Also pspseq can export synth sounds as wavs, which you then export into your piggy projects, which comes in handy since song sequencing in pspseq is a little weird.

Tools I havent used but might be cool

http://psp.dashhacks.com/file/428
beta Record audio from any UMD/homebrew directly to your memory stick. Written by moonlight

http://psp.dashhacks.com/file/1152
Real time audio effects processor

http://psp.dashhacks.com/file/1527
Xplora — the PSP File Manager

PSPSeq. It's a pretty rad sequencer style music program. Bit of a learning curve but you can do cool stuff with it.

Thanks for that poat max. Really helpful, I'm looking into getting a PSP now.

Other than piggy and emulators, what homebrews are good?

Yeah, I paid $69 for a new (not refurbished) 2000. The 1000 is probably closer to $50.

Look for sellers who have PSP's with broken UMD disc drives. I got a 1000 and a 2000 with non-functioning disc drives for $10 each from a local game store. May want to check ebay for some of these specimen.

Since homebrew-enabling a PSP no longer requires use of a game exploit, just a Memory Stick Pro Duo (or a microSD to memory stick adapter with a microSD card) and some signed eboot files, you might as well give the "crippled" models a look too.

Here are a few things I have learned since getting the 1000 and 2000:
- be careful about what kind of TV out cable you get for the 2000, one of them is only good for a few games, the other kind is compatible with all games and operations (read reviews on Amazon to know what's good)
- be mindful that despite the PSP 1000 being cheaper, the 2000 has a better screen, size, battery life, and more RAM (2x as much, big deal for Piggy). Try getting an OEM PSP 1000 battery and sticking it in a 2000 with a matching bigger battery cover. The 1000 battery is 1800mAH while the stock slim is 1200mAH. You get 50% more life, roughly. Stay away from the "extended life" battery kit, the lithium ion cells in those have not aged gracefully and have exploded in the 2 cases I own, as well as the ones new-in-box online. Avoid it, you will be shelling out for a garbage product.

- look into getting a PSP camera because it is really quite good and can be found for $10 or less. Convenient to have for recording sounds to use in Piggy or for the sake of having.

- the microSD-to-Memory-Stick-Pro-Duo adapter I have mentioned can be found in 2 flavors, one that accepts a single microSD card and one that accepts two cards at a time (there's a catch). Due to Sony keeping their foot on the gas with MS Pro Duo prices, look into these adapters especially if you have a spare microSD card or two. Be aware that the 2 card adapter likes to operate only when there are 2 cards in use and in their proper slots. It also helps to use cards whose sum of memory equals a power of 2 (8gb + 4gb isn't a good fit, 8gb + 8gb is, etc). Be wary of slightly slower transfer speeds and a slower loading XMB menu ( we are talking an extra 3 seconds at bootup) if you have tons (32 gb) of memory.

The PSP is a great songwriting tool, and it is very affordable to pimp it out with a better battery, video out, more storage, and plugins to make it more of a powerhouse than you would expect.

When I checked on ebay a few weeks ago there were loads of PSP 2000's for 50 - 60 bucks.  Can't really beat that!

you can find em on ebay cheap if youre patient, but that can be hard to be sure on condition... i just got a psp go in perfect shape for $60 shipped though, so the good ones are out there

Can I ask you guys about price? Gamestop's website had some refurbished PSP's up for $75 but that still seems a little expensive. then again I've never owned a psp or really wanted to but for the right price I'd love an excuse to get piggy on something mobile.

I had that experience too. In fact at one point I went into a gamestop on a whim to see if they had any, and the guy said "no, but you should talk to that guy on his way out the door" - the dude had just sold back all of his prior gen gaming stuff, but they wouldn't buy the PSP1001 at all, so he just gave it to me.

I guess that speaks to how overburdened they are with the things... I wouldn't be surprised if you could talk a manager down in price, too.

Thought this might help someone out:

I spent a lot of time today trying to find a console to run piggy on. Since the GP systems aren't really produced anymore, they're becoming more and more difficult to find. The only Dingoo I could find (even on ebay) was an A380e, and every review of those says they're a shitty knockoff that doesn't work properly. I didn't want to get a PSP3000, because it seems like people are having trouble with them, plus they're still expensive. And I didn't want to get a used one, that had some kid's Cheeto fingers all over it.

Anyway, if you're looking for a PSP 1k or 2k, you can buy them new / not refurbished, but you have to walk into a certain physical video game retailer (rhymes with LameStop) to do so; The 2k was $69, so the 1k is probably more like $50. Apparently they have warehouses full of unsold older model PSPs & will ship them for free.

So yeah, can't wait to get piggy running!

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