ChipsChallengeBand wrote:
jbuonacc wrote:

Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

It's because you see it everywhere, it's so iconic

Pretty sure the album art is amazing but because it's so overused/parodied in music/popular culture it's annoying.

Like, "Oh have you HEARD of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON look at this album art it's like a RAINBOW~" bullshit


no, i just think it's a shit cover and doesn't relate in the slightest to the album itself (besides maybe the 'heartbeat' pulse on the inside cover, but that's pretty lame too). its popularity just makes it worse.

i'm sure i could easily list twenty others that i wish i'd never seen.

i actually think i prefer digital these days. there's a few artists/bands out there that i'll buy physical copies of, but for the most part i'm happy with digital.

as for the artwork... i used to like this sort of thing myself. as time goes on though, i find that there's a lot of albums where i hate the artwork and would prefer not even having seen it. one example that always comes to mind is Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'. i fucking hate that album cover and it somehow makes me think less of the album because of it. every time i think of that record (or any song off it) the damn album cover pops into my head. there's actually a bunch of albums that i feel this way about. it almost ruins the whole experience for me.

sorry if this comes off as a bit rough...


We chose through hole components instead of cheaper surface mount components.

why? 

We have sockets for the optoisolator and the DIP reed switches as well as tooled sockets for the Arduino's.

again, why?

We could have saved over $100.00 per unit if we do like most and ship the whole thing over seas, but we prefer a hand crafted approach.

as the chiptune community are the biggest bunch of broke ass cheapskates i've ever encountered, you would have been wise to "ship the whole thing over seas". 

Each unit will be signed and numbered by us as we take immense pride in our work.

sounds more like ego, honestly. if i were to buy one i'd prefer that it wasn't signed.


much respect to them though, for putting so much effort into this.

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updated - removed sold items...

i still think the logo screams "we are amateurs". a bit better than the old one though, i guess.

Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

all that and you don't have the Lo-Bat 3"? smile

that's one hell of a collection, at a great price. are you sure you're not going to regret this?

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made a few price adjustments and added a green RCA-modified DMG...

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Downstate wrote:

"""its not a "NES record" as the title misleadingly suggests...... its a bloody flash drive in a nes case you retards. But it worked because you already got more people to look at your video. any publicity is good publicity i guess. i mean its a total bullshit PR thang......he doesnt even go as far to atleast lie and say 'these songs were inspired by heartache and nostalgia...like how mario felt when the princess was getting ass fucked by bowser'........or something like that. """

and you're calling him a pretentious cunt? get a life.

i was thinking about it, but i was busy Friday night. i'd like to check out more shows if you guys keep doing them. went to one last summer at the Bug Jar which was pretty cool.

when i started doing it in '03/04 (?), there was nobody else in Rochester that i knew of that was even aware of 'chip music'. i worked a GameBoy with Nanoloop into a few electronic live sets that i did at the time, i'm not sure if anyone knew what to make of it or if they even noticed. i ended up just dabbling a bit after that and sort of losing interest after a while, never really pushed it.

a few guys here have since built a half-way decent scene (i think?), but i haven't met them or tried to be a part of it at all. it all seems a bit of an indie rock/chip mix though, not quite my thing. i don't know if there's any "pure" chip artists around here. either way, i'm happy to see what they've accomplished. way cool.

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i just sent a PM. thanks!

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(someone had asked about the difference between the delay functions of the RSD-10 and the RDD-10. i'll post my response here if anyone is interested...)


... here's a bit of a rundown on how the normal delay functionality compares on both units:

RSD-10
- 2ms to 2 seconds delay time, via five delay modes (8ms, 32ms, 125ms, 500ms, 2000ms)
- fine tune control for delay time (0.25x - 1x for each mode)
- feedback control
- delay volume level control
- 1/4" and RCA mono in/out

RDD-10
- 0.4ms to 400ms delay time, via nine delay modes (1.5ms, 3ms, 6ms, 12.5ms, 25ms, 50ms, 100ms, 200ms, 400ms)
- fine tune control for delay time (0.5x - 1x for each mode)
- delay time modulation (rate and depth controls)
- feedback control
- tone control (filters out highs from delay repeats, can make it sound more like an analog delay)
- delay volume level control
- 1/4" and RCA mono input
- 1/4" and RCA mono outputs (one for dry/wet mix, and one for delay only)
- 1/4" modulation input (for foot pedal, etc)

the RSD-10 has a separate sampling function (four modes), which can sample up to two seconds and be triggered in a number of different ways. the manual for the RSD-10 can be found here:

http://manuals.fdiskc.com/flat/Boss%20R … Manual.pdf

here's some more info on both of them:

http://www.bossarea.com/other/rsd10.asp
http://www.bossarea.com/other/rdd10.asp

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yeah, the RSD-10 can get pretty wild. it also accepts audio input for pitch control. you can even run one of the outputs back into it which causes it to freak out a bit. here's a youtube video which shows a bit of what it can do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9MRnEVJd8

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i've collected them for years now after first stumbling across them at the HOG, i used to have a bunch more. i stopped buying pedals for the most part after finding out about them, these are way more fun. i really like the form factor and extra options that they offer. these days i do most everything ITB and haven't gotten much use out of them lately.

i'll be out of work for the next few months and figure it's time for these to go.