Cassette DJ #2, Work In Progress prototype

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This is a prototype of cassette DJ turn table. Now it can rewind the tape during playing sound freely. The problem is it can't turn the tape in fast forward direction. And because the rubber band connected the tape reel and the turn table is elastic, the response of turn table is not good.
For the next step, I have an idea to realize turning the tape to both back and forth directions.
I'm also selling SnapBeat, the simplest lofi hardware sampler.
snapbeat.net/
#cassette #tape #DJ #walkman #scrach #lofi

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17 сен 2024

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@MaxQ10001 4 месяца назад

Nice project. Back in the days, when what we had was tape, cassettes and records, DJs chose records. Probably for a good reason 😅

@connorcarbon 4 месяца назад

Awesome! I felt so bad when people were saying that Snapbeat project was "dead" because of the recent grooveboxes released this last year. But now you are doing something revolutionary, keep it up!!

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

Actually after T.E. K.O.II was released, I think people loose their interest about SnapBeat. But I started this project and SnapBeat is evolving now under ground. 😊

@alecbc9 3 месяца назад

Precisely! Not dead, just evolving. Just purchased one and am excited to create with your creation!

@SnapBeat.official 3 месяца назад

@@alecbc9 Thank you very much for your purchasing and strong support 😃😃

@TurboLoveTrain 4 месяца назад

I like where this is going.

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

Thanks you so much 😊

@bugula89 4 месяца назад

yussssssssssss - cannot wait

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

Thanks! Sorry for making you wait. It's just a first prototype, and I have to improve many things.

@terrabull1639 4 месяца назад

How did you come up with this? And will you make this available or make a build tutorial? This is great btw

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

In fact, I have no experience of DJ or scratching. I love hiphop music and I started imitating DJ play with DIY stuffs. If I can successfully develop it as more reliable and quality product, I will sell it online maybe. But at least, even it can't be final product, I will share information which I get through this experiments.

@terrabull1639 4 месяца назад

@@SnapBeat.official cool. I'm looking forward to further developments. Have looked into or seen the SC1000 and SC500 digital scratch machines? They are hand held scratch machines.

@ItsXylnt 4 месяца назад

God how can I get involved with this project?! It’s so cool!

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

Thanks! This is my private project. In fact, I have no experience of DJing or scratching. I'm just a wannabe of DJ and an professional electric engineer. If you could give me request or advise as a user, it would be helpful for future development. I don't know much what the DJ is doing actually.

@Swenglish 4 месяца назад

This is inching closer to something I've fantasized about. I used to scratch reel-to-reel as a kid, and I've always wondered if it would be possible to make a mechanical device that could play and scratch cassettes without adding too much tension to the tape. I imagined it would require some kind of double sprag clutch gear and switch mechanism that would override the motor when engaged so you don't have to press pause, but I'm not enough of an engineer to figure out the details.

@SnapBeat.official 4 месяца назад

Thanks for your comment. As you mentioned, I'm using one way clutches. At first I started by using existing tape deck mechanism. But from now on, I think I should prototype original mechanism because it's difficult to control everything using the standard mechanism.

@Swenglish 4 месяца назад

@@SnapBeat.official I would think it's hard to figure out what's a shortcut and what's an obstacle when deciding what to incorporate of a standard tape deck. I guess the way it would have to work is that the motor drives the platter, but the platter can move independently of the motor, and the platter in turn drives the reel corresponding to whichever direction it rotates at any given time, while the other reel can move freely without resistance.