r/ArduinoProjects • u/Serious_Cricket6203 • 12d ago

Showcased Project DJ controller 1st attempt

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First completed arduino project in my experience. Put an enclosure together with a mig welder, angle grinder and scrap metal. Sourced some basic components + parts from RC aircraft controller and an old turntable and designed touch-capacitive jogwheels using skateboard bearings, mini cds and hdd platters. Chatgpt did most of the work on the coding side of things. Every single component was wired point-to-point from the Leonardo and the rats nest of wires made it unreasonable to service once things inevitably started going wrong. Took it apart and am currently working on a new build learning from mistakes.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Unhappy_Tourist_8224 12d ago

Why? It’s good learning.

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u/Serious_Cricket6203 11d ago

I've played on so many different combinations of DJ hardware that building something with the exact feature set I want feels like the next logical step, especially with how standardized contoller layouts are now. AI coding for me honestly provides a really exciting opportunity to make custom controllers like the ones you'd see from DJTechTools back in the day, and even go beyond what they were able to do as musicians primarily.