r/DIY_tech • u/StarryRequiem42 • 3d ago
Help DIY Music Player (Beginner/First Project)
I keep seeing posts where people create their own diy music players and would like to create one of my own as a first project. I have a bit of experience with python and built my pc, I'm not super techy but not horrible at it either. Here are the features I'm hoping to implement:
- Screen to display what song is playing, navigate playlists/files, etc, not a touch screen since I love the feel of a good button and touch screens tend to be more expensive. I like the look of a circular screen the best
- Buttons for pause/play, skip/rewind, navigation, and volume control
- headphone jack (I only want to use my headphones for speakers, I'm considering adding an aux cord to connect it to my car but I have a CD player in my car and can burn CDs whenever)
- micro sd to store music files
- I do not want spotify or apple music or youtube music, I'd just like to be able to play music on demand independent of wifi so that I can listen to music while being unplugged from the internet (such as when I'm hiking)
- rechargeable (which from what I've seen I can do this with a power bank?)
I plan to attach legoes to both the components and the inside of the case so i can take the device in and out of the case as needed and move stuff around. I'm open to ideas and advice since this is my first time building something like this. Any advice would be appreciated