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I just got a Soundcraft Notepad 124.  I'll let you know how that one is once I've done a bit of work with it.

Listening now.

It's true.  The Midwest is huge ass.  I'm in North Dakota.  In before "have you seen the movie Fargo"?

I can attest to this.  I escaped from prison 3 years ago using only a DMG-01 and a copy of LSDJ.  I had to draw myself some frickin' sharp sawtooth waves.

Do you think limitation is a reason you do chip?
-Kind of, I suppose.  It is a fun challenge   Like people have said before me, the limitations force you to be creative with your workflow.  This thinking outside the box can help you in any kind of music. 

Do you feel like the limitations of your chip music is any different to the limitations imposed by other platforms (they all have them)
-Yes, they are much greater than a lot of other methods used today, but the devices being created by the great engineers who are a part of this forum keep making the limitations less and less.  The technology is there, now, to make chipmusic much easier.  For instance, the 4 voices available on Gameboy can be expanded by using more Gameboys.  A lot of the devices used are MIDI capable now.  There are only limitations if you choose to use only one Gameboy or Cynthcart or something.  You gotta respect people that make really good music this way.  I like trying my hand at it as well as incorporating different things with chip.

Why do you want to work within these limitations? or, do you feel the limitations are an influence in your choice to work at all?
-I enjoy the limits of working with actual hardware as opposed to software because of the challenge, the authenticity, and because I enjoy analogue gear.  I also enjoy syncing these pieces of gear together in a giant Frankenstein mess that would make the ghosts of old Sega/Nintendo commercials puke up jean jackets and multicolored "bits".  I like the sound, and you don't see it everywhere.  It takes some research an ingenuity to figure out how to use some of this stuff.  It takes time and effort, and I like that in music.

What is it about the specific limitations imposed upon you have any effect on your output?
-Depends on how you think about it, I guess.

Does "confronting limitation" justify lesser quality as a "proof of concept"?
-Not really.  I find that a lot of people either get it or don't.  They either think it's awesome or they don't see the point.  I don't know if there's any amount of proof that could change their minds if they're that closed-minded.  For the people that get it but don't want the limitations, there are plenty of virtual instrument programs available.  Ultimately though, the proof wouldn't be in the limitations.  The proof of concept, for me, would be in the fact that, essentially, these chips are just old synthesizers.  And to some "lesser quality" is more like attractive vintage sound.  These synthesizers also happened to be used to make sounds familiar to a lot of gamers.  This makes them appealing as well.  Also, using handhelds to make music is extremely convenient and portable.

Throw some notes on a staff and call it progressive.

PM'd