Soundstorm for Hue

Scott Dodson

About this app

Get your party started using your Philips Hue lights. Watch your lights pulse and flash to your favorite songs.*

*Hue Bridge required

MODES

• Music Visualizer — Lights change colors to the music (device microphone required)
• Strobe — Lights change colors in a flash randomly
• Color Loop — Lights change colors simultaneously
• Color Flow — Lights change colors sequentially
• Playlist — Each mode plays for a random duration

THEMES

Choose from one of the predefined themes or create your own on the Themes tab. Each mode uses the colors in the selected theme. To edit a user theme in the list, swipe the item to the left and tap the pencil icon. You can reorder colors for the Color Loop mode.

SETTINGS

Music Visualizer
• Set the volume trigger for the light effects
• Change minimum brightness of the lights when inactive
• Change maximum brightness of the light effects
• Change transition effects (random, pulse, fade quickly, fade slowly)
• Change theme
• Toggle detect frequencies (Bass, Mid, Treble)

Bass, Mid, Treble (Music Visualizer)
• Toggle light effects
• Target lights for effects
• Change transition effects (random, pulse, fade quickly, fade slowly)
• Change theme
• Change frequency range trigger

Strobe
• Change minimum brightness of the lights when inactive
• Change maximum brightness of the light effects
• Change theme

Color Loop, Color Flow
• Change brightness of the lights
• Change color or light sequence (in order, reverse order, random order)
• Change transition effects (random, pulse, fade quickly, fade slowly)
• Change transition timeout
• Change theme

Playlist
• Change sequence (in order, reverse order, random order)
• Change order
• Toggle modes
• Change duration range for each mode

General
• Change default end state (revert, off)
• Change sleep end state (revert, off)
• Auto-start and Auto-stop effect

LIGHTS / GROUPS

Select one or more lights for your light show on the Lights tab. Choose a group that you set up using the Philips Hue app, or create a new zone in the Soundstorm for Hue app. To edit a room or zone in the list, swipe the item to the left and tap the pencil icon. You can reorder lights for the Color Flow mode. When you add, remove, or change lights, pull down the list to refresh.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Sleep Timer — Sleep End State setting lets you choose what happens to the state of the lights when the sleep timer ends.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and appreciate you taking the time to rate the app. By leaving a review, I can continue to improve Soundstorm for Hue and create a great experience for you and future users. Thank you! —Scott

Ratings and reviews

Love this app! I use it pretty much every day. The only way it could be better is if there was a live drum pad-style light-changer to where I could luminously DJ to music (different buttons for strobe, fade, etc). Keep it up! I also went and bought the thunderstorm and fire apps too!

I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I paid for it Edit: not seeking a refund. Seeking an app that does what I was expecting. A light show to the music

Does successfully control my lights. Two main issues though. First, didn't detect the Hue Bridge on my network without manually entering the IP; I haven't had this problem with any other app. Second, I don't think the music visualizer is actually listening to the music. The lights change rhythmically but not in time with the music, it seems like it a constant tempo. I compared this to the Hue Disco app and the latter does vary the lights based on the temp.

What's new

Need help? Please email [e-mail]

- fixed compatibility issue