nitro2k01 wrote:
Would LSDj tutorial vids be ok in that group?
Absolutely! Basically, it is for anything chiptune related that can be presented in a how-to format.
66 Mar 16, 2010 7:35 pm
Topic: Introducing... (8 replies, posted in General Discussion)
...the semi-official chiptune.org Instructables group!
http://www.instructables.com/group/chipmusic/
Right now there are only 3 Instructables and one project video. Join the group, add some Instructables, go crazy!
EDIT: also, congratulations to chiptune.org user Thretris, whose Instructable on pro-sounding a Super GameBoy SNES cartridge didn't just make the front page of Instructables, but also the MAKE Magazine blog.
67 Mar 16, 2010 3:18 pm
Re: For Sale: ArduinoBoys (106 replies, posted in Trading Post)
It would appear that a couple packages have not yet reached their destination. Both addresses are in Great Britain. If you also have not received your package yet, please let me know. I'm not quite sure what I can do about it, but hopefully I'll think of something.
68 Mar 13, 2010 11:01 pm
Re: For Sale: ArduinoBoys (106 replies, posted in Trading Post)
Working on it. Still need to buy supplies. I'll be buying supplies to finish this batch, start another 25, and work on a project I have in mind.
69 Mar 7, 2010 7:37 am
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRASH80!!! (28 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Congratulations on surviving another year.
70 Mar 1, 2010 6:23 am
Re: Post your gig/home setup! (1,620 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Jonnyriddle wrote:
nope, a guy who went by the name of scienceguy8 on 8bc made a bunch of them.
Just out of curiosity, how's it treating you? Any complaints?
Nice setup, by the way. Makes me wish I knew what it all did. 
71 Feb 28, 2010 11:50 pm
Re: Potential Venues Thread (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Opps. 
Sounded like a good idea at the time, but you are right infradead, a list of promoters would be better.
72 Feb 28, 2010 10:39 pm
Re: Potential Venues Thread (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
City name: Carbondale, Illinois, United States
What makes it ideal: Carbondale is a college town, being home to both John A. Logan Community College and the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale. During the fall and spring semesters it is full of young people with unique and experimental-ish musical tastes. It also lies along a major railway line that terminates in Chicago and passes through Champaign, another college town, allowing dedicated appreciators of chiptune from those areas easy access to the performance venue.
Available venues: the SIU Arena and Shryock Auditorium, both of which lie on the SIUC campus, are available for performances. Your best bet for booking those venues would probably be to get into contact with Southern Lights Entertainment and work something out with them (note that the arena is currently undergoing renovations and probably will not be available until late Fall 2010). The bars and restaurants on the city's main drag (the Strip as it is known around here) also make good venues and are frequented by many local and regional bands. Things have been a little sparse as of late, mainly due to the poor economy and due to damage sustained from ice storms last winter and an inland hurricane last summer. I'm afraid I don't get out that much, so I really can't tell you which bar, pub, or dance hall would best appreciate chiptune.
Best times: Fall and Spring semesters on Fridays and Saturdays are a sure thing. Things die down considerably during student vacation times. Apparently there is a city ordinance that prevents outdoor live performances on weekdays, so Saturdays would probably be better.
73 Feb 28, 2010 10:38 pm
Topic: Potential Venues Thread (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Looking for a place to play? Want to get your favorite chiptune artist to your hometown? If you answered yes to either question, you are in the right thread.
The idea here is to collect information on possible places chiptune musicians can play.
City name: just what it sounds like. Put the name of the city, along with its state/province and nation here.
What makes it ideal: why is this city out of all the others out there ideal for a chiptune performer? What can this city provide to the performer that others cannot?
Available venues: places that the musician can potentially play. List all structures and places of business that can support your typical chiptune performance and its audience.
Best times: best times to perform. Simply take into account weather, venue availability, local traditions/festivals, habits of the majority population, etc., to give the performer the best idea of when to play.
74 Feb 28, 2010 9:31 pm
Re: For Sale: ArduinoBoys (106 replies, posted in Trading Post)
The international orders have been shipped. With any luck, they should arrive sometime next week. Sorry about the wait. This past week had very little personal time.
Also, the fellow from Amherst, Massachusetts still needs to get into contact with me about his address. If that is you, please email me at [email protected].
75 Feb 28, 2010 5:46 am
Re: Oh Hello! (40 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)
Distract the open-mouthed rock.
"Look! A three-headed monkey!"
76 Feb 28, 2010 12:38 am
Re: New Project (20 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)
Okay, I figured it out. The sound I'm looking for comes from these chips Yamaha built that found their way into Sega consoles, handhelds, and arcade games: FM synthesizer chips. Unfortunately, nobody seems to be making anymore. Anybody seen some modern-day equivalents?
77 Feb 25, 2010 10:59 pm
Re: New Project (20 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)
Now that I know someone else has already done work with that chip, and after hearing it, I'm not quite as excited as I was. I was, and still am, looking for a particular sound. I think I'm going to go with the Gorf. At the very least, I'll have a small sequencer to test ArduinoBoys with.
EDIT: or I could try writing music again. Maybe start with a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Peacekeeper" or James Taylor's "Your Smiling Face".
78 Feb 25, 2010 6:32 pm
Re: For Sale: ArduinoBoys (106 replies, posted in Trading Post)
1: Status
2: LSDJ Slave Sync Mode/mGB Channel 1
3: LSDJ Master Sync Mode/mGB Channel 2
4: LSDJ Keyboard Sync Mode/mGB Channel 3
5: Nanoloop Slave Sync Mode/mGB Channel 4
6: mGB Mode
79 Feb 25, 2010 4:47 am
Re: Issue with music section of chipmusic.org (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
It's working now, and it's a great tune to boot.
Should have mentioned this earlier, but this should probably be in Bugs and Requests rather than General Discussion.
80 Feb 25, 2010 4:41 am
Topic: New Project (20 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)
Trash80 suggested that we use the Circuit Bending forum as a R&D forum for the development of new hardware and software, so I'm posting my latest project here.
In addition to building ArduinoBoys, I plan on taking on another project. Problem is, I've got three potential projects and probably only enough time to take on one. Maybe you guys have a suggestion on which one I should take.
1. Further ArduinoBoy development. I think I could modify the software and hardware so that a single ArduinoBoy could service up to three GameBoys. By simply soldering two additional GameLink cables to the remaining 3 analog pins on the ArduinoBoy and with a few modifications to the software, I think I could create a few additional modes in which you have three mGB receivers or 1 LSDJ master with 2 LSDJ and/or Nanoloop slaves and start/stop/sync out.
2. Gorf sequencer: another open-source AVR-based music device developed by a fellow named Paul living in the UK. He's done some great work, but looking at his PCBs, I noticed they use parts that are a little tricky to find here in the States. Redo the boards with a few modifications for easier-to-obtain parts and a more readily available case (his uses a custom laser-cut polycarb enclosure) and a few more North Americans can see this puppy in action. Problem is I really don't feel like doing another "improve on someone else's idea" project. It feels too much like cheating.
3. It was suggested elsewhere on these forums that I do some interface work with a sound generator IC, and I think I found one: the Texas Instruments SN76489AN, the modern-day equivalent of the SN76489, most famously used in Sega game consoles and handhelds. It is still made (I'm pretty sure), so the parts are not running out anytime soon, and a brief look at the data sheet makes it look not that hard to use. I'm waiting for a quote from Mouser for 10 of them for experimentation (they don't have any in stock). It is the most ambitious and most likely to fail of the ideas, but it is also the project I'm most excited about.