How to: Turn a pizza box into a laptop DJ controller in two minutes

Dave sends this excellent instructional video, showing how to turn an optical mouse, a greasy pizza box, a pair of scissors and some sticky tape into a reasonably functional DJ scratch controller. That said, I don't think it will be replacing the awesome new Livid Ohm Controller which Peter reports on at CDM.

Posted by Tom Whitwell.

Comments:

HA!

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Anonymous : 11:04 pm

I enjoy the grease splotches on the pizza box that will no doubt get on his fingers and thus on his laptop. I salute you, purveyor of greeze.

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Anonymous : 4:07 am

fantastic, I want one.

# posted by

dan s. : 9:33 am

Grease...ok, but it looks like it needs some more lubrication... :)

# posted by

Anonymous : 11:54 am

bj pizza? is this cat from the NW?

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Anonymous : 4:15 am

Pure unadulterated genius

# posted by

Anonymous : 5:26 am

It's wonderful to illustrate how simple the concept is. Of course it could be further elaborated by anyone willing.

# posted by

Anonymous : 8:15 am

Awesome! I think I'm going to make one with wood and a real vinyl record! Check out the article I posted on this:

http://graftag.blogspot.com/2007/10/pizza-box-turntable.html

# posted by

niq beaty : 5:54 pm

I think I might figure out a way to suspend a mouse over an actual turntable-- That way I could have the "record" spinning with realistic mechanics, and slow it down or scratch at will. All with no damage to a record or needle. Thanks for the inspiration!

# posted by

Neil Cicierega : 6:49 am

hm if you use 1200's you should be able to put the mouse close enough to the platter's edge where the tracking bubbles are. or you could take a piece of vinyl and bend a piece of cardboard over the edge of the vinyl to help the mouse track your vinyl movement.

www.zerodistortion.org

# posted by

Anonymous : 8:34 pm

I saw many times at millionairematch.com that someone eats pizza over dating. I also like the grease spot on the pizza box.

# posted by

Anonymous : 8:05 am

Okay, I this is going to sound a little trite.. but..

I also am not a mac user,

however BOTH PCVJ and Virtual DJ have a 'camera' scratch method that may work similar as well

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Anonymous : 6:28 pm