Jay-D – Build & code your own DJ mixtable
With Jay-D, you’ll learn how microcomputers and other electronic components are used for sound production and get a bit closer to becoming a DJ superstar.
Our mini mixtable has almost all the basic functions a professional has, such as:
- Two simultaneous playback slots
- BPM control
- Different sound equalizers and effects (currently, we’ve implemented three different effects)
- A display that allows you to list through your song library and put songs in the queue
- A Class-D amplifier, and two 5W speakers implemented for DeeJaying on the go!
- 144 individually-controllable LEDs on board – for the bling-bling, of course!
- Main circuit board – connects all the chips together
- Display board – 128*160 TFT color display
- Acrylic casing
- A bag of other small components such as resistors, pushbuttons, nuts and bolts
- Two 5W speakers
- Custom-made plastic knobs
- USB-C cable for charging and programming the device
- 4GB Micro SD card with a bunch of royalty-free beats preloaded
- An instruction booklet – ready for your offline knowledge consumption

What you’ll learn:
- What components are needed for digital sound production
- What are the sound waves and how can they be produced using computers and various electronic components
- What is a DAC and how it can be controlled for simultaneous playback of multiple sound files
- How a DJ mixtable works
- How to code custom light shows for your Jay-D mixtable
- How to code a custom sound effect into your Jay-D turntable
What you can do with it:
- Play multiple music files simultaneously, fade between them, control the BPM of the songs being played (pretend that you’re a DJ)
- Pursue a career in the world of EDM music (Tip: start by opening a SoundCloud account)
- Add various equalizers to the songs that are being played
- Load new songs on the included SD card so that you don’t have to jam with the included royalty-free music
- Design a custom light show for the onboard LEDs
- Code new apps and functions for the implemented microcontroller and make use of the implemented Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interface
- Be cool