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or some uber connector with prosound, aboy midi. ftdi io, and clock control
mmmmmmmmm
yeah. combining quint with arduinoboy would be the next logical step........
max4live connectivity is the next big goal. argh. time to think on this. thats a good idea.
(have something along those same lines in the pipes. ein moment, bitte!)
with a nice proper amp. circuit works now my gain is just all wrong. clock jack is a cinch.
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hey everybody!
this one has taken forever to get release ready, but its finally done.
http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/quint
quint is a *duino-based device meant for the precise control of the game boy original, pocket, and color console's 'clock speed.' in musical terms, changing the clock speed of a device is an alternative means to alter the pitch/tempo of the device, sometimes outside if its normal operating means. for gamers, changing the clock speed means slowing down the game during the insanely difficult parts, or speeding the game up to get through mindless RPG banter.
i'll have a video posted of the device in action as soon as i can round up the camera, sd card, and everything else i can't seem to find today to make that happen!
these are very very limited. i'll redo the design eventually, this particular layout and arrangement i doubt will happen again due to a very unfortunate hard drive crash. it all depends on the recovery process for that. there are only 25 in the entire batch, the first ones of those are available now, then I'll have some with me at BRKfest, then whatever is left will go online. if you like this design, i'd suggest not waiting. i really doubt i'll be able to get those files back.
till next time (and as always), keep chipping!
matt
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thanks!
the pics:
my mom is the most supportive person in all this i know, consistently. and my brother! who helped out at blip, and ended up so fascinated by the whole culture of it all he's taken up trying to learn some gameboy coding (assembler). he's sending me chunks of commented assembler for music tech right now. thats about as big a response from anyone i can think of...
my dad doesn't get the music, and i think only appreciated the effort of design when the new dmg case came out. it was a big enough deal to get his attention. for a minute or two at least 
i've been going through the transition of being unemployed w/ an internet hobby, to being employed via kitsch-bent and just giving up on looking for a job with benefits/security. living in a blackhole of jobs and progress sort of forced that, seeing my parents adjust their 'expectations' towards me has been interesting.
my brother called me up pretty excited yesterday about radioshack. he mentioned the arduino boards too. not just the boards, but project kits and all sorts of stuff apparently.
they were pretty close to being a cell phone shop for a while, then they sent out that questionnaire thing around and there were so many pleas for electronics kits again i guess they listened.
radioshack at one point had a synth released w/ moog. hopefully those days are coming back.
i'll have documentation up tomorrow. calling it quits for the night.
in the picture of the circuit, "red green white blue" is for RGBbb hookup. + is the regulated 5V. - is GND.
on the right side is the breakout for color control. on the bottom is the common, marked *. there are solder points for red green and blue above this.
you need to cut out two openings in the start/select barrier to let the light shine through. you install it directly below the buttons. the slants of the circuit fit perfectly, the LEDs are spaced out for this.
double-sided tape, super glue, whatever you want. they are only 0.6mm thick, and are super light weight. don't need to secure them much beyond this, didn't bother to make stand-offs or anything like that.
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hey everybody!
two emails in one day, yikes...
happy to announce a collaborative project we've done with the great Thursday Customs is released! we had some of these at blipfest to show off if you dropped by the table.
RGBss is a kit for illuminating your start/select buttons on your game boy original console. the kit allows you to have independent control over each color in the LED. also, there is an onboard hook-up for the RGBbb backlight so you can control the backlight and illuminated buttons with the same mechanism!
ok, enough jibber-jabber, here's the link: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/rgbss
enjoy! and keep chipping...
matt
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thanks!
and now for some pics...
no, i won't convert the whole project to that. just make a new revision, it'd require a new mould for a change like that.
yeah, there is space all around. you can't extend the max outer dimensions beyond what they were to begin with, or you run into issues with being able to reach the contrast/volume pots, power switch, etc... but, within these outer bounds you can do a whole lot. (well, keeping it all 'square' and not making rounded bulges, like the MegaDuck console's case)
the future revision of the case will have the battery compartment totally ditched in favor of empty space and 4 pcb stand-offs. for more elaborate mods. you loose the batteries (unless you add a recharge pack or something), but still have AC. and tons of space.
without changing the pcbs themselves, there is a limit to what you can do with approaching a new case. but, who says redoing the pcbs isn't something worth doing, right 
awesome! i've been wondering when the 1/4" mods would start with these...
what type jack is that, in case others are wondering about what will fit?
and the buttons do look classy.
hey, vex and justinthursday....
contact me when you get a chance, i have something to send you to experiment with if you're up for it...
oh. in case you didn't catch the safety warning in this thread.....
when you add the acetone to your hot water, the acetone lowers the boiling temp and for a little bit the water will start boiling. this is pretty cool to watch, but consider that everything splashing out of that bubbling colored bath is acetone/rit mixture. you can stain your countertop forever, or burn your flesh from the acetone.
acetone is highly toxic stuff, its so much better to do this sort of thing outside if you're able. at least have air movement and a way to exhaust the room you're in (exhaust outside, not just spread it around), and you should think about wearing a mask.
maybe i'm just overly cautious though. had an relative get a brain tumor, she was a painter and used acetone a lot (super cheap stuff too) and there was always speculation it was exposure to the acetone numerous times a day.
at the least, cover up the area you are working in. it's nearly impossible to get that stuff out of surfaces once it penetrates, and with the acetone you've created a mixture which by its nature breaks down the surface and penetrates the molecular structure of plastics. it can eat surface finishes, stain tile in a heartbeat, even discolor porcelain unless you bleach it out really well afterwards (found that out).
i've answered so many emails about that kit/process, haven't seen a unit but get emails..... even though it says not to cut, it needs to be cut to fit without putting pressure on the wires coming out the bottom.
and, the speaker doesn't matter which was you solder it back.
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