I had a solo act planned at Schron in Poznan as part of Poznańskie Spotkania Syntetyczne — a local synthesizer and electronic music community meetup. Beyond the musical setup, I wanted to create a visual layer: lighting synchronized with the music in real time. I built a custom MIDI-controlled LED system using a Teensy 4.0 microcontroller, which connects over USB and presents itself as a native MIDI device. Two one-meter WS2812B LED strips serve as the visual output, controlled by firmware written in C++ using the Arduino framework and FastLED library. The enclosure and LED column stands were 3D printed, and the end result is a dynamic light show where…
