Just a short update…after cleaning the gameboy, it does not seem to work properly anymore - with some cartridges it works just fine while others won’t load at all. Others will only work if you turn down the brightness knob.
Anyway, i have already ordered another one off an auction site.
Since i have not got the lsdj cart yet i’ll get back on here some time soon….
NINTENDO GBA x LSDJ
well it’s been a loooong time since my last post on here. if you’re into gaming….you probably know early november was release date of TES - Skyrim (explains a lot) and of course my minecraft addiction got worse every day - ya’know, blocks are bad… mkay!
so, basically one nerdy habit kept me from doing another uber-nerdy habit. and today we’re going to merge them together….oldschool style!
two days ago I got my hands on a free gameboy. fully working, good condition
and today I ordered a LSDJ cartridge from here:
http://www.djtransformer.com/shop/product.php?id_product=11
if you don’t know LSDJ, get to know it:
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furthermore I need a tri-wing screwdriver to open up the gameboy and clean it. as you can see there is some dust behind the screen i’d like to get rid of…
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I’ll get back when I have all the stuff…
Square Twisted Distortion - “Slut Slanter”
Got some new d.i.y. gear last weekend… a pretty pretty distortion box, a simple yet wonderful sounding synth called “Acid Fist” and a third one… can’t remember what it does but it looked very promising…
I already managed to build the distortion box including a minor tweak - a “Bypass-Switch”…. but have a look for yourself…
Parts List:
- PCB
- 2x Audio IN/OUT
- 2x Switch ON/ON
- 3x Resistors (10k / 100k / 300r)
- 1x Power Supply (9V)
- 3x LED (Orange / Red / Green)
- 3x Potentiometer (1k / 1k /10K)
- 1x IC (LM386)
- 3x ELKO (10uF / 100uF / 100uF)
- 1x Condenser (0.1uF)
^finished testversion - final version has a 9V input instead of the battery clip, mounted the LEDs onto the case for more disco feeling - and most important - a “Bypass-Switch” which is kinda self-explanatory.
Credits and Useful Links:
Added Sample-Pack Casio ML-2
Recorded some of the oneshot samples and drum loops from my modded Casio ML-2.
Have some fun….
Sample Pack Part 1:
- 2-channel 44.1kHz 32-bit WAV Files
Download: Casio_ML-2_Part1.rar (42Mb)
- Kick, Snare, HiHat, Crash oneshot samples
- 11 Drum Loops @ 140bpm (Pops, Rock, 8Beat, 16Beat, Disco, Funk, March, Samba, Slowrock, Swing, Waltz
- 2x shitshot cpu-crashes recorded…
CASIO ML-2
Wieder mal ein kleines Fundstück bei uns im Geschäft aus dem “Müll” gefischt. Übers Weekend fleissig am löten und basteln gewesen - und inzwischen die ersten paar kleineren Mods fertig eingebaut.
Main Features:
- 32 midsize keys
- red key lighting on all keys
- built-in speaker (ca. 8cm)
- main voice polyphony 2 notes
- 25 preset sounds selected by 2 digit numbers
- 12 preset rhythms
- cipher buttons {“1”..”5”} to select preset sounds
- volume +/- buttons (5 steps, reduces bit resolution badly)
- tempo +/- buttons (26 steps)
- “melody guide” keyboard play training feature with key lighting
- “any key play” mode
- key light on/ off button
- wavetable sound generator with sounds based 2 mixed low- res loop samples with independent, partly very complex algorithmic volume and pitch envelopes.
- CPU “OKI M6521-11, 4432203” (60 pin SMD)
- crystal clocked
- battery alarm jingle
- 10 lovely orchestrated demo melodies (also used for melody guide play training)
- jacks for AC- adapter & headphone
Get even more infos about this lovely piece of gear…
A shitshot on the power supply line (e.g. simply by battery wiggling) often reveals very bizarre crash sounds. While some are simply loud noises like a hair dryer or pneumatic hammer, there is one astonishing piece of glitch music hidden in the CPU.
It sounds like Buddhist meditation music from a Tibetan or Zen monastery, consisting of a set of gongs and drums followed by a humming tone in the background.
It is even quite easy to access by playing notes during shitshot. Unfortunately the resulting crash usually disables all keys and manual controls, thus a reset button should be added. (A simple opener button switch in the supply voltage line may fulfil both needs.)
Added Features:
- 9V battery powered
- Noize ON/ OFF Switch
- Noize Trigger-Button
- Noize Volume Control
- ShitShot-Function Switch
- ShitShot Calibrating Knob
Fact No.134:
- Das CASIO ML-2 “Magical Light” stammt aus dem Jahr 1994 und gehört zu den kleinsten CASIO Keyboards mit echten beleuchteten Tasten.
Sample Pack Part 1:
- 2-channel 44.1kHz 32-bit WAV Files
Download: Casio_ML-2_Part1.rar (42Mb)
- Kick, Snare, HiHat, Crash oneshot samples
- 11 Drum Loops @ 140bpm (Pops, Rock, 8Beat, 16Beat, Disco, Funk, March, Samba, Slowrock, Swing, Waltz
- 2x shitshot cpu-crashes recorded…
FASHION Keyboard Modding
Chinesischer High-End-Exportschlager im Bereich Music Production. Gekauft für 3.95$ in einem Asia-Shop in Luzern.
Main Features:
- 32 super-smallsize keys
- power on/ off switch
- built-in speaker (ca. 4cm)
- main voice monophonic
- 8 preset sounds selected by 8 buttons (Piano, Trumpet, Organ, Vibraphone, Violin, Guitar, Mandolin, Flute)
- 8 preset rhythms
- one volume button (5 steps up and down)
- one tempo button (5 steps up and down)
- 4 “drum pads” (Kick, Snare, HiHat, Cymbal) toggable to (Bird, Duck, Bull, Dog) with a “Page” Button
- Record Button lets you record 30secs input and replay it
- 4.5V battery powered
Added Features:
- Speaker on/ off switch
- LED indicator for speaker status
- 2x 6.35mm Mono Line-Outputs
- Volume Control for Line-Output
- “Slow Down to Noize” Control Knob
100k Widerstand und zwei 6.3mm Mono-Jacks als einfache Line-Ausgänge mit Lautstärke-Regelung. Parallel zum Speaker-Out geschaltet damit der Volume-Poti nicht gleichzeitig die Speaker-Lautstärke beeinflusst.
Der “Slow Down to Noize” Control Knob ist in Wahrheit ein variabler 100k Widerstand in der Stromversorgung, der zu einer Pitch-Änderung führt. In der ersten Hälfte führt das zu einem “Pitch-Down” von einer Oktave. Bei höherem Widerstand dreht das Keyboard komplett durch und generiert zufällige Bleeps und Noizes. Diese sind manchmal loop-artig, meistens aber ziemlich random und verzerrt.
Der Trick liegt in der Bedienung und führt bestenfalls zu Transformers-artigen Robo-Voices und pulsierenden Square-Waves…. und endet in white-noise clicks.
Sample Pack Part 1:
- 2-channel 44.1kHz 32-bit WAV Files
Download: Fashion_Keyboard_Part1.rar (32Mb)
- Kick, Snare, HiHat, Cymb oneshot samples
- Bird, Duck, Bull, Dog oneshot samples
- 20x robotic noizes (some sound like WALL-E speaking…)
- one longer saw/square wave madness
The Hulaauaauaa Device VS Skipper
Die “BlueBox” ist ein Mod vom “the hulaauaauaa device” - man erinnere sich ans Jahre 2009, Rote Fabrik, Hula Honeys Workshop. That was the day it all started…
Diese Version hab ich um 2 Funktionen erweitert und mit einem modded McDonalds Happy Meal® Toy kombiniert.
P2 hab ich durch einen 220k Potentiometer ersetzt, da dieser einfach mehr Low-End bietet bei ungefähr gleicher Pitch-Range. Frag mich nicht warum, is aber so…
Nebst P1 hab ich noch P4 (22k lin) eingebaut zwischen welchen man mit einem ON/ON Switch umschalten kann. Gibt ne zusätzliche Speed-Range für die Wobble-Geschwindigkeit.
