A vinyl record system and a method for creating and playing back custom song compilations on vinyl records using dvs

Abstract

Provided is a vinyl record system, including: a turntable; a tone arm; a platter; a microcomputer executing OCR and DVS software; I / O ports; and an image sensor. Names of songs saved as digital music files on a portable memory storage device are typed or written onto a label. The label is stuck onto a timecoded DVS vinyl record mounted onto the platter. The image sensor captures an image of the label. OCR software extracts a text string from the image. The microcomputer identifies digital music files stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the songs based on song names included in the text string and loads them into the DVS software. The DVS software maps the digital music files to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record and plays them back according to a location of a needle of the tone arm on the signal map.

Description

A VINYL RECORD SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CREATING AND PLAYING BACK CUSTOM SONG COMPILATIONS ON VINYL RECORDS USING DVSFIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0001] This disclosure generally relates to disk jockey (DJ) equipment, and more particularly, to a vinyl record system and a method of operation thereof.BACKGROUND

[0002] For over half a century people have been listening to music recorded on vinyl records. For music mediums that followed vinyl records, such as cassette tapes and compact discs, users had the ability to record user-selected songs onto these music mediums. With vinyl records, users have been unable to record user-selected songs onto the medium. For a DJ in particular, the inability to record a list of selected songs onto a vinyl record requires the DJ to purchase full albums just to play a select number of songs dining a live performance, resulting in high costs over time. The DJ must also transport all the vinyl records from which the select number of songs are to be played to each performance. Further, there are cases where desired songs are unavailable on vinyl record.

[0003] Alternatively, DJs may use a digital DJ controller, a total digital solution, meant to emulate spinning a vinyl record. These digital DJ controllers read song files from a media (e.g., USB) and include a platter that the DJ can rotate forward or backwards during playback of a digital music file, however, the feeling of rotating the platter differs from that of spinning a traditional vinyl record. Another alternative includes the use of a digital vinyl system (DVS). DVSs bridge the gap between traditional DJ hardware and digital music files, allowing a DJ to enjoy the tactile experience of vinyl record manipulation while taking advantage of the convenience and flexibility of digital music. Instead of playing regular vinyl records, special timecoded DVS vinyl records that contain a continuous timecode signal are used. A DVS software overlays a digital music file selected from a computing device (e.g., laptop) over a continuous timecode signal of a timecoded DVS vinyl record. Aneedle of a turntable reads grooves of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, which contain the encoded timecode signal. The timecode signal is a high-pitched tone that the DVS software interprets to track a position, speed, and direction of the timecoded DVSvinyl record. The physical manipulation of the timecoded DVS vinyl record (e.g., scratching, spinning, etc.) is what provides the tactile feel and control. The analog timecode signal read by the needle is sent to an output of the turntable connected with a DVS audio interface that converts the analog timecode signal into a digital signal that the DVS software can translate into commands to play, stop, scratch, or otherwise manipulate the digital music fde overlaid over the continuous timecode signal. Essentially, the DVS software syncs positions of the digital music fde to positions of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

[0004] While DVSs have revolutionized the DJ industry, the technology has several drawbacks. DVSs rely on the use of a computing device, which during a performance, may encounter technical difficulties (e.g., reboot, software update, etc.). Further, with DVSs, only a single digital music fde can be loaded at a time, despite the timecoded DVS vinyl record having enough playback time for loading multiple digital music files. The use of DVSs also requires a DJ to search for a digital music file, select the digital music fde, drop the needle to start playing the digital music fde, after which the DJ must spend a significant amount of time staring at the computing device. The amount of time spent looking at the computing device deters from the performance and prevents the DJ from being interactive with the audience.

[0005] A need exists for a vinyl record system capable of loading multiple digital music fdes at once and reducing or eliminating the use of a computing device during a performance.SUMMARY

[0006] The following presents a simplified summary of some embodiments of the techniques described herein in order to provide a basic understanding of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key / critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some embodiments of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented below.

[0007] Embodiments provide a vinyl record system, including: a turntable; a tone arm assembly, including: an arm; and a needle positioned on a terminal end of the arm; a platter including a locating pin disposed at a center of the platter onto which a timecoded DVSvinyl record is mounted; a microcomputer including: at least one medium on which computer programming code, a DVS software, and an OCR software are stored; at least one processor for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium; and at least one input / output (I / O) port for receiving a portable memory storage device; and an image sensor mounted on the vinyl record system such that when the timecoded DVS vinyl record is mounted onto the locating pin a first label on the timecoded DVS vinyl record falls within a field of view of the image sensor; wherein: the portable memory storage device stores at least one digital music fde, each digital music fde being saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; a name of at least one song saved as a digital music fde on the portable memory storage device is typed or physically hand written onto the first label physically stuck onto a first side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; the image sensor captures an image of the first label; the OCR software extracts a text string from the image of the first label, the text string including the name of the at least one song; the at least one processor: identifies at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; and loads the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; the DVS software: maps the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; and plays back the at least one digital music file according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

[0008] Embodiments include a method for operating a vinyl record system, including: copying at least one digital music file onto a portable memory storage device, wherein each digital music file is saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; inserting the portable memory storage device into an I / O port of the vinyl record system; typing or physically hand writing a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device onto a first label; physically sticking the first label onto a first side of a timecoded DVS vinyl record; mounting the timecoded DVS vinyl record onto a locating pin of a platter of the vinyl record system; capturing, with an image sensor of the vinyl record system, an image of the first label, wherein the image sensor is mounted on the vinyl record system such that when the timecoded DVS vinyl record is mounted onto the locating pin a first label on the timecoded DVS vinyl recordfalls within a field of view of the image sensor; extracting, with OCR software stored on at least one medium of the vinyl record system, a text string from the image of the first label, wherein the text string includes the name of the at least one song; identifying, with at least one processor of the vinyl record system, at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; loading, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; mapping, with a DVS software stored on the at least one medium, the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; and playing back the at least one digital music file according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; wherein the vinyl record system includes: a turntable; a tone arm assembly, including: an arm; and a needle positioned on a terminal end of the arm; the platter including the locating pin disposed at a center of the platter; a microcomputer including: the at least one medium on which computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software are stored; the at least one processor for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium; and at least one I / O port including the I / O port receiving the portable memory storage device; and the image sensor.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate the present invention and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the invention and to enable a person skilled in the pertinent art to make and use the invention.

[0010] FIGS. 1 A and IB illustrate an example of a vinyl record system, according to some embodiments.

[0011] FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of an example of a method for operating the vinyl record system illustrated in FIGS. 1A and IB.

[0012] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate an alternative example of a vinyl record system, according to some embodiments.

[0013] FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of an example of a method for operating the vinyl record system illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOME EMBODIMENTS

[0014] The present inventions will now be described in detail with reference to a few embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present inventions. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps and / or structures have not been described in detail in order to not unnecessarily obscure the present invention. Further, it should be emphasized that several inventive techniques are described, and embodiments are not limited to systems implanting all of those techniques, as various cost and engineering tradeoffs may warrant systems that only afford a subset of the benefits described herein or that will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0015] In the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, reference is made to accompanying drawings (where like numbers represent like elements), which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific exemplary embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in art to practice the invention, but other embodiments may be utilized, and logical, mechanical, electrical, and other changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.

[0016] Embodiments provide a vinyl record system, including: a turntable; a tone arm assembly including an arm and a needle positioned on a terminal end of the arm; a platter including a locating pin onto which a vinyl record (e.g., a timecoded DVS vinyl record) is mounted; at least one medium on which computer programming code, a DVS software, and an optical character recognition (OCR) software are stored; at least one processor for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR softwarestored on the at least one medium; at least one input / output (I / O) port for receiving a portable memory storage device (e.g., SD card, USB, hard drive, etc.); and an image sensor mounted on the turntable or another component of the vinyl record system such that when the vinyl record is mounted onto the locating pin a label on the vinyl record falls within a field of view of the image sensor. In some embodiments, the image sensor is mounted onto the tone arm assembly. In embodiments, the vinyl record system further includes DVS hardware known in the art, such as a duplex soundcard. In embodiments, the vinyl record system further includes an on / off switch to turn the vinyl record system on and off. In some embodiments, the vinyl record system further includes a first button, which upon activation causes the image sensor to capture an image. Activation of the first button may also cause the vinyl record to spin after capturing the image. In some embodiments, the vinyl record system further includes a second button, which upon activation causes the vinyl record to spin.

[0017] In some embodiments, the DVS software at least partially operates and includes at least some functionalities of well-known DVS software in the art, such as Serato™ and xwax DVS software. In some embodiments, the DVS software a least partially operates and includes at least some functionalities of DVS software disclosed in the prior art, such as in U.S. Patent No. 8097800, the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference. With DVS, timecoded DVS vinyl records containing a continuous timecode signal are used. The DVS software overlays a digital music file over a continuous timecode signal of a timecoded DVS vinyl record. The needle of the turntable reads grooves of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, which contain the encoded timecode signal. The timecode signal is a high-pitched tone that the DVS software interprets to track a position, speed, and direction of the timecoded DVS vinyl record. The analog timecode signal read by the needle is sent to an output of the turntable connected with a DVS audio interface that converts the analog timecode signal into a digital signal that the DVS software can translate into commands to play, stop, scratch, or otherwise manipulate the digital music file overlaid over the continuous timecode signal. Essentially, the DVS software syncs positions of the digital music file to positions of the timecoded DVS vinyl record. The DVS software sends digital audio output of the digital music file back through the DVS audio interface that converts the digital audio output from the DVS software back into an analog signal that can be played through speakers or a sound system. In embodiments, computerprogramming code of the DVS software is further developed and modified such that the DVS software is configured to load a plurality of digital music files into the DVS software at once and map the plurality of digital music files loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record at once, allowing the DVS software to playback the plurality of digital music files as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record. In embodiments, the DVS software is further developed and modified such that the DVS software is configured to receive an input designating a side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record for mapping and / or playing back the plurality of digital music files, the input including either side-A or side-B of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

[0018] Embodiments provide a method for operating the vinyl record system, including: copying at least one digital music file onto a portable memory storage device (e.g., SD card, USB, etc.), wherein each digital music file is saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; inserting the portable memory storage device into an I / O port of the vinyl record system; typing or physically hand writing (e.g., clearly in capital letters) a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device onto a first label; physically sticking the first label onto a timecoded DVS vinyl record (e.g., Serato™ DVS timecoded vinyl record); mounting the timecoded DVS vinyl record onto the locating pin of the platter; capturing, with the image sensor, an image of the first label; extracting, with the OCR software, a text string from the image of the first label, the text string including the name of the at least one song; identifying, with the at least one processor, at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; loading, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; mapping, with the DVS software, the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing the DVS software to playback the at least one digital music file as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record; and playing back, with the DVS software, the at least one digital music file according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing a user to skip forwards or backwards as they would when playing a traditional vinyl record. In some embodiments, the at least one song includes a plurality of songs and the at least one digital music file includes a plurality of digital music files, whereby the method includes: loading,with the at least one processor, the plurality of digital music files into the DVS software at once; and mapping, with the DVS software, the plurality of digital music files loaded into the DVS software to the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record at once, allowing the DVS software to playback the plurality of digital music files as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record. In embodiments, a duplex soundcard of the vinyl record system executes audio computations for the mapping of the at least one digital music file to the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record. In some embodiments, the method further includes switching, with the on / off switch, the vinyl record system on or off. In some embodiments, the method further includes activating the first button of the vinyl record system, wherein activation of the first button actuates the image sensor to capture an image. Activation of the first button may also cause the timecoded DVS vinyl record to spin after capturing the image. In some embodiments, the image sensor continuously observes the platter and the at least one processor detects when a timecoded DVS vinyl record is positioned on the platter based on observations of the image sensor, upon which the image sensor is actuated to capture an image. In some embodiments, the method further includes activating the second button of the vinyl record system, wherein activation of the second button actuates the timecoded DVS vinyl record to spin.

[0019] In some embodiments, the method further includes typing or physically hand writing a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device onto a second label and sticking the second label onto a side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record opposite to a side on which the first label is stuck. In such embodiments, both sides of the timecoded DVS vinyl record may be used as described in the method for operating the vinyl record system above. In embodiments, the plurality of songs typed or physically hand written on the label, as described above in the method for operating the vinyl record system above, can be typed or hand written in any order so long as the digital music files corresponding to each of the plurality of songs are stored on the portable memory storage device.

[0020] New labels on which names of songs are typed or hand written may be stuck onto either side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record multiple times. The new labels may include at least some different names of songs than the names of songs typed or hand written on previous labels stuck onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record. In some embodiments, a newlabel is placed over top of a previous label stuck onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record, such that the image sensor captures an image of the new label.

[0021] In embodiments, the at least one medium includes a tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium that when executed by the at least one processor effectuates operations including: capturing, with the image sensor, the image of the first label; extracting, with the OCR software, the text string from the image of the first label, the text string including the name of the at least one song; identifying, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; loading, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; mapping, with the DVS software, the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing the DVS software to playback the at least one digital music file as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record; and playing back the at least one digital music file according to the location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing a user to skip forwards or backwards as they would when playing a traditional vinyl record. In embodiments wherein the at least one song includes the plurality of songs and the at least one digital music file includes the plurality of digital music files, the operations include: loading, with the at least one processor, the plurality of digital music files into the DVS software at once; and mapping, with the DVS software, the plurality of digital music files loaded into the DVS software to the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record at once, allowing the DVS software to playback the plurality of digital music files as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record.

[0022] In some embodiments, the vinyl record turntable further includes a projector (e.g., a micro projector) communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and mounted onto the turntable or another component of the vinyl record system. In some embodiments, the projector is mounted on a top surface of the image sensor. In embodiments, the at least one processor generates an image or a video of a song wave form of a current song played and the projector projects the image or the video onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record, providing easily navigable cue points during a performance. The projected image or video of the song wave form intersects with the needle, appearing as though the needle isconsuming the song wave form. A direction and speed of the projected song wave form matches a direction and a speed of the timecoded DVS vinyl record as it is played and manipulated. In such embodiments, the method of operating the vinyl record system further includes: generating, with the at least one processor, the image or the video of the song wave form of the current song played; and projecting, with the projector, the image or the video of the song wave form of the current song played onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

[0023] In some embodiments, the vinyl record system includes two or more platters and corresponding two or more tone-arm assemblies and two or more image sensors such that two or more vinyl records may be played and spun simultaneously. In some embodiments, a single image sensor is used with two or more platters.

[0024] In some embodiments, components of the vinyl record system are added to an existing turntable. For example, the computer programming code, the DVS software and / or the OCR software may be downloaded onto at least one media of the existing turntable and an image sensor may be mounted onto the turntable, reconfiguring the existing turntable such that it operates the same as the vinyl record system described here.

[0025] In some embodiments, sticker cues are used with vinyl records. A sticker cue is a small, adhesive marker (often brightly colored) that is placed on a vinyl record at precise points that correspond to specific audio cues on the vinyl record. DJs often spin the vinyl record back to the sticker cue to repeatedly play a specific section, such as when scratching or beat juggling. Further, sticker cues act as a visual guide, especially in low-light environments like clubs and venues, enabling DJs to quickly find and cue up tracks without having to rely solely on listening.

[0026] FIGS. 1A and IB illustrate an example of a vinyl record system, including: a turntable 100; a tone arm assembly 101 including an arm 102 and a needle 103 positioned on a terminal end of the arm 101; a platter 104 including a locating pin 105 onto which a timecoded DVS vinyl record 106 is mounted; a microcomputer 107 including at least one medium 108 on which computer programming code, a DVS software, and an OCR software are stored, at least one processor 109 for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium, and at least one I / O port 110 for receiving a SD card 111; an image sensor 112 mounted on the turntable 100 such that a label 113 on the timecoded DVS vinyl record 106 falls within afield of view 114 of the image sensor 112; and a button 115 for actuating the image sensor 112 to capture an image. The image sensor 112 may be mounted on the tone arm assembly 101 in some embodiments.

[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of an example of a method for operating the vinyl record system illustrated in FIGS. 1 A and IB, including: (200) copying at least one digital music file onto the SD card, wherein each digital music file is saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; (201) inserting the SD card into the I / O port; (202) typing or physically hand writing a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the SD card onto the label; (203) physically sticking the label onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record; (204) mounting the timecoded DVS vinyl record onto the locating pin of the platter; (205) capturing, with the image sensor, an image of the label; (206) extracting, with the OCR software, a text string from the image of the label, the text string including the name of the at least one song; (207) identifying, with the at least one processor, at least one digital music file stored on the SD card corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; (208) loading, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; (209) mapping, with the DVS software, the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing the DVS software to playback the at least one digital music file as the DVS software receives input from the spinning timecoded DVS vinyl record; and (210) playing back the at least one digital music file according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record, allowing a user to skip forwards or backwards as they would when playing a traditional vinyl record.

[0028] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate an alternative example of a vinyl record system, including: a turntable 300; a tone arm assembly 301 including an arm 302 and a needle 303 positioned on a terminal end of the arm 301; a platter 304 including a locating pin 305 onto which a timecoded DVS vinyl record 306 is mounted; a microcomputer 307 including at least one medium 308 on which computer programming code, a DVS software, and an OCR software are stored, at least one processor 309 for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium, and at least one I / O port 310 for receiving a SD card 311; an image sensor 312 mounted on the turntable 300 such that a label 313 on the timecoded DVS vinyl record 306falls within a field of view 314 of the image sensor 312; a button 315 for actuating the image sensor 312 to capture an image; and a micro-projector 316 mounted to a top surface of the image sensor 312 and projecting a song wave form 317 of a current song played onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record 3O6.The image sensor 312 may be mounted on the tone arm assembly 301 in some embodiments. The micro-projector 316 may be mounted above the image sensor 312 in some embodiments.

[0029] FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of an example of a method for operating the vinyl record system illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B, including: (200)-(210) as described in FIG. 2; (400) generating, with the at least one processor, an image or a video of a song wave form of a current song played; and (401) projecting, with the projector, the image or the video of the song wave onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record, wherein the projected image of the song wave form intersects with the needle, appearing as though the needle is consuming the song wave form.

[0030] The vinyl record system and method of operation thereof proposed herein facilitates an organic workflow for DJs, wherein many timecoded DVS vinyl records can be purchased, labeled with desired songs, and played during a live performance. This allows DJs to once again perform with only a stack of vinyl records and their turntable and mixer. In this way, DJs can spend more time focusing on the vinyl records and interacting with the audience and reduce or eliminate the amount of time spent staring at a computing device.

[0031] In the preceding description, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that these specific details are not required. In other instances, well-known electrical structures and circuits are shown in block diagram form in order not to obscure the understanding. For example, specific details are not provided as to whether the embodiments described herein are implemented as a software routine, hardware circuit, firmware, or a combination thereof.

[0032] Embodiments of the disclosure can be represented as a computer program product stored in a machine-readable medium (also referred to as a computer-readable medium, a processor-readable medium, or a computer usable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein). The machine-readable medium can be any suitable tangible, non-transitory medium, including magnetic, optical, or electrical storage mediumincluding a diskete, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), memory device (volatile or non-volatile), or similar storage mechanism. The machine-readable medium can contain various sets of instructions, code sequences, configuration information, or other data, which, when executed, cause a processor to perform steps in a method according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that other instructions and operations necessary to implement the described implementations can also be stored on the machine-readable medium. The instructions stored on the machine- readable medium can be executed by a processor or other suitable processing device, and can interface with circuitry to perform the described tasks.

[0033] The above-described embodiments are intended to be examples only. Alterations, modifications and variations can be effected to the particular embodiments by those of skill in the art without departing from the scope.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A vinyl record system, comprising: a turntable; a tone arm assembly, comprising: an arm; and a needle positioned on a terminal end of the arm; a platter comprising a locating pin disposed at a center of the platter onto which a timecoded DVS vinyl record is mounted; a microcomputer comprising: at least one medium on which computer programming code, a DVS software, and an OCR software are stored; at least one processor for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium; and at least one input / output (I / O) port for receiving a portable memory storage device; and an image sensor mounted on the vinyl record system such that when the timecoded DVS vinyl record is mounted onto the locating pin a first label on the timecoded DVS vinyl record falls within a field of view of the image sensor; wherein: the portable memory storage device stores at least one digital music file, each digital music file being saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device is typed or physically hand written onto the first label physically stuck onto a first side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; the image sensor captures an image of the first label; the OCR software extracts a text string from the image of the first label, the text string including the name of the at least one song; the at least one processor: identifies at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; and loads the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; the DVS software:maps the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; and plays back the at least one digital music fde according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

2. The vinyl record system of claim 1, further comprising a projector, wherein: the projector projects at least one image or video of a song wave form of a current song played onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record; and the at least one image or video of the song wave form intersects with the needle.

3. The vinyl record system of claim 2, wherein a direction and a speed of the song wave form matches a direction and a speed of the timecoded DVS vinyl record played and manipulated.

4. The vinyl record system of claim 1, wherein a name of at least one song saved as a digital music fde on the portable memory storage device is typed or physically hand written onto a second label physically stuck onto a second side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

5. The vinyl record system of claim 1, wherein: the at least one song comprises a plurality of songs; the at least on digital music fde comprises a plurality of digital music files; the at least one processor loads the plurality of digital music files into the DVS software at a same time; and the DVS software maps the plurality of digital music files loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of a timecoded DVS vinyl record at a same time.

6. The vinyl record system of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor identifies the plurality of digital music files stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the plurality of songs regardless of an order in which the names of the plurality of the songs are typed or physically hand written on the first label.

7. The vinyl record system of claim 1, wherein the portable storage medium device comprises at least one of: a SD card and a USB.

8. The vinyl record system of claim 1, further comprising: at least a second platter; at least a second tone arm assembly; and at least a second image sensor.

9. The vinyl record system of claim 1, further comprising a button, wherein activation of the button actuates the image sensor to capture an image.

10. The vinyl record system of claim 1, wherein the DVS software receives an input designating a side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record for mapping the at least one digital music file to thesignal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record or playing back the at least one digital music file, the input designating either side-A or side-B of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

11. A method for operating a vinyl record system, comprising: copying at least one digital music fde onto a portable memory storage device, wherein each digital music file is saved as a name of a song corresponding to the respective digital music file; inserting the portable memory storage device into an I / O port of the vinyl record system; typing or physically hand writing a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device onto a first label; physically sticking the first label onto a first side of a timecoded DVS vinyl record; mounting the timecoded DVS vinyl record onto a locating pin of a platter of the vinyl record system; capturing, with an image sensor of the vinyl record system, an image of the first label, wherein the image sensor is mounted on the vinyl record system such that when the timecoded DVS vinyl record is mounted onto the locating pin a first label on the timecoded DVS vinyl record falls within a field of view of the image sensor; extracting, with OCR software stored on at least one medium of the vinyl record system, a text string from the image of the first label, wherein the text string includes the name of the at least one song; identifying, with at least one processor of the vinyl record system, at least one digital music file stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the at least one song based on the name of the at least one song included in the text string; loading, with the at least one processor, the at least one digital music file into the DVS software; mapping, with a DVS software stored on the at least one medium, the at least one digital music file loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; and playing back the at least one digital music file according to a location of the needle on the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record; wherein the vinyl record system comprises: a turntable; a tone arm assembly, comprising: an arm; and a needle positioned on a terminal end of the arm; the platter comprising the locating pin disposed at a center of the platter;a microcomputer comprising: the at least one medium on which computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software are stored; the at least one processor for executing the computer programming code, the DVS software, and the OCR software stored on the at least one medium; and at least one I / O port comprising the I / O port receiving the portable memory storage device; and the image sensor.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: projecting, with a projector of the vinyl record system, at least one image or video of a song wave form of a current song played onto the timecoded DVS vinyl record, wherein: the image or the video of the song wave form intersects with a needle of the vinyl record system; and the vinyl record system further comprises the projector.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a direction and a speed of the song wave form matches a direction and a speed of the timecoded DVS vinyl record played and manipulated.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising: typing or physically hand writing a name of at least one song saved as a digital music file on the portable memory storage device onto a second label physically stuck onto a second side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein: the at least one song comprises a plurality of songs; the at least on digital music fde comprises a plurality of digital music files; the at least one processor loads the plurality of digital music files into the DVS software at a same time; and the DVS software maps the plurality of digital music files loaded into the DVS software to a signal map of a timecoded DVS vinyl record at a same time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor identifies the plurality of digital music files stored on the portable memory storage device corresponding with the plurality of songs regardless of an order in which the names of the plurality of the songs are typed or physically hand written on the first label.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the portable storage medium device comprises at least one of: a SD card and a USB.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the vinyl record system further comprises: at least a second platter;at least a second tone arm assembly; and at least a second image sensor.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising: activating a button of the vinyl record system, wherein activation of the button actuates the image sensor to capture the image20. The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving, with the DVS software, an input designating a side of the timecoded DVS vinyl record for mapping the at least one digital music fde to the signal map of the timecoded DVS vinyl record or playing back the at least one digital music fde, the input designating either side-A or side-B of the timecoded DVS vinyl record.

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