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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: toeknee1973 on February 26, 2012, 04:09:32 am
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want to thank first of all to Arcadecontrols.com for this awesome site....And as for our first Juke .. I wanna thank my baby(CYN) for her help on this project for the Man Cave :cheers:.....gonna post a few pics....will be providing more info soon and a total price list...hope you ALL like.,ty.
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here's how high it is..more or less(I'm 5' 10") ,it does measure 28in wide and 24in depth...This design I pretty much drew it up on paper.. wanted a arcade console feel...but not to bulky to move around/tranport..i tilted the touchscreen back a bit, so it's easier to see when selecting tracks..
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Since it's my first juke , I used MDF board(cheaper,$20 a sheet 4ftx8ft),kinda regret it now(next time using plywood with birch), but anyways it's 3/4 thick, only needed 2 sheets, routered the edges round to preserve the edges. Gonna have my touchscreen on the bottom and another screen on the top for videos,karaoke,etc... I'm using TouchJams as my software($50) which supports dual monitors...love it over all other programs for Juke'n....
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the 15in ELO screen was $65 from ebay, the 22in widescreen $139 from Newegg and the Powermate Usb,for my volume, $26 from ebay...
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made a plywood base, more sturdy, for the juke. added wheels ($7 a piece from Lowes) now it's easier to move around.... ;D
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i have more pics on my phone...just gotta upload them. I have primered the cabinet now. And will be showing the led lights I also bought which are remote controlled. Got some slim speakers to go rigth next to the top monitor, and will be putting a lighted marquee sign right underneath top monitor as well...have powered sub to be mounted on the bottom part of the jukebox. Still thinking of a custom cutout for the sound(bass) to go through...will be posting pics ASAP. Thank You :applaud:
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gettin primed....
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All running on a Pentium Dual-Core 2.50ghz, 2gb Ram, running XP Pro Sp3....kinda overkill for XP but my videos & karaokes load superfast....have a mess right now with pc and all the cables...but gonna add a shelve in the middle of the juke for the pc..should clear the mess in the bottom for the powered sub.... lym2012
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got some dream led lights from ebay..($15) china :laugh: ....these lights are super bright and have different patterns. The speakers are just my testers..
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installed a power switch on the top, out of the way. I setup the jukebox to boot up once power is detected, in the bios....awesome feature..
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another switch pic.....the hole right above the switch is to feed my led lights to light up the top...the cool thing about these lights is that you can cut them...I'll be soldering wires through the hole to the rest of the lights, also going underneath the wheeled base and the shelf just above the touchscreen..
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here is a cutout for where the speakers are going...wanted them high to ear level...
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finally got it painted black, looks pretty good.....planning on putting vinyl around the touchscreen and maybe on the top part as well.
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This is looking really great. Please keep sharing the progress!
There seems to be a real lull in the BYO Jukebox activity here and elsewhere. I'm wondering if that's because most people that have large mp3 collections and were interested in jukebox software have already built them? Are more and more people just using cell phones and iPOD's as their stereos, connecting them to amplified speakers and services like Pandora and leaving it at that?
Just wonderin....
Brian
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I've heard of peeps doing just that, using iphone or pandora...but honestly..i like walking up to a juke and selecting my song.. :laugh:.. and thank you for your comment...i will keep posting pics.. I'm also designing a table top juke and a wall mount( I'm hooked now,,lol)...have several peeps wanting me to build this one for them already. I'm pretty handy with tools, so I love building this juke...and so does my love :laugh:
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This is looking really great. Please keep sharing the progress!
There seems to be a real lull in the BYO Jukebox activity here and elsewhere. I'm wondering if that's because most people that have large mp3 collections and were interested in jukebox software have already built them? Are more and more people just using cell phones and iPOD's as their stereos, connecting them to amplified speakers and services like Pandora and leaving it at that?
Just wonderin....
Brian
My plan is to build a jukebox this summer. I have all the parts I need, just need the time. It's a custom design, so I'm looking forward to sharing it.
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please do...ideas are always welcome... ;D
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No problem- I forget to tell you how much I like this build so far!
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No problem- I forget to tell you how much I like this build so far!
thank you..
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Very nice, I like. It makes my jukebox look like a modified Kiosk with a TV Hanging above it. Oh wait, that's exactly what mine is. :laugh2: :laugh2:
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gonna be sticking this bad boy in the botttom.....from Monoprice.com ($84.00)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10906&cs_id=1090602&p_id=8249&seq=1&format=1#largeimage (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10906&cs_id=1090602&p_id=8249&seq=1&format=1#largeimage)
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Very nice, I like. It makes my jukebox look like a modified Kiosk with a TV Hanging above it. Oh wait, that's exactly what mine is. :laugh2: :laugh2:
lol....do you have pics of your kiosk....would love to see it. :)
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Since it's my first juke , I used MDF board(cheaper,$20 a sheet 4ftx8ft),kinda regret it now(next time using plywood with birch), but anyways it's 3/4 thick, only needed 2 sheets, routered the edges round to preserve the edges. Gonna have my touchscreen on the bottom and another screen on the top for videos,karaoke,etc... I'm using TouchJams as my software($50)...love it over all other programs for Juke'n....
ive been using touchjams , skg juke is another great program
i did do a fair bit of work skinning a 4:3 four album view , bob has it at touchjams if you want to check it out email him and he will either add it to the main skin list or email it to you , its pretty cool its got buttons that actually look alight when you press them and the bigger album view is more to my taste , at some point he will be adding an auto scroll after a set time , so the four album view will flick through every 20 seconds or so when your juke has been idle for a set time , great when you have a playlist going and you can soemtimes see an album you havent heard in a while
check out the griffen powermate volume control , its a great knob and has 6 actual options where you can map certain tasks to ie push button in short and long and map it to say options or nowplaying screen or search screen
my juke is on here somewhere with pics of it search my name you may get some ideas , still havent got around to getting the jukebox sign made up but hopefully when im not so busy ill get onto it
good luck with it
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oh and i have an apple ipad2 , use logmein app free and you have a perfect remote control , anywhere in the house
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I prefer Splashtop for my iPad 2 remote login app. The nice thing with the iPad as a remote is that I can remote login to my juke from anyone else's house and then stream my juke from the iPad to their home theater using a $99 AppleTV device. Essentially a very portable fully functional juke.
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very good idea , never thought of using it at someone elses house but opens up some possibilites for sure
ive had no problems with logmein and it was free , can you explain the benifits of other programs
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Nice Project! Man I have the bug now! :cheers:
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Thanks Sparkolicious, Show us your pics if do build a jukebox :)
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sorry for the delay.. here are a couple more update pics..finally mounted all the stuff after painting black.The lights still need to be mounted right and the subwoofer also...haven't had time lately.but my girl needs her juke finished..asap :cheers:
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another pic..
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here's a back shot....finally got my sub...sounds awesome..
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next pics will be of this baby going in the bottom...
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Hey nice job on the juke, you work FAST! Its so cool that your girl likes to help. :applaud: Took me 9 months to make my juke. Guess my wife is right, I do work slow! but she don't help neater. lol..... I like that dual monitor setup. Is that sub huge? I need to replace my weak sub, that unit looks like it would be sweet for me if it's not too big.
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One more thing, can you control the base levels? I want to run my speakers off the built in amp, but I want to make sure I can lower the base level if I have too. Thanks.
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thank you hogcia for your comments....the sub is about 17inches square , so yeah its kinda big...but it thumps!!! the subwoofer does have two volume knobs(level and bass) that you can adjust behind the box(for the price- you can't beat it). I love my baby...she's helped alot in this project. ;D .. next is the marquee,some vinyl covering and the sub cutout with neon ring in the front bottom...then we'll be done.......thank you
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Nice work mate
Check out mine
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113889.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113889.0)
More detail this weekend
Too hard from the iPad
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great job mate , i cheated and my mate painted it , hes a spraypainter lol , done my pooltable too , the pool table is about 50 years old , one of the old pub ones , used to be woodgrain with a green top ,
the paint work on the juke and pooltable really dont show up what a good job he done , i call it sam , short for sambucca ( black) , when he done the paint for me if you put it in the sun it has the blue black tinge looks unreal
its the only corner unit ive seen so far , really want to get some nice chrome jukebox letters , anyone know where i can get some nice block type letters
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105231.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105231.0)
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added neon rings in front...sound activated or always on. ;D
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another pic...
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;D
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about 95% done.... :applaud:
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Looking really good, man! I just cut the metal parts for my project, will start building it very soon.
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Nice looking box. I'm in the planning stage of jukebox 2.0 and looking for software. Definitely gonna check out TouchJams. I was thinking about giving up on dual monitors, but I like the way the software looks in your setup, which is similar to my plans.
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How are you attaching your monitor(s)? My previous build was a rack mount CRT, but it's looking like this one will have to use an ELO 17" touch screen with the stand alone casing. Did you de-case your monitor? It appears to be a stand alone, at least from the front, but I can't see how it is staying put.
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Nice looking box. I'm in the planning stage of jukebox 2.0 and looking for software. Definitely gonna check out TouchJams. I was thinking about giving up on dual monitors, but I like the way the software looks in your setup, which is similar to my plans.
yeah im using touchjams mate theres nothing i know of better around and worth every cent , i have a skin on the site called egosbar with a four album view but it depends what your looking for
i like my screen simple with only the four cds
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Nice build. I am looking for ideas for my jukebox which I will eventually get to. Might be a dumb question but what do you have displayed on the top monitor? Videos? Thanks for sharing!
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Nice build. I am looking for ideas for my jukebox which I will eventually get to. Might be a dumb question but what do you have displayed on the top monitor? Videos? Thanks for sharing!
I have it to display the videos when playing music videos or the videos for when a karaoke song is on. I also have it to display the "playing now" screen while I'm selecting new tracks. TouchJams has different setting for what you want to to do with the 1st and 2nd monitor. I believe you can also have to display pictures that you might have in a folder.I would recomend you going to Touchjams.com and download their full demo for free, you'll like it. Thanks
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How are you attaching your monitor(s)? My previous build was a rack mount CRT, but it's looking like this one will have to use an ELO 17" touch screen with the stand alone casing. Did you de-case your monitor? It appears to be a stand alone, at least from the front, but I can't see how it is staying put.
Sorry for the late response, but the top screen was mounted on very tightly from the cutout, then i applied little bit of epoxy through the inside( not the best way to hold, but hasnt fallen out yet,lol) , the bottom screen i used a couple of long screws with large washers that attach to the lcd from the back. The screen has no back cover. (check the pics)...
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A great build!
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/imlived/podcastlogo_zpsc5a2f0fa.jpg) (http://"http://www.nerdjackers.com")
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thank you Monkey...appreciate your comment :applaud: