/* Simple audio level -> PWM LED
Mic preamp in A0, A1, A2, using A1/A2 as cheap V+/Gnd.
LED and resistor to 11/Gnd.
Sample rate determined by analogRead() - ~9K/sec at 16MHz.
COUNT empirically determined - works pretty well.
For shorter version, omit optional RELEASE, NOISE block.
4/6/12 jw
*/

#define LEDPIN 11
long avg;
void setup(){
  pinMode(A1,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(A2,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(A1,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(A2,LOW);
  
  // PWM LED
  pinMode(LEDPIN,OUTPUT);
  
  digitalWrite(LEDPIN,HIGH);delay(50);
  digitalWrite(LEDPIN,LOW);delay(500);
  digitalWrite(LEDPIN,HIGH);delay(50);
  digitalWrite(LEDPIN,LOW);

  }


#define COUNT 600

void loop(){
  int val,max=0;

  // get max value in COUNT tries
  for(int i=0;i<COUNT;i++){
    val=analogRead(A0);
    avg+=val;
    if(val>max)max=val;
  }//end for
  
  avg/=COUNT;
  max-=avg;
  if(max>510)max=510; // for max PWM value of 255


#if 1
// this OPTIONAL BLOCK gives fast attack slow release
// higher values of RELEASE fade more slowly
// also removes some low end noise
  static int oldmax=0;
#define RELEASE 3
#define NOISE 10
  max-=NOISE;
  if(max<0)max=0;
  oldmax=(RELEASE*oldmax+max)/(RELEASE+1);
  if(max>oldmax)oldmax=max;
  max=oldmax;
// end fast attach slow release and noise block
#endif
  
  
  analogWrite(LEDPIN,max/2);  

}//end loop