Chapter 12
The Raspberry Jazz Glitter Trio
In This Chapter
Hacking a glitter lamp
Attaching a webcam
Reading an image
Assigning sound
Extracting pixel data
Creating the band
This is a fun project that creates a free jazz trio inside your Raspberry Pi. (Some people joke that free jazz got its name because no one would ever pay for it. True, jazz is an acquired taste and a little goes a long way, but this is a fascinating little project nevertheless.) The project points a webcam at a glitter lamp, the kind that features glitter floating in a liquid. The camera acts as a high-resolution multicolor sensor. It uses the data gathered from the glitter lamp to trigger the sounds for the project, thus creating free jazz.
Meeting the Gang
The photograph in Figure 12-1 shows our version of the Raspberry Pi jazz glitter trio. Yours may be a bit different because of the exact materials you’re ...
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