Traktorizer - a Midibox to control Traktor-DJ-Studio -

[stryd_one]

Nobody's going to be scratching on a wheel that small anyway.

If there's a separate CS PCB (mentioned above) then people way want to use different hardware., so having the core hardware and software designed with an optional hi-res encoder is still useful. There's not a lot to it really, just little things like which pins are used/kept free etc...

[Theta_Frost]

Somewhere far in the future one of the coolest things you could do with these would make it a standalone controller. No computer. 8)  I know I would appreciate it waaaay more because laptops are expensive and if it was straight no filtering through a computer.  I know lots of work would be needed but just keep it in mind. ::)

[rasteri]

Somewhere far in the future one of the coolest things you could do with these would make it a standalone controller. No computer.

I'm working on something very similar to what you just described. It uses an x86 single board computer for now, but a dsPIC (or something) would be the eventual plan...

[Theta_Frost]

Sweet! Keep me posted!  Will it have the full range of features the Traktorizer currently has?  Great news! :D

[ademir]

whassup!

  It's first post here. Hi all! ;P

  First of all, i'm not a dj. i'm not even a musician, i just know a bit about electronics, nuts and bolts... but i love music and, what the hell, why not? I'm making one of those for me! :D

  One of the things that i first noticed is that is HUGE! I was thinking in a modular build of it, like the old/not so old dj setup: the jogwheels and mixer apart from each other. Making the connections between them would be a pain, but it's worth the shot.

  The other thing that came into my mind is... is it possible to keep all MTE design, but use the wheels from rasteri? (btw: you work rocks, man.) I mean, a big wheel with a hi-res encoder.

  At last, is it possible to use hacked-mouse encoders, instead of the great encoders you use? Where i live, the encoders are expensive as hell!

  MTE, rasteri and sasha, you did fuc**n great 'til now. Keep it up!

  Greets from brazil!

  -a

[Theta_Frost]

To use rasteri's high res encoders they would have to program for that so its up to them.

[rasteri]

Is there source code available for traktorizer? I'd be happy to hack hi-res encoders into it.

[MTE]

Check your PM ;)

[Theta_Frost]

Is there source code available for traktorizer? I'd be happy to hack hi-res encoders into it.

Flippin' awesome! 8)

[Soclt]

Is there source code available for traktorizer? I'd be happy to hack hi-res encoders into it.

I want it too ;)

[ademir]

Hey all,

  Here is my version of Traktorizer.

  It's still a draft, i really don't have a clue about where to begin, but that's what i'd like to build.

  Well, to the facts:

  1) The buttons: The big ones (play and cue) have 30mm on diameter. the little round ones have 15mm. The squared ones have 15x20mm; the 'loop' button is 42mm wide. PROBLEM: I don't know how to make or even paint them :-[ I'd like they were made of rubber/silicone, but i can't think a good way to make the bottom part, where the leds and switches go.

  2) The jog wheel: It's borrowed from rasteri's scratch wheel project: a 7" vinyl disc on a slightly (5mm on radius) bigger platter. the red part would be the slipmat. All that stuff would be connected to a hi-res encoder and a little circuit to make the disc itself a capacitive sensor, eliminating the conductive paint stuff (and thus allowing me to print that beautiful devil girl on the disc label  :P)

  3) The LCD is out of scale. I didn't think much about this right now, but it would be nice if i have a white-on-black LCD :)

  4) The case is 300mm wide x 350mm high (about 12"x13"). The goal is make it out of aluminum, but wood will work as well. Let's see what will fit better in the budget (which is really, really low!)

  5) The controls: In order to make a compact unit, I have supressed some of the controls of the original project. Some of those will appear in the mixer unit, some will not be implemented.

  6) The set: I'm thinking about making a 3-piece set, with two identical turntables and one mixer. that would make all the set easier to carry and allow some freedom on positioning the units. I'm working on the mixer design. PROBLEM: how to connect all that. there's a LOT of connections to make. Maybe a DB-25 connector? Don't know yet. If it turns out to be a huge problem, i'll go to the shorter path and make it an all-in-one unit.

  That's it for now. Hope you like it and find all the 'design influences' (a little euphemism for copy! lol)

  -a

[Goblinz]

I like the look of this. I especially like the idea of using the vinyl as a capacitive touch sensor, I'm maybe not too keen on the look of a 7" covered in paint!

Not used traktor yet so not sure what controls are needed so can't comment there. I'm wanting to build something similar to this in the future so please be sure to keep us updated on your progress

[rasteri]

Not had a chance to add hi-res encoders yet (I only have intermittent internet access), but I will soon. Promise.

Loving the design ademir :)

[Theta_Frost]

Any updates in kits?  Also Rasteri hows your standalone mixer going?

[MTE]

Sorry for the long delay, Im very busy in my new job :( so, all my projects are on the queue for some months...

[Theta_Frost]

Hey thats fine.  Take your time. :)

[ademir]

Hey guys,

  Just by friday i'll be able to buy some parts, so all I've had is sketching... so, this is my vision on traktorizer's mixer.

  I kept just the main effects, so i got a more compact unit (this is about 25cm w x 35 h). the kill buttons have 10x10mm. AND, that gray square is exactly what you're thinking ;) suck it, xponent! :P

  Actually, i have this touchpad for a long time, it was left on a drawer for about 5 years or so. I didn't really decided on using it, but again, it's just a sketch.

  later,

  -a

[wavewalker]

hello everybody

is this thread "death"?

???

[Napiks]

what do you want to know ?

here are always some peoples around, we only use to have a real life and dont always have time to check every thread ;)

[MTE]

Im alive  :D

[wavewalker]

Im alive  :D

hello

i'm thinking to build 1 traktor control ,

checked many pages......(ucapps,wiki,etc..., core,din,dout,ain,etc........)

about software , there is a traktor file as "interface" for hardware and software?

thanks

ww

[MTE]

Hi

about software , there is a traktor file as "interface" for hardware and software?

sorry, do you mean an  "traktorfile"-> .tks ??

so, no theres no file available, you need to program Traktor by yourself.

regards

MTE

[atom heart]

would there be a way of using timecoded vinyls for producing midi signals???

[rasteri]

would there be a way of using timecoded vinyls for producing midi signals???

I think Mspinky can do that. Otherwise, you could hook a turntable up to the ADC pins of a PIC and use that to look for zero crossings. Then convert that to midi with a small program.

[scagnato]

Hi,

I'm Attilio from Italy and this is my first post. Can anybody tell me how to set Scratch-Sensitivity and Pitchbend-Sensitivity in MIDI setup of Traktor scratch pro v1.1?

Thanks

Attilio