DIY DJ Controllers: A Vestax VCI-100 With Real Vinyl
There are various ways to bridge the gap between vinyl records and computers, as we saw last week. You can cut records with digital timecode. You can build controller hardware
that simulates the resistance of a motor, or mechanically control
digital media using the turntable platter. And then there are the brute
force methods, like strapping mice to turntables.
Squarely in the brute-force camp, our friend Ean Golden at DJ Tech
Tools has added 7" records to the wheels on Vestax’s VCI-100 USB
controller. If you want to do the same violence to your VCI-100 (I love how abused Ean’s VCI is looking, especially with those custom arcade buttons), Ean has a tutorial:
Add Records to your VCI-100 Jog Wheels [djtechtools.com]
The VCI still doesn’t feel like a turntable; I think it’s best
thought of as something new and digital. And you do lose access to some
of the controls. But I love that it’s customized in this way. Maybe
I’ll add hubcaps to mine.
No comments:
Post a Comment