Color Sensing Music Player Use

Color Sensing Music Player

Make colored bricks play music.

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by Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark
published January 28, 2026, last edited February 16, 2026
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Project guide

Use

Playing MP3s

  1. Insert a DUPLO brick into the color sensing area.
  2. Click rotary encoder to play MP3.
  3. The built-in NeoPixel lights up to corresponding brick color.

While playing audio, click the rotary knob to pause/play. Turn rotary knob to increase/decrease the volume.

If no brick is detected, an audible "Uh Oh" sound will be played. 

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