For my final project, I decided to shift away from my original idea which was a traditional music box, because I realized it wasn’t interactive enough. Instead, I’ve reworked the concept into a DIY DJ set. So, the new version still keeps the essence of the music box, especially the spinning element, but now users will be spinning a vinyl or maybe a disco ball.
The project will allow users to shuffle through songs, change the playback speed, and add sound effects to simulate dj-ing. I’m also thinking of incorporating NeoPixels to either synchronize with the music or enhance the overall atmosphere visually. For this project, the Arduino would handle the physical input, so when users press buttons, specific actions are triggered (e.g shuffle, speed, sound effect). On the p5.js side, I would build a music visualizer that will deconstruct the audio and represent it visually by showing changes in loudness and frequency over time.