float.bridges
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Texas

Any mods? Custom paint?
Is there an NES equivalent to the Atari Synthcart I should get?

I've only ever used Gameboys and Atari 2600 for music.

Thanks in advance.

ilkae
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montreal, qc

Play games on it.

float.bridges
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Texas

I'm doing that now, thank you. Anything else though?

ilkae
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montreal, qc

Neil Baldwin.

float.bridges
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Texas

Reading.
Thanks!

Lazerbeat
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Tokyo, Japan

Have you tried googling "Nes mods"? There are 100s of links

n00bstar
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Montreal, Canada

Why google stuff when you can let others do it for you? Outsourcing for the winz.

12ianma
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Midines

A great "mod" is to refurbish the edge connector.
Maybe a second audio out jack

Alley Beach
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clovis CA

kitsch has a little kit on his site here. you can paint them (super easy to take apart). use a powerpak (found here) or use the new cart comming out by krikzz smile the connector is the cheapest thing to do to it.  here is some info on the N8 cart smile

note: most linked post ive ever posted lol

jefftheworld
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Do this:

Heosphoros
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Graphical mods of any hardware is really trivial in that it's fucking useless.

Get a Powerpak and/or MIDINES and/or Chip Maestro and get to actual compose music for or with the NES.

Powerpak: http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?products_id=34

MIDINES: http://www.wayfar.net/0xf00000_overview.php

Chip Maestro: http://www.soniktech.com/chipmaestro/index.php

Look into software like NTRQ, Pulse8 and whatever else Neil has been dishing out for the NES. Put that on your Powerpak and get tracking or get into Famitracker and make some NSFs and load 'em on.

float.bridges
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Texas

Thanks guys!
Has anyone tried Chip Maestro with a microKORG XL? I think it's the only thing I have that can serve as a MIDI controller. It just looks a lot more fun than using a tracker, ahaha.

Bit wish
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New Albany Indiana

Hide your drugs in it
Condom Dispenser

yogi
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Jelly Stone park, MD USA
float.bridges wrote:

Thanks guys!
Has anyone tried Chip Maestro with a microKORG XL? I think it's the only thing I have that can serve as a MIDI controller. It just looks a lot more fun than using a tracker, ahaha.

Chip Maestro looks very cool, but it's just now getting into backer's hands. Still a bit of a wait for general sales.As to your KORG, well should work. Simple midi implementation, NoteOn NoteOff and some CC  I think.
Hopeful, more features will be added over time. Would like to see more automation in the waveform handling, Arp and echo type things handled by the AVR. Thats where a tracker shines!

HeavyW8bit
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Parts Unkown
float.bridges wrote:

Is there an NES equivalent to the Atari Synthcart I should get?

NESK-1 is a synthcart for the NES.

float.bridges
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Texas

Thanks yogi, I bet I could use some effect pedals to get arps and echoes and bends, actually.
I'll be patient. It seems I'd have to wait for a copy of NESK-1 as well anyways, ahaha