Turn Table like scratching on iPods

[AceNik]

Hey guys i have a H10 [20GB] with rockbox on it , but i thought of a new feature for the rockbox on the iPod's , wouldn't it be cool if someone could develop a plugin that allowed you to use the scroll wheel as a turn table for scratching music .

well i thought about how it could work :
1. first the plugin would be initialized & made to function in background, ( i know this is not possible now ).
2. then music track can be selected & the scroll wheel is ready to be scratched .

well i am sorry if i am just shooting in the air , but i seriously have no clue of the coding & hardware , just thought of a idea

there is also a thread on misticriver incase some of you would like to see a few poll results or comment on this
http://www.misticriver.net/showthread.php?t=52661

I have also made a " Feature Request " in the tracker view it here
http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/6837

[bluebrother]

could you please stop writing all bold? It is horrible to read, and there is a reason why not all fonts are bold.

Btw, what is a H20? I don't know of such a device, at least not a H20 that is supported by Rockbox.

[Flid]

Interesting concept. Could be quite a nice toy plugin, and maybe even useful for DJs. Could be tied-in with pitch-adjustment. Slow scroll = nudge pitch up & down. Fast scroll in alternate directions = scratch. The plugin would need to alter normal playback features though (ie. over-riding volume control... obviously).

Also... plugins should work happily in the background.

However, I would rather see someone with this kind of expertise working on basic scrollwheel acceleration for browsing.  

[AceNik]

can anyone explain as to why is this feature not that possible ?

[bluebrother]

can anyone explain as to why is this feature not that possible ?

Errr ... has anyone said this is not possible? At least I don't see anything in this thread here. I don't see a reason why this shouldn't be possible, but it would be quite some work -- and there are tons of other features that could get implemented first

[Llorean]

I even said it was VERY possible on your old thread. I even explained that it shouldn't be a background plugin, and discussed some of what would go into doing it.

[AceNik]

im sorry , but i got confused since the polls were pointing in another direction , so thought it might not work out , otherwise i know you guys are there for talk , & will work on it if you feel its a nice concept , thats all thank you

[AlexP]

I voted no because to me it is pointless.  That in no way means it can't be done.

[jewman]

iPod linux has something like this I believe.

[AceNik]

hey could someone be generous enough to point out the link to something like this plugin in iPod linux