Hello community,
I have a street art project with electronic means. I have a box with a beamer, Raspberry Pi 3 B+,a JBL Go (3W) speaker, Picamera and a Lithium powerbank to power up all the gadgets. When people cross in front of it the projection is activated on the streets walls and a character talks to pedestrians every time motion is detected by the camera.
This is a Python code and OMXPlayer is used for playing the videos and a background music. To improve the sound volume, I gave some gain on the OMXPlayer, but if I cross the +6.0 dB border it peaks and distorts the sound. Nevertheless it isn’t loud enough. So I used the beamer as an intermediary to give more gain, that means, sound leaves from the Raspberry Pi through HDMI to the beamer and then from the beamer through a 3.5mm jack to the JBL speaker.
I got it louder using this method, but also a bit more noise on the signal. And still on the open air it is still not loud enough. I have two questions:
Is the Pirate Audio Line-Out also an amplifier board? Will it give me a better amplification of the signal connecting it to the JBL than the last options?
If yes, will it work with OMXplayer? Because OMXPlayer usually just works with the onboard 3.5mm jack or the HDMI output from the Pi.
Due to the limitations of my powerbank and the design of the box, I wouldn’t like to use a bigger amplifying board such as a HiFiberry or Justboom, which also demand passive speakers.
I had better results with a 20W JBL, but I still have to bridge it to the beamer for a better gain. The only problem is still the noise.
Well, I’m also open for other solutions!
Thank you in advance!