Creating a Mini Musical Fountain: Tips and Tricks for Building Your Own

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The forum discussion centers on building a mini musical fountain, approximately the size of a laptop, with a focus on incorporating technology such as solenoid valves and stepper motors for controlling water jets. Participants suggest using colored LEDs to enhance the visual effect and emphasize the importance of synchronizing the fountain's movements with music. A reference to a Cornell University project provides foundational insights, but contributors seek further guidance on the technical aspects of the build.

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  • Understanding of solenoid valve operation
  • Knowledge of stepper motor control
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  • Familiarity with audio synchronization techniques
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  • Explore LED lighting techniques for dynamic displays
  • Investigate audio analysis methods for music synchronization
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Hi ALL!
I am new to this forum,but have been reading the posts from the forum for some time now.Lately,I and my friends have come up with a project of our own.That is to build a musical fountain,size of a laptop.For people who are not sure what it looks like,a real musical fountain looks like:



But we are just building a small one,maybe covered in glass box to prevent the water from flowing out?We did some research,came across this:

https://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/c...s2006/tj39vls25tmd29/tj39vls25tmd29/index.htm

but of course,we don't think is enough..Can anyone,help to guide us?Helps and comments are welcomed,good or bad.We appreciate every single effort and comments made.Thank You all
 
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That's way beyond me. I would have just stretched a perforated rubber sheet over a pressurized water tank and acoustically coupled it to a speaker. :redface:

Kidding. Cost permitting, I would use solenoid valves as they show in the video, but a lot more of them. Of more concern would be steering the jet nozzles. I'm thinking that such might require stepper motors. Some coloured LED's shining through the nozzles would be a nice touch.
As to making it follow the music, I have no idea. The kids in the video seem to have a decent handle on that, except for the steering stuff.
 
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