djandy

I understand the issues, I wonder how the ns7 functions and if it would work with traktor instead of it's native software. I'm guessing we're going to need a pretty complex controller for this thing in order to use the scratch mode, I think you could make the motor belt driven so that the belt simply slips when you scratch, that'll save the strain on the motor. Hmmm to the drawing board we go, the scratch mode way seems to be the only option, we just need a good speed control circuit. Perhaps if this fails, I can probably easily incorporate a touch sensitive platter to improve the thing, because if I build this thing I want it to be more effective at scratching than my omni board..

After a whole week of researching these midi DJ consoles I decided on the Numark Omni Control because of the lower price, good features and pretty rugged housing. If I wasn't a newbie in the mixing business or I had large amounts of money to spend I would've gotten the NS7 which has motorized wheels which seem pretty freaking amazing. I only came across this site when I figured that if I want to do any actual scratching, I'd need something better than the Omni. I wasn't even aware of the huge community of diy midi dj consoles or I might have looked to build one myself. Either way the order is through, and I wanted the audio interface that the omni has to offer. I saw rasteri's job wheel and that seems to be perfect but has anyone thought of including a motor in there? Seems to me it would be a great addition to the digital dj experience. I'm continuing my research and I have to buy a midi interface as well as soldering equipment since I just moved to alberta and left everything I had back in Quebec... Any thoughts and ideas appreciated and much gratitude for rasteri for the development of his model.