentials you need to use diyhue which is somewhat more complex. i have yet to test it as diyhue is still in a very early version. Regards!

[@rcjr3030]

Are you able to use non sound reactive setting ir would you have to uninstall and re install regular settings on chip?

[@amalbabu7667]

Can we also control the colour and patterns of the light manually like another version.

[@olsihalilaj5738]

I love your videos! I realize this project but cant connect sound rective with alexa. How can i connect it pleaase?

[@Taner-Aydın]

Will you also show the motion sensor (microwave radar sensor) addition?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm hoping to make a video at some point down the road going over this!

[@Taner-Aydın]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I will be waiting eagerly. thanks in advance

[@dansantoso48]

Hallo can you list what kind of add on accesories can we add to wled? Is there motion sensor? Thanks

[@firepilot17]

Great video! Can you publish a video on using an esp32 with 12volt LEDs?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and that is a great idea. I'll for sure put that on my to do list and hopefully get to it sooner rather than later!

[@runtime_engineer]

You going to do any project that are for outdoors?

[@rishitak4208]

Loved the simplicity of this tutorial. Controls are working like a charm from the app, however I'm struggling to get in sync with sensor input (lights are not reactive to sensor). Have tried different sensors but still not picking up ambient sound. Any suggestions. Thanks

[@GameResidence]

I'm having the same problem. I used all the same hardware as shown in the video, but the sound reactive part is not working. Changed the input to 35, and everything but there is no signal.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Are the led lights working if your just trying to control them normally without the sound react effects/animations? The only thing I remember is that I believe the mic's I ordered came in a 2 pack and only 1 of them worked for some reason. Not sure if that might be the issue but at least for troubleshooting I try to have 2 of everything on hand to hopefully narrow things down a bit for what might be the issue! Also, maybe check out this video to see if there is anything different that he might be doing that would work in your setup. His videos are awesome and he is a lot smarter than I am! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2LKmYGLg6lpnc0

[@rishitak4208]

Thanks for replying @Chris. Yes the LEDs are working and being controlled from the app. It's just the sound reactive part not working. To test the sound sensor I ran it in isolation and checked the analog input in the serial monitor and the readings over there are reactive to sound.

[@GameResidence]

@@rishitak4208 Hey man. Did you figure it out? Is it working for you now? If yes please tell me what you did.

[@rishitak4208]

@@GameResidence So I swapped 2-3 variants of the sensor. One of them worked with WLED but not 100% reactive. I guess some fine-tuning required on the sensor potentiometer. Haven't tried it back as I was traveling for a while. Will get back to you once I have it working. PS: The same sensor didn't work in isolation when observed over a serial monitor with the same potentiometer setting. Not sure what the sorcery is :(

[@sqtolikae]

can you still use it like the normal version without sound reacting?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yup! You can. All the regular WLED options are also the

[@JesperKaas11]

Hi Chris, Which pins, if possible, should be used if I instead use a ESP8266?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I'm not 100% sure but I believe its the A0 pin on the esp8266 pin.

[@JesperKaas11]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks a bunch

[@martpe2y]

Chris, super grateful for your videos.....I've followed your instructions step by step and just cannot get the mic to work. Have tried two different mics and two different ESP32 boards. Would love any suggestions you may have in you've learned in your trials....

[@WillMonotoneOfficial]

Is there a way to achieve this with a direct audio capture vs adding a microphone?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! There is another program that allows you to do this! Here is my video for that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKiVp5Kwa9Gsg6s and that is the program I used for this video as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIfaop6BZ9V1r6c

[@WillMonotoneOfficial]

@@ChrisMaherDIY appreciate the response, that’s exactly what i was looking for. 🙌🏼

[@davidthomson1347]

Hi Chris , I am using a 38 pin esp 32 wroom . I do not have the D35 pin for microphone , can you give me an alternative please . Keep up the good work.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I did a little google searching and i'm not 100% sure since I have not tried it personally but it sounds like you could use any analog pin. Here is the website with the pin layouts for hopefully the board that you have. www.techtonions.com/esp32-pinout-simplified-no-more-confusion-when-choosing-gpios/ Might just have to do some trial and error! Let me know which one ends up working as i'm curious myself!

[@Mr.ShrimpO]

Let’s say you already have multiple WLED devices connected to your app. Is it possible to sync all of them to a single device that has the sound reaction module? I'm about to get my setup and will be able to test it soon, but I just want to know in advance so I don't waste time or money.

[@Tonyb88FTW]

Is it possible to solder in a 3.5mm jack instead of a microphone?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thats a great question. I'm not sure if it is or not. I cant find any information on this when searching. Maybe someone else reading the comments might be able to chime in if they know for sure?!

[@raymondw7875]

Is it possible to toggle between standard WLED features and sound reactive WLED features using a single ESP32 controller? I like both and may want one or the other at a give time. Or would this require two ESP32s, one with mic and one without?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching buddy! Great question! Sound React WLED pretty much has all the non sound react settings and effects loaded in it as well so its as simple as selecting any non reactive effect. So If you installed WLED sound react with a mic you will have any option you want. I did put together a more in depth video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaHPlqN-bqeHb9k

[@tiloalo]

Is it possible to use this as a clap sensor? To turn on the light when a sound is detected for 5 minutes or so. In China lots of building corridor lights was turned on when a sound was detected, it was very convenient.

[@cyosh345]

thanks for your videos...very helpful and motivating. 🤙🏾

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! You are very welcome!

[@michaelplitnikas2181]

excellent tutorial. i assembled a non sound reactive esp8266 last year. i am going to add a microphone soon. do you know how long the green signal wire can be using cat 5 cabling? i plan on using two columns of leds, separated by about 12 feet.

[@joeygunzilla6878]

hi and thanks for the upload i just subscribed! i'm just getting serious about led's and ill likely be binge watching all your videos. i have a question.. is it possible to instead of using the mic use some sort of "data" from the speaker to react as the sound? i'd like for the led's not to react to any ambient sounds other then whats coming from the speakers\ sound source (ie. pc\amp\tv\etc). is that possible with those pcb modules

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! There is a way through a different program called ledfx. I made a couple videos on that free program that I'd recommend you take a look at!

[@grimster76]

You did a great job in doing the video I just wished you used the same chip that I'm using witch is the esp32 blue 40 pin chip ( the small one Mini32 ) and don't know how to set it up or what pin I use to get it going can you please help me out. Thanks!!

[@snehasishdas8505]

If i use this setup will I be able to use only sound reactive effects or can I use both normal and sound reactive effects??

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! You can use both. Sound react version has all the normal options as well.

[@visionaryentertainment1431]

no :HEY GUYS WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL after the rock music intro lmao... you ROCK BRO! haha

[@mushtaqm4s1]

Is it possible to turn the microphone off?

[@markrichardson1171]

is there a multicoloured EQ mode ?? they all seem to be mainly blue ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Yes you can pretty much choose whatever color or color combinations. I've just found that blue comes across the best on camera which is why I use that shade in a lot of my projects.

[@terrormind4498]

Hello author! I want your help and advice. Is it possible to make this scheme working powered by a 9v crone battery? The idea is make a mask with leds, reacted on voice of wearer. Maybe some advice how to improve it and build.

[@PatrickS16]

I’d like to do this in my bathroom. I have 4 led strips 2 are about 8ft away from controller and power supply. Will I be able to use 16g wire for run that long? Or should i maybe use 12g

[@rokidokidoda]

Hi ya, Great video but I have a question. I want to run a sudio line in input either jack or RCa rather than a mic as I will not have audio playing from speakers to pick up the sound. Any ideas? Sorry absolute noob just trying to learn.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I have not tried doing it that way so I honestly have no idea if it would work or not or how to go about setting that up. Maybe someone reading through the comments might now for sure and can chime in!

[@dw.imaging]

Great video. I’m in the process of making my existing WLED roofline in to a sound reactive roofline. Was hoping to make a Db threshold so that it only gets triggered by sounds that are above a certain loudness that way when the yahoos drive by with their loud sound systems or loud lack of mufflers they would see flashing red and blue lights behind them coming from my house.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! yeah thats a great question. I have not played around with this enough to know if you can tweak the settings enough to the perfect spot where it only picks up the sounds you want. Honestly it will probably just require you to test things out and see how it performs. Let me know what you figure out as I'm curious myself! Love the idea by the way!

[@иванлоскутов-в6в]

Hello Chris. Why doesn't SR firmware build include MQTT support?

[@heed7496]

hey thanks for well presented and easy to watch video. My esp 32 keeps disconnecting from my phone or laptop. sometimes it will run for hours, other times is loses connection fast. my goal is outdoor xmas lights next year but if it keeps having this issue then what to do. i could just use fastled..but its no where close to wled. can wled be flashed and coded without needing to be connected to wifi?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Hmm, thats a good question. The only time I have had connectivity issues was when I was using things out in my garage which does not get a very good wifi signal. But thats strange how it will work good for a while and then sometimes loses it fast. Other than trying a different esp32 and seeing if you have the same issues, i'm not sure what might be causing it. Maybe someone else who is reading this might know whats going on and can chime in!

[@heed7496]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Appreciate your reply…ive done all of this in my garage! I will try doing this closer to the router…thank you for taking the time…and hey…id love to make a personalized scrolling stock ticker for my garage…you think you could show some matrx programming? I also would love to know if the code for the different effects on wled is available in raw so i could copy it and load it into an aurduino sketch atmega chip? then i wouldn’t need wifi..can this work?

[@paulzweiniger]

Good video, but I have a problem. I did everything like you in the video and normal light is working. But by using the microphone, the lights do not react to sound, its more like they do what they want... any idea?

[@azzkikin1]

Using the same board, the trying to load the wled SR, but after it finishes loading it gets stuck on the "finishing up" screen and won't go past that. Figured it might be the board, so loaded the standard wled program and that loaded just fine. Any ideas?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm that's strange! My only recommendation is to maybe try installing it using homeflasher and the bin file from wiki. homeflasher: github.com/esphome/esphome-flasher/releases WLED SR: github.com/atuline/WLED/wiki/Installing-and-Compiling Let me know if you figure it out!

[@azzkikin1]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Ok, I'll give it a shot and let you know what happens. Thanks for the reply

[@timalagoz5974]

Can you do a video on motion sensor stair lights that follow a person's direction

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's a great idea for a video and also probably above my skill level. But I'm for sure going to put that on my to do list for a future video!

[@giampaolodegregorio9902]

Hi, I am completely new to this but after saw your video and tutorial am filling confident to give a go, only one question because I want to do different rooms and different fixtures on the one I’ll put the microfone could be command from Alexa? Or I no need a microfone in order to do that ?

[@vincestenning7711]

This may be a dumb question, but if i had multiple controllers in the same room on same network, could i mic one of them and then the data from that controller be synced to the other controllers using Wled software or would each controller have to be individually mic’d?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! So in my experience that would not work. Each controller would have to be set up with the mic to work. Now all the controllers in a room can sync together but all thats doing is changing the color, effects, speed etc to what you want but if you change them all to a setting that uses the mic, the controllers that dont have a mic will not do anything if that makes sense. You could split the data line from one controller that has the mic to different led strips (connect them in parallel) and then all those led strips would do the exact same thing but for that you would want to make sure all the led strips have the same amount of led lights

[@michaelromeo5658]

hey can you do this project with 4 wire 12volt leds?

[@melvinbinos1218]

is there an option to disable sound reactive, and play some default display animation?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! So the sound reactive version of WLED has all the regular WLED features included. So you can certainly use it without the sound reactive functionality.

[@dawidpolywka9597]

Wires connected to the ESP32 are: VIN, GND, D2 I hope that helped someone

[@saschamombartz8991]

Love your videos! Thanks for sharing all this info Chris! Question: do you know if there is a way to hook up a mic or use ledfx with the most current Domestic Automation boards?

[@metallicaandchimaira]

So I am lighting up 30LEDs 12v DC at 1000mAh with a 12V power supply rated for 2amps. I notice my esp 32 getting warm when I have it plugged in for a few minutes. Should I add a cooling fan to the circuit or will it be fine if it gets warm? Or is there some sort of heat absorbing stuff that will prevent it from getting hot?

[@KevinCarbonara]

Have you looked into enclosures for the esp32s?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and I have not yet looked at something to house the esp32's. I know i've seen others use a cheap soap box to do this and I thought that was a clever idea! something like this: amzn.to/37z9peH

[@skysoldier450]

If you run 1 long strip, can you split the animation and flip one side?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and yes you can! So WLED lets you create segments. So you can split the strip into 2 segments (or more if you would like) and then control each segment individually or together. You can also then under the segments choose to reverse the animation. Hope that helps! You could also do it where you just split the data signal coming from the controller and connect the 2 parts of the strip together like that. That way both strips are doing the exact same thing at the exact same time and then you can just install the leds strips in whatever direction you would like.

[@shiver5022]

Hey I know this video has nothing to do with what I'm asking you but I was wondering if you can point me in the correct direction. I'm making an led sword and I want it to have sound effects but idek where to get started. I have both esp32 and 8266 but just dont know if that's what I need

[@TrainElite]

I believe I wired everything correctly, installed the sound reactive files to my esp32s, when I plug it in the WLED identifies the LEDs but the lights do not turn on. Any thoughts on what I could have done wrong? I’ve watched over and over and swear I did everything right 😅 thanks for anyone that can help!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Sounds super frustrating! Other than checking the basics, (wires correct order, wires have good connection, arrows on the led strip going away from the esp device, wled successfully connected to wifi, correct led strip is selected in wled led preferences) If things still are not working, might be worth installing just normal wled to see if you can get things to work with that and then go from there. Let me know if you figure things out as I'm always curious to know what issues people run into!

[@TrainElite]

@@ChrisMaherDIY of course! And thank you for the reply. I had a neighbor come over that could check all my connections and continuity and all seems good. I am able to light up a single led light with positive and negative exposed wires to the power block, but I am unable to get the power to push past the first light. Do I need the esp board connected to push data through the line to finish the circuit? I assumed the whole strip would light up if I stripped it down to just the LEDs to make sure they worked but I can only get the first light to go 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@TrainElite in my experience with these type of led strips you do need data otherwise it will not work!

[@TrainElite]

I got the lights working, but for whatever reason the lights are not discoverable from the app on my phone, but are controllable from my computer

[@Ravenseyes10]

I'll go ahead and answer my own question in case anyone else runs into a similar problem. The max4466 is not a quality mic. It is susceptible to noise in the in the wires and the devices they are connected to. I was trying to build a light box that was sound reactive and powered by a USB power supply. I discovered this won't work. Here's why...After soldering my connections and connecting everything to the ESP32, I had no mic. But I could change the color in WLED sound reactive. I knew everything was installed and connected properly, but I had no mic. This was powered by a 5v 2a supply via USB. I have a box of USB plugs and none worked.. new or old.. then, after some more troubleshooting, I hooked everything up to the same power supply Chris uses in the video(tho mine is a 5v 30a) the 1st time I put the lightstrip on its own power and twisted the common wires to the mic and ESP32 together on their own power and still had no mic. Luckily, I had a 3rd post on this power supply, and when I gave the mic it's own common post, it worked.. the mic needs to be connected to its own common (ground) I'm thinking there is a better digital mic that would do a better job. Even with the gain set to high on the 4466 and the sensitivity all the way up on WLED, I either get too much reaction or not enough. Hope this helps someone. I think that should have been explained in the video, but it wasn't. Common sense(pardon the pun)would dictate ground on the ESP32 would be where you hook up ground from the mic. For once, common sense was a bad idea..

[@brivic7273]

OMG. I need to meet you in person and kiss you cause I could not figure out what was going on. I did this and it worked right away.

[@Ravenseyes10]

@@brivic7273 glad I could help!

[@Ravenseyes10]

@@brivic7273 But, that mic is a lost cause...

[@brivic7273]

@@Ravenseyes10 What do you recommend instead? And do you have a tutorial on how to put it together?

[@Ravenseyes10]

@brivic7273 I2S... and no, I don't have any videos. Sorry. There are plenty of videos showing how to set them up. The MAX4466 will work intermittently, but will stop suddenly for apparently no reason. The problem is in WLED(not a problem, really). The noise floor(static/hiss in the background)for that mic is very high and WLED is programed to ignore the noise floor to differentiate noise from a wanted source like a speaker and an unwanted one like the A/C running. So, if the noise floor in the environment is too loud, WLED ignores all noise and won't work. Making the MAX4466 as useless as a pecker on your forehead! You would probably sound like Thomas Edison on a wax spool if you tried to record audio with one of these turds! You have more connections to solder, but there will be no problems if you use an I2S mic...works brilliantly!assuming you know how to solder and set up the mic in WLED. Good Luck!

[@zehad17]

Hey can I use it as the normal version when I don’t want to use the sound reaction??

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

The software will also have just the normal functionality of WLED if you don't want to use the sound react options. So its the best of both worlds! Thanks for watching!

[@brandonstolzenburg8508]

Chris, how would you wire this with just a 2A 5V phone charger?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thats a good question! I would probably cut the end off the phone charger cord and there should be 2 smaller wires that you can then do the same thing I did in the video. I'm not sure if it would work but that's what I would try first!

[@tobiasfunke]

What squelch and gain settings did you use? My lights won't stop reacting to "sound" even though it's quiet

[@dingbatfpv]

What happens if you feed an analog video signal into it? Also great tutorial, very succinct and well put together, straight to the point as tutorials should be :)

[@garyturner6706]

Hello Chris; Question......! Can I set up 2 ESP32s or ESP8266s with Mics separately. So each one can be operated independently resulting in two different responses to music. One unit could be running smooth and slow and the other responding more aggressively. Your tutorials are right on! thanks for sharing your skills. I'm looking to set up our Church Youth room with this kind of setup and looking for cool results. Thanks again Gary

[@diniitotoom2526]

Does it have to be in home wifi network to work?

[@vukminic]

Hi Chris, great video there :). One question, is it possible to make wled controller with mic, but to be able to use it as sound reactive and non-sound reactive controller? Or i wouod need to havd two separate wled comtrollers for that idea?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! So the sound reactive version of WLED also has all the features and settings of the non sound reactive version as well. So you can use it either way you would like!

[@MKGamer1]

But if i have no external power adapter and i want to connect it just from the USB connector how can I connect it?

[@rachaelb9164]

I can’t get mine to work. I don’t know what the issue is. Did everything the same as you did. Sound reactive was under user mods on my app though.