@@artbydabney I didn’t connect it to it, I just had it next to it. There’s a small speaker on the unit that picks up sound waves. So if you have any audio playing next to it, it senses this and will trigger the flash. For my haunt this year I will have larger speakers outside next to the unit. There’s no need to plug anything in besides the light :)
@@artbydabney no problem! There is some input for auxiliary but honestly what makes it easier is just to use the speaker and have it flash to sound waves. It works great for me! Good luck with your new lighting setup I’m sure it will look great! 🎃
A couple of errors made here - DON'T use LED based lights! The beauty of the Morris unit (over just a cheap strobe light) is that it adjust the intensity of the AC power going out to the light source to the intensity of the sound. The LED is only "on/off", so no realistic lightning action. If you use a couple of 90-150watt halogen flood lights, then the effect is AMAZINGLY real, with distant softer thunder pulsing dimly, then the big crashes hitting full on, crashing, then pulsing and diminishing, just like real thunder. SO MUCH better than just the 100% on/off LED light. Secondly, if possible use the 3.5mm mono input directly from your sound source. You can buy a cheap adapter or Y cable off your DVD player output or aux out of your receiver (RCA plug) to the 3.5mm input on the Morris unit. This gives much more subtlety and variation to the strobing, pulsing lights and also blocks out other ambient noises. You will be SHOCKED at the difference a well set up system looks like than the result you got here. Just trying to help you and others get the most out of your equipment!
The unit is great - a little disconcerting was the CD - I went to rip it so I could play from my music files and the Title that came up was Qu'ran by Abd Al-Hamid Kishk?!? That's a little weird, I'm afraid to play it now 😞
@@lisasuidgeest7368 I have the speakers playing off a laptop. The thunder effects are being played in iTunes to the speakers. The thunder effect goes off from the small built in microphone. So when the thunder claps, the speaker on the perfect storm triggers the light to flash. I hope this helps! Any questions let me know :)
@@lisasuidgeest7368 can either plug them into the box, or use the microphone sensitivity knob with your speakers plugged in elsewhere. It will trigger the lights based on the sound effects.
I've got 10 of these in my display's... started out e few years ago with just one... they are awesome.. they also work great for electricity sounds as well, like in Frankenstine's lab.... or if you want flashing lights synced to some of your talking animatronics
Oh wow! I definitely plan to get more! Thank you for the ideas, I’ll probably get some synced to other animatronics next year. Loved how it looked for this years display!
This unit will work better with incandescent bulbs, I have one and think it says incandescent bulbs only, don’t know what the 2.0 one is I have the original one. But the affect would be better not using led lights
@@stephanienappi5253 thank you! I got mine on Amazon but I can’t find it there anymore. Weird, would think these would still be readily available. I hope you can find one! I bet one will pop up on eBay eventually.
Exactly what I've been looking for! Thanks for the video!
Absolutely! Glad I could help 🎃
Mine arrives in a couple days. Looking forward to it.
Awesome! Enjoy!
You didn't show how the iPad connects to the unit
@@artbydabney I didn’t connect it to it, I just had it next to it. There’s a small speaker on the unit that picks up sound waves. So if you have any audio playing next to it, it senses this and will trigger the flash. For my haunt this year I will have larger speakers outside next to the unit. There’s no need to plug anything in besides the light :)
Awesome thanks for explaining. Looking forward to trying this out! I just ordered a multi color LED for it
@@artbydabney no problem! There is some input for auxiliary but honestly what makes it easier is just to use the speaker and have it flash to sound waves. It works great for me! Good luck with your new lighting setup I’m sure it will look great! 🎃
A couple of errors made here - DON'T use LED based lights! The beauty of the Morris unit (over just a cheap strobe light) is that it adjust the intensity of the AC power going out to the light source to the intensity of the sound. The LED is only "on/off", so no realistic lightning action. If you use a couple of 90-150watt halogen flood lights, then the effect is AMAZINGLY real, with distant softer thunder pulsing dimly, then the big crashes hitting full on, crashing, then pulsing and diminishing, just like real thunder. SO MUCH better than just the 100% on/off LED light.
Secondly, if possible use the 3.5mm mono input directly from your sound source. You can buy a cheap adapter or Y cable off your DVD player output or aux out of your receiver (RCA plug) to the 3.5mm input on the Morris unit. This gives much more subtlety and variation to the strobing, pulsing lights and also blocks out other ambient noises.
You will be SHOCKED at the difference a well set up system looks like than the result you got here. Just trying to help you and others get the most out of your equipment!
Your logic makes sense. Will dimmable LED's create the same effect as the halogen lights? Thanks for your comment.
The unit is great - a little disconcerting was the CD - I went to rip it so I could play from my music files and the Title that came up was Qu'ran by Abd Al-Hamid Kishk?!? That's a little weird, I'm afraid to play it now 😞
@@shanelewis961 haha that’s weird! I never used the CD I just mixed my own audio of thunder sounds and it works great!
Am I the only one who has no idea how you hooked up your speakers?
@@lisasuidgeest7368 I have the speakers playing off a laptop. The thunder effects are being played in iTunes to the speakers. The thunder effect goes off from the small built in microphone. So when the thunder claps, the speaker on the perfect storm triggers the light to flash. I hope this helps! Any questions let me know :)
The speakers get plugged into the box
@@lisasuidgeest7368 can either plug them into the box, or use the microphone sensitivity knob with your speakers plugged in elsewhere. It will trigger the lights based on the sound effects.
I've got 10 of these in my display's... started out e few years ago with just one... they are awesome.. they also work great for electricity sounds as well, like in Frankenstine's lab.... or if you want flashing lights synced to some of your talking animatronics
Oh wow! I definitely plan to get more! Thank you for the ideas, I’ll probably get some synced to other animatronics next year. Loved how it looked for this years display!
Incandescent or halogen bulbs work better. They fade in and out with the fading lightning sound.
@@kfett86 I’ll see if I have any and give it a try. Thank you very much!
This unit will work better with incandescent bulbs, I have one and think it says incandescent bulbs only, don’t know what the 2.0 one is I have the original one. But the affect would be better not using led lights
Love this! Can’t find it anywhere now 😭
@@stephanienappi5253 thank you! I got mine on Amazon but I can’t find it there anymore. Weird, would think these would still be readily available. I hope you can find one! I bet one will pop up on eBay eventually.
Seems like a waste of a iPad source. It should have an internal track.