Devious Pocket: a €249 open-source DVS that ditches the laptop

The Devious Pocket is a standalone Digital Vinyl System out of a small Amsterdam studio called NAP Works, and the headline feature is that it works without a laptop anywhere in the chain. Plug it in between your turntable and your mixer, drop a USB stick into the side, put on a timecode record, and you’re playing digital files through actual records with no library software and no operating system to babysit. €249 for a single unit (intro pricing on the first 100 made), €499 for a two-deck bundle with stands.

The project is on Indiegogo with four days left, around €21k raised from 36 backers.

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