<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> 2013-12-19T14:15:21Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/12949/questions-about-adding-prosound-mod-to-a-dmg01/ <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

The first one I ever did was by melting a hole through with my iron's tip. It was a sketchy hole, but with the jack installed, you couldn't tell.

Just take your time and make sure to clean your equipment afterward. You have no idea how many tips I went trough over the years becuase I didn't clean off the extra solder.

You are supposed to leave solder on your tips.  After cleaning them well with a wet sponge or the metal ball(my preferred method as it doesn't affect the temp of the iron) you are supposed to apply fresh solder to your tips before turning off the iron.  It helps keep them fresh and capable of distributing heat.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sxe_weekend 2013-12-19T14:15:21Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195438/#p195438 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> If you have good phones it still outputs at a decent volume but it's clean as stated.  You only hear the sounds made with LSDJ without the background hiss and amp noise.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sxe_weekend 2013-12-19T14:11:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195437/#p195437 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

how about comparing the sound outputs with an amp. The headphone jack should be quieter than the "pro-sound" coming from an audio amplifier. In any case, the quality is what you were aiming for, so in all honesty it was a success.

You're right, I'll try that out. Agreed, I'm very happy with it. Thanks for the help!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-19T11:52:54Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195425/#p195425 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> how about comparing the sound outputs with an amp. The headphone jack should be quieter than the "pro-sound" coming from an audio amplifier. In any case, the quality is what you were aiming for, so in all honesty it was a success.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jazzmarazz 2013-12-18T04:16:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195195/#p195195 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

Quieter unless you did it wrong.


Didn't think it was much more quiet? Maybe I subconciously turned a volume up somewhere. The quality was definitely better, so I'm pretty sure I didn't do it wrong

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-17T19:06:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195122/#p195122 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> louisdeb wrote:

Just adding I ended up completing the mod today. Drilled a hole and did it the common way, so I can still use headphones through the old port. But I plugged in headphones to the new port and they worked perfectly fine? You said this shouldn't be normal


Quieter unless you did it wrong.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jazzmarazz 2013-12-17T18:51:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195120/#p195120 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Just adding I ended up completing the mod today. Drilled a hole and did it the common way, so I can still use headphones through the old port. But I plugged in headphones to the new port and they worked perfectly fine? You said this shouldn't be normal

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-17T18:09:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/195114/#p195114 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

The first one I ever did was by melting a hole through with my iron's tip. It was a sketchy hole, but with the jack installed, you couldn't tell.

Just take your time and make sure to clean your equipment afterward. You have no idea how many tips I went trough over the years becuase I didn't clean off the extra solder.

Yeah I'll keep that in mind. I've only used this iron for this gameboy. I've got a pretty poor quality case (took the circuit out at some point.. not sure why) which I might experiment with

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-15T20:54:01Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194872/#p194872 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> The first one I ever did was by melting a hole through with my iron's tip. It was a sketchy hole, but with the jack installed, you couldn't tell.

Just take your time and make sure to clean your equipment afterward. You have no idea how many tips I went trough over the years becuase I didn't clean off the extra solder.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jazzmarazz 2013-12-15T20:37:01Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194871/#p194871 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

You may use phones, but it will be very very quite. Clean but quite.
The "effort" As you call it is well worth it to retain the amplified headphone connection.

Effort, plus ability. Not sure I have the drill bits. I'll consider it.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-15T20:23:57Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194870/#p194870 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> louisdeb wrote:
MostlyToast wrote:

Or you could just use the old jack that's in the gameboy and still bypass the amp. This tut goes into more detail: http://lowgain-audio.com/GBclassicmod.htm

Wait I just watched a bit of this... (just a note I'm not really looking to drill a hole in my case, will take a bit too much effort).

If I replace the inbuilt jack, will I not be able to use headphones? (This is fine as I can just use a different gameboy if I want to write on the go, and then use the modded one when I want to record).

You may use phones, but it will be very very quite. Clean but quite.
The "effort" As you call it is well worth it to retain the amplified headphone connection.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jazzmarazz 2013-12-15T20:10:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194869/#p194869 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> MostlyToast wrote:

Or you could just use the old jack that's in the gameboy and still bypass the amp. This tut goes into more detail: http://lowgain-audio.com/GBclassicmod.htm

Wait I just watched a bit of this... (just a note I'm not really looking to drill a hole in my case, will take a bit too much effort).

If I replace the inbuilt jack, will I not be able to use headphones? (This is fine as I can just use a different gameboy if I want to write on the go, and then use the modded one when I want to record).

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-15T20:04:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194868/#p194868 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Jazzmarazz wrote:

Removing that board will cause no issues, but the trouble will be in finding a jack to fit snugly.

Awesome - I'll probably find some padding in some way. So should I be desoldering at the connections? Or can I just cut and insulate?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/louisdeb 2013-12-15T20:01:52Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194867/#p194867 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Or you could just use the old jack that's in the gameboy and still bypass the amp. This tut goes into more detail: http://lowgain-audio.com/GBclassicmod.htm

]]> https://chipmusic.org/MostlyToast 2013-12-15T19:31:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194865/#p194865 <![CDATA[Re: Questions about adding prosound mod to a DMG-01]]> Removing that board will cause no issues, but the trouble will be in finding a jack to fit snugly.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jazzmarazz 2013-12-15T19:21:55Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/194864/#p194864