SC1000 Build Guide

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[@hhanonymous]

Thanks for making your instrument open-source, Andy! Pure genius! Always love learning about your projects. My soldering experience is limited to mechanical keyboard switches so I haven't done any soldering for smaller components like ICs. I'm considering challenging myself but I feel like the components might be too small. I've seen tutorials for drag soldering methods for ICs on PCBs and solder paste stenciling with heat guns that don't look too far out of my reach.

[@BigLRestInPeace]

I'm in the same boat. I'm gonna ask my electrical engineering friends at my uni to solder mine.

[@OGGalleryCrew92]

@@BigLRestInPeace Or Considered to be sold already made for folk who are not too cleaver making stuff and programming !

[@crapistheshit3840]

You sir are on point! This is the best build guide ever

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

There is the link! Thanks! I’ve been wondering where that was. Been pondering making something similar with a motorized encoder.

[@kke]

Awesome project. Non-SMD components would be easier, but after watching some videos about soldering them, I'm considering giving it a go :)

[@TheRasteri]

Unfortunately many of the components are only available in SMD, but once you get the hang of it you'll find through-hole components a pain in the ass :) No drilling/trimming to do :)

[@forsakenrider]

Wow! this is just awesome! I've you decide to sell a PCB or PCB with component kit I'd be all over it

[@nicolaslardeux6222]

Could be awesome if we can get it as DIY kit :)

[@LPFan4]

What's the fun in that?!

[@big-baby-buddha]

Thanks, great stuff!

[@shankiphonic]

love it

[@LoneDrum]

Whats is the purpose of the capacitive touch sensor that is soldered to the bearing?

[@QuentinBossard]

Hey ! Nice work ! Just wondering, SD Cards are well knows in Embeded Deviceds to die soon or later due to R/W (professional experience talking here : SD Card dying after 6 months, medium ranged price, using Debian on 24/7 Embeded Devices, know we are using NAND Flash, been more than a year, no problems). I went on Olimex (and supposed it was the one : A13-SOM-256) and saw it was possible to use NAND Flash which last years, in further developments, will you use it ?

[@JayRKID]

awesome, ive just discovered this, so Im going to build this and wanted to ask, whats a ball park figure to get a pcb printed, cheers mate

[@adrianofidel]

#fantastic!!

[@gelatinous6915]

Are pitch bends possible on the unit? I'd like to use one as a timecode deck

[@Boney_M]

Thx bro

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

Thanks again! Happen to have an LCSC cart already fore PCBA through JLC?

[@MoralRichMedia]

Ha! Your attitude in giving this tutorial is hilarious....

[@UnoShots]

Your github is awesome! Is there any major difference in the sc1000 vs the mk2 or is it just a software difference? Also do you have stl file available if we wanted to print the case ourselves?

[@OrionGarcia]

fire

[@BigLRestInPeace]

Awesome job! Files are downloaded and I have started to order parts. I will try to make this one out of sheet metal and really try to get that professional look. What are your thoughts on getting the platter to rotate?

[@TheRasteri]

Motorized platters were never a priority for me (I wanted to keep this project simple and cheap), but a few people are experimenting :) I'd like to see a teardown of the Traktor S4 MK3, maybe it would give some good ideas?

[@TheRasteri]

@@dubbylabbymusic5392 I'm banned from dv but sure haha

[@dubbylabbymusic5392]

@@TheRasteri wow I miss this reply lol Did you get to see the pics ? I can send you them to mail if you want...

[@TheRasteri]

@@dubbylabbymusic5392 your original comment is gone so I forgot what we were talking about haha

[@dubbylabbymusic5392]

@@TheRasteri I had the pics of the S4mk3 and I posted them for you (or anyone) at DV forum!

[@OGGalleryCrew92]

Nice, Will this project be considered to be sold already made for folk who are not too cleaver making stuff and programming !

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

White male visiting shenzhen now. Would likely get along great. Currently pondering if I should brave reentering china in 2 weeks because been in the middle of learning PCB design and don’t know where to store the equipment I bought already if I go to another country for a while to better guarantee the next entry is easy. Was sadly searched for HOURS when entered about a month and a half ago. Would have maybe been easier to enter the UK illegally. Sigh… Anyway, Thanks for posting one of the best open source hw projects I have ever found. I make iOS apps and have also been pondering making an app and bt xfader. Recommend any other small and easy awesome open source projects?

[@etchaskratch]

That's brilliant. The scratching sounds better than most CDJ platter scratching. How does it interpret what the platter is doing? I'm guessing the magnet rotating is involved (=electrical current right?)

[@layeetskeeters9244]

a small magnetic field sensor. Similar ones used in electric scooter throttles and other applications. Also important the magnet is diamectric and not axially magnetized

[@etchaskratch]

@@layeetskeeters9244 Thanks. I see there's a sensor chip mentioned in the GIT docco now. Brilliant product. I've tried to come up with a scratch tool and this has re-inspired me.

[@astroidroach1873]

Might have to build my own stil sold out 😂😭🤣

[@maxtonga]

TheRasteri, hello! Please tell me which innofader mini models are suitable (compatible) for sc1000?

[@TheRasteri]

Pretty much any innofader will work, but audioinnovate make a special SC1000 innofader now too

[@maxtonga]

Thank for ansver!

[@cuttyb]

Can the jog wheel be anything? Or does it need to conductive?

[@TheRasteri]

Has to be conductive.

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

Thanks for making it SMT because it’s actually easier.

[@thisall4real]

@TheRasteri - I'm now at the assembly/testing stage and all is well. However, I'm after a mod if possible. Right now I see you have it setup to use touch sensing onto J4. I was hoping to bypass this so that the sample wont play with no hand on the platter. Ive tried shorting J4 to ground but no luck. My reason for this is that I want it to behave like a regular record. I wish to use a marker so that samples are always at the same marker postition etc. For phrasing etc I really need this. My idea was to load a sample with marker at 12oclock then i could navigate though samples and they would always be at same position. Same as a record. My other idea(not as important) was to use an actual record /vinyl cut down as the platter but this wont work as I suspect it has to be conductive/metal. Is there anyway I can achieve this or would these changes have to be done on the code by yourself? Im almost there tho. Just need to buy a crossfader ;)

[@TheRasteri]

That will definitely need a software mod. Should be pretty simple though, remind me in a few days haha

[@thisall4real]

@@TheRasteri that would be wicked. Will shout you later

[@thisall4real]

@@TheRasteri Just an idea. If code could be updated to run as normal with j4 as touch sensor or say the way i want if j4 was shorted to ground. Then by using a switch on front panel the user could toggle the 2 modes. 1 switch position could be as standard, 1 switch position could be vinyl emulation. See what you think you could do ;)

[@TheRasteri]

@@thisall4realHere's a version of the xwax software with the touch sensor disabled. Unzip it to the root of the USB stick, it'll run instead of the software on the SD card - rasteri.com/xwax.zip

[@thisall4real]

@@TheRasteri Thanks a lot bro. Will try this out this week.

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

There are aluminum PCB at jlc now, by the way.

[@user-dw3lk5bv9r]

does it send midi?

[@seemstwo8919]

any upcoming plans for a motor?

[@user-dw3lk5bv9r]

seems two much

[@DjBastardONE]

Can you please update all filet to the github again? Nothing is working 😔😔😔

[@letsmake6245]

Rasteri, I think I saw a video of you using a platter from a hard drive around 10 yrs ago. Was it you?

[@TheRasteri]

Naw that must have been someone else. I did build the SC1000 prototype in 2008 though, using a platter made from a CD haha

[@GearAddict90210]

@@TheRasteri Were you blogging about it then? I might have come across that, I was super impressed

[@thisall4real]

Anyone having issues building this. I have problems getting the code to run in the olimex(i think). If I take the Rasteri PCB and plug my first Olimex board in it runs and LED comes on. If i then swap out this olimex board for another(same sd etc) it wont work. So I bought a 3rd Olimex board and this does the same. I can only get it running on the 1 Olimex. everything else is the same. (SD Card, main PCB etc). Please help lol

[@TheRasteri]

That is super weird. I've been seeing odd issues with certain olimex modules. I have some broken ones on the way to me right now, once I have inspected them I'll maybe have some answers. In the meantime you could get a USB-TTL serial adapter and look at the boot messages, they might give you a clue.

[@thisall4real]

@@TheRasteri I had contacted Olimex and they referred me to your post on their forum. I have the boards that you posted in the "not working " picture. Hopefully between you and olimex this issue can gt sorted as Im keen to get cutting ;).

[@TheRasteri]

@@thisall4real yeah olimex have posted a solution that seems to work, I'm out of town till next week but I'll integrate it into the sc1000 OS when I get back.

[@thisall4real]

@@TheRasteri - Nice one bro! Look forward to the new OS and getting my units up and running.

[@TheRasteri]

@thisall4real New OS version here - raw.githubusercontent.com/rasteri/SC1000/master/os/sdcard.img.gz

[@apostatatheprovost3041]

Hey Dude, where can i buy this thing? Can i buy it complete?❤️✌️

[@Swenglish]

You can now. The SC1000 mk2 (newer version of the 1000) and smaller SC500 are both sold on portablismgear. I ordered an SC500 the other day. They're available in different colors, I got a white one because it was in stock and cost less than all the other in stock models. Might make my own modifications.

[@Billkwando]

Yeah, for the price of a retail DJ controller, making the entire thing pointless.

[@Billkwando]

It's ok, I just came up with my own easy and free solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKfMoZWoo5uLkM0

[@jonholzworth4463]

@@Billkwando I know this comment is 3 years old, but it is dripping of so much freaking entitlement I can't help but give it the "F.U." it deserves. The man gave you permission and everything you need to know to make one yourself. Then later, someone went and assembled it for you, as well. And, you have the nerve to say it's pointless because the portable mini DJ controller is the same price as... a DJ controller. The problem isn't the cost of an assembled unit. The problem is that you don't understand the point The whole point of the project was to design a mini portable DJ controller that would be easy for hobbyists to make. The point was not to make a mini DJ controller at a price point that makes Billkwando happy. You want cheap tech? learn how to make it yourself. If you choose not to learn how, then you will just have to pay whatever price the manufacturers decide to charge. TL;DR - EFF YOU!

[@Billkwando]

@@jonholzworth4463 If my comment was dripping with anything, it was matter of factness. There's a reason stuff like radio kits aren't popular anymore. Why build a crappy version of something you can get a much better retail version of, particularly for the same price? Go cry in your raspberry pi.

[@CameroniMusic]

Can you link the site for the hardware?

[@hairy26]

hey hi, i cant get 3.2v?

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

Innofader? Wha? A little surprised. Why not use some non-branded linear encoder or something more innovative?