Embodiments of a system for identifying audio content are described. The LED-based multi-mode illumination subsystem produces three different fields of LED-based illumination in automatic response to the detection of different conditions within the FOV, by the automatic object presence and range detection subsystem. In one embodiment, the transmitter is operatively part of a sound generation device capable of generating andor reproducing music or sound, such as an MP3 player or other portable entertainment device, personal digital assistant, electronic musical instrument, electronic toy, wireless microphone, or the like. The texture layer bonds to the surface of the substrate via coalescing, and includes resin characterized as independently imparting a scrubbyness attribute to the article upon coalescing.