Hardware Took some time, but I did a 3DS LED Sound reactive mod.

[KevAqn]

Have a few photos from the process here: http://imgur.com/a/NKvWj




I didn't do much testing but I think I would do different colors next time the button prints could be cleaner looking .

Wondering what others think about it

 

[APitou]

Looking good! Nice job. Do you have any internal pics by any chance?

 

[zezzo]

Have a few photos from the process here: http://imgur.com/a/NKvWj




I didn't do much testing but I think I would do different colors next time the button prints could be cleaner looking .

Wondering what others think about it

So cool

 

[APitou]

Whoops, I missed that.

 

[KevAqn]

Whoops, I missed that.

Yup :3

 

[JacksonS]

Wow, that is impressive. Are there any electronics involved in making the LEDs light, or is the speaker output connected directly to the LEDs?

 

[KevAqn]

Wow, that is impressive. Are there any electronics involved in making the LEDs light, or is the speaker output connected directly to the LEDs?

None, just connected right to the areas where the speaker pins are for the ribbon cable.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Looks cool, but won't it get distracting while playing?

None, just connected right to the areas where the speaker pins are for the ribbon cable.

That's a lot simpler than I thought, I would have thought that connecting it directly to the speaker pins would either destroy the LED due to too much current or simply not produce the desired effect.

 

[KevAqn]

Looks cool, but won't it get distracting while playing?

That's a lot simpler than I thought, I would have thought that connecting it directly to the speaker pins would either destroy the LED due to too much current or simply not produce the desired effect.

I got used to flashing lights in the PSP days

 

[tom2199]

I got used to flashing lights in the PSP days

Very nice mod, it too reminded me of the old PSP days. Back then I saw mods like that relatively often, but now it seems a lot less common.

 

[MajinCubyan]

That is pretty damn awesome. Looks wild. Be cool to make each led flash in the color of the SNES buttons.

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Once you have it more streamlined and down, you could totally make diy kits for people and probably sell them on kitsch-bent.

 

[akira123]

So cool! I would definitely buy one of these.

 

[Phemeto]

That is some sweet modding right there. Keep us posted on how stable it is. I would think that the raw output from the speaker would be too much on the LEDs without a resistor holding it back

 

[KevAqn]

Very nice mod, it too reminded me of the old PSP days. Back then I saw mods like that relatively often, but now it seems a lot less common.

Yeah I literally searched high and dry for someone that has modded a recent item like this. Seems non existent.

That is pretty damn awesome. Looks wild. Be cool to make each led flash in the color of the SNES buttons.

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Once you have it more streamlined and down, you could totally make diy kits for people and probably sell them on kitsch-bent.

I'm planning on doing my wife's to match the coloring on the n3DS's, I'll post something when I get around to testing that fully.

So cool! I would definitely buy one of these.

I'd love to open up a service doing things like this, but prices wouldn't be too cheap. Most of it is the labor costs, not including designing the buttons it took me about 5-6 hours of work.

That is some sweet modding right there. Keep us posted on how stable it is. I would think that the raw output from the speaker would be too much on the LEDs without a resistor holding it back

For blue LED's I think it's just barely under the limit, I think doing red LEDs would be too much.

 

[MajinCubyan]

That I'll be awesome. I look forward to seeing it. On a side note, where'd you get that theme? It's sicc!

 

[KevAqn]

That I'll be awesome. I look forward to seeing it. On a side note, where'd you get that theme? It's sicc!

Found it on /r/3DSThemeSwap

https://www.reddit.com/r/3DSThemeSw...om_the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening_pixel/