If your’re a bedroom composer/musician like me you know how hard it can be to stay discreet with all your blinking pads/gear/home made noise-machines, while other family members are trying to sleep a few feet/meters away. We want to keep the room dark, but at the same time need to be able to see the labels on the hundres of knobs, switches and sliders that make up our instruments. The solution: USB lights. Cheap, directed and discreet lighting!

Here’s one lighting up my Meeblip:

You can get them at amazon dirt cheap. This is the one I’ve been buying. There are cheaper ones but those I cannot vouch for since I haven’t used them.

Amazon Link: Flexible Mini USB LED Light for PC Notebook Laptop