Week 1: Final Project Brainstorm

Over the past few years, I've been growing increasingly interested in music technology, or how people can use technology to play, listen, or enjoy music. I have never owned a vinyl record player, but I've always been interested in how they work. For my final project, I would like to potentially build my own vinyl record player.

I read through this tutorial and used Fusion360 to sketch out a rudimentary model of what my project could look like:

I think one of the hardest parts will be building the tonearm because it has to be completely friction-less and free-moving in order for the music to play. I found a forum where someone harvested parts from a old computer hardrive that I'm including here for future reference.

Other useful links:

• Maxine Tan's project
• Eagle CAD files for a preamplifier and motor controller
• Homebrew Turntable, a open-source, 3D-printable record player project
• James Silva's tutorial