Connecting an audio source to LEDs

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This is more of a general question but, is it at all possible to wire,
let's say, an iPod to a series of LEDs that you'd pick up at RadioShack?
Something along the lines of having the LEDs emit in response to the
music, similar to how a stereo's LED indicator will pulses in response
to what;s playing. If it is possible, how difficult (and costly) would
this endeavor be? Thank for any help you can give.

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If you mean an LED VU meter, see the top item on this page:
http://www.alltronics.com/kits3.htm

If you mean flash random LED's to the beat of the music, that's a little
more complicated. In either case, since an LED is a current driven device,
you would need to build a circuit to drive the LED's. Just wiring them
to the headphone jack won't work.
-Ron

> "2minutehate" <solarpoweredx@yahoooo.com> wrote:
> This is more of a general question but, is it at all possible to wire,
> let's say, an iPod to a series of LEDs that you'd pick up at RadioShack?
> Something along the lines of having the LEDs emit in response to the
> music, similar to how a stereo's LED indicator will pulses in response
> to what;s playing. If it is possible, how difficult (and costly) would
> this endeavor be? Thank for any help you can give.

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"Ron" <abuse@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you mean an LED VU meter, see the top item on this page:
> http://www.alltronics.com/kits3.htm
>
> If you mean flash random LED's to the beat of the music, that's a little
> more complicated. In either case, since an LED is a current driven device,
> you would need to build a circuit to drive the LED's. Just wiring them
> to the headphone jack won't work.

It might....

geoff

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