[Lab] Controlling Light with Sound

[The Big Plan - Chris B]

One more quick clarification: I will be breathing with the ventilator  
and it will be in a life support capacity.

Thanks for everyone's interest so far! More later. :)

Chris

On 14-Mar-13, at 5:49 PM, The Big Plan - Chris B wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Thanks for the awesome replies so far. I think I should clarify my  
> intentions:
>
> My plan is to suspend a loose canvas that is approximately 7 by 11  
> feet on an angle from the ceiling.
>
> I would like to put lighting behind it (I don't know what lighting  
> to use or whether it
> should be a set of lights). The rest of the room will be dark.
>
> A ventilator (Puritan Bennett LP10) will be on the floor. Every  
> breath of the ventilator
> should cause the lights to turn on in a gradual way and then dim  
> dark as the breath
> ends. Each breath should take about 1.2-1.5 seconds.
>
> I like the idea of an Arduino or Raspberry Pi controlling the  
> lighting.
>
> It sounds like I will also need a mic by the ventilator.
>
> Finally, I have zero programming experience or overall technical  
> experience to do this. I'm the artist
> with a vision. I would appreciate assistance from anyone interested  
> in this project.
>
> It would be great if it could be done on a $250-500 budget.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris
>
> On 14-Mar-13, at 4:11 PM, The Big Plan - Chris B wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Looking for some advice for an art installation. I'd like to have a  
>> light or set of lights respond to an auditory
>> input. I'd like the lights to turn on in time with the sound of a  
>> ventilator (a medical one). So when the ventilator is
>> not doing a breath, the lights would be off, but then when the  
>> ventilator starts doing a breath they would
>> turn on for the duration of the breath. I'd like the lights to  
>> light up and dim gradually, not just on an off.
>>
>> What's a simple or best way to do this?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Chris
>>
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