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| - | \\ | + | ====== ToS - Traktor Controller Blog ====== |
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| - | ^ **>>** | Project continued and is in final stage (aka. putting together) ^ **<<** ^ | + | |
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| - | ====== ToS - Traktor 2/3 Controller Blog ====== | + | |
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| - | ^{{http://static.flickr.com/96/buddyicons/82547392@N00.jpg}}| Stonehenge is a portable sun dial, if you have enough people on hand to get things rolling. | \\ | + | |
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| - | This page is still under construction,what you can see here is a scrapbook for building/finishing the page when I finish my TDS MIDIBOX. | + | |
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| ===== The quest ===== | ===== The quest ===== | ||
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| Layout below is approximately a version 2, 2.5 and there are still changes to add(mostly Traktor 3 compatibility). | Layout below is approximately a version 2, 2.5 and there are still changes to add(mostly Traktor 3 compatibility). | ||
| - | ^{{http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.th.jpg}}| 22pots/fdrs \\ 30buttons \\ 2 encoders \\ and few leds | outdated, keep reading... | | + | ^[[http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.jpg|{{http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.th.jpg}}]]| 22pots/fdrs \\ 30buttons \\ 2 encoders \\ and few leds | outdated, keep reading... | |
| * Ordered core chip (there were nowhere to be found in my town so one of electronic shops oredered 5pcs just for me to buy one :D, hopefully that won't be the las one I bought ) | * Ordered core chip (there were nowhere to be found in my town so one of electronic shops oredered 5pcs just for me to buy one :D, hopefully that won't be the las one I bought ) | ||
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| I found a mixer crossfader(StageLine MPX-460) for reasonable price (8€). The initial plan was to install a 4.5cm Infinium optical xfader but this one will do the trick just fine, at least for starters. | I found a mixer crossfader(StageLine MPX-460) for reasonable price (8€). The initial plan was to install a 4.5cm Infinium optical xfader but this one will do the trick just fine, at least for starters. | ||
| * jog dials \\ | * jog dials \\ | ||
| + | * Puting together | ||
| + | Three layers of paint: white(to amplify the next color), fluorescent green(UV reactive) and black framing. Glyphs, pot marks and stuff is printed on sel-adhesive transparent foil but in negative(glyphs are transparent and backgorunt is filled with black). Plan was to overlay that foil with another which is just transparent(to prevent scratching). | ||
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| + | Final note: \\ | ||
| + | [the casing & faceplate] | ||
| + | I am not satisfied, there is a number of small imperfections: \\ | ||
| + | - some pots are off by few milimeters, one hdd plater is by 3mm to high and overlaps part of a button \\ | ||
| + | - holes for some buttons were not done quite right (too tight or too wide) \\ | ||
| + | - printed layer is well printed but some glyphs are a bit off and it does not stick well to the surface(when bent over the edge or pinned down with button or screw). \\ | ||
| + | - I did not manage to apply protective layer of foil to prevent scratches \\ | ||
| + | - I made quite a few scratches while setting-up controls(and I'm curently half way there) \\ | ||
| + | - casing is well built but now I have some problems with it (some controls don't fit) \\ | ||
| + | - the black that I have used is not scratch-proof enough \\ | ||
| + | - there is more... | ||
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| + | __Anyway, next time I'll go for CNC-cutted face with engraved or silk-screened letters & glyphs.__ | ||
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| + | [midibox itself] | ||
| + | ...yet to be tested but there probably won't be any problems. | ||
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| **Scratch/wind/select plates** [needs research & development] \\ | **Scratch/wind/select plates** [needs research & development] \\ | ||
| **touchsensors on scratch plates** [research how to connect rotating touchplate with non-rotating signal wire] \\ | **touchsensors on scratch plates** [research how to connect rotating touchplate with non-rotating signal wire] \\ | ||
| **Scan turntable spin rate with optical mouse** [abandoned: found sometinhg better] \\ \\ | **Scan turntable spin rate with optical mouse** [abandoned: found sometinhg better] \\ \\ | ||
| Jog dials will be made from HDD platter (Maxtor slim version 20-40GB, single platter). I have stumbled upon this discovery quite accidentally. Main data platter is about 95mm in diameter, it has mounting system(to the 7200rpm driver) that provides easy maintenance and implementation. The driver(electro-motor) is mounted on three points, below main panel(the only thing that needs to be made is a metal ). The data(scratch) platter is somehow connected to the base of the drive so touch sensor pin can now be easily connected to a point that is not spinning and still sense the touch on the scratch/data platter surface. | Jog dials will be made from HDD platter (Maxtor slim version 20-40GB, single platter). I have stumbled upon this discovery quite accidentally. Main data platter is about 95mm in diameter, it has mounting system(to the 7200rpm driver) that provides easy maintenance and implementation. The driver(electro-motor) is mounted on three points, below main panel(the only thing that needs to be made is a metal ). The data(scratch) platter is somehow connected to the base of the drive so touch sensor pin can now be easily connected to a point that is not spinning and still sense the touch on the scratch/data platter surface. | ||
| - | Status: This is still a concept but I have here three such plates and even if they don't transfer touch sense, it will still kick butt. \\ \\ | + | Status: This is still a concept but I have here three of such plates and even if they don't transfer touch sense, it will still kick butt. \\ \\ |
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