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Xavier
DISILLUSIONED IN TRANCE



Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Sydney, Australia


CD Players:
Telefunken CDP-400EA : (Cash Converters) $70
Sony D-F181 : (Cash Converters) $75

Mixing Panel:
Korg KMX-8 : (Cash Converters) $140

Power Supply:
PowerTech Plus MP-3130 (Jaycar Electronics) : $30


Headphones:
GenEXXA HPM010: (Dick Smith Electronics) : $60

I first overclocked a CD player about 1 year ago, at my first position as an electronics repair technician. I simply used a coil and a capacitor as the 'tank' circuit, hooked up to the clock pin on the CD player. This worked pretty well, but you had to move a ferrite core into and out of a coil to change the pitch on the CD player. This obviously wasn't the best solution.



I went out and bought a couple of CD players from my local second hand shop, and started mucking around with them. I took the cover off, shorted out the switch that detects when the cover is open, then pulled out the 16 MHz crystal. I then fed a variable clock frequency into the CD player, and bingo! the CD player was pitch controlled.

My first couple of circuits were just a really simple Resistor-Capacitor oscillator, but that had the problem of changing pitch when you put your hand near the slider! Sort of like theremin, but not really all that good for matching beats.

I then started to try to make a voltage controlled oscillator, and came up with the pitchman circuit. This has gone through a couple of different versions, and although the current version is pretty good it could probably be improved apon a bit more.


Here I am, slowing down the spinning CD player with my finger. This actually works, and you can hear the pitch bend down,


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it says nothing to me about my life...
" The Smiths - 'Panic'

Last edited by Xavier on Jun-02-2003 at 10:17

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gumble
doing the fat gut strut!



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Melbourne

OMG XAVIER


you legend


that is the coolest thing i have seen all day!!!!


well done!!!


i have to see it sometime


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escee
q1dm6



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Perth, Australia

thats amazing xavier, nice work.


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I first overclocked a CD player about 1 year ago, at my first position as an electronics repair technician. I simply used a coil and a capacitor as the 'tank' circuit, hooked up to the clock pin on the CD player. This worked pretty well, but you had to move a ferrite core into and out of a coil to change the pitch on the CD player. This obviously wasn't the best solution.


zuh?

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gilmista
those sweet grooves...



Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Sydney, Australia

thats crazy, where did u learn how to do all this?

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Philby
Statement: Die, meatbag!



Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia

haha thats gold xavier
'i dont need no cdj-1000, i'll make my own!!'

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jizza
boys dont cry



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: smellbourne

quote:
Originally posted by Xavier
I first overclocked a CD player about 1 year ago, at my first position as an electronics repair technician. I simply used a coil and a capacitor as the 'tank' circuit, hooked up to the clock pin on the CD player. This worked pretty well, but you had to move a ferrite core into and out of a coil to change the pitch on the CD player. This obviously wasn't the best solution.



I went out and bought a couple of CD players from my local second hand shop, and started mucking around with them. I took the cover off, shorted out the switch that detects when the cover is open, then pulled out the 16 MHz crystal. I then fed a variable clock frequency into the CD player, and bingo! the CD player was pitch controlled.

My first couple of circuits were just a really simple Resistor-Capacitor oscillator, but that had the problem of changing pitch when you put your hand near the slider! Sort of like theremin, but not really all that good for matching beats.

I then started to try to make a voltage controlled oscillator, and came up with the pitchman circuit. This has gone through a couple of different versions, and although the current version is pretty good it could probably be improved apon a bit more.


Here I am, slowing down the spinning CD player with my finger. This actually works, and you can hear the pitch bend down,


it's funny, i read all this and yet my brain refused to acknowledge that is was actually english.

looks like xavier's another friggin macguyver in the making - what next mate? you gonna turn your cat into a turntable?


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gumble
doing the fat gut strut!



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Melbourne



..almost


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nixter
Senior tranceaddict



Registered: Nov 2002
Location: australia

2 x technics sl- 1200
Denon mixer dj-25 (will be upgrading soon)
Senheiser hd-25
Pioneer amp and 2 pioneer speakers

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escee
q1dm6



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Perth, Australia

haha nice pic gumble!

that cat is as fast as zabiela...

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OzTiësto
Supreme tranceaddict



Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Canberra, Australia

2x Vestax PDX2000
2x Shure M44G
1x Vestax PCV2 (or something....shitty 2ch mixer I got off a mate for $25)
1x Philips headphones, soon to be Technics RPDJ1210 or Pioneer HDJ1000



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webmeister
beats that go thump



Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Sydney Australia

Yay me .. as a consolation for missing James Zabiela on the weekend, I bought myself decks instead

Now the proud owner of:
2 x Technics SL1200mk2
1 x Behringer VMX-200 mixer
1 x Pioneer HDJ1000 headphones





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BigT
tranceaddict



Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne

my current setup is
2 technics 1200's
1 pioneer djm 300s
1 pair of technics rp-dj 1200 headphones
2 mission speakers
1 sony mini disc recorder
1 yamaha amp
1 harman kardon cd player

hopefully can add 1 or 2 cd decks in the near future , crosses fingers n toes!!


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