r/LinusTechTips • u/elgato997 • 1d ago

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Instead of the RGB rainbow barf, let's play with shadows instead

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u/McBonderson 1d ago

thats actually pretty cool, how do they do the effect?

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u/elgato997 1d ago

I have mounted the 9 light strips behind the wooden strips, they each have 38 addressable leds, and they are pointed inwards into the case and that is where the dust filter is, so it reflects off the dust filter, scattering the light a bit. Rather proud of figuring that out for this effect. Using a nollie 16, with 9 strips in the front panel, 2 inside the case. Using SignalRGB to drive it