{"id":11398,"date":"2014-11-09T20:36:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T20:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2014-11-09T20:36:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T20:36:09","slug":"raspberry-pi-controlled-christmas-tree-light-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11398","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi controlled Christmas tree light show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/FMM\/ZWI8\/I24M6ULR\/FMMZWI8I24M6ULR.MEDIUM.jpg?resize=560%2C407\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instructables user Osprey22 has written a piece of Python which acts as a sequencer based on an imported MP3 file to drive sets of Christmas tree lights. 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