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Anon from the start of the thread that gave pointers here. Thought I'd stop by and give some more info to those who are curious.
Soundboards - the big two are the Crystal Focus X (aka the Crystal Focus 10) and Proffieboard v2.22.
Crystal Focus X:
Smooth Swing
Infinite sound fonts
Infinite color mixing
Ability to configure great effects with a neopixel setup
Can play music underneath the lightsaber sounds, blade can be configured to flash and light up according to volume
Ignition, blade, blaster block, lockup, stab, drag, and deactivation effects are changeable and customizable to an extent
Small learning curve, once you get the hang of it you can configure new blade styles and stuff easily.
Smoothswing
Ability to change colors/effects on the fly using button combos
-Not as customizable as Proffieboard, but the creator of the Crystal Focus is a veteran and one of the "founding people" of the custom saber community, and is updating the firmware often.
Proffieboard v2.2:
INSANELY CUSTOMIZABLE. You can program any and all effects to do whatever the hell you want.
Infinite soundfonts
Plays music
Smoothswing
Infinite color mixing
Ability to change blade effects on the fly using button combos or a gesture setup
-Hard to get into, steep learning curve. Not really new-user friendly at the moment, but it's better than when Proffieboard was brand new. If you know how to code, you can make some cool shit. There are guides out there to help you get into editing and customizing.
Other boards:
Pico Crumble
Golden Harvest
Asteria
There's a few others but I can't remember them lmao.
A fully loaded neopixel, CFX or Proffie installed saber can be found for ~$500, if you have patience. Extravagant, insanely customized builds are usually $1500+. Pictured is a Vader's Vault Promethean.
If you have experience soldering, you can easily buy an empty hilt, buy a 3d printed chassis, get a soundboard of your choice and the other parts and build it yourself.
