Dag, you have not a high-speed tape recording apparatus? I have one, and have used it to duplicate tapes very quickly.
961 May 13, 2010 12:22 am
Re: WANTED! Classic Punk/Rock Cassettes (12 replies, posted in Trading Post)
962 May 12, 2010 9:10 pm
Re: 48hr pixel art challenge: ilkke's turn! (469 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
It's so creepy, and he's holding a hotdog in his right hand. That must be why he looks to EVIL! Great work.
Anyhoo, challenge the next person please!
963 May 12, 2010 7:51 pm
Re: Demoscene / IDM "crossover" artists (49 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Someplace you might want to check would be here:
http://one.dot9.ca/
Lots of good stuff, similar to Kahvi in some ways.
964 May 12, 2010 7:42 pm
Topic: DIY projection (12 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)
So, I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this, but here goes:
While I've been waiting ages of eternal days for my NTRQ NVSRAM bank chips to arrive my mind has wandered back to a previous project of mine, which is a DIY video projector built inside of an old slide projector. Slide projectors are easy to get and very cheap, and their replacement bulbs are also very cheap. I found a Kodak 500 Ektagraph for $4 at the thrift shop and brought it home.
I previously experimented with a stripped down Gameboy pocket LCD, but in relocating the ribbon cable I managed to partially damage the LCD, rendering the experiment useless, even though just knowing that it worked was fun.
So now I have a different screen in mind, a 2.5 inch Audiovox display:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audiovox … ccessories
This thing can take a standard NTSC composite input and runs off 12v DC. Removing the backlight should be simple, and then I might also remove the anti-glare layer on the front, assuming it has one.
Today I ran some pretty extensive heat buildup tests to find out whether it would get too hot inside. My very un-scientific method was to tape plastic food wrap to the closed slide aperture, which is where heat buildup would be a problem for an LCD panel. I left it installed in the running projector for over an hour and the plastic didn't melt, so I'm going to assume that it'll be safe for the LCD.
I'm going to post more progress and pictures here as I do this project, and please feel free to leave comments. If this works then my total cost for this video projector will be a whopping $19, not including the dead Gameboy pocket I killed in my first attempt.
965 May 12, 2010 12:56 am
Re: Wired Magazine Chiptune Reference (44 replies, posted in General Discussion)
likeluke wrote:
arfink wrote:Well, it was bound to happen some day. The big media moguls are bound to realise there might actually be some money in the chipmusic scene, and they're trying to bridge the gap. See, the scene as it is now doesn't produce alot of money. But get the mainstream sheep interested in chip style stuff as the next breakthrough genre and viola; a new cash cow. They have done it with countless genres. Guess who's next?
....
So, keep it indie folks. Have a nice night!
a) what happened to "chip music is not a genre"? saying they'll exploit chip sounds to cash in is pretty goofy.
b) are you also upset that these videos are getting any attention at all? would you rather that people who make good videos and music using an aesthetic that you enjoy wouldn't get written up in a widely-read, albeit "big media" publication? "keeping it indie" is good and all, but there's no point in producing superb material if you don't care about expanding your audience. whether or not they're corporately owned, i'd say the odds are strong that someone who reads wired magazine will have an interest in 8-bit art.
Nah, it's just fun to rag on big business when you're in a dour mood. 
966 May 11, 2010 3:26 am
Re: Wired Magazine Chiptune Reference (44 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Well, it was bound to happen some day. The big media moguls are bound to realise there might actually be some money in the chipmusic scene, and they're trying to bridge the gap. See, the scene as it is now doesn't produce alot of money. But get the mainstream sheep interested in chip style stuff as the next breakthrough genre and viola; a new cash cow. They have done it with countless genres. Guess who's next?
EDIT: Sorry if I'm sounding all apocalyptic. I get that way when I ponder large, nebulous, poorly defined corporate entities such as "big media moguls."
EDIT2: Did some reading. Found out Wired is owned and operated by Condé Nast, which in turn is owned and operated by Advance Publications, one of the largest publishing houses in the world and the 46th largest corporation in the world. They in turn are connected to a vast network of media companies, including the Discovery Network. Isn't it all interesting?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Publications
So, keep it indie folks. Have a nice night!
967 May 11, 2010 3:21 am
Re: Jumping on the Amiga boat. (22 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
akira^8GB wrote:
arfink, interesting, redirecting the input from the serial device to a disk.
it should be fucking annoying but good for the first disk.The program TRANSDISK is NOT part of Workbench. It's a software you download. There is no way to write an image to disk with the tools provided with Workbench. So I guess one has to use that second method. It's not THAT bad.
Then again, if you have no Workbench disk.... chicken and egg.
Well, you got to remember, I'm not an Amiga user. Or even an Amiga owner. As for transferring from serial to disk on the A2, it can indeed take a bit. The first round isn't even from serial to disk though, it's from serial straight to the in-RAM assembler, from which it is immediately excecuted. You can save the bootloader to disk after it's all done. Kinda nifty.
However, since the vast majority of Apple II software is on 5.25 disks which amount to 160kb or less that usually isn't too bad, it's the big 800kb disks for the IIgs which take a while. Even at 19200 baud, which is above spec, an 800kb disk image takes 5 minutes or so. Of course, I decided to spring for a compact flash hard disk adapter for my IIgs which makes transfers somewhat less slow, but the process of opening the IIgs up, pulling the drive, moving it to my PC, adding the data, and getting everything put back together again takes about as long as making another floppy. So I normally reserve that kind of work for major operations that involve many megabytes of data.
Anyways, I'm getting off topic. Good luck with jumping on the boat!
968 May 11, 2010 12:55 am
Re: 5.22.10: MPLS : Short Circuit! Cryptosystem, E.S.C., S/M, Sir.Vix (21 replies, posted in Past Events)
Oooh, too bad that's commencement/moving out/grad party day for me. Waaaaaah! 
BTW: awesome poster, who made it?
969 May 11, 2010 12:50 am
Re: Jumping on the Amiga boat. (22 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
On the Apple II you can actually put it into a mode where it echoes serial input into the assembler, allowing rapid boodstraping. Which is awesome! Still, if you only have a working Workbench disk you're all set.
970 May 11, 2010 12:44 am
Re: Isla Mono Gato (33 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I'll be happy to pen-n-ink you something nutso. In fact, I have one now that I can chop up, which features a cat inside of a kid, inside of a man, inside of a snake, about to be eaten by an aligator.
Or I could just do a cat or something. My style is kinda zany:
http://picasaweb.google.com/arf.at.sjv/RandomArts#
Actually, do you have one thing in particular you'd like me to tackle? Also, do you accept drawings with blue grids through them? I do all my doodles in my sketchbook, which happens to be light blue grid paper.
971 May 11, 2010 12:39 am
Re: 48hr pixel art challenge: ilkke's turn! (469 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
Wow, 5 shades of blue plz? I'll update the front page.
972 May 11, 2010 12:38 am
Re: Jumping on the Amiga boat. (22 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Huh, one would think there would be a good bootstrapping routine/program for the Amiga. In fact, I think I saw one here:
http://wiki.abime.net/file_transfer/adf_sender
It's not exactly chicken-and-egg, since all you need is a Workbench disk.
Alternatively, you can use these directions:
http://adfsender.stoeggl.com/adfsendert … thods.html
See, this is why I love my Apple IIgs- the firmware is very robust to begin with, allowing no-disk bootstrapping via serial cable.
973 May 10, 2010 7:08 pm
Re: Planet Boelex's Raja (3 replies, posted in Releases)
Low-fi and 8 bit are his inspirations. Glitches are present as part of his signature sound. So lush! And thanks for the other suggestions C-Jeff, I'm going to check them out as well.
974 May 10, 2010 3:08 am
Re: Jumping on the Amiga boat. (22 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Something to always remember with old computers is to always make sure it's clean and to get some brand new floppies. Hop on google and learn how to bootsrap it, so you know how to load software from the web onto it. Fresh brand new floppies will serve you better than the very old ones that you probably have laying around. If you have the tools to do it then you should consider checking out the PSU for bad capacitors, since PSU caps are almost always the first to go boom on those older rigs.
Other than that, patience and ginger ale with lots of ice cubes does it for me. Or when I haven't had much sleep, Coca-Cola or Inca Cola.
Keep in mind, these are general old computer rules. As for Amiga specifics, all I can say is hit up Google or Pouet .
975 May 10, 2010 3:02 am
Re: NES sound mods (18 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Or don't mess with Low-Gain's mod and do it yourself. It's not that hard, honestly. Bypassing the RF modulator is actually a really good idea, since it induces a very large amount of noise into the signal. The only problem is then you might need an op-amp to bump it back up to a usable volume level. Not hard at all. Actually, if I recall correctly, you can actually get audio output off the expansion connector... I'll check and report back.
976 May 10, 2010 1:56 am
Re: 48hr pixel art challenge: ilkke's turn! (469 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
Uggg... you could make the challenge and let someone grab it.