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  • The Briefcase

    The Briefcase

    01st November 2010, in News/Blog ( Comments)

    The Briefcase is built from the chassis of a 70′s-era portable Sony microphone mixer. It was conceived and built in 2006, and predates most DJ-oriented MIDI controllers on the market. Please view the gallery for details.

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    January 11, 2011 10:25 am

    A Custom Shop for Music Gear, a “Third Deck” DJ Controller, and DIY Hardware Secrets

    [...] of the industry being painfully behind. In, 2006 when he designed his beautiful, vintage-styled Briefcase into the chassis of a 70s Sony mic mixer, there were few MIDI controllers for DJs even on the [...]

    January 11, 2011 11:25 am

    Dave Cross (@http://twitter.com/60works)

    And it comes full circle, back to CDM circa 2006: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/david-cross-retro-styled-dj-midi-controller-for-ableton-live/

    Ugh, look at all those wires! I’m glad I know how to design a Printed Circuit Board now!

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