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if you want to have a killer Halloween party and you already have Philips hue bulbs there are a couple of ways to turn them into a fun and spooky centerpiece for your Halloween party so I have four Philips hue bulbs already set up and I can of course control them from the official app but I also have a couple of other apps that let me sync the bulbs with any music or spooky sounds that I'm playing the first option is called hue Halloween and it's available for iOS and Android I love it because it's really simple to get things started launch the app and then hit the button on your hue bridge to get things synced then hit the lightbulb button to choose which lights you'll use with the app so I'll set the mood in this case piano music creepy already but let's throw in some sound effects and you'll see that as I change the effects the lights sync with whatever's playing like this that one's really creepy bears up other moods that you can choose from for background music I can put some raindrops in the background hit it with a zombie's sound this app is great because of all the built-in options but it does require you to man it now if you want more control over the music and how the lights react to it check out hue disco it's available for iOS and Android to get started you'll launch the app and then sync it with your hue just like hue Halloween then go ahead and choose which light bulbs you want to work with the app again the more the merrier or scarier in this case once you do that head over to the disco tab and here you can really fine-tune the controls so the most important one is really microphone sensitivity because if you're having a really rowdy party you want to make sure that the app can still pick up on the music that you're playing so if you have a lot of people over cranked up the sensitivity the other thing to check out is the transition control so you can choose between smooth for a smoother transition or snap which gives you more of a strobe effect kind of like a club feel and if you can't decide just choose mix and then go ahead and queue up your music and hit start so those are just a couple of fun ways to use your smartphone to add a little more flair to your Halloween party but you can also use these same tips year-round during any other events you're hosting