Make the Cassette Deck Great Again Revival of the Coolest Retro Tech
summary
Build replaces broken cassette mechanics with a Raspberry Pi running a QT interface and Clementine as the audio engine, creating a standalone, instant‑on deck that preserves the original electronics and front‑panel buttons via GPIO and small driver circuits. Prototype uses an op‑amp attenuator on the Pi 3.5mm output, fits a Raspberry Pi + touchscreen, aims for a €100 parts budget, exposes a mobile remote and syncs with Android/iOS, and lands as a working prototype with core playback and recording paths while counters and some polish remain unfinished. QT UI + Clementine backend GPL open source
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 8:06HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
- 9:46REQUIRED HARDWARE & PRICE CHECK
- 11:55PLAYER & RECORDER PI SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
- 15:52CLEAN ARCHITECTURE
- 18:36PI: ARCHITECTURE & REMARKS
- 20:03ANDROID: ARCHITECTURE & REMARKS
- 23:22MOBILE PART PURPOSE?
- 24:30RELEASE PLAN & REPO
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