Uh... thanks arlen & ovenrake, that's what I was after 
I was actually recommended to this site by a chipmusician (is that even a word?) that I listen to on her facebook page. I have no idea how this escalated into a debate about the meaning of the word 'fakebit', but whatever 
1 Apr 11, 2011 8:58 am
Re: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
2 Apr 10, 2011 10:43 pm
Re: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
infradead wrote:
so what is your musical background if any?
how do you feel about learning hex? (personally a deal breaker for me, but then i like nanoloop so its fine)
Well I can play the trombone but I'm not convinced that's really related to chipmusic! I'm also semi-familiar with hex so that may help if I need to know that for using LSDJ or whatever.
Oh yeah, and what does fakebit mean? I'm new to all this.
3 Apr 10, 2011 12:32 pm
Re: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Oh I see. Googling "where to start making chipmusic" doesn't exactly return the best results though, it's best to hear it from people who know. 
4 Apr 10, 2011 10:38 am
Re: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
pixls wrote:
I'm shocked and appalled at how few lmgtfy.com links there are in this thread.
but also a little proud.
carry on.
Huh??
5 Apr 10, 2011 12:13 am
Re: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Yeah, I have a Game Boy emulator for playing games with but it doesn't have the same charm as an actual Game Boy. Plus, if you have a DMG and a cartridge you can make music on the go 
I don't think I'll mod anything until I know what I'm doing, but I know someone who is familiar with soldering and stuff so that might help. Thanks a ton for the help, feel free to suggest anything else you think of
6 Apr 9, 2011 7:44 pm
Topic: Want suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic (66 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hi, I'm new here (sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in, move it if it is). I thought I'd begin by introducing myself: I'm wills316 (or Will in real life) and I got into chipmusic maybe September 2010 when I heard the Chipmusic artists Mark DeNardo, Covox and ComputeHer on the internet.
I'd like to ask if anyone has suggestions for starting to make my own chipmusic. What would be the best type of Gameboy to get for a beginner? I already have two Gameboy Advances (not the SP versions) but I want something different like a Gameboy Colour or an original 1989 one. What one might be better for a total beginner? I can afford to spend maybe £60 on new stuff (or about 100 dollars for you USA dwellers out there). Also which program should I buy? I've been looking into getting the ROM for LSDJ flashed onto a GB cartridge but I don't know much about how to do this. Basically all I'm asking for is a little help with getting started. I appreciate it
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