<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> 2014-04-17T00:10:38Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/14068/truly-the-cheapest-music-setup-ever/ <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> ashimoke wrote:

or use this if you're lazy ($1 on ebay)

or that plus:

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2014-04-17T00:10:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206409/#p206409 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> This thread is glorious

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Jotie 2014-04-16T23:47:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206407/#p206407 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> DeerPresident wrote:

You want CHEAP? You want OG?
Step 1: Go find a boombox with a tape deck, possibly free anywhere in the world.
Step 2: Open it up and desolder the tapehead, and also the headphone jack.
Step 3: Connect the wires that used to be connected to the tapehead to the headphone jack.
Step 4: Close that shit up.

Plug your GB into the headphone jack, crank it up, and busk while some guy breakdances, forever!

or use this if you're lazy ($1 on ebay)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/ashimoke 2014-04-16T16:49:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206383/#p206383 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> DeerPresident wrote:

You want CHEAP? You want OG?
Step 1: Go find a boombox with a tape deck, possibly free anywhere in the world.
Step 2: Open it up and desolder the tapehead, and also the headphone jack.
Step 3: Connect the wires that used to be connected to the tapehead to the headphone jack.
Step 4: Close that shit up.

Plug your GB into the headphone jack, crank it up, and busk while some guy breakdances, forever!

I always thought you need an amp for that to work? I never did a chipboombox because of that

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SuperBustySamuraiMonkey 2014-04-16T15:18:51Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206373/#p206373 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> cool, i've ever wanted to give a try to the car amp concept to make some punky DIY double-bass amp for our street busking with the band...

but i'm just a lazy thing, so I keep on ruining my fingers playing loud acoustic...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Sesska 2014-04-15T14:19:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206223/#p206223 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> Yes! Nice setup!

I went through a kindof obsessive phase of building super cheap 12v soundsystems, sooo im gonna hijack this thread to show them off.

first one i made, £3 30W car amp and speakers from a bin, 12v recycled alarm battery

another one, £20 sure electronics amp 200W and some £5 car speakers from a car boot sale. in an old furniture drawer.

i found two really heavy 12 inch drivers and just had to build cabinets for them. got all the wood from a bin. i run them off a 300w car amp and old car batteries from a recycling centre. this is such a big & heavy setup, but i can just about fit in all in a bike trailer and cycle it about

one day ill get round to going busking with them & lsdj. chip street party ftw

]]> https://chipmusic.org/rot 2014-04-15T13:35:25Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206219/#p206219 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]>

Suddenly that fake old-timey stereo in the living room might have a purpose if my wife will let me crack it open...

looks like quite a lot of them will get tortured around the world in the next future smile

great tip!!!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Sesska 2014-04-14T14:19:21Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206168/#p206168 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> yeas let the challenge begin!!!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8BIT+KIDD 2014-04-14T08:54:02Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206151/#p206151 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> I feel like this is a challenge to make the cheapest setups possible...

Whether or not it is, I accept.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Another+Castle 2014-04-14T04:19:35Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206128/#p206128 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> You might need to disconnect the motor that drives the tapedeck and press down play to get it to work (sorry, forgot a step, i guess).
Basically it's a free STEREO practice amp, totally worth it!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/DeerPresident 2014-04-14T03:34:01Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206123/#p206123 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> DeerPresident wrote:

You want CHEAP? You want OG?
Step 1: Go find a boombox with a tape deck, possibly free anywhere in the world.
Step 2: Open it up and desolder the tapehead, and also the headphone jack.
Step 3: Connect the wires that used to be connected to the tapehead to the headphone jack.
Step 4: Close that shit up.

Plug your GB into the headphone jack, crank it up, and busk while some guy breakdances, forever!

Suddenly that fake old-timey stereo in the living room might have a purpose if my wife will let me crack it open...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/chunter 2014-04-14T03:29:11Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206122/#p206122 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> You want CHEAP? You want OG?
Step 1: Go find a boombox with a tape deck, possibly free anywhere in the world.
Step 2: Open it up and desolder the tapehead, and also the headphone jack.
Step 3: Connect the wires that used to be connected to the tapehead to the headphone jack.
Step 4: Close that shit up.

Plug your GB into the headphone jack, crank it up, and busk while some guy breakdances, forever!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/DeerPresident 2014-04-13T23:35:53Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206105/#p206105 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> Im astonished by the existence of 8$ amplifiers. Should I build something for busking?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SuperBustySamuraiMonkey 2014-04-13T22:02:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206091/#p206091 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> The craziest thing is this actually looks nice, too.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sleepytimejesse 2014-04-13T18:11:26Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206072/#p206072 <![CDATA[Re: Truly the cheapest music setup ever]]> I'm surprised there isn't more of this sort of experimentation with different driver and amp circuits. I recommend making your own amp circuit from transistors instead of using an op-amp IC.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/chunter 2014-04-13T18:03:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/206070/#p206070