I presume LED / RGB lighting belongs in the Cases forum as there is no specific section for it. If I've posted this in the wrong place, please feel free to move it.
I recently consolidated my 5900X / RTX3060ti into a salvaged Navepoint networking / server cabinet with some audio equipment to create an all-in-one personal recording studio. I wound up going deeper (and pricier) than planned, especially on my limited budget (fixed income). The general idea here was to try to consolidate as much as possible so that should my living arrangements change (and they're quite likely to), I won't have such a tough time moving things, as the cabinet is now on wheels.
All that said, here is the latest iteration. Note the lighting here seems brighter due to head-on camera angle - the DEMCI filters somewhat diffuse the light at any other angle.
Ultimately, I would like all the equipment (except the PC at the bottom) to be bathed in blue / cyan light, preferably with the LEDs hidden or as close to hidden as possible. However, I would also like to mimic an audio level monitor / peak meter along the sides of the front cabinet door. If it helps, I am using a Commander Core XT and Lighting Node Pro by Corsair, with 10 LEDs per 400mm strip. The Lighting Node Pro has two channels, one of which is currently running four strips for the effects pictured. To the best of my knowledge, this is the specific cabinet in question.
Trying to use one strip to do both with each side of the cabinet door lip is proving somewhat difficult, as the brightness required to light the front panels more or less overpowers the level monitor / peak meter, and the level monitor / peak meter (for lack of a better word) -- 'contaminates' the attempt at front panel lighting.
Hence, it would appear that essentially, to achieve the desired effects, I need two strips at different angles, with some sort of barrier separating their respective light output. A magnetic-mount V-shaped or Y-shaped rail to to aim them at 45-90 degrees to each other would be ideal, but unfortunately, there don't seem to be any diffuser channel setups or brackets made to do this.
At the moment, I'm considering mounting a second set of these 10-LED 400mm strips to partially overlap the existing strips in the door screen frame, which should get me in the ball park. I'm just not sure it will fully do what I'm hoping for, thus, I thought I'd ask if anyone here knew of a better way to accomplish this. If anyone has any ideas, your input would be greatly appreciated.
I recently consolidated my 5900X / RTX3060ti into a salvaged Navepoint networking / server cabinet with some audio equipment to create an all-in-one personal recording studio. I wound up going deeper (and pricier) than planned, especially on my limited budget (fixed income). The general idea here was to try to consolidate as much as possible so that should my living arrangements change (and they're quite likely to), I won't have such a tough time moving things, as the cabinet is now on wheels.
All that said, here is the latest iteration. Note the lighting here seems brighter due to head-on camera angle - the DEMCI filters somewhat diffuse the light at any other angle.
Ultimately, I would like all the equipment (except the PC at the bottom) to be bathed in blue / cyan light, preferably with the LEDs hidden or as close to hidden as possible. However, I would also like to mimic an audio level monitor / peak meter along the sides of the front cabinet door. If it helps, I am using a Commander Core XT and Lighting Node Pro by Corsair, with 10 LEDs per 400mm strip. The Lighting Node Pro has two channels, one of which is currently running four strips for the effects pictured. To the best of my knowledge, this is the specific cabinet in question.
Trying to use one strip to do both with each side of the cabinet door lip is proving somewhat difficult, as the brightness required to light the front panels more or less overpowers the level monitor / peak meter, and the level monitor / peak meter (for lack of a better word) -- 'contaminates' the attempt at front panel lighting.
Hence, it would appear that essentially, to achieve the desired effects, I need two strips at different angles, with some sort of barrier separating their respective light output. A magnetic-mount V-shaped or Y-shaped rail to to aim them at 45-90 degrees to each other would be ideal, but unfortunately, there don't seem to be any diffuser channel setups or brackets made to do this.
At the moment, I'm considering mounting a second set of these 10-LED 400mm strips to partially overlap the existing strips in the door screen frame, which should get me in the ball park. I'm just not sure it will fully do what I'm hoping for, thus, I thought I'd ask if anyone here knew of a better way to accomplish this. If anyone has any ideas, your input would be greatly appreciated.
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