Final Documentation Video:

First Version

I know that this is not a post worthy of a final project, but I encountered so much trouble with my LED strips and sound during the testing phase of this project. All of these problems and my progress throughout this project will be properly brought together and documented before Sunday.

My initial idea was to create a more interactive environment in my living room for when COVID is over and people are able to come to my house and have a good time. Hence the title. Rumba or Rumbita, as defined by the urban dictionary, is a Spanish slang term for a party. It can be all night long or just a great party.

For now my project has two components that work in the following way:

1. An RGB LED strip that reacts to sound, in this case, music. The LED strip cand a microphone are controlled by the Arduino gathering sound from the environment.
2. A video/webcam interface that is supposed to represent a glitch created with MAX 8. This glitch becomes more visible when the music is louder. Additioally, the mesh changes color with the audio it gets from the microphone incorporated in the webcam.

The final step for my project is to place all the components neatly and less visible to the public in my living room. Something I was not able to do since the beginning because, as you can see, my project is quite loud for finals week.