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Hardware for 8-bit sounds

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  • Started 1 year ago by Ornox
  • Latest reply from Rogue Process

  1. Ornox

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    as usual I'm diving into the deep end here...

    but I was listening the 8-bit artist Dubmood and now really want to explore some 8-bit textures. Not plug-ins though, I have a couple of those and they are alright, but I would really like to use a proper game console just for the hands on feeling.

    I was thinking maybe if there was a cartridge for the gameboy that would be good, because gameboys have the best sound i recon. And maybe I'm pushing it a bit, but if there was some way to get a gameboy to recieve MIDI and act as a synth, that would be fantastic.

    for reference, I love the heavy bass in this track. The high blips are nice to, but that bass is great.

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    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. YADE

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    for a 8-BIT classic:

    http://www.hardsid.com/

    if you like it more oldschool and cheaper

    http://www.8bitventures.com/mssiah/

    Posted 1 year ago #

  3. wormsoftheearth

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    you can buy a cartridge for the original NES that has MIDI and lets you use the soundchip in the NES to make sounds. i was thinking of doing chiptune a couple years back and thats what I would have gotten.

    there are a couple things for the gameboy. i think LSDJ is the one a lot of chiptune guys use. it's been a while since i've looked into it so my memory is rusty

    there is also the elektron sidstation if you were looking for C64 sounds

    Posted 1 year ago #

  4. soillodge

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    http://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/

    http://www.nanoloop.com/

    http://lowgain-audio.com/GBclassicmod.htm

    or you can buy modded gameboys here:
    http://www.greightbit.com/gearshop/index.php?route=product/search&keyword=gameboy&category_id=0

    I second the SidStation for a hardware reference.

    `michael

    Posted 1 year ago #

  5. Rogue Process

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    http://nonelectronics.com/

    Posted 1 year ago #

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