Arcade Buttons

As Dj TechTools has grown so has our office and the staff required to keep this place running. In my attempt to keep out the dreaded cubicle culture, every week the group does some fun and interesting things together. They include:…

The VCI-100 from has inspired a lot of people to modify the simple layout into other forms that fit their particular style of ding. First came the original arcade mod and then many others followed in my footsteps, creating their own…

After a long dry spell, the Dj TechTools store finally has a few VCI-100's back in stock. The regular ones sold out lickity split (more coming in 2 weeks) but we have 5 Arcade versions that are still up for grabs. I know they are a little…

In the modern age our lives are so intertwined with technology that It surrounds and pervades almost everything that we do. Its understandable that some people want to keep one foot in the analogue door and the other in the digital domain.…

Its safe to say that the very DIY arcade button mod I did about a year ago kicked off this whole crazy site. As we have improved the site, so it seemed it might be time to also upgrade the old VCI. Its now equipped with a band new case,…

Our new dj tech tools mantra for this week is: "we go through the annoying stuff so you dont have to" That certainly applies to my current attempt to offer a simple, inexpensive midi controller that most people could find useful. In…

Those touch sensors from the first DIY $100 controller didn't work out so well- so the design has been updated with some good old knobs borrowed from a spare vci-100. I have filmed the DIY tutorial but editing is taking much longer than…

Do you need just a few more controls? Perhaps your wondering how hard it is to make your own controller? Then follow the steps in this 2 part series and build your first midi controller in about an hour for very little cash. Using only 8…