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481 Topic by egr Mar 22, 2015 11:57 am

Topic: Kitsch frontlight in a dmg "tutorial" (11 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I suck at backlighting so I tried Kitsch's GBC frontlight panel (http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/frontlight-kits) in one of my DMGs and it shows great promise!

There's no film removal or polarization needed with this panel. Just drop it in and solder. But since the panel is sized for GBC it doesn't *quite* fit in the DMG's LCD frame. I had to trim down that little corner on the lower right:

I also removed the foam pieces from the back of the LCD so that the panel could sit below the edge of the frame. I used a couple pieces of tape to hold the panel in place while I put it back in the case, they're off to the side and not visible when it's assembled.

I still need to open it back up and do some cleaning and add in a pot to set the brightness. It's hella bright as is and people have mentioned that dimming it helps with clarity. But all in all, not bad! And way safer/easier that backlighting for sure.

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482 Reply by egr Mar 22, 2015 11:38 am

Re: kitsch-bent amp_dmg demo (17 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Added wiring pic to first post.

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483 Reply by egr Mar 22, 2015 11:23 am

Re: BennVenn's next generation of Flash tools and Linkers (77 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

BennVenn wrote:

You can run the ROM in an emulator FROM THE CART!!! This means plugging in your LSDJ cart and continue working on your project as if it is in the GameBoy - all your work is saved automatically back to the cart.

That's something I hadn't thought of, great tip! I'm going to try this with my derps.

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484 Reply by egr Mar 20, 2015 4:46 am

Re: kitsch-bent amp_dmg demo (17 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I will tomorrow. Too late tonight, already in bed.

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485 Topic by egr Mar 20, 2015 1:35 am

Topic: kitsch-bent amp_dmg demo (17 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I got hold of a prototype of Kitsch's amp_dmg Game Boy headphone/speaker amplifier replacement board.

It's a direct drop-in replacement with no cutting or drilling required. The stock amp board is removed and the amp_dmg connects to your choice of prosound output (pre or post pot) and takes power from the regulator or other 5V source like a backlight or other mod would. There's connections for the internal speaker as well but I didn't use it.

I've recorded a sound comparison of the stock output and the amp_dmg output using one of my LSDJ tracks here:

There is a noticeable volume increase but the most significant benefit for me is being able to write with headphones using the prosound output without needing an external amp. Also, there's almost zero background hum from buttons presses etc when LSDJ isn't playing.

Kitsch is currently revising the design but when these become available I highly recommend them! In fact, I already wish I'd gotten a few more!

Link to the amp_dmg entry on kitsch-bent: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/amp_dmg

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486 Reply by egr Mar 14, 2015 7:49 pm

Re: Little Sound Assembly 2015 [Evansville, IN]-[Sept 4-6 2015]-[All Ages] (13 replies, posted in Past Events)

b4by f4c3 wrote:

egr wrote:
PG is such a cool place! I'm ready for another LSA fo sho!!
such purple tho!

The color of royalty.

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487 Reply by egr Mar 14, 2015 5:32 pm

Re: Chiptune will disappear someday? (84 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'd be very happy if the appreciation of chipmusic as only video game reference would die completely. But I believe that (unfortunately) the games and 80s references are embedded in the music itself. As in, even tho an artist may have no ties or love for that stuff, when their methods/tools are revealed it will lead immediately to "Zelda, your Samus is in another Castlevania." It would be more work to extricate ourselves from this than to preserve it.

Edit: this is much less a problem with amiga, c64, and any non-game console chipmusic. Kids don't remembe any of that stuff.

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488 Reply by egr Mar 12, 2015 8:29 pm

Re: Fuck Buttons' dude goes chiptune (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)

The wikipedia description of the band makes me think I should check them out and the lsdj connection is neat too. Reading that the lsdj track is straight house is kind of a bummer tho when I see descriptions of them as sounding like "the sun came up and then went supernova" and them being called a "noise band".

I'mma find something of theirs that's streamable besides game boy house.

EDIT: oh i see that's its a solo album by one of the members, ok that make more sense

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489 Reply by egr Mar 12, 2015 12:37 pm

Re: Fuck Buttons' dude goes chiptune (41 replies, posted in General Discussion)

sandneil wrote:

i don't think it is unreasonable to have higher expectations of famous people with record deals and big names and fact magazine articles about them than of random depressed teenagers who started making music 3 months ago