Wow, your board is crazy cool. The video demonstration was great. I love the way the lights on the board go with the music. It’s real interesting visually. I could see another set of the same lights only bigger (much bigger) playing behind you at a venue or something! Keep up the good work!

:+: Joel

I would get the arduino starter pack first and do those tutorials. The only other part I’ve ordered thus far is the Machine Collective enclosure. I’m holding off on ordering buttons, leds, etc from Sparkfun as I still need to decide whether to attempt building an RGB Arduinome.

Any advice on what parts to order first? I need to find a group buy for the shield.

thanks again…V

I too am completely new to DIY electronics, but assembling and soldering the Arduino’s proto-shield was really easy. These tutorials were an excellent resource for getting my feet wet:

http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html

These tutorials designed to accompany the Arduino starter kit:

http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=68

I’d recommend following those as a first step.

I’ll keep posting my progress for this project here. Feel free to hit me up with any further questions!