Observed arrival · 2026-11-13
Beat Commander: one kick drum, every screen in the room
An open-source system that detects a beat with a microphone and synchronizes compatible lights, screens, and DJ gear over LoRa and ESP-NOW.
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- DIY lighting builders and DJs using compatible microcontrollers
- Worth noticing
- The conductor reportedly sends a 7-byte packet on each beat; devices are described as keeping time locally if one goes missing.
Field notes
The described setup begins with a microphone-equipped Meshnology W10 or an M5StickS3 beside the speaker, plus a follower board; a bridge brings ESP-NOW screens into the system. The page says most builds need no soldering and can be installed over USB from Chrome or Edge. Fresh builds marked NEW are explicitly still being tested on hardware, so the device-count claim includes work at different stages.
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