Then it was time for the hard part, the actual circuit. I built the controller by wiring together an Arduino, small bread board, microphone sensor for the input, and the LED bulb for the output. The hardest part for me was figuring out how to extend the orb from the base clip holding the controlling elements. I eventually soldered the LED bulb to an extended length of wire, then connected that wire to firmer wires that plugged into the bread board. 

Additional problems included making sure my clip was strong enough to hold the base onto a