17 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(10 replies, posted in Trading Post)

trash80 wrote:

Why ship from china? The optoisolator can be found locally. And I take it you checked that the midi wires are not reversed? And that the diode is not reversed?

I can not find one locally< i have tried.  And, yes, I checked that the MIDI wires were not reversed, three times.  The diode as well.  Though I fear I may have damaged the diode when trying to remove it...

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18 Topic by OwenMcGarry

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So I have a school project due Wednesday, and it needs an arduinoboy.  The one I made is not functioning and new parts will be extremely costly to have shipped overnight from China.  If you have an arduinoboy I will buy it off of you and pay for overnight shipping/pickup if you are in new england area.  Heck, if I could just borrow it for the critique I could send it back after. 

I already have an arduino, it's the opto-isolator circuit that is having issues, if that makes a difference.

Don't PM, email me at [email protected]

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19 Topic by OwenMcGarry

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So I've been quiet for a while, what with technical issues, school and other musical projects.  However I have been secretly, manically working on this.  It is one of the most complex things I've done.  And though still heavily game boy based, a large portion of this was also hardware synthesizers (Dave Smith MoPho + Microkorg), software synthesizers (Mostly Logic’s ES2 + Massive), as well as found sound and a little guitar + bass.  I chose only to release it in high quality-near-lossless format, so streaming it may be tough. 

Owen McGarry // Composition
Cayman Robson // Album Art
Phoenix Pleasant // Guitar + Bass

Check it out at Belgian Man Records

Direct song link

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20 Topic by OwenMcGarry

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How goes it all?  May I present:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … :MESELX:IT

bid away!

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21 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(11 replies, posted in General Discussion)

kineticturtle wrote:
godinpants wrote:

ALWAYS REMEMBER A SOLDER SUCKER AND SOME SOLDER WICK

oh god yes definitely
personally, I've never been into desoldering wick, but you definitely need some good way to desolder

I've managed without for this long

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22 Reply by OwenMcGarry

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tweezers are great for soldering tiny things.  Also some little magnetic trays, they sell them at automotive shops, great to throw tiny screws in.

Also Personally I always dissect things like gameboys on a square of towel.  Helps keep stuff from being scratched and helps screws from rolling away.

And some spare razor blades, good for a lot of things

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23 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(165 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I made this one a while ago.

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24 Reply by OwenMcGarry

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When I get a writers block I try to play with a new scale.  Started messing with the Egyptian scale in a recent song (C D E♭ F♯ G A♭ B C).

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25 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(8 replies, posted in General Discussion)

who are you most thankful for this years award ceremony?

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26 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(9 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

set the groove to 6 3 or 3 6, I forget which

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27 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(13 replies, posted in General Discussion)

http://boston8bit.com/

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28 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(22 replies, posted in General Discussion)

blog?

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29 Reply by OwenMcGarry

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I would but I have to leave in a few days, gotta pack for school.  If I end up in town again I'll post here

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30 Reply by OwenMcGarry

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open a venue or find a small one that will let you use it as a workshop and such during the day

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31 Reply by OwenMcGarry

(41 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

you can buy a kit from NeX that will allow you to build an arduinoboy into your gameboy.  It's very cool.  You can look it up, but I'm sure he'll post here soon

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32 Reply by OwenMcGarry

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the DMG's buzz can get really overpowering live, if not pro-sounded

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