R.A.P. (Retro Audio Player)
Is a retro cassette player, resembling something like a Sony Walkman, but instead of cassettes, it is digital, can use Spotify/and or an SD card for music, with Bluetooth connectivity and (possibly) touchscreen, but contains the same old look and feel of the satisfying physical buttons.
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Sketched Outside
sketched the actual thing today (after my extended break of a month)
implemented a new vol control and song skipper/prev (the main buttons) on long side
on the shorter side there is a flush-style power button (so you dont accidently turn off the system), a usbc charging port, and a microsd slot
will give BOM next post
_tenorangesax_
added to the journal ago
designed project/List of parts and materials
the features i wanted for this project was:
-bluetooth connectivity
-sd card slot
-physical buttons
-ability to connect to spotify
-(new) front should be able to open like a walkman, but is optional
-im hoping for the design to be able to be metal on the outside to feel heavy, but if not possible, i'll settle for a transparent or yellow 3D printed case.
from the features, here are some obvious parts that i think i need for now:
-bluetooth module
-sd card reader writer module
-button modules
-im not sure yet what i'll use for the actual board thats running everything, whether it be arduino or raspberry pi or anything else, but i'll find a way to configure spotify or a streamer.
-i'll develop a mechanism to open and close the front using metal or plastic
-after making a sketch then a model, i'll be able to see what printers i can use to either carve out a metal frame or just 3d print a case but paint it yellow or make it have an clear look using resin.
attached below is some of the stuff i researched online and took inspo!
![SONY WM-F107 Solar Walkman Stereo Cassette player [ Fan Art ], Binnyzz.jpg](https://blueprint.hackclub.com/user-attachments/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzQ1MSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--a182f7a9ed934ffc68fe049116114e94c74c3e7d/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsyMDAwLDIwMDBdLCJjb252ZXJ0Ijoid2VicCIsInNhdmVyIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjgwLCJzdHJpcCI6dHJ1ZX19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--15ca3815f01a5683e19ea0585d2eef9af9e441d7/SONY%20WM-F107%20Solar%20Walkman%20Stereo%20Cassette%20player%20%5B%20Fan%20Art%20%5D,%20Binnyzz.jpg)
_tenorangesax_
added to the journal ago
Set up/brainstormed project.
started blueprint today!
i'm so excited, since i was too late to join the summer of hack project ;_;
after learning about this project, i started to brainstorm about what i could build for this project, and developed the idea of the R.A.P.!
the R.A.P. stands for retro audio player, i was heavily inspired by the sony walkman, i really wanted to have a retro music player like that, especially seeing aesthetics of other "old" 2000s mp3/cassette/dvd players
but the problem with the sony walkman is that it uses cassettes, so i would need each indivduial song to be able to listen on it, and i wouldn't be able to listen to obcscure artists (which is my entire taste ;_;)
so i decided to make something new that uses spotify (or files), bluetooth, and maybe touchscreen, but still have a satisfying feel of physical buttons and feel solid in your hands
ive dropped some pics below of what i would be basing of/inspo! :)
![SONY WM-F107 Solar Walkman Stereo Cassette player [ Fan Art ], Binnyzz.jpg](https://blueprint.hackclub.com/user-attachments/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzE5NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--0c217d5a899babda4d3941b5f10b7865aee3e0c0/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsyMDAwLDIwMDBdLCJjb252ZXJ0Ijoid2VicCIsInNhdmVyIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjgwLCJzdHJpcCI6dHJ1ZX19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--15ca3815f01a5683e19ea0585d2eef9af9e441d7/SONY%20WM-F107%20Solar%20Walkman%20Stereo%20Cassette%20player%20%5B%20Fan%20Art%20%5D,%20Binnyzz.jpg)
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10/18/2025 - Set up/brainstormed project.
started blueprint today!
i'm so excited, since i was too late to join the summer of hack project ;_;
after learning about this project, i started to brainstorm about what i could build for this project, and developed the idea of the R.A.P.!
the R.A.P. stands for retro audio player, i was heavily inspired by the sony walkman, i really wanted to have a retro music player like that, especially seeing aesthetics of other "old" 2000s mp3/cassette/dvd players
but the problem with the sony walkman is that it uses cassettes, so i would need each indivduial song to be able to listen on it, and i wouldn't be able to listen to obcscure artists (which is my entire taste ;_;)
so i decided to make something new that uses spotify (or files), bluetooth, and maybe touchscreen, but still have a satisfying feel of physical buttons and feel solid in your hands
ive dropped some pics below of what i would be basing of/inspo! :)
10/19/2025 - designed project/List of parts and materials
the features i wanted for this project was:
-bluetooth connectivity
-sd card slot
-physical buttons
-ability to connect to spotify
-(new) front should be able to open like a walkman, but is optional
-im hoping for the design to be able to be metal on the outside to feel heavy, but if not possible, i'll settle for a transparent or yellow 3D printed case.
from the features, here are some obvious parts that i think i need for now:
-bluetooth module
-sd card reader writer module
-button modules
-im not sure yet what i'll use for the actual board thats running everything, whether it be arduino or raspberry pi or anything else, but i'll find a way to configure spotify or a streamer.
-i'll develop a mechanism to open and close the front using metal or plastic
-after making a sketch then a model, i'll be able to see what printers i can use to either carve out a metal frame or just 3d print a case but paint it yellow or make it have an clear look using resin.
attached below is some of the stuff i researched online and took inspo!
11/15/2025 - Sketched Outside
sketched the actual thing today (after my extended break of a month)
implemented a new vol control and song skipper/prev (the main buttons) on long side
on the shorter side there is a flush-style power button (so you dont accidently turn off the system), a usbc charging port, and a microsd slot
will give BOM next post