Comments on: Optical DJ controller http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rob http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-38677 Rob Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:58:09 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/#comment-38677 My mistake, that was a later revision My mistake, that was a later revision

]]> By: Rob http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-38676 Rob Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:11:14 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/#comment-38676 Thats not a cd. <br>"An electrically conductive scratch wheel. Either spray a 7” vinyl with conductive paint, or cut a circle out of sheet metal."<br>Its used as a capacitive touch sensor Thats not a cd.
“An electrically conductive scratch wheel. Either spray a 7” vinyl with conductive paint, or cut a circle out of sheet metal.”
Its used as a capacitive touch sensor

]]> By: 36chambers http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-38675 36chambers Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:34:31 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/#comment-38675 I would like to know whats going on with the fader? Do you have the whole mixer pcb in that box? Did you convert the 05Pro fader to be optical?<br><br>Also the skratch emulation isvery laggy just like al skratch emulation. <br><br>How does it handle really really slow/fast movements? I would like to know whats going on with the fader? Do you have the whole mixer pcb in that box? Did you convert the 05Pro fader to be optical?

Also the skratch emulation isvery laggy just like al skratch emulation.

How does it handle really really slow/fast movements?

]]> By: 36chambers http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-38674 36chambers Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:29:22 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/#comment-38674 Pretty cool, has already been done though :(<br><br><a href="http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/nik/projects_n.cgi?spinalcat&intro" rel="nofollow">http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/nik/projects_n.cgi?spinalcat&intro</a><br>-Optical turntable cartridges made from CUE CATS.<br><br>And here:<br><a href="http://terminatorx.org/turntable.html" rel="nofollow">http://terminatorx.org/turntable.html</a><br>-checkout the how to, and all the turntable other people have already made.<br><br>Also there is a commercial product available here<br>EJ Optical Midi Turntable<br><a href="http://www.ejenterprises.tv/start.php4" rel="nofollow">http://www.ejenterprises.tv/start.php4</a><br>- cant find much ore about that one.<br><br><br> Pretty cool, has already been done though :(

http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/nik/projects_n.cgi?spinalcat&intro
-Optical turntable cartridges made from CUE CATS.

And here:
http://terminatorx.org/turntable.html
-checkout the how to, and all the turntable other people have already made.

Also there is a commercial product available here
EJ Optical Midi Turntable
http://www.ejenterprises.tv/start.php4
- cant find much ore about that one.

]]> By: gardeski http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-38673 gardeski Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:37:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/optical-dj-controller/#comment-38673 wow, slick concept and good skratching, i'm impressed, how-to please wow, slick concept and good skratching, i’m impressed, how-to please

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