PC Mixer - Deevey gave me an idea
PC Mixer - Deevey gave me an idea Posted on: 22.06.2012 by Yong Aptekar
Originally Posted by deevey
disassemble desktop The motherboard fits perfectly, there is space for the hard drive, and the power supply as well as room to route cables. I will take pictures and put them up showing the space inside the mixer shortly. I am seriously considering building my PC into my mixer. Pair that up with one of Toshiba's 14" USB monitors, and a Wifi keyboard/touch-pad, and I have a pretty versatile mixer. If there was more room, I would try working my Audio 6 in. What do you guys believe? opinions, criticism, a healthy flaming, suggestions? | |
| Diogo Dj Dragão 25.06.2012 | full.jpgparts.jpg If you're using a different mixer, it would probably be pretty easy to create an extension for it that would accommodate your computer. You could easily make something like this with some simple tools (a Dremel would make it easy) at home. |
| Julius Schoenhofer 24.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by dripstep
Cool project though, I always wanted to build a computer into a mixer |
| Yong Aptekar 22.06.2012 | IMG00640-20120622-1954.jpg I will need a slim (28 mm) CPU fan, as well as a fan for the case to keep it chill inside. Moving some stuff around, i wont have room for my hard drive, but i do have 2 external eSATA ports, so I may run the OS and everything off of an external HDD. Not a big deal, I use an external for music, may as well tie them both in together. The only thing that will be plugged into the PC side of the mixer will be USB chords, and they will run out the side, and under my turntables. Might flat mount my mixer into the table, and all of the cables will be well hidden then. |
| Yong Aptekar 22.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by deevey
disassemble desktop The motherboard fits perfectly, there is space for the hard drive, and the power supply as well as room to route cables. I will take pictures and put them up showing the space inside the mixer shortly. I am seriously considering building my PC into my mixer. Pair that up with one of Toshiba's 14" USB monitors, and a Wifi keyboard/touch-pad, and I have a pretty versatile mixer. If there was more room, I would try working my Audio 6 in. What do you guys believe? opinions, criticism, a healthy flaming, suggestions? |
| Diogo Dj Dragão 25.06.2012 | full.jpgparts.jpg If you're using a different mixer, it would probably be pretty easy to create an extension for it that would accommodate your computer. You could easily make something like this with some simple tools (a Dremel would make it easy) at home. |
| Yong Aptekar 24.06.2012 | Heat shouldn't be an issue, its an old Gemini PS-525 mixer. It doesn't heat up at all, so all I should need are some case fans. If this doesn't work, no big loss, I will just need a new mixer lol. If it does work, I might look into getting a better mixer anyways, and mod the pc into that. I'm just debating on cannibalizing the case, that the motherboard is in, for parts (buttons, power supply, extra usb ports) or getting the buttons separately. I also might move the headset jack on the mixer to the front. I don't like that it is on top. |
| Julius Schoenhofer 24.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by dripstep
Cool project though, I always wanted to build a computer into a mixer |
| Jonathan Chiuchiolo 23.06.2012 | check how monitor speakers are magnetically shielded, this is a really cool project dripstep! good luck with it |
| Yong Aptekar 23.06.2012 | Has anyone else done this? I'm wondering about electronic noise now, and if it will make any difference. And if so, how to shield it. |
| Sylvia Greener 23.06.2012 | Stanton has made approaches into this direction with the Stanton SCS-4DJ. Not what you what you intend to finally have but creative. |
23.06.2012 | A PC is a very noisy thing electromagnetically speaking, I'm not sure you'd want to put it inside a thing that'll pick up that noise and put it out through speakers. |
| Yong Aptekar 22.06.2012 | Thanks Jes. Shoudnt be too hard, routing the cables might be though. There looks to be enough room, I just have to make sure that the fan doesn't get stopped by wires, but that's what zip ties are for. I will write up a build log though. |
| Cristian Carmona 22.06.2012 | i thought about doing the same with a spare djm-400 and putting a Serato SL-1. Hope the mod works out for you. |
| Yong Aptekar 22.06.2012 | IMG00640-20120622-1954.jpg I will need a slim (28 mm) CPU fan, as well as a fan for the case to keep it chill inside. Moving some stuff around, i wont have room for my hard drive, but i do have 2 external eSATA ports, so I may run the OS and everything off of an external HDD. Not a big deal, I use an external for music, may as well tie them both in together. The only thing that will be plugged into the PC side of the mixer will be USB chords, and they will run out the side, and under my turntables. Might flat mount my mixer into the table, and all of the cables will be well hidden then. |
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