Excited to try the miyoo mini port! I was just gifted one. Great work.
2 May 3, 2022 11:11 pm
Re: Anyone still here in 2021? (76 replies, posted in General Discussion)
In for my quarterly visit. Cheers to the OGs.
3 Apr 8, 2021 10:58 pm
Re: NES Hardware Options? (5 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
There is this too https://catskullelectronics.com/products/famimimidi
Where MSSIAH functions more like a limited standalone daw, Famimimidi offers more direct NES control and treats the console closer to a midi instrument.
People seem to like it. check out this thread:
https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/2427 … ed-it-yet/
Tracking down an old midines cart is another option though I will warn use ones go for high prices and the CC control is apparently more complicated.
There are also native trackers that work on the NES if you have flash cart. That might be an easier transition from LSDJ on gameboy to NES writing. NTRQ and Pulsar come to mind. There is thread on other options here too:
https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/2472 … -your-nes/
You got a decent amount of options for hardware NES music.
4 Apr 8, 2021 10:43 pm
Re: Pulsar Source Code (3 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
You are a legend neil!
5 Nov 24, 2020 12:51 pm
Re: Help Me Identify My Sega Genesis Model 1 Revision (7 replies, posted in Sega)
Orgia Mode wrote:
I've seen that on a lot of parts. I can't say where off the top of my head tho. The 9028 probably has to do with production date.
I just googled that the RU probably means "The "Recognized Component Mark" is a type of quality mark issued by Underwriters Laboratories. It is placed on components which are intended to be part of a UL listed product, but which cannot bear the full UL logo themselves.[6] The general public does not ordinarily come across it, as it is borne on components which make up finished products."
You can see it on the "PC BD MD2 VA0 USA" as well.
Thanks for filling me in! I was going nuts trying to figure it out. I appreciate you taking the time.
chipmonkey wrote:
You have the extension port on it. Does the case have "high definition" on it?
If so you have the best version.
It does have the HD labeling. I am glad to hear it is considered the best version. I have been comparing the stock sounds between the different revisions I come across.
TBH for recording, I have been finding the model 2 with the 3/4 boards sound better than the model 1 VA6. The model 1's Yamaha YM2612 chip is distractingly noisy because of the exaggerated ladder effect caused by its bit conversion. I prefer not to have the extra distortion. The integrated YM3438 found in model 2s are really clean in comparison though their amps vary in quality.
6 Nov 23, 2020 2:00 am
Re: Help Me Identify My Sega Genesis Model 1 Revision (7 replies, posted in Sega)
Orgia Mode wrote:
I believe it is a VA6.
Comparing it to photos and chips here: https://segaretro.org/Sega_Mega_Drive/H … _revisions
If you read the label on your I/O chip, does it read "513-5433?"
Confirmed! It looks like a VA6. I had a hunch it was some kind of va6.x because it has the TMSS but was thrown off because of the labeling and not knowing what chips were what. Thank you so much!
Do you know why it has that "Ru^ GX 211-VO" and "9208"? I don't think I have ever seen it on any of the other motherboard revision photos I have seen. Maybe a factory stamp or something?
7 Nov 22, 2020 5:22 am
Re: Help Me Identify My Sega Genesis Model 1 Revision (7 replies, posted in Sega)
Orgia Mode wrote:
Can you get a different link to the image?
Sure thing! Thanks for taking a look.
https://imgur.com/gallery/yyYxGdp
8 Nov 22, 2020 1:10 am
Topic: Help Me Identify My Sega Genesis Model 1 Revision (7 replies, posted in Sega)
I opened my model 1 to clean it, check on the capacitors, and figure out if I wanted to perform any mods on the unit and was confused by what I saw. I can't seem to find a picture of the circuit board that matched mine and the unit board is labeled in a strange way.
Typically the model 1 boards are labeled "IC BD M5 USA" with a revision number like VA2, VA3, VA4, etc. Mine doesn't include a VA labeling at all and has some additional text just below it that I haven't seen anywhere else. Does anyone have a clue about what's up with my unit and what revision it is?
9 Nov 2, 2020 10:37 pm
Re: BambooTracker for the NEC PC-88 / 98 (1 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
A few other BambooTracker examples:
10 Nov 2, 2020 10:26 pm
Topic: BambooTracker for the NEC PC-88 / 98 (1 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)
After looking into the works of Ryu Umemoto, I ended up looking into tools to write music for the PC-98.
I came across this tracker in my search. It looks similar to Famitracker and runs on Mac and Windows.
"BambooTracker is a music tracker for the Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA) sound chip which was used in NEC PC-8801/9801 series computers."
12 Sep 13, 2020 9:25 pm
Re: My First M8 Tracker Song (6 replies, posted in M8)
ellen_page wrote:
Getting some 90's house vibes. Loving it.
13 Sep 13, 2020 12:00 am
Topic: My First M8 Tracker Song (6 replies, posted in M8)
HEY GUYSZZZZ Dis is it. my first chiptune on M8.
Yes, I am doing a meme but, more importantly, M8 is amazing. Lets hear them first tracks!
14 Jun 10, 2020 4:37 am
Re: FUCK TRACKERS (30 replies, posted in General Discussion)
But... trackers are a form of sequencer....
15 Feb 19, 2020 9:50 pm
Re: C64 SID shootout - 6581 vs 8580 (15 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
str wrote:
"New" SID and SID replacement comparisons:
http://kompjut0r.blogspot.com/2019/01/f … d6581.html
http://kompjut0r.blogspot.com/2018/04/s … te_12.html
http://kompjut0r.blogspot.com/2018/04/s … imate.html
This is awesome! Great work.
16 Feb 18, 2020 5:58 am
Re: How do you mitigate the Gameboy note "click"? (13 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
herr_prof wrote:
Later versions of LSDJ are slowly mitigating the click fwiw.. the wav channel sounds really good now.
Also if you want to record with sameboy, i doubt people will notice the difference
I recently have been getting back into LSDJ and tried the newest available version (went from 4.0.5 to 7.9.9). Suffice to say that my mind was thoroughly blown by the changes especially in the wave channel's synthesis. That smooth wav update is pretty spectacular. It feels like an actual modern wavetable synth now and is organized and executed in a much more logical manner.