Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a musical instrument with integrated LED lighting capable of rendering animation sequences. The light produced may take the form of an animation or sequence of light/color that resembles a moving object or moving pattern, such as rainfall, waves, streams, text, etc. The amount of light or the amount of color in the object or pattern and/or the speed of movement of the object or pattern dynamically changes in accordance with the sound level of the sound producing instrument. The lighting system can be tuned to control various aspects of the light and/or animation generated by the LEDs using an external touch-based device to adjust a sound level sensitivity or threshold, a speed of the animation, or a brightness setting of the lighting system. The LEDs can be integrated in a panel that is secured to the musical instrument using novel mounting implements described herein.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing lighting for a musical instrument are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, light is produced using LEDs responsive to sound input such that the amount of light produced by the LEDs, or the sequence and/or color produced by the LEDs, is proportional to or otherwise associated with the noise level detected by a microphone. The light produced may take the form of an animation or sequence that resembles a moving object, such as rainfall or a spiral, for example. Furthermore, a user can easily tune the lighting system to control various aspects of the light generated by the LEDs, for example, to adjust a sound level threshold, an animation speed/delay, or a brightness setting of the lighting system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing lighting for a musical instrument are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, light is produced using LEDs responsive to sound input such that the amount of light produced by the LEDs, or the sequence and/or color produced by the LEDs, is proportional to or otherwise associated with the noise level detected by a microphone. The light produced may take the form of an animation or sequence that resembles a moving object, such as rainfall or a spiral, for example. Furthermore, a user can easily tune the lighting system to control various aspects of the light generated by the LEDs, for example, to adjust a sound level threshold, an animation speed/delay, or a brightness setting of the lighting system.