isn't it the exact same problem than "making a good movie" or "making a good book" ? this is just thoroughly subjective.

When the author says:

> Every commercial audio reactive LED strip I've seen does this badly. They use simple volume detection or naive FFTs and call it a day. They don't model human perception on either side, which is why they all look the same.

well no, if they sell, then they are doing just fine until someone comes up with the $next $thing

Fidget spinners also sell.