Author: Peter Swimm

  • New Gameboy Backlight Mod

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    You can argue the technique is a little extreme, but the results sure do look nice!

    Since this is my first post in this forum, I’d like to say hello to you guys and drop some lines.Even as a newbie in this area I already know that the “8BC” is a great Community and the last days – exploring the forum – have been really interesting and fun!My brother “Bronewire” hi there, big bro :-, already announced my appearance and said, that I’m gonna reveal my “secret”, how to backlight a DMG in such a smooth way.Well, here we go:

    via Forums | 8bc.org – Online Chiptune Media Sharing.

  • SunVox 1.4 is out

    sunvox14_smallWhat is new in this version:

    • iPhone port;
    • OSX port;
    • multitouch support;
    • design improvements and optimization;
    • updated icon editor (now in separate window);
    • updated sampler (added base note and frequency for each sample);
    • sunvox_config.ini: added “touchcontrol” option; use this option if your device has touchscreen without pen (stylus), or if you just want a large buttons;
    • sunvox_config.ini: now “audiodevice” option works in Windows (and Windows Mobile) too; example of usage: audiodevice 1 //set second audio device of your computer;
    • added new effect 19 – re-trigger note after PPPP ticks during the line;
    • added new effect 1C – cut note after PPPP ticks in the current line;
    • added new effect 1D – delays the start of note until tick PPPP in the current line;
    • added respective simple examples: std_effect_retrig.sunvox; std_effect_cut.sunvox; std_effect_delay.sunvox;
    • added “hide effects” function in the pattern editor’s menu;
    • added “Touch Theremin” experimental tool for realtime playing;
    • tons of bugs fixed.

    p.s. Unfortunately, iPhone version is not approved by Apple yet. But this will happen soon…

    :: warmplace.ru :: SunVox synthesizer

  • little-scale: Sega Comparisons

    little-scale writes:

    I’ve made recordings of a number of Sega Mega Drive-compatible consoles playing back the same music. The audio below has been normalised.

    • A. Sega Mega Drive 1 (output via headphone socket):
    • B. Sega Mega Drive 2 (output via AV socket):
    • C. Sega Genesis 2 (output via AV socket):
    • D. Sega Mega Drive 2 with CCAM Mod (output via additional RCA sockets):
    • E. Sega Nomad (output via headphone socket):

    My favourites are A and D, but I think for live shows D is a better option because of the form factor of a MD2 compared to the bulky MD1.

    via little-scale: Sega Comparisons.

  • Skrasoft 2A03 “Sound Chip” Progress

    2A03 triangle volumeLots of weekend news from skrasoft, developer of the 2a03 synth project. He writes

    As has been well-documented all across the Internet, the NES 2A03 is not a sound chip. Though it contains all the Nintendo sound hardware, it is very much a processor that needs properly-formatted program data to run.

    more  “Sound Chip” Progress.

    There are also posts about crude triangle volume control with audio, and another audio test. Project is looking good!

  • Happy 10th Birthday micromusic.net!

    micromusic hq writes:

    on august 7th 1999, carl – sitting in his stinky bed room – pressed the enter button and the micromusic.net website went online in all its blue-green-black-yellow-white glory… this was almost exactly
    10 years ago.

    since then, alot of things happened:

    • – 21982 people have registered to micromusic.net until now
    • – 821 events where added to the database
    • – 124589 mp3 from 5731 different artists were uploaded
    • – 787 tunez from 309 different artists were released by the QFS
    • – 326820 free tunez were downloaded from members
    • – 365388 clever microlinez were written
    • – 2.4 mio microtalk intelligent messages were sent
    • – 30 headquarters were founded – latest HQs: liverpool
    • – 459 hard/soft and other warez were added

    And to celebrate they have added more tracks fresh from the QFS

    • Seagulls                       by eat rabbit
    • Come Back To Me                by little-scale
    • Upstroke                       by The J. Arthur Keenes Band
    • The Tower                      by EvilWezil
    • This is what it means to feel  by pdfformat
    • hav_internet_need_halp         by mcfiredrill
    • Trial and Error by goatslacker
    • H.A.A.R.P. Man                 by Gakona
    • Nybbles And Bytes              by STA$D400

    || | www.micromusic.net | ||.