I've had similar ideas. But instead of stopping people from posting, there would be a small banner at the top of the page informing about the search function and other useful things, until you reach x posts. Thoughts?

katsumbhong wrote:

$250 for a dmg?!?!?!

This is not the regular grey color, but a white DMG. Those were only sold in Japan, in relatively limited quantities. It's probably approximately  as rare as a green, blue or red DMG. Or more.

851

(19 replies, posted in Trading Post)

Cuddle Television wrote:

Orrrr if you cant pay 40.00 go cheaper and get a 32 ems smartcard with no ram/sav

What are you talking about? Saving works just fine except for the occasional case of RAM corruption. What doesn't work in the average scenario is reflashing the cartridge, ie upgrading to a new version of LSDj because these cartridges currently need a parallel port device in order to be reflashed. On that note, I recommend using LittleFM for blue EMS cartridges, since you can backup SRAM over a link cable connection.

852

(13 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

Well, the author is Hungarian, so...
Maybe it was Bach who invented it so he could make in-jokes based on the sequence B-A-C-H. (Joking somewhat about him inventing, though he was known to make this pun occasionally.)

853

(13 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

Carbonthief wrote:

So, H is B then?

Back when I took piano lessons as a kid (~15 years ago) I was taught that what everyone now seems to call B was called H, and B♭ (the flattened version of the note) was called B. Calling the whole note B makes sense from a consistency point of view, but I'm almost surprised I can't seem to find any references to the H/B notation online. History is so easily forgotten. Maybe ditching the H notation is more of an American thing?

854

(51 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)

Basically, probably won't happen. That feature makes more sense on super big sites like YouTube, Facebook etc where there's no way the staff can go in and moderate every little conflict people might have. CM is supposed to be a somewhat close-knit community. Either you learn to live with the people you have around you, or you find/make a script to ignore users. Or, if the person is actually breaking the rules, click that report link. The moderators can't be everywhere all the time and see everything.

855

(30 replies, posted in Trading Post)

Show some respect. This is the guy who essentially invented Gameboy backlighting in 2005 using kitchen aluminum foil and plastic from a CD case. Before we all got used to using premade backlight panels.

http://www.der-warst.de/warstware/backlight.html

Could also be because of corrosion on the battery contacts, or corrosion/loose contact inside the on/off switch. Or even a bad contact inside the external jack, which has an internal switch in order to disconnect the batteries if you're using an AC adapter. Could also have to do with dirty cartridge contacts on the cartridge.

857

(12 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Maybe he wants something along the lines of kBANG: http://web.archive.org/web/200902011451 … .net/kBANG

Do you realize you need to have a phrase playing to be able to play something on the keyboard? You should be able to test if the keyboard works using the arrow keys without having anything playing. This should move the cursor.

Ah yes, I did (almost) this about 10 years ago. I wrote a program that would take MIDI and output either sync or keyboard data, through either a "noicash" type cable or a PC Linker cable. If the MadCatz cable is identical to the PC Linker cable internally, this program should just work. Good luck finding a copy (I'm not sure if/where I have one any more) or getting it to work on a modern computer. (It's written in 16-bit Visual Basic 3.0 and requires an LPT port access driver, like UserPort. It may also fail just because your computer is too fast.)

http://web.archive.org/web/200503130951 … jmidi.html

However, I would recommend just getting an Arduinoboy, LSDj-MC2 or mayeb the sleek and sexy Nanoloop USB MIDI adapter: This last one doesn't support keyboard mode, however.

http://www.nanoloop.de/midi/index.html

860

(135 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

The only line you should have to edit is the line at the end.

fatconv("filenamehere")

In this case it's assumed that you have prepared a raw sound file called filenamehere.raw but notice that you shouldn't include .raw in the code. If you're getting  If you're getting dawg'd, it's probably because the raw file isn't the exact right length.

861

(135 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Writing walls o' text takes times, and I'm not going to be finished today, so I'm dropping the ROM early.
http://blog.gg8.se/gameboyprojects/week … diflt0.zip

What it is: A rough and ready MIDI synth with a filter. Use it with an Arduinoboy or NL MIDI adapter in raw MIDI mode. It has no UI except dirt lines to show that the CPU busy. Please excuse the bug (or rather, lacking implentation so far) where all sound is cut whenever any key is released. Could be annoying if played with a keyboard, but sending it notes from a sequencer should work ok. It accepts a cutoff on CC 71 (hex 47 if that's your thing.) The actual filtering currently pre-rendered and same as an LP fade on a sawtooth from 10-FF in, with a Q of 2, in LSDj. The novelty however is how the sound is loaded into the wave buffer, which sounds really smooth. Hint try connecting a modulation source (LFO, envelope) to send to the CC, if your client allows it. At a high frequency if you want. It's not finished yet, but just imagine the possibilities in the meantime.

862

(9 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)

viciousitaly wrote:
nitro2k01 wrote:

Quick hack engaged.

Scary, scary words.

CM is now vulnerable to SQL injections in 400 places.

863

(25 replies, posted in General Discussion)

IANAL, too, but I think what the ruling is saying is that such devices can be illegal, ie that the possibility of non-infringing use is not a blanket defence. The ruling merely sets a precedent. However, it would still be up to a court to judge in each individual case. If someone is offering cartridges alongside with items/services geared toward musicians, (prosound modifications, LSDj-MC2) I think it would be much easier to convince the court that you're not merely selling thinly veiled piracy devices.

864

(25 replies, posted in General Discussion)

InactiveX wrote:

DJTransformer is breaking UK law by offering EMS carts for sale.

Source on that? Consolegoods (also UK based) has stopped offering EMS cartridges and is claiming that this is due to PayPal's policy, not the law.
As stated here: http://www.robwebb1.plus.com/gb/gb.htm