How to Make an LED Light Strip Flash to Subs
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- In this episode of OverTheTable I will be showing you how to make any LED light strip flash to the beat of your subs! This is an amazing project and the concept can be used in any way! Hope you guys enjoyed the video!
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Easy way to avoid overloading the led strips. Use a 4 pin lighting relay. It's much the same as wiring in spotlights to a car. The relay can more than deal with the amp output and running through a relay will give more stable/ consistent current to the led strip
What kind of relay do you need? I tried installing some but they burnt out in 10 mins. Running 800w 1 ohm if that matters
@@scottneulist9495 did you ever figure out what relay to use?
@@scottneulist9495 aye damn I just liked my own comment. Found myself here again and seen "did you ever find out what relay to use". I was like: d
'Damn good question... ah hell that was me'
This might work for a while on a low powered amp, but anybody with any significant power and the volume up will fry the led strips quickly. Channel output voltage is the square root of channel wattage x ohm load. My monoblock audiopipe amp can hit 1,500 watts at a 1 ohm load on it’s single channel, so my output voltage to the subwoofer is about 39 volts at maximum unclipped volume. If I hook up a 12 volt led strip to it and crank up the volume on a bass heavy song, it will be extremely bright for a bit then melt.
Kinda what I was thinking..
Diodes man. Diodes.
However, it will change the sub impedance and stuff so I'm just gonna stay away from this technique I think.
But why do u need it that loud lol
This is awesome, and will repeat in saying that it’s about time someone made an actual simple DIY video on this subject of speaker LED lighting to match the rhythm of music playing.
I’ve got a few additional ideas floating around in my head to add on this subject, I’ll make sure to video my project start to finish and check back on here with link to who ever wants to check it out.
Thanks 🙏 for sharing this great idea 👍
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you liked the video!
They do have leds that go with music bow But Im trying to look for some that go with the bass only haha if you know what i mean instead of voice or sound activated
2:25 you'll cause a short, and we don't want a short... we want a tall ahaha 😂😂
How did I not think of this oh my gosh thank you bro
also if anyone is going to do this make sure you use 12v strips otherwise you will fry them instantly
Welp burned even 12v, maaaybe 24v?
this comment is helpful
This comment is very usefull tyty
You can connect them to your car speakers, it works on louder volume.
@@eepuz1786 you need a resistance that ensure that voltage and amp won't overpass led stripe spec
FINALLY A VIDEO THAT SHOWS HOW TO DO THIS!
Glad I could help!
I know right
Seriously? This has been the no brainer way to do this for the past 20 years.
Awesome how-to video! Thanks
Glad I could help!
@@OverTheTable ended up installing my sub yesterday and the lights and it works perfectly!
That's great to hear!! I know there's a lot of comments saying that it won't work, but it worked for me for years, hopefully it works for a while for you too!
Cool A mundo.. i was wonderng if i could use a resister in my Disk cutter, to use the audio to run with a speaker..wrieing the resister to the LED. to keep it from burn out... ??or should i use a diode. ?? and a 1 ohm resister..
can't believe how easy this got i ued to make my led from scratch buy the bulbs and souder them myself
Thanks
I wired mine to my 800w amp and the lights burnt out, I don’t suggest this.
Haha I did the same
Can confirm lol
Me watching with a 4k amp👁👄👁
angel noguera yea that doesn’t go well my leds blew out with 50 watts rms of power on a Bluetooth speaker😂
@@ampguy6920 thanks for the heads up🤣🤣
Gotta do this in my truck...
Thanks man ima do this too my subs now! Great video
Glad I could help!
Amazing job bro
Thanks man!
Very cool
Sir is this must be required the lights to have capacitor if i am right soo its safe for the light
It doesn't need caps and its generally safe since it is only intermittent voltage spikes. RMS constants are what matter. Most LED strps can be had in 5v 12v and 24v configurations with these two wire solid color units. RGB can be found in 12 and 24 and most addressable ARGB or iRGB types are mostly 5v input.
Nice lights
Thanks!!
yeah and finally someone smart enough not to have that blasted background music going during his video
Where do I get that kind of strip with the plug at like AutoZone or something?
Won't the LED-strip change the impedance of the speaker, when wiring it in parallel with the sub? - The crossover frequency in your amp won't be the same, since the impedance has changed? This might cause some trouble, if you got a 2-way or 3-way system.
Over the last couple years of having this setup, I haven't had any technical problems or loss in sounds quality
I ran this setup in my car for about 2 hours and it smoked the light strip, they run two different currents so this really is not the right way to do it at all. On top of smoking the strip I also blew an in-line fuse
@@shanehoffman7975 This is really not the way to do it... Try to look up LED controllers on eBay or youtube - ua-cam.com/video/dM5LosVz6Nw/v-deo.html
This is the easiest way
Can someone tell me the short adapter tyoe module name? Plz
I wonder if there is a way to run a toggle switch that will give the option to control the flashing when i want it on and don't? Any ideas?
Switch that disconnects the ground on the lights might work.
What are the names of these led strips and that plug adapter?
Back in the day I use to use Christmas lights and run them together for more power that u had way before they had led lights I run them in my doors now for mid range I was going to use 12 volt lights for my subs but now see this it's what I want to use
I got something to do this coming wknd lol 🔥🔥🔥🤙🤙
I hope it works out for you!! Sometimes the amp and LED strip are not compatible and will burn out the LEDs.. but it did work extremely well for me and I have 1000w amp.. have fun!
Thanks bro
What led strip did you use
You know you can cut the extra off the end of that tape instead of tucking it under the sub and actually it's better that way because you might cause a heat shortage (a place where heat weakens the metal backing causing it to pinch off and create a short situation) the bend in the tape where it goes under the sub. All LED tape light is cuttable after three LEDs or where indicated on the tape. Usually there is a set of bare spots to attach power wire and you can cut it there. And I'm assuming that you wanted to keep it all one piece because you are not very good at soldering or don't feel like you're capable of it in which case they make quick connects. I would cut the tape so that the ends of the tape meet where you have the tape running across the outside of the box between the subwoofers apply a quick connect and then run the quick connect underneath the lip of the sub inside the box to the other sub and come back out. And the quick connects come in a splitter variety so if you were to make the connections inside the subwoofer and have the connections come out of the box where the wires go into the amplifier you'll have a totally clean totally hidden installation that will add just that next level of perfectness to your current situation.
Great professional advice, man oh man there’s more to it than just tuck and hide, but I still admire and credit the young man for putting this video together to help out others, it’s these added frames of advice that keep coming in, that I’m taking note of, to use in my own personal LEDspeaker lighting project, to video every step explaining every step using everyones added input, to later post and share as well. This is awesome stuff people, thanks everyone!
Are these 12v or 24v lights?
Great video. I'm trying to figure out how to add a switch so that the lights aren't on every time I drive and only one when I want
If you connect any standard switch anywhere along the wire then you'll have full control
Hola
make sure to use a 12v switch, and 12v strips.. then just run the power that was going to the strips to the switch first, then the Acc pin on the switch can continue on to the strips. you can either run the ground to the switch also or just make an aditional ground lead from the switch to any good ground position on the vehicle...
for the RBG just just a rbg strip off ebay and mount the little receiver box inline with ut wires to the amp/sub :) about to do it in my car
I tried that and it did not work..the receiver box did not receive power for a long enough time to turn on the rgb lights.. and every time it loses power when the subs aren't hitting then it'll start over on the sequence which will probably just flash the same color anyways even if it worked
Nice job
Thanks!
What’s the part called where you plug the connector into for the wiring
Just Amazon search "in this case" two wire led connector. You'll get several types such as this Molex variant in the video.
What volt lights are those 12v or 24v and do they still work
12v and yes they still work just as good as the first day
@@OverTheTable what about now???
@@Tschmeez his system must be weak cuz my fried quick
Y'all like how he stopped replying to everyone when they say it went bad?
Most amps put out 70V at max output. Finding an LED strip that would work in a range from like 25-60v or something.
All you need is an LED PWM dimmer potentiometer. You can tune your resistance values to what ever you want on the fly without being limited to a specific resistor.
we can use a ac led strip in range up to 220v
So where do you buy these
thank you so much for the help, i saw someone driveing around with pulse led lights, and i was like " i want that on my car" so now i know how to do it, but do you know if its pusebul to do it whit like the speakers in side the car, is it the same consept or do i have to do it diferent? and is it posebull to like install a power switsh so that i can still lisen to music but whit no led lights on?
im sorry if the is some writing fails here and there
I'm not sure if it's possible with the regular car speakers.. it might be! But there would definitely be a way to add a switch.. You just have to put in between the source of power and the LEDs
I tried it the leds only turn of if theres no sound coming out , and most of the time there is sound coming out its not the same as when you use the subwoofers
What is the adapter called
So how do you do it with the rgb light strip?
is your next vid on how to put the trailer home up in cinder blocks?!?!?
how many ohms is your output
May i know, is it not require to match "Watt" or "Volt". My amp is genarating RMS 350w. I am thinking may harm. My knowledge is poor and kindly help me please.
I Have a 50 Watt Per Channel Bluetooth Amp
To Build A Bluetooth Speaker With.
Will It Be Strong Enough To Light Up an Led Strip?
Yes
May I ask where did you get that adapter if you can provide a link that would be great, thanks
DTriniBadman Walmart usually has them
Hi...So i dont need a external mic for the led to play with the sounds
no, not if your pulling the power from the output for the speaker, some people just run it straight from one of their speaker wires rather than the sub so they dont blow all the leds out... just make sure you use 12v strips
bridge the B G R together to minus and the 12v to positive on your speaker
I bought a light bar has a knob to adjust the sensitivity of the led it also doesn't interfere with the amps power/ohms 🤷♂️
what is the little converter that you put in the led plug?
You dont really need it just cut the wire and connect negative with negative and positive with positive
no one is safe yeah i did that
@@BeastLxrdYT same its better than to waste money on a adapter
2 mistake negative to left sub positive to right sub assuming they are sequential having it set on just right means it will only blink on right sounds to suround beats
2nd mistakes most base output 12 vlt you need to ad a resistor betweent the wire and the base keep them from burning out most of these room lights are 3.5 vlt that's why they come with an adapter to reduce house power from 120 to 3.5
I posted my first comment without having finished the video now that I have I want to make you aware that just because the speaker leads are marked positive negative does it mean they get direct current in order to make a speaker work the output from the amplifier is alternating current and sometimes at very high voltages. Think about it a speaker works by moving in and out and it does this by having alternating current sent to it although it worked for you in this situation the life of the strip will be very low and may even lead to a short hot burnout. Instead you could use a 12-volt input from your battery terminal to the amplifier and use an LED controller with music sensing they only cost about $3 on eBay and if you use RGB with music Control then you could really have quite a show. RGB LED music controller cost about $5 or less
In short this installation can be dangerous for fire safety reasons. And it will definitely shorten the lifespan of the LEDs extremely
Nick so you saying its wrong i did that to mine no issues but now you got me worried later on online they said separate channel. It was saying between the speaker box like wiring it inline almost same as this so whats the correct way those cheap controls dont keep up with the beats
@@Thecamp12345 there are many you can do. You could use a diode in line on each wire to make sure the flow of electricity is only one way through the light strip. All of the sound that great strollers I have used have been pretty good but you should try using one that has adjustable input level. This would allow you to turn down the volume in and that might help in creating a more accurate beats/flash light pattern.
I made this -
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Or honestly to just use it the way it is but a really close eye on whether or not it's getting warm, because - just because it's okay right now doesn't mean it will be in 6 months or a year.
Your installation may not be proper, but it may work is fine keep in mind though that sometimes whrn accidents happen because you installed Electronics improperly there's a chance that your warranty will be void and the manufacturer might be released of any of their responsibilities to you.
For example if you properly installed these lights and your car catches fire because of the lights the manufacturing company may be required to help you purchase a car... But if you improperly installed lights and make a car catches fire they won't have to do anything. This is always something to think about when modifying anything for any reason.
@@nickbrockelman i try clicking on your link it says has been removed what you mean diode in line. I know led is a diode but inline what you mean like how a inline fuse is wired? I got a light organ coming hope thats good
This didn’t work at all for me. I did everything you said and even bought the adapter. When I tried it, it stops the subs from working and when it’s unplugged It goes back to working. I don’t think that it works like that unless he has something he didn’t show. Lmk if you found a way to make it work!
Its because you have a D class amp with a safety over current protection circuit most likely. Either drive less LED's over all, or get a music controller and pin out from your RCA jacks to a self powered LED module with an AUX input. You will also need the RCA to 3.5mm barrel aux male output adapter. Problem solved.
How you get it to change colors
Thank you for the vdo bro....
Love from #ASSAM,INDIA
No problem!
Where r u from
The ol US of A
Ooh
So this really is not the correct way of doing this even though it does work. Here's a pro tip for next time.. drill a small hole in the box to pass the led wires through and connect to sub wires inside the box an silicone the hole back up.. next cut the led strip to fit so u don't have to tuck it under the box.. led strips can be cut. ..these tips will make for a much cleaner look. Although still not done right! Also to answer your question at end of video about using rgb lights... it can't be done! Rgb lights are wired differently .. on rgb lights u will have 4 wires.. 1 red 1 green 1 blue and 1 black or white depending the brand etc.. anyways these lights use 1 wire for positive 12v which would be your black wire.. the other wires red green blue obviously represent each color of the lights and those wires are all negative ground wires. So if u have the color red on you get 12v to black and a ground at the red wire and the rest of the wires green and blue are not being grounded they sit at rest. If you change color to say purple you get 12v at the black wire and ground at the blue and red wire to power up blue and red leds to make the color purple etc. make sense? So the only way to use rgb lights to pulse with music is by using an interface, u def not gonna make it happen just by connecting to the speakers directly .. main reason is because speakers run on A/C current unlike ur car radio is powered from D/C current , leds also run on D/C not A/C An this is why the leds blink to pulses of the music, in reality your damaging the leds shortening there life span because your running a/c current to them. Leds power up between 3 volts and 7 volts an the voltage depends on the color led . Example red leds only need 3v to turn on where as blue leds need more voltage to turn on ..Leds get there colors from different size resistors that are built into the strips.
So ya say this is the wrong way to do it but dont make a video on the correct way so im saying ya dont know and just talking carp
Erwin Rangel sorry man I don't make how to videos on UA-cam for the simple fact I make a living doing 12volt installs in my car audio shop so If I made UA-cam videos on how to do this the CORRECT way I wouldn't be getting any business! So yea I do this shit everyday for a living so yea I guess I'm just talking crap An have no idea what I'm talking about ... maybe you can come by my shop sometime An I'll show you how it's done the right way, I'll do it cheap for ya. Xtreme Car Audio in Florida .. stop by !
@@Thecamp12345 you're an idiot..he literally explained it perfect in words
@@michaelpalmisano6788 i found the right way to do it now my self nobody showed me and i have videos like you said you make business so im not posting my videos to
@@slow_rednline4874 found the right/perfect way and to do it my self and im not going to post it
Link for the light strip plz
Watts of the led and the speaker are not concerned??
Wicked
i just tried this on some led’s i had lying around. rgb lights, just put the appropriate wire for which color you want (or wrap 2 colors together) in the terminals with the speaker wire. not sure how long that’ll last, but i’ll sure find out soon! edit: in with the speaker wire or the amp, probably would do the same. just depends on location of your amp and if you can run the led strips from it
Can you put to much power to these? Lol I’m running a 4k crescendo subs are pulling almost 3400 watts rms
Id say that's probably a little too much for this setup 😂 you'll probably need some sort of power reduction before it gets to the led strip
Is there a way to turn off the leds if you don’t want them on at all times ?
You would have to wire on a simple switch
Which leds do you think are the choice so they don’t burn off ? I’m really trying to get this set up in my car with your video tutorial:)
I imagine you put a toggle on the negative side on the wire in between the connections
Nice work 👍👌,
But it's any problem make to the audio system IC?
g'day mate they are nice lights you have, though i would have put them on the back of the box for a bit of back lighting but they do look good on the front though
it may look pretty but the way you have it wired actually pulls from the sub won't hit as hard
not by much, and for someone who just buried the rest of the strips instead of cutting them to length... dont think it matters
They make an LED sound controller
Where do I buy that kind of subwoofer
Diy
Nic e
What if my strips have 4 wires what do I do with the green and white
One of the wires is the positive and the other 3 should be negatives for different colors. You'll have to play around with it to get the color you want
@@OverTheTable I tried putting the positive and negative but they won't turn on the led strips would i have to buy different ones?
I'm a new fan here...pls can you do one with a Bluetooth speaker....
This was helpful but I can't get it to do it for my truck
You cant get to the amp?
Never mind I did not have a good power supply
Sorry bud
This looks great but I have read that it will overload and burn the amp.
I've had this setup for years now and it has done no damage
@@OverTheTable that's good. Makes me want to try it now..
OverTheTable hi mate, just wondering what size amp you hooked them up to?
Cudos on your idea but besides the fact that most will burn the LEDs out, what are you doing to the ohm balance / load to your amp? Smoking an amp is not out of the question.
I've had this setup for 2 years now in my car and has caused no issues.. LED lights consume such little power that it doesn't affect the functionality of the amp.. and all the LEDs still work
Where do i get the adapter
Ebay works, usually the cheapest
I followed the instructions. I wana show you mine
You can send it to me on the channel Instagram! @officialoverthetable
This could be simplified by saying hook the positive and negative wires of the lights to the positive and negative of the speakers
yea, so how long was it before the car caught on fire???? Never burry strips like this.... they have little copper pads spaced evenly for a reason... the same reason they have a little picture of scissors... they are meant to be CUT ... even trips that some manufactures say cant be cut, can be cut...
The car never caught on fire lol and this setup is still working years later my friend
@@OverTheTable That's good to hear!!
I don't know everything, ill admit that.. but one thing I do know for sure is being able to identify, process in a mature adult manner and most importantly BENEFIT from constructive criticism is not every ones strong suit..
I was really trying to point out its not a good idea, the manufactures who make most strips even say not to put them directly under objects.. not to mention if you damage one of the pixels the rest of the strip past that point will go out... so really just trying to help anyone else who decided to go and do something like this that it is strongly recommended to cut them to length.. with over two thousand installs using led strips I've never had one stop working even with all the cuts and solder joints, dumb strips or smart strips, programable or not... the only ones that have ever come back were ones that the customer put something directly on top of or against..
Where do I get the connector?
Ebay or Amazon should have it
How to do wiring for active subwoofer?
What is a "active" subwoofer?
@@itznoah231 inbuilt amp with subwoofers
@@nimeshh44 is it possible to take the sub out and connect it that way
Then put it back in one you connect it or drill a hole to put the wire into
open the active subwoofer, find speaker outs, connect.
I have a 220V alternate current led strip will it work?
No the amp is putting out DC power.
My system would fry those lights
what are those lights called and what adapter is that
Any standard led strip will work.. and if you go on eBay and search for light strip adapters, you'll find something that'll work!
You owe me new led strips
Best way to burn your amplifier IC 👍🏻
Still not burnt to this day, but hey you're the expert
Good h
If i could upload mines ill show u how i did it
Done that before, it lasted a day on a 500 watt amp
Shorten you light wire from the amp. All u need to do
Don't do this people, you will fry your leds, most leds work at 12v and a good amp will output 40+ volts . I know because I happened to me if you want to do this you need to put a voltage cap
What do you mean voltage cap??
Explain
Can’t it be cut?
Yes
OverTheTable why didn’t you cut it then?
I just clipped my USB off of my tzumiLed strip in just hooked it to my 1994 pioneer 300 wat
Works perfectly thanks for the idea I just used what it came with didn't need a glue gun the ones I have may be a better one gave around 30 bucks for it
Awesome!!
Broo those speaker cables are way to small for that🤯 2 woofers on these little cables bro thats not enough power
NCS?
It's gonna dry the LEDs eventually
They are supposed to be dry.
@@traxxaskid9200 I meant fry
@@deairreoh I know.
This is the worst thing you can do to an amplifier if you check the resistance on the LED strip it is an extremely high amount would not recommend this could put your amp into protection mode hopefully this guy those that I just ready to pay for damage claims
did anyone else notice that little piece of wood fall off at 3:02
No other color name 😂😂. Purple is +ve and NO PURPLE is -ve. 😂😂😂
You did it in the worst possible way that is existing
I don’t recommend this way your lights wouldn’t last long
They've lasted years
Nice keep doing what you do brother
This burns instantly, what you shouldve done is ran it to your power wire & ground wire in your amp, thats a constant 12v.
That would make it stay on constantly. This is a simple solution to make it flash with the beat. It definitely depends on the power on your amp, but worked perfectly for mine
So u say the speakers ar a/c current then why the hell is there + and negative ? Oh wel either way. Try it how ever you want just take a chance buy the cheap led strips if u to broke dont waste the money hell u can buy a box with 200 Christmas lights cheapr than them dam l e d