Revolutionize Your Spotify Experience for less than $15!

[@makeit4less]

For all of those who have been requesting it, I just uploaded the wiring diagram to GitLab!

[@aryansoji1406]

can we use esp32 for it too ik we can but howw you know what im asking right ??

[@SatanicHitman42]

Could something similar to this work with a RPI Pico W?

[@nevercine]

I miss physical buttons and controls. Everything is going touchscreen but there's something to be said for tactile feedback. Very cool to see this.

[@makeit4less]

Same here, actually clicking a button feels good in a way that is almost impossible to replicate on a touch screen!

[@AfolSam]

the worst part is someone that may sweat a lot, often can't use touchscreens well.

[@elix_]

especially in cars ^^

[@matthiasgarnier8]

That's why I bought an old Blackberry 9900, and a Walkman!

[@ankit.bass25]

And clicking button works always unlike touch screens which fails at times

[@Exypno]

This is insanely well done, you need way more subscribers dude

[@makeit4less]

Thanks for the confidence boost 🥹

[@codyrap95]

The project yes is impressive indeed, but I find it a bit disturbing that you are reading everything from somewhere below the camera and that the explanations were way too brief.

[@mrcounterpack]

@@codyrap95I completely disagree. @makeit4less clearly has lots of knowledge about these things; more impressive than that, however, is his knowledge of the average KZbin content consumer. People generally have short attention spans and don’t care too much about the specifics. They just want to see cool stuff. This guy did exactly that

[@nate2743]

You have no idea how long I have been looking for something like this. I had opted for the open source project Deej to solve the volume aspect for Spotify but this was my final goal. Well done!

[@makeit4less]

Glad I could help!

[@OxygenRobot]

great video! No short, funny, and packed with information there should be more creators like you

[@makeit4less]

Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate the encouragement!

[@misuwu_]

Great video!! I made a similar project is c# and I was stuck on the login code for weeks. You made it look like a breeze AND you made it without any external libraries. You are amazing!!

[@makeit4less]

I edited out a LOT of work to get that to do what I needed it too 😝

[@jordansime6684]

I absolutely love this, tactile feedback is so important. With that said, the whole idea of this is somewhat ironic. We've spent the better part of the past half-century getting rid of 'dedicated' devices like the camcorder, walkman, newspaper, etc... by combining them into the smartphone. The smartphone was supposed to be the "all in one" device to make everything convenient for you. Now, we're back to "now you can like, skip, and pause songs without having to take your phone out of your pocket!". The idea of having *everything* in one place sure does sound nice, but when everything is the same, it's hard to find stuff. Everything is doing everything it can to grab your attention, it all fades into a busy mess. Muscle memory and tactile feedback are important. Smartphones seem to ignore this. There's something inherently satisfying about a physical button press bringing you back to a familiar spot. Gesture based navigation and software navigation buttons need to go away.

[@makeit4less]

I had not really thought about that when making the device but you are absolutely right! I think I might build that idea out into a series of videos!

[@jakobc9348]

i like to think of phones like a swiss army knife, sure it can do all those things if you need it to but its jsut about the worst way if you had another option, like phone cameras they are great to always have around but they will never be the same as a dedicated camera, my favorite part is how teachers used to tell us that we wont be walking around with calculators all the time.....but now we do lmao

[@jofx4051]

Nokia 5300 has button specifically for that but that's just that phone at that time only that I remembered And I do sure some earphones/some these kind of devices have this function too

[@T0RP3D070]

This is incredible how I know this took forever and was challenging and you still decided to give it away for free. Thanks so much!!

[@makeit4less]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CodingWithLewis]

Such an amazing video! Instant sub!

[@makeit4less]

Omg! I love your videos and shorts! Thank you for the sub!!

[@AetherCS2]

This was nice. I've taken some hardware-level classes at school and I think I like the tinker aspect a lot more than the software side. It's kinda hard to just get up and running though, so your video helped out a lot thanks!

[@makeit4less]

I'm glad I could help!

[@dolce_st]

i'm so lucky to find this video in my recommendations. thank you for the tutorial, as i have successfully recreated (most of) it, though there are some parts that i need to do without instructions

[@christianfeith6094]

That's amazing. A lot of people here are trying to figure out the wiring and the pins. Can you help with that? A picture of your device would already help tremendously. ❤

[@ezweber_the_great]

This looks cool, keep making stuff like this!

[@makeit4less]

That's my plan!

[@Jaramal2]

Very interesting device ! For those of us who are beginners with arduino, could you provide the wiring details ? Would be much appreciated !

[@quinn8268]

This going to help a lot, since my Car Thing will be bricked on December 9th. Thank you for this video!

[@neilbalgurgi7045]

I was wondering if you could put a photo on how everything is connected to the perf board? Really nicely made video btw!

[@martinflorez1211]

Que increible el humor y la claridad con la que explicas en tus videos, me gusto mucho

[@altertopias]

I was actually searching for a device that is not a phone or similar, that would play spotify, but they're so expensive. This is perfect!

[@VoxKaizen.]

For beginner's watching this...this is breadboardable using a variant of the microcontroller and oled with header pins already soldered on.

[@Keyto173]

Very cool project. Thanks for sharing. Gonna attempt building my own.

[@makeit4less]

Awesome, I hope you get it working!!

[@nate_wag]

I really enjoyed this video man. I have 0 clue how it showed up to me but damn am I glad. Definitely will be watching more! Good luck on your future videos, I’ll be tuning in!

[@makeit4less]

Thank you! I'm glad it found its way to you!

[@Gurpreegill1962]

Thought of this in undergrad but back then dev support from spotify was almost none. Wonderful demo! Will be using your source for my own build!

[@ImmortalMonk490]

Super creative application of an ESP82! Loved the video dude

[@kadz8674]

What a nice project ! Your humor is unparalleled, keep making such great videos :)

[@DanielSimu]

Nice video, and good project!

[@makeit4less]

Thanks! Glad you liked it, it was a lot of fun to make!

[@piotrszymanski7445]

Hi, I tried to make this, but it is not working even after following all instructions. could you maybe help me out?

[@BSProductions1]

Having the same problem

[@krilix.i]

@@BSProductions1 same problem

[@FutureJacket]

Actually looks super technical, makes for a cool showpiece when people interact with your stereo at a party.

[@slinrellek]

Do you havedetails about how to conenct and setup the TFT displaY? What I found from the code so far: Buttons: int buttonPins[] = {D1,D2,D0,D6}; Volume: int volRequest = map(analogRead(A0),0,1023,0,100); But for the TFT no idea.

[@unnisathyadas4598]

Same here😂😂😂

[@krilix.i]

I found an error when we load a song with name exciding the length it reboots and when power device for next we need to login another time with webpage in order to work

[@niallcraven7623]

Great video, thanks for making!

[@makeit4less]

Your welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@fabrice2692]

The video was suggested to me randomly. I liked it very much! Funny, informative, short and sweet :) Subscribed and looking forward to more, keep up the good work!

[@BramGes]

I did made one as wel, Thank you so much! It does exactly what I was looking for. The only downside at this moment is that you have to log in via the ip everytime after an restart.

[@peterlilliegeo]

Fantastic video, and great execution. I look forward to more videos!

[@gristlelollygag]

Amazing, man! Great job! Really impressed, from the tech part to the video part

[@ziehaufsdorf4624]

Man your a genius. Thk for share this in this funny way.

[@makeit4less]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@essp4922]

you're a fantastic communicator! witty, funny and entertaining! you have a gift for explaining seemingly complex ideas!!

[@pocketturtle6745]

Script was great and the jokes landed really well. There was a couple shots out of focus but an overall solid video you're going to do great man keep posting!

[@makeit4less]

Thank you so much! I will definitely be checking the focus on my next video more closely!

[@go-ff6uk]

I saw your other videos and this seems to be the first video that had a lot of success. From an entrepreneur perspective, congrats! Great work

[@natec1]

What an awesome project! I'm totally gonna make this and I think I'm gonna model a little 3d printed box for it. Thank you!

[@makeit4less]

Awesome, I'm glad I could help!

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

Could you share your 3d model housing?

[@3-DMonkey]

Amazing! That was my plan as well 😂

[@natec1]

@@jacobnussbaum2309 I've been pretty busy lately, but if and when I do model it, I'll be glad to share it!

[@Jason-sm3vf]

​@natec1 were you able to build the project itself? I am stuck on how to wire it together and would love an idea!

[@ragtop63]

I feel like a whole bunch of stuff was missing. Like, how do you connect the ESP to the display? How do you connect the potentiometer and buttons to the ESP? How do you input the WiFi password into the ESP?

[@finn3163]

its a 3 minute video, you shouldnt come in here with the expectation of a full in depth explanation of the whole process. this video is more of a showcase, but there are plenty of other videos around that cover each topic that you felt like he was missing out on

[@TROLOLOLOLO007]

Needed to make a good Christmas gift. This is perfect!

[@eagonsiahaan9390]

Ive always wanted to make this, thankyou for putting it out into the world!

[@makeit4less]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@johnconphoto]

Amazing project, AND even the comedy in this video was surprisingly hilarious compared to most small-ish channel projects. Keep it up and you'll be the next michael reeves

[@eternallysosa]

This was such a dope video man. Keep it up!

[@kels6608]

Very cool idea and great vid. Keep it up brother!

[@dominobb]

I was actually looking for something like this for ages. Thank you so much for this.

[@Humaam295]

Dude this is amazing! Definitely need to try making this soon. Keep up the awesome work, can't wait for more vids like this!

[@makeit4less]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@robmies3257]

Is it me, or am I missing something? Do you have any schematics? That will save a lot of time in figuring out the right connections and tinkering and what not. Thanks in advance!

[@lesterpineda]

I loved this project! Added it to the "Things I like to built, but I'm sure I never will " list!

[@El_Cuervo404]

I have a lot of projects to do as well need to buy a lot of tools and supplies

[@buchi7238]

I like the video and all but for reassambling it by ur self it would be a great help to know the connection Scheme. Trough reading the code i found out Button Pins(D0/D1/D2/D6) Poti(A0) But i am still searching for the Pins of the LCD Display.

[@SlamElectricHand]

hey, did you have any luck with finding anymore pinouts

[@buchi7238]

@@SlamElectricHand @SlamElectricHand Yes, you have to setup the libary for your devices, here is a link with the explanation for a 1.8 Display + esp32: www.az-delivery.de/blogs/azdelivery-blog-fur-arduino-und-raspberry-pi/1-8-toll-tft-am-esp-32-dev-kit-c-betreiben

[@maxmustermann-ul2fz]

@@SlamElectricHand I am also working on the wiring right now. Did you guys get it to work?

[@jeffalump7842]

Incredible concise and informative video! I can relate to the head-bashing part as an R&D scientist. The best way I've had it explained to me is that you're bashing your head against a concrete wall, and you know it won't break, but eventually one time you shatter the wall.

[@sMAGTECH]

Thank you Very much. For this project. I will definitely build 1. Thank you once again 🙂

[@makeit4less]

I'm glad you liked it!!

[@aestellic]

this is amazing! great job! :)

[@makeit4less]

Thank you 🥳

[@gamer1xbox360]

Dude awesome video! Can't wait to build mine!

[@jorjadoyle7496]

Please make a more detailed video about the assembly of the device. I am a beginner in elections and I have been trying to make this but I have no idea how to, my problems are when it comes to soldering the perf board... I don't know in what configuration to soldering the components together. I would greatly appreciate any help.

[@swannschilling474]

Great project!! I hope it was fun, and thanks for sharing!!

[@Nomadmandude]

I love how helpful these comments are. And positive. This dude has something here.

[@makeit4less]

Thank you! I hope you are right!

[@cozmicboy1]

When I did a similar thing I used an old arduino and a rotary encoder with button function to control Spotify as a keyboard. But this is a smooth way with the api.

[@kylei6466]

This is a really cool project dude keep it up

[@REWREW789]

Great video, fast to the point and entertaining. Looking forward to future content from you.

[@makeit4less]

More to come! Thank you for watching!

[@bbrothers749]

I would love to make this but I have a bigger display and I don’t want any controls, only the song info being displayed, I just don’t know how I could go about it.

[@AliciaSykes]

This is a super cool little project! Thanks for sharing :)

[@DeanGadberryYT]

Cool project. Definitely a neat idea for those of us who are hoping to have less, not more microphones around the house.

[@christianfeith6094]

This is awesome. I will try to recreate this for my grandma. A wiring diagram would be amazing. Thanks.

[@makeit4less]

I just updated the GitLab page with a wiring diagram

[@christianfeith6094]

@@makeit4less Thank you. I can see that you also updated the instructions. This will be very helpful.

[@abhinandanmad]

Damnn! I’m not sure how proud you and you’re people are for your work, but I’m pretty proud of you and I believe people like you would be the inspiration for a million kids of the coming generations

[@bernizocker]

this video is hilarious! Gonna watch some more of your videos. Keep it up!

[@the2d]

I don't have Spotify but you have a new sub anyhow. Your delivery is the type of content I can digest easily.

[@AWESOMEAzA12]

Love this, subscribed and looking forward to seeing more of your content 👍🏼

[@makeit4less]

Thanks for the sub!

[@WRXCKMANE]

can you please specify the wiring layout

[@dacr9307]

u got me with the api joke. subbed.

[@Dynamitepp]

I gave a sub because this is some quality stuff. keep it up man

[@canelaspuf]

Dude, you're very funny and entertaining, great video

[@makesomething2022]

Which pins are used to connect the buttons and the potentiometer to the ESP8266 and where can you change the pins in the code?

[@kuvekki]

also wondering.. help appreciated

[@MrDoekoe]

Instant sub! Looking forward to the next video 😁

[@makeit4less]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@AshBeastFPS]

hahaha I love this video and your sense of humour, subbed! and I will probz make this :3

[@PartlyXenon]

I'm surprised that your head is so smooth with all that troubleshooting (and bashing it)! Also, I'm glad you hear the same voice that requires our explanation for everything. It's nice to feel wanted..

[@chemat_botnim]

Man you making sooo friking good vids can’t understand how you got only 5k subs Foreal keep it up king❤️

[@Blockyheadman]

Not bad! I honestly believed you were a big guy on yt but surprisingly you aren’t! Keep it up man!

[@makeit4less]

Hopefully some day!

[@B0A2]

A more in depth step by step tutorial would be great, it may not perform well for the algorithm but you could always just post it in the description unlisted so the people who actually want to make it have an easier time. Or even just a blog post with pictures of the steps and a code explanation. With that said great work! I bought a Spotify car thing and was quite disappointed with its performance when just used at my pc, this seems like it may eliminate some of those issues. How is the performance over time? Does it run constantly, and if not do I have to type in the wifi information every time I turn it off and back on? Do you have any plans to expand upon this design? I think it would be cool to 3D print a housing and then use mechanical keyboard switches for the play, pause, forward, backward. The potentiometer is cool but a knob on top of it would definitely make it more aesthetically pleasing. Awesome work!

[@makeit4less]

Those are a lot of good ideas for improvement! It should work continuously as long as it stays plugged in.

[@B0A2]

@@makeit4less awesome, my only issue with that is I wouldn’t want the display to just stay on while I’m away from my desk would it be possible to add a sleep mode? Like some button you can press to make it enter / exit a low power mode where it is still connected to wifi but doesn’t display anything until you turn it back on

[@KiDi2020]

@@B0A2 Hi, i'm not a developer or anything related but, I think you can add a switch for the display, just like that.

[@MakewithJake]

Bro, this is awesome! Awesome project and great presentation. Instant sub.👍

[@makeit4less]

Awesome, thank you!

[@masterhidsert1043]

awesome! very informative and you made it fun to learn about :)

[@makeit4less]

Thank you, that was my goal

[@literally_not_kevin]

This is fantastic mate, keep it up pls.

[@makeit4less]

That's the plan!

[@snarkysk]

Please is somwhere schematic for breadboard? I could look for pinouts in code, but it will help a little bit. Thanks

[@RWNPOP]

I had programming classes in my school and 2:53 sums up my experience when taking exams.

[@makeit4less]

It's a canon event 😂

[@indhunterhost]

yo i actually needed this for my bike, this is goodo

[@jtopham6041]

Do you have a more in depth tutorial with the physical connections to build this?

[@lildvlpr]

I'm just now picking up raspberry pi and Arduino projects so this seems like a really cool thing to do. Awesome job on the video, consider yourself subscribed to!

[@makeit4less]

Awesome, thanks for the sub!

[@urielgarciaalvarez1811]

did i just learned how to use a potentiometer on a diy youtube video? great video

[@internetfunnymanrob]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!!!!!!!!!!!

[@makeit4less]

I'm glad to hear it!

[@kvassbo]

Awesome! Keep it going. 😃

[@makeit4less]

Thank you!

[@liutauras9362]

Perfect, a new niche channel that has incredible potential and will boost my ego when I see that it blows up in 2 years because I knew of it when it was at 1.5 k subs.

[@youvebeensubbedto8009]

oh my god i've been thinking of making something like this for years-- I never had any experience with API so thank you for doing it for me hahahaa

[@wrong4oppinion]

Amazing work! Didnt know i needed this before watching. If you ever make a V2 though, could you please include a wiring diagram or have it be all soldered instead of using a breadboard?

[@makeit4less]

I just updated the GitLab page with a wiring diagram

[@jantepas7511]

Thanks, what a good project. Keep follow you. My list is added with your components.

[@makeit4less]

Thank you!

[@ruffprophetproductions]

Getting and putting together something like this is wayyyy cooler than getting a Sonos or something else that makes the experience easier for example. Idk if its the bashing my head up against the wall or the feeling of accomplishment but I quite enjoy doing diy projects for tech stuff. Thanks for sharing I might try this out!

[@SwitzerlandByDrone]

Your content is very high quality: Entertaining, interesting and I learned some things too. You definitely deserve more folllowers, but I'm pretty sure those will come. I do think it could be an idea to have an accompanying video that dives into the code a bit. Ofc I can just look at the source code, but since this also seems like a doable project for a beginner, they might appreciate getting to know the code a bit which could allow them to customize the project to their liking or even extend it.

[@makeit4less]

I hope to make more code specific videos to go along with the main video in the future for sure! At the moment however I barely have time to make the main video unfortunately

[@TheRobMozza]

Reminds me of using my ipaq to control Windows media player back in the day.. (a very long time ago) but well done, it's a gr8 video chap!

[@makeit4less]

I vaguely remember downloading something as a kid to make windows media player look like a Batman gadget 🤣 I'm glad you liked the video!

[@Fabio-ef9fi]

this is insane. i've been thinking for about 2 weeks about doing the same exact thing but instead of spotify i wanted to use deezer. atleast now i know how to do it correctly i guess :D

[@makeit4less]

Glad I could help, you should be able to modify the code without too much hassle as long as deezer has an API

[@simohamedrayeneslimani3418]

Really love your vibe man keep it up 👌🏻

[@quintile9705]

This is part of the reason I love my AirPods. Having the ability to interact without my phone and getting tactile response is super satisfying

[@GustiBack]

Cool project, would love to see touchup on the code section, how to put things together and some projects for 3D printer to make case for it. Overally excellent job!

[@makeit4less]

Thank you for the feedback! I will take it under consideration!

[@MrDoekoe]

Just getting into coding since couple months and I’m curious to see a summary. It shows to beginners like me what’s possible :)