which some people don't like. just saying. don't have to be so harsh with the guy.

prosound is definitely non-essential, but can become helpful when using with multiple pieces of other hardware that also put out a bit of noise (like an nes or bent gear) or when trying to match output levels of pro gear...when using just a game boy, your time may be better spent learning how to use noise reduction in your recording software than prosound modding

Yeah, Prosound isn't "essential", per se. The noisy hum is part of the charm with lo-fi lo-cost music like this. It's like room noise from a garage band's recording.
However, when it comes to big performances, noise could be an issue.
But if you're just tracking at home for the hell of it, learn to love the hum.

I mean, Prosounds are good and all, but they're extremely overrated. They're not essential, but on the same breath they're not useless.
They're just nice.

I think he's trying to say that this is not the case when pro-sound is essential.

Can you, erm, elaborate on your eloquent words a little, CP?

Only I can't see anything incorrect or wrong with what SD said.

leave

now

TYLERJOHNS asked for hardware suggestions and stated that he uses LSDJ so I gave him my suggestions for hardware to use with LSDJ in my first post.

Then Rouwe stated that there are more ways to make Chipmusic than a GameBoy so I thought it would be OK to post something about the Kitara.

The Kitara is a killer piece of hardware and it would be an awesome tool for creating electronic/chip-style-music.

I think the Kitara has a place in this thread but anyway...

I'll shut up and not post anything else, I was just trying to be helpful.

SurfaceDragon: Ehhhh... wrong thread?

I just found out about this - http://www.misadigital.com/index.php?ta … mp;lang=en

Its kind-of like the Yamaha EZ-guitars but newer and more advanced.

Its called a Kitara and its made by a company in Hong Kong called Misa Digital Instruments.

I want one.

This thing would be awesome for making electronic music.

But its way too expensive(at about $1000) and I don't really trust brand new products.

It just seems like everyone that's new to chipmusic just assumes the GameBoy is the only way to make chip and they have to buy hardware. I wasn't being an elitest, although that's a personal fault I need to work on, just trying to be informative and maybe save the guy some money.

It's the exact opposite for me. I can only make music on a computer, plus the internet gives me a nice break.

everyone has been making good points, that you don't need hardware. but just saying, from personal experience, I know it has been easier for me to get comfortable making music in a dedicated environment (hardware that doesn't have the internet and a bunch of other shit). Definitely experiment with other programs, I know I started with LSDJ, but it's not really for me I don't think. Check out the other software, and even non chip software, because I know that while trackers are great, it does not work for the way I think most of the time.

that thought might be half finished but I forgot I was writing for a half hour, so deal.

at what point does reminding people there are more options than the game boy become more overdone than using a game boy itself?

Or you could use Famitracker, VGM Music Maker, Milkytracker, Openmpt, Schism Tracker, Klystrack, or any other of the free programs out there. Have a look at this thread http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/3988/ … hip-music/

Remember there are more ways to make chipmusic than a GameBoy.

DMG + Flash cart(I use the EMS 64m carts and I've also heavily modified my DMGs)

Pro-Sound mod in an easy first mod to do to your Game Boy, its pretty much essential if you want to record because it reduces unwanted noise and really improves the sound of the recording.

(http://store.kitsch-bent.com/ is where I get my flash carts and I highly recommend Kitsch-bent for their amazing customer service)

Also I would recomend the emulator BGB and you might want to invest some type of controller so you don't have to constantly be using your computer's keyboard.

And also check out this software - http://www.mediafire.com/surfacedragon

I like to write songs with LSDJ using my computer(with BGB and a wired xbox360 controller) because my computer has a large screen that's easy to read and the xbox360 controller is comfortable to navigate LSDJ with. Then I take the LSDJ save file containing the song(or whatever I want to record) and flash it to one of my 64m cartridges so I can record using real hardware.

If you ever need advice/help or custom/modified software don't hesitate to ask, I am a busy person but I'll do my best to help you out.