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Oxidious · 09-03-2006, 06:35 PM

First post so please be easy if this is in the wrong spot.

I have an idea for a program that involves music files/mp3's. if there are any coders experienced in this, please feel free to email me or PM and I'll give you my general idea.

Thanks.

**soccerPMN** · 09-03-2006, 06:36 PM

Requests like this aren't allowed, also, you might as well post the whole idea, most devs won't bother to email you about an mp3 application.

Oxidious · 09-03-2006, 06:39 PM

Ok cool here it is. I call it PSP1200.

This is an idea that turns your PSP into an mp3 "turntable". It features a skin that looks like a turntable which moves accordingly to the controls you use. You use the up and down directional pad to control the pitch. The right trigger to hold and release the song. The analog stick to spin the "record" foward or backwards by moving the stick in a circular motion. This can also be used for scratching. It can include a BPM counter also. I got this idea because I use the headphone jack of my PSP to output into my mixer and use it along with my turntables. It would be really nice to have pitch control and other turtable like features. Let me know if this makes any sense.

**Vanden** · 09-03-2006, 06:40 PM

like soccerPMN said you cant have Requests here at qj

also it a bad idea to post your email here you can get load of spam

**soccerPMN** · 09-03-2006, 06:41 PM

I've actually had the same idea! In the future if I have much more time on my hands, I might actually work on something like this. There also is already DJSP, search for it.

Oxidious · 09-03-2006, 06:58 PM

Do you think its possible to make? Does the PSP have enough processing power?

**Vanden** · 09-03-2006, 07:02 PM

i think this might be a job for that psp kick dev guy

**Urza** · 09-03-2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerPMN

I've actually had the same idea! In the future if I have much more time on my hands, I might actually work on something like this. There also is already DJSP, search for it.

DJSP doesn't do any of that.

**soccerPMN** · 09-03-2006, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urza the Tyrant

DJSP doesn't do any of that.

Actually, it lets you control the speed of the MP3 being played back, and I never said it did any of that, its just an MP3 playing app.

**Urza** · 09-03-2006, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerPMN

Actually, it lets you control the speed of the MP3 being played back, and I never said it did any of that, its just an MP3 playing app.

Its already widely known that we have quite a few mp3 playings apps.

**Weatherman** · 09-04-2006, 05:08 AM

Ox: your idea is worth 1/1000th of what the coding is worth. Ideas for apps are like ___holes. Everyone has one, and they all stink.

That sounds harsh, and I mean it to be. The reason I'm being harsh is becuase if you want to make a contribution to a program or a project and you don't know how to code, an idea is only one part of that. You can't just come up with an idea (no matter how good) and expect others to do the work for you. But you don't need to know programming to make something happen.

If you really want to make it happen, you can do a lot to develop the idea. Put together a sort of 'business proposal' for it, and develop a complete design specification about what it is, how it works and how the user interacts with it ('use cases'). When you're done thinking about the functionality, put together the basics of how it looks - the UI and desgin.

Then (and only then) go out and look for a particular developer to help you with the project. Find someone who has has done something involving the same technologies (i.e. mp3s and PSP) and for whom this would be a challenge and an opportunity (which is to say, don't strmnnrmn to code it for you!). Contact that person directly and show them that you've got more than just an idea - you've got a software design. And that's when your idea stops stinking and starts being something people will respect.

I've done this myself, so I'm speaking from personal experience. You don't need to be a coder to develop software, but you need to put in work and make more of a contribution than just "Hey, why doesn't somebody code this for me." If you put in the work, people will respect you and help you and maybe in the process you'll learn something too.

Best of luck.

Hardrive · 09-04-2006, 05:13 AM

Sorry, requests aren't aloud here.

09-03-2006, 06:35 PM	#1
Oxidious Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7 Trader Feedback: 0	Homebrew Idea First post so please be easy if this is in the wrong spot. I have an idea for a program that involves music files/mp3's. if there are any coders experienced in this, please feel free to email me or PM and I'll give you my general idea. Thanks.

09-03-2006, 06:36 PM	#2
soccerPMN Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,288 Trader Feedback: 0	Requests like this aren't allowed, also, you might as well post the whole idea, most devs won't bother to email you about an mp3 application. __________________ [URL="http://www.newlilwayne.com"]www.NewLilWayne.com[/URL]

09-03-2006, 06:40 PM	#4
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	like soccerPMN said you cant have Requests here at qj also it a bad idea to post your email here you can get load of spam __________________ You know where to find me.

09-03-2006, 06:41 PM	#5
soccerPMN Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,288 Trader Feedback: 0	I've actually had the same idea! In the future if I have much more time on my hands, I might actually work on something like this. There also is already DJSP, search for it. __________________ [URL="http://www.newlilwayne.com"]www.NewLilWayne.com[/URL]

09-03-2006, 07:02 PM	#7
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	i think this might be a job for that psp kick dev guy __________________ You know where to find me.

09-03-2006, 06:39 PM	#3
Oxidious Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok cool here it is. I call it PSP1200. This is an idea that turns your PSP into an mp3 "turntable". It features a skin that looks like a turntable which moves accordingly to the controls you use. You use the up and down directional pad to control the pitch. The right trigger to hold and release the song. The analog stick to spin the "record" foward or backwards by moving the stick in a circular motion. This can also be used for scratching. It can include a BPM counter also. I got this idea because I use the headphone jack of my PSP to output into my mixer and use it along with my turntables. It would be really nice to have pitch control and other turtable like features. Let me know if this makes any sense.

09-03-2006, 06:58 PM	#6
Oxidious Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7 Trader Feedback: 0	Do you think its possible to make? Does the PSP have enough processing power?

09-04-2006, 05:08 AM	#11
Weatherman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 55 Trader Feedback: 0	Ox: your idea is worth 1/1000th of what the coding is worth. Ideas for apps are like ___holes. Everyone has one, and they all stink. That sounds harsh, and I mean it to be. The reason I'm being harsh is becuase if you want to make a contribution to a program or a project and you don't know how to code, an idea is only one part of that. You can't just come up with an idea (no matter how good) and expect others to do the work for you. But you don't need to know programming to make something happen. If you really want to make it happen, you can do a lot to develop the idea. Put together a sort of 'business proposal' for it, and develop a complete design specification about what it is, how it works and how the user interacts with it ('use cases'). When you're done thinking about the functionality, put together the basics of how it looks - the UI and desgin. Then (and only then) go out and look for a particular developer to help you with the project. Find someone who has has done something involving the same technologies (i.e. mp3s and PSP) and for whom this would be a challenge and an opportunity (which is to say, don't strmnnrmn to code it for you!). Contact that person directly and show them that you've got more than just an idea - you've got a software design. And that's when your idea stops stinking and starts being something people will respect. I've done this myself, so I'm speaking from personal experience. You don't need to be a coder to develop software, but you need to put in work and make more of a contribution than just "Hey, why doesn't somebody code this for me." If you put in the work, people will respect you and help you and maybe in the process you'll learn something too. Best of luck.

09-04-2006, 05:13 AM	#12
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	Sorry, requests aren't aloud here.

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