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Watch a DJ Control a Tesla Coil With His Turntable

Watch a DJ Control a Tesla Coil With His Turntable

It doesn’t get much better than the world renowned DJ Qbert scratching insanely fast, except when every scratch is not just expressed as sound, but also sparks off of a tesla coil. That’s exactly what took place during Maker Faire Bay Area when DJ Qbert took to the stage to close the event. Turntables are […]

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Thud Rumble demo sensor turntable

Thud Rumble Demos Intel-based DJ Hardware at MakerCon

During Wednesday’s closing talk at San Francisco’s MakerCon, members of Thud Rumble demonstrated a suite of digital DJ tools developed in collaboration with Intel and their Edison platform. Thud Rumble co-founder Ritchie “YogaFrog” Desuasido preceded the demo with a talk about the evolution of DJ technology from record crates, to laptops, and his vision for […]

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Turntable Repair with a 3D Printer

Turntable Repair with a 3D Printer

If you’re cleaning up a storeroom and find a large box with wood veneer on it, you should definitely open it up and see what’s inside. In the case of this project, there was a broken, but possibly repairable, turntable. Getting the device back in working order did take some effort, but with a newly […]

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Turntable Spins 3D Printed Record

Turntable Spins 3D Printed Record

We all have to start somewhere. Even though Amanda Ghassaei’s 3D printed records clock in at a sample rate of 11 khz and 5-6 bit resolution, the tracks produced are clearly recognizable, albeit shrouded in some noise.

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R2-DJ

R2-DJ

Submitted to Nerd Approved, by reader “Jessica,” who says, “Tech, lights and all mechanics are by Tex Nasty at Remix turntable lab. Paint/Theme art by Ed Hubbs at full blown kustoms.”

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