[Build] the xone 1D cheap knock-off clone

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[Build] the xone 1D cheap knock-off clone

hi guys & gals
its been only few months since i converted to digital djing thanks to the great ean golden and the DJTT Super Community and i have almost read every single build log on building your own controller :roll_eyes:

so … today ! … am introducing you the very best controller humankind have ever witnessed a state of art the god of controllers … i introduce …
drum rolls … curtains fall Xoomon - 4D !!! :eek:

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well not exactly its still a drawing i made on Photoshop but am starting soon and planing to share the whole procedure with you guys for the following reasons:

1- i have no idea what the hell am doing :smiley:
am sort of a geek but never ever messed with soldering or coding
talks to self {then what kind of a geek am i ? :confused:}
2- i always look for feedback any kind of constructive feedback
3- sharing … because sharing is cool
talks to self {dude that was supposed to be your reason no. 1} :stuck_out_tongue:

so the idea is building a controller that is able to do as much as the xone 1d and even a bit more basic things every digital dj need nowdays specially those s4 owners Jumping around screaming Yes i have one ! wooot <3
atleast IMO … so i have came up with the above idea/design which with minimum costs possible and mostly with anything laying around
should be … lets say … a xone 1d … a x2 midi fighter … a mouse (trackball)
hash is taking crazy you say ? no sir you are crazy and you have seen nothing yet ! :stuck_out_tongue:

i plan to go a bit crazy with it but that will break my primary rule which is minimum costs as possible maybe once done i will update it with the additional stuff and mark it as optional

as for now i would like to hear some feedback and specially mapping suggestions to see if they meet what i got in mind or am i as usual totally off track :stuck_out_tongue:

i will try posting the hardware i bought and which am still buying later today after taking some pictures of them !

oh yeah almost forgot am not a native speaker so please bare with my miss spellings and ruining the English grammar :open_mouth:

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Is that a big track ball?

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yes sir ! switching to your laptop mouse pad or wired mouse each time is a bit annoying specially when at a gig u would look kind of boring IMO so came up with this idea of integrating a mouse within the controller and for the ease of use i preferred a trackball and since those are a bit expensive for the project am planing to build my own trackball using the older generation mouse the ones with a ball or even the new laser ones would work fine (i have found 2 methods to achieve same results on both)

do you find it a good idea ? is the trackball location good right there ? feedback pwease ! :stuck_out_tongue:

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its time for some hardware pictures !

so as i said before most of these items are dirt cheap and most likely found around your desk i plan on upgrading some items but thats optional and only once the project is done and i have achieved the goal of building a controller i need with max performance for lowest price possible

so here we go with the pictures of the hardware i plan to use:


a water proof keyboard with aprox. 85 soft rubber buttons/pads
i will be using it in the lower part of the controller for hot cues banks and presets a midifighter-like thingy … the feeling is not bad


my most important device a 3 port usb powered hub with a card reader (which i might go crazy with later) i will be plugging all my devices to this hub to power them up … using a hub (the easy way) because i wont bother buying an expensive u-hid pcb or any other brains that require coding in which .. i pretty suck :stuck_out_tongue:


another important device which i will use its brain in making the xone 1d like main part of the controller two usb game pads with a single usb cord … another dirt cheap device (i will be updating the first post with aprox. prices in the next few days) which i just realized that i might need to buy some more looking at the amount of knobs i got on the upper part of the controller


dont LOL ! … well its ok you can :stuck_out_tongue:
i know its not familliar to see this device in a digital djing website specially not a modding thread but i IMHO i find the buttons on these remotes pretty good in shape and feel … will be using the number buttons under the fx knobs to match traktors fx layout and will use the smaller ones under the faders


another un-familiar device built into a controller a mouse … in this project actually am modifying the mouse into a trackball which is easier/faster to use than a normal mouse or a mouse pad … specially when some mobile djs like me place their laptops a little bit high and far from being able to access the mouse easily/frequently … and tbh i find it boring to look at a dj who is looking at his screen and roaming with his mouse as if he was web browsing :stuck_out_tongue:


am still hesitating about this part either to make a whole acrylic case or build a wooden case and use the acrylic as a face plate … anyways this an acrylic sheet of 0.25 cm thickness i had since a while


this is the knob i will be using mounted on a pot just to give me an advanced look of both together on the controller … by the way this is not a normal knob its a knob pulled of a light dimmer (remember the goal is to use stuff found around which we already have) the feeling is not bad but it needs a paint job … am a knob fan so went hunting over the internet for some good knobs (for a future upgrade/project) and i was pretty surprised how expensive they are comparing to their original price which was 0.07-0.8 USD the only down side was u need to order around 200-1000 pcs depending on the supplier :disappointed:


here is my pot without the knob nothing special just an ordinary 10k rotary pot … i ran out of these really fast i need to buy some more ! :smiley:


this is the most expensive part comparing to other items which i had to purchase around 5.5 USD each :stuck_out_tongue:


but i have a doubt about them are these the correct ones used in digital controllers and stuff ?

thats all for today and apparently i will need to purchase some few things before i start breaking stuff (which am really good at btw :smiley:) and mounting them :wink:

any ideas suggestions i would really love to hear some feedback from you guys … <3

-Momo Slai

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Ur going to need 2 more game because each controller has 4 analog inputs.

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Very interesting!

Definitely following this as I have something similar in mind.

Keep us posted and good luck! :slight_smile:

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i wasnt able to do the math in the past few days because of that piece of hash i bought instead of the pots ! JK :stuck_out_tongue: but yeah i wasnt able to do the math ! :smiley:
so i guess am buying another 2 pads with a single usb cord
… but what am a bit worried about is the internal space that will require a bit more than what i planned and my hub has only 3 usb ports … lets see …
adding another hub seems easy but does take space and i cant put hands on any good powered hubs with loads of ports and a cheap price … :disappointed:
anyways i will try to find a solution ! smokes a joint

sure man i will do my best and yeah i will need a lot of luck since i lack some ironing skills … actually i have none :stuck_out_tongue:
by the way you might be more interested in my next project (i might just upgrade this one) i will go really crazy with technology and gadgets … want a flavor ? … an internal hard disk ! :smiley: