<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> 2010-07-20T12:45:09Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/1918/gameboy-ram-mod-maybe/ <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> animalstyle wrote:

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Maybe we should get Johan to make a list of the commands in order of how much CPU they drain ...so people can optimize their songs for the DMG-01 or whatever they're running.

absolutely! id love to see this.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Kris+k 2010-07-20T12:45:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31231/#p31231 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> animalstyle wrote:

also, i think if 2 instruments are sharing the same table its bad news on the dmg01.  i've actually done it on purpose to get the thing to slow down here and there - sort of humanizing the gb.  im pretty sure it wont slow down when you use 2 seperate tables on 2 different instruments (even if you have to clone a table).  counter intuitive stuff i guess.

yeah i've noticed this too.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nickmaynard 2010-07-20T12:34:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31230/#p31230 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> I don't know, my gameboy color had an awful hiss/hum even after a pre-pot pro sound.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/OwenMcGarry 2010-07-20T12:24:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31224/#p31224 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> thats what i thought, i usually stick to keeping my VXXs in the phrases themselves, never have any problems, and i only fucks with DMGs.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2010-07-20T10:55:35Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31221/#p31221 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> also, i think if 2 instruments are sharing the same table its bad news on the dmg01.  i've actually done it on purpose to get the thing to slow down here and there - sort of humanizing the gb.  im pretty sure it wont slow down when you use 2 seperate tables on 2 different instruments (even if you have to clone a table).  counter intuitive stuff i guess.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/animalstyle 2010-07-20T08:15:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31211/#p31211 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> I think all the commands take up less cpu in the phrase column than when you use them in a table.  thats my hunch at least...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/animalstyle 2010-07-20T06:39:08Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31208/#p31208 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> V takes up less cpu in the phrase's effect column than in tables right?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2010-07-20T05:22:42Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31201/#p31201 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> Maybe you could still record it from a DMG if you only play one channel at a time then mix the recordings together later. As for playing live you'd need a cgb or better.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/TmTgr 2010-07-20T05:13:20Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31198/#p31198 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> Johan can probably explain that one better than i can. But considering it's shifting pitch registers accurately across octaves.. it doesn't surprise me.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/low-gain 2010-07-19T18:42:25Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31128/#p31128 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> Hm...  i think i found something that was making the thing chug a bit...

In my tables i was using the A command to send the cursor to another empty pattern (this was a short kinda plucked table with the W command  only for like 4 ticks on the square)

instead of making it go to an empty table i just used the H command to make it loop shorter - it resolved the problem...

Maybe we should get Johan to make a list of the commands in order of how much CPU they drain ...so people can optimize their songs for the DMG-01 or whatever they're running.

Logain >> i noticed that about the V command - i wonder why that one is so CPU intensive - probably because its reading another waveform?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/animalstyle 2010-07-19T18:29:34Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31122/#p31122 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> low-gain wrote:

Ultimately the real problem is this... you're using a game boy to make music.. putting very little investment into it and expecting the entire world out of it. lol. Cut it a little slack and just deal with the issues.. or dont use it at all wink

I laugh every time i see someone bitch about noise problems w/ a game boy... it's 4-8bit audio man! it's supposed to sound like shit! *laughs*

spot on!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/the+mist+toggles 2010-07-19T17:52:02Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31116/#p31116 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> i should design a newer updated dc:dc converter for the dmg.. then again.. who'd want to pay $30-50 on a new supply to install into a $10 gameboy? lol

Agreed Arfink. the electrolytic caps specifically should all be replaced.

Ultimately the real problem is this... you're using a game boy to make music.. putting very little investment into it and expecting the entire world out of it. lol. Cut it a little slack and just deal with the issues.. or dont use it at all wink

I laugh every time i see someone bitch about noise problems w/ a game boy... it's 4-8bit audio man! it's supposed to sound like shit! *laughs*

]]> https://chipmusic.org/low-gain 2010-07-19T17:49:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31115/#p31115 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> A hint to all the people complaining about noise in their sound- gameboys are old. They have capacitors and other components inside which deteriorate. They run on batteries put through DC-DC converters which can be notoriously noisy. So yeah, the amount of abuse your gameboy has taken is a far greater aspect of noise production than model. A re-cap job and possibly replacing or upgrading the PSU will, in nearly all instances, kill the noise. I have worked with old computers and such for a long time, and those two things cause probably %90 of problems in old electronics, including gameboys.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2010-07-19T17:18:34Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31113/#p31113 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> the sound on the color is a bit thin for live stuff if you are running directly to the mixer (just my opinion), but I have had really good results by putting some compression/reverb and EQ-ing to cut down on the treble. if you have a noise gate, the hiss is DESTROYED. GBCs can sound awesome!! plus, those cheap worm lights are like 2 dollars and are super bright ;D

sorry if this is kind of a derail, im guessing animalstyle knows most of this, haha

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BR1GHT+PR1MATE 2010-07-19T17:15:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31112/#p31112 <![CDATA[Re: Gameboy RAM mod maybe?]]> A gameboy color is fine too.

edit:
It is easly backlit-able and with a prosound mod you can remove kinda all the noises.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arottenbit 2010-07-19T16:38:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/31111/#p31111