For my use case I want something fully portable and battery powered anyways. So the audio stuff should happen on the ESP32. (Or on my phone, that might work too)
Eh, it's probably OK either way. People have been saying since day 1 that Raspberry Pis are not low-power devices and they're probably right.
Everything is relative, though. In terms of maximums, a Pi 4 (for example) can use up to about 7 Watts under load by itself, which adds up fast when operating on batteries.
But a single 1 meter string of 144 WS2812B LEDs can suck down up to around 43 Watts, and 43 is a lot more than 7. :)
Lighting rigs are thirsty. The processing (even if it's the whole Pi) is generally a small drop in the bucket.
No, haven't tried it.
For my use case I want something fully portable and battery powered anyways. So the audio stuff should happen on the ESP32. (Or on my phone, that might work too)
Eh, it's probably OK either way. People have been saying since day 1 that Raspberry Pis are not low-power devices and they're probably right.
Everything is relative, though. In terms of maximums, a Pi 4 (for example) can use up to about 7 Watts under load by itself, which adds up fast when operating on batteries.
But a single 1 meter string of 144 WS2812B LEDs can suck down up to around 43 Watts, and 43 is a lot more than 7. :)
Lighting rigs are thirsty. The processing (even if it's the whole Pi) is generally a small drop in the bucket.
It's pretty easy to run a pi on a battery.