Beatmania IIDX Controller

JohnDesire · Basic Member Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh PA

Hi, I am planning on making my own Beatmania IIDX contoller and I was wondering if anyone had any measurments or any other info that I could use. Thank you.

Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject:

How do you plan on making the scratch work?
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JohnDesire · Basic Member Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh PA

I might get a Rave Discman and remove the scratch from that.

Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject:

I see. I would consider building my own if I knew how to properly construct the scratch. When my friend does the cardboard mod trick to his controller, we might examine it closer to see if we can't figure out how to make the scratch so as to replicate it in a home-made design.
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Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

Unless you have real knowledge of how to do this (DASC, Ransai pop'n controllers etc) I suggest you just buy a KOC. Making a controller isn't as easy as it seems, especially not a IIDX one.
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JohnDesire · Basic Member Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh PA

I've worked with a friend on several projects, such as making our own metal DDR pad. I don't care how difficult the task is going to be, I think I'm up for it.

Flazh · Trick Member Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Location: Leeds, England

As far as I can remember, the real controller uses some kind of induction/magnetic type sensor where the bottom of the turn table has holes cut out all around it. When a hole passes inline with the sensor, it detects it moving. Its done in some kind of 2 sensor setup so it can tell which way it is being set up. It is NOT as easy as it looks I guarantee you. Though I actually suggest buying a cheap original controller from ebay and modding it. BUY THIS!
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Razma · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject:

Well the way the turntable reads on a IIDX controller is through an optical encoder. The encoder on the Rave Diskman is a hunk of junk (much like the rest of the controller). Building a turntable is something that I've never tried and I don't plan on making one.
Also, if you're going for 100% official, buying Sanwa buttons is expensive. In fact, the smoke and white buttons made for IIDX are some of the most expensive pushbuttons I've ever seen.

While it probably isn't a good idea to do this, go over to Bemanistyle and check out the threads over there.
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