I'd also recommend prosound as your first mod, since there's much less chance of breaking anything (especially anything important as the screen) ... I'd definitely wait until you have a second DMG before adding a backlight, so that in the worst case you have a backup. That's the reason I bought more than one DMG
194 Oct 31, 2012 12:56 pm
Re: How rare are different DMG (play it loud) colors (40 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
ui wrote:
I also have this one <troll>
by the way, does anybody know about the sound quality of that thing? It's supposed to be quite loud speaker wise, but I couldn't find any qualified comment about the actual sound quality compared to a DMG
195 Oct 31, 2012 12:52 pm
Re: constructive criticism on this track pls (2 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
I like the pitch ramps on the noises in your beat. All in all I think the start is a bit rough before it gets smooth sailing, but once it gets going it's a fun ride. The beat has a nice groove. It does have a pretty flat excitement curve though which I think ties in to the feedback from Amity Level 2. There's never a longer break or a part that really shifts things up. It's still fun to listen to though, not every track needs a surprise.
196 Oct 31, 2012 12:42 pm
Topic: Do you name your hardware? (38 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hey,
I like to give hardware names and I was wondering if you did the same. I know many people name their computers and smart phones but I'm specifically interested in the sweet sweet names of your chip music making machines.
I'll start. My still unmodded green DMG which I started using for music has just received the name "Mr. Bleepington"
197 Oct 31, 2012 12:34 pm
Topic: "Upgrading Mr. Bleepington" CC please (8 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
Hi there,
I've made a new track that I'd really like some constructive criticism for. All sounds were created in Nanoloop on the Game Boy and arranged and effects were added in Reaper.
http://soundcloud.com/lastfuture/upgrad … leepington
I know some people will shout fakebit now. Please do (I'd like to know how many people will). This is a kind of music I want to make though and I'd like constructive criticism of people who have no problem with this kind of approach.
P.S.: I've had the same problems as with the last track that 120 bpm in Nanoloop don't mean 120 bpm when recorded necessarily. Depending on the Pattern I recorded the results were all different lengths and I had to time stretch them to get them to line up. Is the USB to Link Cable adapter sold on the Nanoloop site a good idea to get a cheap MIDI clock solution or will an Arduinoboy be my weapon of choice?
198 Oct 30, 2012 7:49 pm
Re: Official? Gameboy Eprom cartridge. (49 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I was about to say I can imagine the flimsy retail packaging but minutes ago I stumbled across this official nintendo retail packaging for the Game Boy Light ... srsly Nintendo?
cool artwork on the cardboard though
199 Oct 30, 2012 10:37 am
Re: DMG backlight LCD issue. (9 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Mind you the following is just me assuming based on what I've read, not from experience.
I haven't modded one myself yet, but I know there are two ways to draw power, directly from the batteries or via the power regulator. There are some mods with lights that recommend soldering to the regulated power source, so it could be that what you have has not been soldered to that.
200 Oct 30, 2012 10:31 am
Re: LSDJ on Ds lite (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Instead of buying the Card for 1215 bucks it would probably be cheaper getting a real Game Boy right away.
201 Oct 30, 2012 10:22 am
Re: NES buttons in DMG possible? (10 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
kitsch wrote:
lastfuture wrote:(but kitsch has only white NES buttons, no white DMG buttons)
will be restocked asap
Good to know! I personally find the button shapes of the DMG buttons more elegant. I'll wait
202 Oct 30, 2012 10:15 am
Re: How rare are different DMG (play it loud) colors (40 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I have to admit while I'm crazy about the colored cases I couldn't care less about special prints... Man U, Hilfiger, other brands... kinda ruins the style for me.
203 Oct 30, 2012 10:09 am
Re: MODE MACHINES sid 8Bit Groovebox (10 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
Mh that doesn't sound like they're nice people ... ok I may not be in after all.
204 Oct 29, 2012 9:40 pm
Topic: NES buttons in DMG possible? (10 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Hi,
I'm confused. Can NES buttons be used in the DMG without (or with little) modification? Kitsch said somewhere that he has white NES buttons in his whiteboy and I've seen this greyboy yesterday and really want to recreate it now (but kitsch has only white NES buttons, no white DMG buttons)
205 Oct 29, 2012 8:47 pm
Re: How many Game Boys is too many? Am I addicted yet? (27 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
bryface wrote:
one other thing i've considered is to have a couple of spare cheapo GBs ready to loan/give to people who are interested in writing chipmusic but find it hard to obtain a GB. i just think it'd be nice to do as a gesture of chip evangelism.
chip evangelism +1
I've actually already offered to lend one GB to a friend.
The GB pocket is quite useless isn't it? ... short battery life, bad sound, ... does it have any benefits besides size? I can get a black GB pocket for free which I will probably take just to play around with, but I don't see a reason to keep it really. Is there any?
206 Oct 29, 2012 8:40 pm
Re: MODE MACHINES sid 8Bit Groovebox (10 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)
It looks pretty slick in the videos they have on youtube. It also SEEMS to have a real SID built in (but which one?), both from the sound and from what they write... I mean
Also check out the NERD-PANEL, a powerful interactive blueprint which enables you to address the chip one pin at a time - also a great educational tool.
wooot!
The built in sequencer makes it sound too much like a TB303 in my opinion, but midi and ipad control? Count me in if it's reasonably priced.
207 Oct 29, 2012 7:18 pm
Re: How many Game Boys is too many? Am I addicted yet? (27 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
First of all I'll want to have the security that when I mess up modding I still have backup parts. Then, several Game Boys can be synced. Adding to that perhaps I want to have different mods in different models. Last but not least I need at least one to play games on 
Apart from technical reasons, they can also be seen as a kind of accessoire... perhaps I feel like a black gb with teal backlight one day and like a yellow gb without backlight the next ... because I can
208 Oct 29, 2012 6:46 pm
Re: Recommend me a new multimeter (5 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)
I've had very good luck with the Mastech MAS830 that is available for around 10 Euros which I think is an unbeatable price point for what it does (including hFE)
Here's a pic: 
There is also a MAS830L with a backlight. Got mine at a local electronics shop but have also seen it in online stores. Good luck!