*BUILD LOG* 'CDJ 2000'-style DIY Traktor controller

[vanaema78]

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.

[MiL0]

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?

[safefire]

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

[MiL0]

Video update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_ZAFH-dcU

[Archies'bald]

Cracking video. I wish I could write code - but hell - it takes me to write English.

[MiL0]

cheers matey - lol, well I wish I had your soldering/construction skills!

makes me think that we (as in, the djtechtools 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.

[fullenglishpint]

cheers matey - lol, well I wish I had your soldering/construction skills!

makes me think that we (as in, the djtechtools 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.

I vote giant 100 square foot midifighter that takes 8 people to play

[extraclassic]

cheers matey - lol, well I wish I had your soldering/construction skills!

makes me think that we (as in, the djtechtools 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.

Count me in

[safefire]

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

[derschaich]

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.