You know, we were just talking about strange and/or obsolete audio styles in the writers’ dungeon the other day. (By the way, have you ever purchased anything on DAT or MiniDisc?) While vinyl is barely strange or (nowadays) obsolete, the truth that this Bluetooth record player by [JGJMatt] is so contemporary makes everything the much more fantastic.
Not because the Audio-Technica noise Burger, or Crosley’s semi-recent imitation, have we seen such a portable unit. however that’s not even the most noteworthy part — this thing runs inversely to typical record players. Translation: the record stands still while the the player spins, as well as it sends the audio over Bluetooth to headphones or a speaker.
Inside this portable player is an Arduino Nano driving a 5 VDC motor with a worm gear box. There truly isn’t as well much much more to this develop — mainly power, a needle cartridge, as well as a Bluetooth audio transmitter. There’s a TTP223 touch module on the lid that enables [JGJMatt] to turn it off with the wave of a hand.
[JGJMatt] states this is a prototype/work-in-progress, as well as welcomes input from the community. best now the drive system is great as well as the Bluetooth is steady as well as able, however the tone arm has some space for enhancement — in tests, it only played a little section of the record as well as skidded as well as skittered across the innermost as well as outermost parts. Now, [JGJMatt] is trying two-part arm method where the very first bit extends as well as locks into position, as well as then a second arm prolonging from there as well as moves around freely.
Commercial record players can do much more than just play records. If you’ve got an old one that isn’t even great sufficient for a thrift store copy of a Starship record, you might turn it into a pottery wheel or a guitar tremolo.