plan and sketch a potential final project

Pen sketches of audioreactive image filter devices labeled with camera, mic, and knobs
sketching variations of the form factor

For my final project, I want to design and build a device that incorporates audio and visuals in some way. While I'm not exactly sure if that'll look like a midi sequencer, a synth, or audioreactive lights, I started by revisiting a project I had done last year where I built a visual synthesizer that essentially takes in camera input to create audio reactive visuals using potentiometer to control things like color, intensity, and audio sensitivity.

The midi inputs were linked to Touchdesigner, and the project was awesome except for the fact that it had to be plugged into a computer to access the Touchdesigner software in order to work.

For this week's exercise, I tried brainstorming a few different form factors different from the one we ended up using to familiarize myself with my CAD skills again.

model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible final project, compress your images and videos, and post a description with your design files on your class page

CAD model of a cylindrical device with a ball joint and a flat window
the final 3D model!
Exploded CAD view of the device, with the body, ball joint, and end caps separated
the steps I took to get there..