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Hi all, new to this forum and the Arduino (and electronics in general; besides what I did in my Physics 101 course at college).

I just ordered my Arduino board today and some other little tidbits (LEDs, a piezo, etc). My goal for a first project on my arduino is a circuit that detects peak sounds in music (like a kick drum maybe?) and lights up random LEDs (to get a variety in color). How feasible does this sound for a first project?

Sorry if this isn't in the right forum...

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Hello and welcome!

I would say that this is a quite difficult first project. Maybe even too difficult.


I think you should complete a few of these tutorials and see if you have an idea on how to implement the project. (Both what hardware to use and how to program the Arduino)

http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HomePage



The Knight Rider is a very popular first project.
Make a nice case with some leds, and have them chase each other in eternity :]

http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ForLoop


Whatever you choose: Remember to have fun, and report back to us!
Good luck  

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Thanks a lot, greatly appreciated. Off topic question: Anyone know where Sparkfun is located? Just wondering when my stuff will get here.

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Sparkfun is in Colorado.