49 Reply by Princedmorn

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metatronaut wrote:
infodrive wrote:

Hey there! There are a ton of us scattered around. You should get into contact with Garrett(a.k.a. Stardriver/dolphin) for getting some mods done to your current gameboy(s).

^^ Def get mods from him, he's making a kickass GB for me now and repaired my others fast ^^

Highly thinking about it actually. If I happen to destroy my gameboy color any more without getting positive results, this will be a life saver. Does he also have pre-built handhelds as well?

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50 Reply by Princedmorn

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infodrive wrote:

My biggest suggestion is to get your hands dirty in a tracker that's free I.e.: famitracker, deflemask

Another thing that helped me exponentially was going to shows around the area. That's how I met most of the guys that jazzmarazz mentioned. You'll end up having a ton of conversations about music and certain techniques for tracking.

Thank you for the response! I scanned over the websites and they seem interesting enough for me to full around with. If I were to use them, do I still need lsdj? I know I'll need it for my gameboy, but could I just use z80 sounds from those programs directly?

I would love to go to shows too! But are there any going on around the Michigan region?

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51 Reply by Princedmorn

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Jazzmarazz wrote:

If I suggest nothing else, I suggest looking farther than the gameboy. There are dozens of other vintage devices that have both incredible sounds and trackers. If a gameboy is what you have on hand then by all means. I love the thing. But if you have another vintage computer or gaming console, speak up. We can help you to make tunes with that too.

I would love to work with my Game Gear, but I always see everything with gameboys. I was always more of a Sega man anyways *quietly looks around waiting to be pounced on*

And thank you for the welcome and the response!

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52 Reply by Princedmorn

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sandneil wrote:

you need to get a program called littlesound dj (lsdj) which costs two us dollars and can be got from littlesounddj.com

you then need a rewriteable gameboy cartridge ("flash cart", "cart") to put lsdj on

there's a lot to choose from actually which sit in various places on the cheap<-->good spectrum, search this forum for stuff like "everdrive GB" or "bennvenn" or "drag n derp" or "EMS cart" to read about a few different ones. or post your budget and what operating system you use and maybe someone else (not me) can tell you what'd be best for your needs

if you ask the person you buy the cart from to put LSDJ on there and show them your license they will probably do it for you otherwise you can put it on there by connecting the cart to your computer

then you stick it into the gameboy that isn't broken (btw you can get jacks that are on a cable thing so you could have the 1/4 jack hanging out of the gameboy if that would help you save your broken one) and make songs with it

not sure what the best lsdj tutorial is these days but there seems to be so many, written ones, video ones on youtube, forum posts here, etc, and also lsdj has got a really comprehensive tutorial

sorry this isn't mentorship i only just realised you are looking for someone local. well good luck anyway ** thumps up

Thanks for the response! And don't worry, you helped a lot! I really don't have a 'budget'. I guess I should say that if I am going to get into this seriously or even as a hobby, than I should at least have some proper tools so everything works. What ever are the best for cost. I'm also running Windows 7 / OS 10.7 / and chromebook (I know the last one isn't a real operating system).

I was thinking about stripping the end of an instrument cable and soldering that to the port as a last effort. Didn't know if that would work.
Thank you again! And let me know if anything else comes to mind!

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53 Topic by Princedmorn

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Hello everyone. This will be a little introduction to who I am until I actually get started in recording my own music, which is the point of this thread because I do need someone to show me the ropes on what I am doing since I have no idea myself.
My name is Clif, twenty-five year old musician from the Detroit-ish area of Michigan. Mostly a jazz guitarist, I fiddle around with piano and violin picking up on classical works as well (the works of Erik Satie should be listened by everyone. Seriously; listen to Gymnopedie No.1). About two years ago, after being depressed that no games have came out that caught my interest like the genius works of Final Fantasy VI, I decided to write my own game. A friend of mine who was moving to Maine gave me his computer that had RPGMaker VX, and I worked day and night learning how to use the program. Hard Drive failed, so all of my work was lost except for the pages of written staff-music that were used for ideas. A friend had showed me chiptunes, and how musicians are using gameboys and other video game consoles to make these songs. Now I am interested in transcribing my scores and recreating that feeling of hearing the wonderfully composed music that was so limited by what they could do.

Problem is, I have no idea what I am really doing and I hope there might be some of you who stumble upon this and would like to point me in the right direction. Any help would be greatly appreciated! What equipment I should get. How much stuff costs. Where to get everything. How to do mods. Literally, I am lost!

Here is what I have:
A teal gameboy color, that I tore apart because I found an Instrucable guide on mods. I also un-soldered the headphone jack, power plug and speaker. Why you might ask? Because I was hoping to install a 1/4" jack to plug directly into an amp (jokes on me because the jack doesn't fit /sadface) and also install a rechargeable DS battery so I don't have to worry about buying AA. Yeah... I messed up.

I also have a purple/clear gameboy color as well, that I didn't do anything to.

So yeah... any help would be very very much appreciated. And now I am having second thoughts on if I am posting this in the right forum category... ALSO; because I am a few years late to the party and didn't catch the burst of chiptune culture around my neighborhood from Piko Piko Detroit, are there any fellow musicians from the area that wouldn't mind showing me the ropes? Again, kinda new and would love to become a part of the community.

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54 Reply by Princedmorn

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Thank you Buronkusu! I was using RPGMaker VX at the time. A friend of mine was moving to Maine, so he gave me his old computer that had the program installed. I was really in to it, making my own fantasy-based game, but the hard drive crashed and I had nothing left but the music I wrote on paper. So a co-worker showed me chiptunes, figured I re-transcribe my music on that and go from there. Wish I would have done this a few years ago sad back when groups like Piko Piko Detroit were around. Don't know much about LSDJ or how to actually start.

I went to your soundcloud Buronkusu. Very much enjoy the new take of music. Type of genre that intrigues me to the point where I can't stop listening.

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55 Reply by Princedmorn

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Hello; I guess since this is an introduction thread, I should introduce myself here. My name is Clif and I'm kinda late to the chiptunes scene, however being the musician I am and after my recent going to the Final Fantasy concert 'New Worlds', I decided to take back up the music I composed for a turn based game I was going to make from RPGMaker. The thing is, I have no idea what I am doing in the world of chiptunes, and have blindly tore open my CGB with the hopes of following an instructable guide to make it an instrument. Hope to have some music to share soon. Also hope to hear from many of you fellow enthusiast, and get some advice on what to do!

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