Making of a DJ Mixer - Part 1

[@Piotr64527]

Im a simple man, I see kamilescu I watch

[@MarcDupuis50400]

Great project, great attitude ! I'd like to touch on the open source part though, as some other comments did : It's 100% fair not to want to make it open source, but the reasons you mentioned aren't really the way I see open source. So I think it's good to discuss here so other people wouldn't have a bad vision of it too. 1) "Open source requires a team of people willing to do something without getting paid for their jobs" => that's not true, a lot of open source projects are owned and maintained by single people, who still sell their products. The best example that comes to mind is Mutable Instruments, created by Emilie Gillet. She created one of the most respected modular synth brand, sold tons of modules (many racks you'll see will have a factory Mutable units, oftentimes along DIY clones), and they're all open source. Her approach is interresting too : When a new module was released, it was closed source until enough units had been sold to cover the base costs. Once the module was profitable, it became open source. She still sold a lot of factory units after that, but then DIYers could create their own and the community often added to the modules. Sometimes, the ideas that sparked from the community were integrated in the new evolution of a module. It's really cool, and she's was in business for almost a decade. (The brand was unfortunately closed during COVID, after she decided to move towards something else) 2) "Open source assumes the exitence of a community that will improve the project" => it doesn't assume this, it doesn't have to. It's nice, and will probably naturally happen, but it doesn't have to. Again, it's your project and there's absolutely no problem with not making it open-source, it's perfectly understandable too. But I though it was necessary to clarify those points as they may have discouraged someone else to make their own project open-source :)

[@arend3669]

thank you!! looking forward to this series a lot! :)

[@JanBajena]

Very clear and transparent explanation. Good stuff m8!

[@jonass.4449]

Love this stuff! Love you man. Looking forward for your mixer build.

[@HOUSEWARMING]

Looking forward Pt. 2!

[@miba_81]

Thanks for sharing !

[@jvmvidela]

Great Channel, Kamilescu! Very educational and insightful!

[@jaycastelli2339]

You have all my support

[@thomasr4343]

Great video ;) can’t wait to see the next one !

[@rodrigolabra6962]

this was the sort of stuff I needed it, thanks !!! I will try to see all parts :)

[@herman5115]

Love this project - looking forward to next episodes. Thanks for spreading the knowledge!

[@danielweirdone]

looking forward to this!

[@machmar]

I appreciate including Hans Rosenberg. Very recent channel but awesome and easy to grasp explanations.

[@richardwilsonartwork]

love it! following with interest to see what you make!

[@karolinaharris6984]

amazing!!!

[@jacobrosen]

HYPE!

[@davidhildebrandt4891]

great content! really looking forwards to the series. I can also very much recommend the channel phils lab for pcb design and schematic videos. he also makes really high quality content.

[@mixersinside]

@@davidhildebrandt4891 thanks for sharing your knowledge as well!

[@lulur1149]

What speakers are you using there? Looking for a decent set of speakers (not monitors). Thanks

[@MrSadler515]

AC 4560 plz.

[@Philipp5292]

Do it open source! I can see that you would love to make it open source but you are scared to lose something. Do it open source! - you will win a lot of paying customers that don’t have the time to solder a DJ mixer, but are intrigued buy what you stand for: transparency! - you will get a small group of contributors who will solder their own DJ mixer, they will be happy to help contribute with improvements - your impact on the DJ mixer market will be way bigger don’t be so shy and do it 😊 If I were you I wish someone would support me to go open source! There is no better feeling than the true support of a community!

[@mixersinside]

@@Philipp5292 Thank you for your comment, but what you are trying to convince me to do is currently detached from reality and unprofitable. Apartment rent is not paid with the respect of the community. Moreover, observing the current situation, I am inclined to the scenario that the project made public for free would generate income for people who would take it as it is (e.g. Chinese equipment manufacturers on Aliexpress), and the author of the project would be left with nothing. This already happens with such projects. If one day in my life I am in a comfortable enough financial situation to be able to work for free for a community that actually exists and is willing to cooperate and exchange knowledge, I will do it. As I said in the video at first place I would like to see this community.

[@OM1ADO]

So you weren't also inspired by imho great book Small signal audio design by D. Self, when you didn't mention it? 😮 I'm surprised! 🎉 btw: Robert is Slovak. Keep going;)

[@mixersinside]

@@OM1ADO for sure the book by Douglas Self is very good, i didn't show all the resources i like - just my main recommendations.

[@miamiwax5504]

Are you going to start your own mixer company?

[@mixersinside]

@@miamiwax5504 Answering "no" to this question would be ruling out an interesting scenario in my life.

[@miamiwax5504]

@@mixersinside I'm here for it!

[@sandbox5688]

First yayaya

[@D-One]

It's your choice but those are some odd reasons to not be open source, tons of projects start with a solo dev and as people discover it they might be inclined to contribute if they like the project.

[@mixersinside]

@@D-One this is definitely one of the ways, but at the same time i think my reasoning in this matter is clear and obvious.