<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:13px"><br><div class="yiv3738806115yqt1981053542" id="yiv3738806115yqtfd56967"><div class="yiv3738806115yqt1981053542" id="yiv3738806115yqtfd33018">Hello there, <br></div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_28978" class="yahoo_quoted"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_28977" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 13px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_28976" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_28975" class="y_msg_container"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29383" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29014" dir="ltr">I am a new member to this list and am considering joining the Swansea Hackspace fir 6 months next year to realise a project. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29380" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_39253" dir="ltr">I am writing initially here to get some advice and some indication of how difficult it would be. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29385" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29395" dir="ltr">So here is the project: <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29387" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29397" dir="ltr">I want to make a 'transmission machine' which can simultaneously play back up to 8 channels of digitised media - video, images and audio. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29850" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_29846" dir="ltr">Ideally the levels will be controlled by an external device, like a mixing desk/ interface, because it is important that people using the machine have the physical experience of controlling the levels - i.e., how loud the audio can played, the clarity of the image. The selections of the digitised files will be made via a laptop.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_32137" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_34319" dir="ltr">Attached to the 8 outputs will be four screens and 1-4 speakers - although all the audio channels will probably be played through one speaker - so comparable to a live mix which plays back multiple audio channels. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_38368" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_36621" dir="ltr">The one complicated thing perhaps is ideally to separate the audio and moving image of the video file so that the audio and image levels can be controlled separately, i.e., turn down the sound but still play the image; turn down the image, still hear the sound.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_36618" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_36620" dir="ltr">I've asked a friend of mine who seems to think this would be possible through Arduino, but I wanted to check in with a local hackspace for advice to flesh out the idea. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_39278" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_39277" dir="ltr">I've attached a diagram if this helps to explain the idea better. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_48109" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_40367" dir="ltr">I live in Drefach Felindre but could travel to Swansea to work on the circuit if people could help me. I don't quite have the technical expertise to manage it myself! <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_48133" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_40361" dir="ltr">I see there is a workshop on 8 Jan but sadly I cannot make this date...<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_40363" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_40365" dir="ltr">Many many thanks in advance for your help - <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420122618632_40371" dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">debi<br></div><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>