Twinkly - Smart Music USB Dongle - Black

Name: Twinkly - Smart Music USB Dongle - Black
Brand: Twinkly
SKU: 6422793
Rating: 3.8 (62 reviews)

Model: TMD01USB

SKU: 6422793

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Key Specs
- Indoor Or Outdoor Use: Indoor (Indicates the appropriate environment product was designed to be used in.)
- String Length: 0 feet
General
- Brand: Twinkly
- Model Number: TMD01USB
- Product Name: Smart Music USB Dongle
- Color: Black
Lighting
- Bulb Type Required: LED
Compatibility
- App Compatible: true (The product can be connected to a program or software application on a mobile device, which then receives collected data from the product.)
Performance
- Indoor Or Outdoor Use: Indoor (Indicates the appropriate environment product was designed to be used in.)
Power
- Power Source: Not Applicable
Dimensions
- Product Height: 5.12 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 0.88 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
- String Length: 0 feet
Other
- UPC: 034966136107

Twinkly Music Dongle is a USB-powered device that enables Twinkly lights to create amazing effects that sync with music. Equipped with a very sensitive digital microphone and powerful multi-core DSP, Twinkly Music Dongle analyzes any sort of music and literally gives shape to the sound. The cutting-edge algorithms decode any sound source in real time, whether it is classical or ultimate techno music, to identify relevant musical elements and make the effects come alive. The result is an impressive audio-visual experience. By simply pressing the button, you can easily change the music driver to obtain the perfect effect and the ideal atmosphere, for whatever the occasion may be.

Ultimate Audio-Visual Experience: The Music Dongle allows Twinkly Lights to sync with any music for an impressive light show.
Integrated Digital Microphone: The Music Dongle will analyze music and give shape to the sound.
USB Connectivity: The Twinkly Music Dongle is USB powered to produce the lighting effects.
Multiple Light Groups: Twinkly Music Dongle will work with Twinkly groups of lights and can be configured to drive only selected Twinkly devices.
Ultimate Audio-Visual Experience: The Music Dongle allows Twinkly Lights to sync with any music for an impressive light show.
Integrated Digital Microphone: The Music Dongle will analyze music and give shape to the sound.
USB Connectivity: The Twinkly Music Dongle is USB powered to produce the lighting effects.
Multiple Light Groups: Twinkly Music Dongle will work with Twinkly groups of lights and can be configured to drive only selected Twinkly devices.

Whats Included

Twinkly Music Dongle
USB Cable
Twinkly Music Dongle
USB Cable

Q: I’ve owned this tree for a year the twinkle tree. What I’m wondering is how to use the app when it’s off ? It’s very hard to used the tree when you have to leave the phone on all the time. . Will the Musical thumb drive help this Problem?

A: You can try to plug it into an 120v outlet and see what might happen. Just a suggestion at your own risk. Please be careful and stay safe.

Q: Does it work with Gen One Twinkly Lights or the older version?

A: Of course! You can also use it with Generation I devices, the only exception is TW2016 strings (2016/17 Edition), which does not support this technology. Enjoy your Twinkly Music!

Customers are saying

Customers value the Smart Music USB Dongle's ease of use and its ability to sync their lights with music, creating a fun and immersive experience. Many appreciate the USB functionality and the added dimension it brings to their lighting displays. However, some users experienced challenges with compatibility and connectivity, occasionally encountering setup difficulties. A few users reported instances where the product did not function as expected.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT
Very easy to set up! Lights dancing with the music.
Posted 3 years ago by BryanS
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesn't work with the Twinkly Gallery Effects
Warning: the Twinkly Music Dongle does not work with the music effects in the Twinkly Gallery. After you install the Music Dongle you’ll find that none of the Effects with the Musical Notes symbol in the Gallery (e.g. picture of "Twister" actually use the dongle at all. Instead, the dongle has its own set of effects that it syncs the audio to (e.g. picture of VU meter) Incredibly Twinkly’s design seems to be that the Musical Effects in the Gallery only use your smartphone mic and only in “preview”, and the Music Dongle only uses its own set of effects which you can’t customize, edit, or preview. You can’t load any kind of effect playlist that uses audio sync into the Carousel feature, so if you wanted to automatically rotate through various effects using the Carousel for a party you can’t do this with any kind of audio sync capability because the smart phone mic only works in preview mode, not Carousel mode, and the Music Dongle doesn’t work with any of the effects in the Carousel either. I reached out to Twinkly technical support to try to understand what my configuration mistake was, but alas they informed me that this was the actual system design, and that this obvious usage model isn’t supported. Thus the dongle is of very limited utility, you’ll be limited to one effect per party, or you’ll forever be forced to access your smart phone repeatedly to switch patterns which is sure to get annoying almost immediately.
Posted 5 years ago by Roland
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Complicated setup and doesn’t work with Gen I
This took many hours of setup spanning two days. Twinkly’s tech support is poor. We eventually got it working with both iOS and Android operating systems. However, Twinkly Music will ONLY work with Generation II devices. This is a shame since Generation I are great lights too. For Generation II devices, Twinkly Music does respond quickly and the music will dance nicely to the music that is playing.
Posted 5 years ago by Gina