Ember
i guess part of the reason for me to discontinue Melted Moon and start a solo project (which it de-facto has been for a while) is that my performance gameboys have been stolen at #37c3.
if anyone ever spots one of these, let me know.
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Show threadBobo_PK 🦄6h ago
@mbr if I ever see them online I will try my best to get them to you. What a horrible loss.
Show threadEmber4h ago
@Bobo_PK thank you, that means a lot ​​
i don't have high hopes though, considering it's been a while, i just realized they are indeed gone because i have completely emptied my room and there is no trace of these gameboys.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶6h ago
@mbr It makes me sad to read about stolen stuff at congress. It was so much stuff last year. And it became a thing the years before that. Before it moved back to Hamburg for the first time I wasn't even able to find somebody who had ever heard of anything being stolen at congress ever. I asked around because there was an incident caused by somebody who snuck in to steal laptops. I used to leave my stuff unattended when I went for a stroll or get a drink. I only stopped because I was asked to by angels and I had to pick up my stuff from lost and found twice because somebody brought it there before somebody else might steal it. That's when this feeling of sadness started and reading about this now makes me realise that the congress that I love doesn't even exist anymore. It's not the same after the thought that theft exists enters your mind.
Show threaddeBaer6h ago
@steeph @mbr My laptop was stolen at the EasterHegg 2007. @timpritlove's laptop was stolen on the Chaos Camp 2003, I seem to remember. Several of my ZIP disks (with important data on them!) were stolen at #15c3, 1998. On the c3s before that, hardware was labelled at the entrance to make it harder to steal it. Even though it feels like you could leave your stuff unattended at Chaos events, it was never really a good idea.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶5h ago

@deBaer That makes sense. Thanks for correcting. It is a nice feeling though.

I did read about it more in the last three months. I guess the bigger it gets the more it will happen. (If "happen" is the right term.) though@[email protected]

Show threadTim Pritlove5h ago
@deBaer @steeph @mbr My laptop was not stolen at Camp 2003. You are confusing this, it happened at the (first) re:publica after show party at the old newthinking office.
Show threaddeBaer5h ago
@timpritlove @steeph @mbr Sorry, then I remembered wrong.
Show threadEmber4h ago
@steeph i don't go to chaos events anymore, i think 38c3 was the last one. partly because of the theft problem, mostly because of other problems related to harmful social dynamics, it's simply not a community i feel safe in anymore. i agree that it used to be different.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶2h ago
@mbr I haven't been at a large one since 36c3 for other reasons. But the community is huge and diverse. I'm sure there are smaller similar events that you'd like. Not that I'm trying to convince you. I'm just happy that I've started to check lesser known ones out.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶6h ago
@mbr I don't know what Melted Moon was. But thank you for showing me what I believe might be the first GameBoy mod that I've seen. It's rare to see a modded case of any piece of electronics from the 80s for some reason.
Show threadEmber4h ago
@steeph Melted Moon was the name of the band i made gameboy music with. were most active around 10 years ago, had gigs all across europe, released two albums with a record label, were booked and endorsed by nintendo and everything, huge festivals, etc etc.
Another gameboy i had (which is now in the possession of another band member) fitted with MIDI in and out (yes, this works), there's a video where i hooked it up to a drum synth, and i really want to mod another one with that and hook up a Midibox SID to it. There's so many fun things that can be done to a gameboy... Sadly, a modded gameboy is of course a very fancy thing to slip into your pockett if left unattended for a second... In that moment, it doesn't matter that installing these mods is work or that i paid an artist lots of money to paint that case... These weren't just gameboys, they were musical instruments that have seen crowds of tens of thousands.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶2h ago

@mbr Interesting. What kind of software does one use on a GameBoy with MIDI in and out? I mean are the cartridges/images available or do you have to write what you need yourself?

Sounds like fun, too. With or without a band, I hope you'll continue.

Show threadEmber2h ago
@steeph software-wise, that's a built-in feature of LSDJ (tho you do have to select that mode first in the main menu), and LSDJ is just run from a flash cartridge. it uses the gameboy's link port, but you still need to attach an arduino to convert that stuff to actual midi signals, along with a few electronic components: https://github.com/trash80/Arduinoboy the rest is just drilling holes in the gameboy case to fit the midi ports. (this whole thing can of course also be done externally, but you'd either have to add some normal serial port or attempt to find a link cable and a link port to connect to the arduino - doing it internally is a tight fit and more work, but it works)
In LSDJ you can then use commands to send midi signals. i think it should also be able to receive signals (software like mGB are specifically made to turn the gameboy into a midi synthesizer, LSDJ not so much)
GitHub - trash80/Arduinoboy: Official ArduinoBoy Repository for serial MIDI communication to the Nintendo Gameboy.

Official ArduinoBoy Repository for serial MIDI communication to the Nintendo Gameboy. - trash80/Arduinoboy

GitHub
Show threadEmber2h ago
@steeph
https://www.littlesounddj.com/ that is the software, that's what i use to make gameboy music. one of the most awesomest software that has ever been written.
Little Sound Dj

Official homepage for Little Sound Dj, the ultimate Game Boy music editor.

Show threadEmber1h ago
@steeph oh and yes, i will definitely continue. it's been a one-girl-show for many years anyway, tho gigs and new music have slowed down significantly.
i already have a new name, am currently making a website, and will soon start compiling recent tracks and work on some new ones because i want to release a new album this year.
Show threadsteeph   ðŸŽ† Ù©(˘◡˘)Û¶1h ago
@mbr Feel free to at me when you have a site to share.
Show threadEmber1h ago
@steeph i mean you can bookmark this if you want, i'm still working on it and thinking of things to put on there (i literally started making this yesterday, plus i gotta figure out new accounts for bandcamp and all that stuff)... https://iso.eep.wtf/
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Show threadAral Balkan4h ago

@mbr I’m so sorry to hear it. What kind of douchebag does something like this? Hope you get them back.

(Mind you, I had my laptop stolen from the stage, while hooked up to the projector and everything, prior to my talk at a *university* once. Wasn’t fun to say the least.)