*BUILD LOG* 'CDJ 2000'-style DIY Traktor controller
*BUILD LOG* 'CDJ 2000'-style DIY Traktor controller Posted on: 14.10.2010 by Arcelia Siebeneck Just in the design stages at the moment but I'm pretty excited by this controller concept... believe it's pretty unique and is a good compromise between a performance 'midi-fighter-esque' controller and a more traditional CDJ/mixer combo. See what you believe:The screen is a 7" USB screen by Samsung (model U70) and is the most expensive part (about | |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 21.02.2011 | aaaaand another video! this one explains the concept (or should I say "Koncept") behind the FX section and how the encoders control what's directly below/above them on the screen. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvrU1USThRc |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 21.02.2011 | some more bits arrived today.... just waiting for the encoders and leds... |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 21.02.2011 |
Originally Posted by ToS
Originally Posted by Coldfuzion
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| DJ MENSAH 21.02.2011 | Want software to map HID input devices(external keyboards) to custom midi events? |
| Carlee Pickard 20.02.2011 | Seems like a MIDI-Fighter, but you're just re-mapping everything for your ease of usage . I like the way the tracks show up though on the separate screen, it'll be easy to quickly check your BPM n stuff. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 20.02.2011 | almost got the clone software working now - starting to become semi-useful lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWzuOBDuAdg I'm working on an entirely new layout which will be much more mixer-focused and less cdj-tentric (so unlike the original design). I'm calling this controller the Traktor Koncept as I hope NI will take some of my ideas on board when they see it all running! Will upload some designs in the next few days. I'm still waiting for a load of parts to arrive that I ordered last week. Most importantly, I badly need the digital calliper to arrive so I can accurately measure everything and make sure I design the front plate properly (so that the holes are big enough etc). |
| Fannie Lafranca 15.02.2011 | Awesome- I can't Wait to see this badboy coming together! I am currently plannning a mixer based controller, but would love to include a jog wheel or jog wheels- what would you use for these? As there doesn't appear to be appropriate components around for this sort of thing, only pots and faders etc. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 13.02.2011 | I've pretty much got all the parts I need now - just waiting for the Arduino to arrive so I can start programming. I'm considering designing a more mixer-focused midi controller instead of two cdj style controllers... mainly so I don't have to make two controllers! (but also so that I can just use one usb lcd screen, to save on costs) |
| Fannie Lafranca 13.02.2011 | Hows progress going dude? |
| Lisa Lochotzki 13.02.2011 | I do an excellent boilling water! |
| Jerome Burruss 13.02.2011 |
Originally Posted by djproben
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| Danae Dumler 13.02.2011 | Count me in too. My skills include, umm, drinking beer and receiving lap dances. |
| Stephan Denigris 12.02.2011 | very cool idea |
| Vernie Beharry 26.01.2011 | OMG. . . I believe I just jizzed in my pants. . .( yet again ). . . @Mil0 That is the most genius thing I've seen for a controller! Wish I can partake in this great venture. . .but work/personal life is getting to me. . . Definitely keepin an eye on this one as well. . . @ everyone else. . .you guys are simply awesome! |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 26.01.2011 | nice one guys please post in this thread (http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=23877) if you want to get involved, as this thread is seriously starting to get off topic lol back on topic: I just ordered/bought the following items today: - Arduino Mega ( |
| Soon Zafer 26.01.2011 | I has hard core soldering skills. Can I help? |
| Carlee Pickard 26.01.2011 | First of all, this looks amazing. Secondly, I am already creating a custom built midi-fighter on a program, then 3d rendering it, then actually going to create it. After I am done with that project of my own, I would not mind helping with this at all. And I guess I could be person "A" on your list Mil0! |
| Nedra Fresneda 25.01.2011 | i haz mapping skillz |
| Dudley Denoux 25.01.2011 | +1 for us with no skills but want to invest for when this thing fucking dominates everything else on the market |
| Jacque Divinity 25.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by safefire
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| Lewis Stumpf 25.01.2011 | I'd be game for that. I've got a coder guy on my deck project, and can do everything but the programming, but when I get it done, I'd be game to make a few more and pass em around, if somebody wants to write the code. I haven't the money to make more than one right now, so we'd have to figure that out. Other than that, a DJTT controller-train would be a definite win in my book. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 25.01.2011 | I'm believeing something along the lines of a very small scale production line. If we could all agree on a basic design for a custom controller that uses broadly the same components, we could make the controller in stages individually. For example: - Person A has experience in machining and can get laser cutting/etching done cheap - Person B has experience in soldering and can do all the wiring - Person C has Arduino/Midibox experience and can do the microprocessor coding - Person D has Traktor mapping skills - Person E etc Infact, if say just 4 people could agree on a design then we could collectively build 4 controllers between us (by constructing and shipping the completed parts to one another until 4 controllers are completed). Is this in any way feasible? edit: I can already see the beginning of this happening in the NI Kontrol M1 thread (http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=22996). If we can't get NI to make something like this, then surely the DJTT community can? |
| Shay Wyche 25.01.2011 | I'd be up for helping out a collective. I don't believe I could teach you guys much though. Everything I know I've learned from here. |
| Allene Manitta 25.01.2011 | i would love to be on board for a community-based collaboration, got some soldering/electronic skills, basic c-scripting and understandig. more on the handcraft-side of things though to be honest. |
| Lewis Stumpf 25.01.2011 | Good work on the clone-drive, I mean, clone display. I'd be in for a project. I'm working on a controller too, which should start entering existence soon enough. I can: Work in 3D (primary area of expertise) and make production drawings. Create pcb schematics and boards Solder Cook |
| Joan Kollmorgen 26.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by MiL0
Count me in |
| Tatum Ansaldo 26.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by MiL0
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| Arcelia Siebeneck 25.01.2011 | cheers matey - lol, well I wish I had your soldering/construction skills! makes me believe that we (as in, the djranking s community) should combine our respective skills on a group project sometime... I'm always up for some collaborations or doing some work for someone elses controller. |
| Shay Wyche 24.01.2011 | Cracking video. I wish I could write code - but hell - it takes me to write English. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 24.01.2011 | Video update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_ZAFH-dcU |
| Lewis Stumpf 22.01.2011 | Soldering isn't that hard, it just takes some practice. Take a look over at Sparkfun for a some pointer, they've got a couple of pretty neat guides that helped me a lot: http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/213 http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 22.01.2011 | I'd love to go the midibox route but my soldering skills just aren't up to the task. If it were possible to buy pre-soldered/assembled midibox boards then I might consider it, otherwise I'll stick with Arduino. The reason being that there are already existing scripts that will pretty much do what I want and there are a few other people on here that are working on it as well so hopefully I shouldn't need to write anything from scratch; only modify stuff. Also, I'm pretty decent at scripting in Autohotkey and I enjoy a challenge so I'm hoping I can pick it up pretty easily. From looking through existing Arduino code it doesn't look that hard? |
| Edwina Fagel 22.01.2011 | Are you shure aboute that Arduino route? Especially if you said that your not very good at programming. I would go with the midibox 64/E. The main plus is about it that you could use only one core for two devices, the programming amount is allso smaller. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 22.01.2011 | Just on my way back from Thailand/HK and got a 6 hour wait in Doha, Qatar. Had a little look around the duty free here and found this really nice 8" LG Photoframe for US$80. Whilst I'm waiting for my connecting flight I had to quickly power it up and see if it works The good points are that it's really sleek, doesn't have a massive frame and has very good viewing angles as well as being very bright. The bad points are that it has a noticeably lower refresh rate than a standard VGA monitor. There's a bit of latency but that doesn't bother me, it's more like the screen isn't refreshing at 50/60hz. It's not too bad, only noticeable when you compare it to my laptop screen so hopefully it won't be an issue. Shame the shop only had 1 in stock otherwise I probably would have bought two! The best news is that my Clone tool works perfectly on it! Now I just need to order the Arduino |
| Lewis Stumpf 29.12.2010 | Sounds good. I looked around at some other monitors, particularly 10", and found these to be pretty nice. http://www.mimomonitors.com/ I hope I can take the shell off and just use the hardware, as that would save me a good bit of space. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 28.12.2010 | as I mentioned earlier, project is on hold until the end of January (when I get back from Hong Kong / Thailand). I'm ordering the Arduino and Mux shield - hoping that I can use it as the 'brain' for this project, but if not I'll go with the xbox joypads. also, found some Samsung U70's for a really decent price: http://www.orangeaccessories.co.uk/a...87&pkg=5930887 just waiting for them to come back in stock. |
| Chau Honrado 28.12.2010 | hows it going?
Originally Posted by safefire
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| Lewis Stumpf 14.12.2010 | This looks incredible, Milo (And hello to you, DJTT community!) I've actually been working on something similar, albeit without the touchscreen. I'm also going the Arduino route, as I believe it will offer some quite handy features (hardware based mapping, complex behavior etc). If you want to bounce some ideas around about Arduino's or whatever, drop me a pm Looking excitedly forward to an update, keep up the good work! |
| Chau Honrado 11.12.2010 | awesome project, looking forwards to seeing a unit in existance! let us know how the arudino + MUX shield combo treats you, somehting ive been looking at playing with for a while, |
| Random X 11.12.2010 | First things first amigo! |
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