A few weeks back, my friend and I were standing in line for the Jungle Cruise. As we were talking, I got the idea for a physical radio, styled to match the 1930s aesthetic of the Jungle Cruise, that would play the audio loop from the Jungle Cruise. Not only that, but it'd play any fictional radio station I put together. The next day, I got to work on prototyping.
The core of the project is a Raspberry Pi, with a soundcard bonnet attached. This communicates with an Arduino Uno for the use of analog knobs as input.
The main program is written in python, and plays music through PyGame.
My big concern throughout the project was how I'd house the radio. I wanted to use a classic radio, but I didn't want to break anything that was functional. My big break came from when I visited a flea market, and found some functional radios for sale. I got to talking with the shop owner, and after asking if he had any broken radios, he came to me with this, completely complementary.
It's taken a while, but I've finally gotten both the hardware and software to a point where I've accomplished the original goal: playing the Jungle Cruise loop with volume controls.
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This thread will serve as a log from now on, and I'll hopefully update it daily. I've got a backload of images that I'll be posting here shortly, too.
The core of the project is a Raspberry Pi, with a soundcard bonnet attached. This communicates with an Arduino Uno for the use of analog knobs as input.
The main program is written in python, and plays music through PyGame.
My big concern throughout the project was how I'd house the radio. I wanted to use a classic radio, but I didn't want to break anything that was functional. My big break came from when I visited a flea market, and found some functional radios for sale. I got to talking with the shop owner, and after asking if he had any broken radios, he came to me with this, completely complementary.
It's taken a while, but I've finally gotten both the hardware and software to a point where I've accomplished the original goal: playing the Jungle Cruise loop with volume controls.
(link removed)
This thread will serve as a log from now on, and I'll hopefully update it daily. I've got a backload of images that I'll be posting here shortly, too.
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