Thread: Color organ suggestions

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Looking for min 3 channel color organ suggestions/experiences. I do have some electrical skills so I'm not afraid of a kit but buying an assembled one at a reasonable price sounds good too.

I've googled this but I have no idea whats good and whats not. I see some hook directly up to the speaker. so do you just make parallel connections from the speaker to the color organ? I see others have microphones but there are different kinds? which one is better?

So does anyone have any experience with 3 channel color organs? good? bad?

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Well this isnt a 3 channel but i use the one from electronics123 its called audio to light modulator and it has that mini rca plug but i took that off and wired with speakers b/c my amps rca voltage wasnt high enough. Its a kit and only cost 11 bucks if i remember correctly. Again i know its not 3 channels but i have been using it for thunder and lighning for years and it works great. Hope that was some help

thanks, i remember seeing that when i was looking for something for thunder and lightening - I got lucky and got the lightning FX box for $1.19 so I obviously jumped on it.

Here are a couple
3-Channel IC Colour Organ with Built-In Mic and Line-In (Fully Assembled)
120VAC 3 Channel Color Organ Kit-The Electronic Goldmine
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I don't have any experience with any of these. My recommendation is to stay away from the cheap ones, get one with a line input and is adjustable by channel. They no longer offer the one I bought last year, CitKit 9935

Here's some good background on color organs and their use.

Here's the one I mentioned above. I built two last year and used one for my singing pumpkins, It worked pretty well depending on the song, I found that the Addams Family worked real well, It just takes a lot of adjusting to get them to sync up, not as good as using a computer but it worked. As color organs go I would give this one good rating.

Used it this year with some background music spiced with thunder, tried the various channels and levels until I found one that worked with the thunder but not too much with the rest of the music.

Power Blaster Color Organ Kit

Crap, can't seem to get everything in one post.

Here's a good primer on color organs Use of Color Organs

Originally Posted by scareisburg

Here's the one I mentioned above. I built two last year

Power Blaster Color Organ Kit

That looks like a nice one. So is there anything else I need to buy that doesn't come in the kit? besides a box to put it in? So does it run off the 110v? The reason I ask cause it appears this one - 3-Channel IC Colour Organ with Built-In Mic and Line-In (Fully Assembled) needs a separate power supply.

I realize you may or may not know but I do appreciate you taking the time to answer.

The "Power Blaster" CtiKit 9935 runs off 120V. You'll need a box, some stand offs, knobs and some input jack for the sound, (it depends on what you're using for sound) I used standard RCA Jacks.

Did you get the Lightning FX box recently??? Are there any more at that price. I would easily pay 4x or 5x that price for one.

Originally Posted by DMTNT

Did you get the Lightning FX box recently??? Are there any more at that price. I would easily pay 4x or 5x that price for one.

sorry, that was last year - people have been buying this Christmas Tree FX - LTD Commodities its the same thing but with a x-mas tree on it - its only $10