Arduino-Powered Turntables That Turn DJing Into Child's Play Each Arduino mimics a different instrument: one plays the bongos, another plays the bass, and the third plays the snare drum.

An Arduino Uno controls it all with a rotary encoder for input and a character LCD to display settings. The turntable moves using a stepper motor and an EasyDriver.

This device created by student designers Yingjie Bei and Yifan Hu only looks like an artsy turntable, but it can't play your vinyl collection. Here's what it can do, though: show you the right ...

This device created by student designers Yingjie Bei and Yifan Hu only looks like an artsy turntable, but it can't play your vinyl collection. Here's what it can do, though: show you the right ...

These range from building a DCC system for about $45 (see below) to a crossing signal. There are actually quite a few basic Arduino videos on the channel, although most of them are aimed at beginners.