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µB wrote:

could be interesting if the circuit could be modifed to quantize to selectable notes + beat clock.

This is a great idea, but I'm pretty sure that it is impossible.

The thing about it is that the circuit is completed by the person touching it. I let my friend play around with mine, and he had completely different results from me. I've played with it in different locations and had different results based solely on my position and posture. In other words, me sitting in my car gave different sounds from some points than me lying in my bed.

The randomness and unpredictability of this is what makes it great in my opinion.

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Mine's pretty different from the Steim (original) one. More made-with-home-material. There are two things to keep in mind with this fact.

1. It will be significantly larger.
2. It will be significantly cheaper.

Also, it should be noted that because I'll be using mostly household things, every cracklebox will be completely unique as far as the housing and touch points go. My personal one that I made today is made in a cigar box and uses brass furniture knobs for the touch points.

I'll make a video of mine tomorrow.

The reason why I ask who is interested is the fact that the 709 chip is extremely obsolete, and I don't see myself buying any more unless I pay in bulk.

Also, I still need to contact Waisvisz to make sure he's okay with this idea first.

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PlainFlavored wrote:

- Powerpak for Game Boy

I know this was probably a joke, but a Game Boy cart that runs on an SD card instead of a programmer and battery powered RAM would be sweet as hell.

116

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...leboxes?

I just finished a shitty prototype for a cracklebox.

Would anybody be interested in me making one for them?

How much would you pay for one of these bad boys?

117

(105 replies, posted in General Discussion)

A Mac OSX version of Famitracker.

118

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A few years ago, a friend of mine and I started an electronic no-wave-esque project called "Hot Mess."

When she dropped out of the project, I started to get into chiptune and just kept the name.

Then, some hipster chick started a dance night in the city I play at called "Hot Mess." Before she started it, she asked me if she could use the name. I said "No." She did it anyways. I told her to change it. She wouldn't. I couldn't really take it anymore and just decided to change mine. Now, I actually like it better than the original. hotmessization - the process in which one becomes a hot mess.

119

(47 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'm totally starting a band called Alex Is On Fire now.

120

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Pretty much, we need to find the chiptune equivalent of the film The Princess Bride

121

(177 replies, posted in General Discussion)

http://garfieldchairgirl.tumblr.com/

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(43 replies, posted in General Discussion)

My song layouts are usually so sloppy and unorganized that I'm basically the shoegazer of chiptune. I kind of have to focus so that I don't screw up. Even then, it happens.

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One song from CDK's 30 second comp...

124

(100 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I was totally planning to pay him $1500 to have him meet me in a shady motel in Florida.

125

(52 replies, posted in General Discussion)

You and your mom are getting married?

126

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I thought of Princess Zelda. He came up with Sheik. I gave it to him.

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You mean you're not?!

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Probably because I had to type it in when it couldn't guess.