Cold Static (LSDJ chiptune on Gameboy Light)

[gdjonesman]

please tell me how you got your gameboy like this.. pleaaaaassee

[ArchTV]

hell, that sounds fucking BOSS bro! keep at it!

[Floopman15]

How did you record it? You said you didn't use pro sound, so did you just record with a mic?

[TheBinaryMouse]

shit thats epic

[snowhaze1981]

Magnifique, j' adore !

[DavidARayMusic]

Did you program this on the GBL or did you use an emulator and load it up?

[combatdave]

@DavidARayMusic All done on the gameboy.

@SitarKnight No prosounding, I like the GBL as it is.

@Everyone... thanks :)

[DemRupees]

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[CASTLEQUESTCHIPTUNE]

Check Out CASTLE QUEST! im new to chiptune but i make pretty damn good tracks! hopfully i have your support

[chaosprune]

one day.... one day i hope to achieve such greatness

[SitarKnight]

Did you pro sound it?

[mason24246]

lol 37,782+ views and only two reactions? Nice waste of a feature YouTube! :D

[DJByteSlinger]

Holy shit at 4:48

[psp3000nerd]

AWESOME CHIPTUNE! can i download it for my game? If you let me i will give you credit and appreciate it, and when the game is finished i will notify you kk? ;)

[SVL0RM00N]

this is awesome! can you put up an mp3?

[PaperBagHeadMusic]

5 people has no heart T_T

[Nevermor3e]

Did You Have To sound Mod It?

[kryonikx]

Awesome track!

[17sakurais]

I didn't know that gameboy pocket lets LSDj work well...or even use it!

[davidus444]

@17sakurais It's a Gameboy Light :P

[rockwizclown]

how do you do the sliding sounding sounds on it? 0.o

[mancunianhardcore]

@rockwizclown by using the L command, which is the slide, and then by messing around the numbers. so, if you have an note with an L command of lets say 08, and then you're next note is an L command of 04, the instrument will slide down from 08 to 04 and then will keep that note level until you decide to change it again with another L command

[EeekImJack]

i love chiptoons so much :)

[JosephCote27]

you think you will release an album? I really like this.

[s0viet]

This is pretty awesome.

[hideyourface]

Anyone that's thumbing this down just doesn't get anything, I guess.

[Psykkae]

dude, you're my fuckin master.

bisou

[Mewfan]

Well fucking done!

[gide0ns]

so sxy

[Gumpa2]

hey dude some question

where i can get this modules?

[DxMxK]

is this song even possibly with only one GAMEBOY? fucking crazy

[shiriaru]

Very good!

[chevkoch]

Incredible.

[ganonbanned92]

So does anyone know where I can actually buy lsdj from?

[Schniddo]

This makes me nostalgic for games like Double Dragon =)

[LoliVomits]

best chip i've heard in a while, most of it sounds too happy and gay. Good shit good shit.

[BlasterKat101]

This looks like it should be in an action movie. Seriously, so much WIN <3

[HardbeatAcolyte]

Great :P

[khainguyen98]

did u upload this to 8bc? i wat to download :0

[Darfk]

Brilliant tune, I can't stop listening... I really like your music

[bogue89]

sounds pretty neat, where can i get this song?

[MeSuAx]

can i find the download of this song anywhere?

[Maverick4090]

Brilliant!

[robhowardmusic]

put this as my "best of chip" for today. Click my username to find my blog to check it out, as youtube doesn't let me put links in here! I got here by way of youtube user Srjl who thought this was a sweet track! :-)

[Eudaletism]

Best genre ever. 8bit + postrock = postbit.

[carloe1980]

Wish there were a mp3 of this track. Amazing!

[Zkrudriverz]

MÄTHÄR FÄCKING ÄWESÄM

[finalassault]

Do you mind if I rip the song from the video? Or do you have a download link anywhere?

[xjamesxGMHC]

i tried using this as a basis for a new song, and then it just turned into me trying to remix it. do you have a MIDI for this? i tried it on LSDJ and i couldn't get a smooth enough flow, so i tried it on renoise and still nothing. i'm just stuck trying to manipulate this song. i always just mess around with the notes, its an awesome fucking track.

[xjamesxGMHC]

i tried using this as a basis for a new song, and then it just turned into me trying to remix it. do you have a MIDI for this? i tried it on LSDJ and i couldn't get a smooth enough flow, so i tried it on renoise and still nothing. maybe the MIDI will make it sound better. well, it will, but i'm just stuck trying to manipulate this song. i always just mess around with the notes, its an awesome fucking track.

[xjamesxGMHC]

i tried using this as a basis for a new song, and then it just turned into me trying to remix it. do you have a MIDI for this? you probably don't, but it would be much appreciated if you do. i tried it on LSDJ and i couldn't get a smooth enough flow, so i tried it on renoise and still nothing. maybe the MIDI will make it sound better. well, it will, but i'm just stuck trying to manipulate this song. i always just mess around with the notes, its an awesome fucking track.

[xjamesxGMHC]

i tried using this as a basis for a new song, and then it just turned into me trying to remix it. do you have a MIDI for this? you probably don't, but it would be much appreciated if you do. i tried it on LSDJ and i couldn't get a smooth enough flow, so i tried it on renoise and still nothing. maybe the MIDI will make it sound better. well, it will, but i'm just stuck trying to manipulate this song. i always just mess around with the notes, its an awesome fucking track.

[Burnft]

...so jealous of your gameboy light

[LoserNO13]

Do you have the MP3 available for download?

[Srjl]

I'm loving this. You did amazingly well.

Keep it up! *thumbs up*

[bulletbrides]

whats post rock about this?..

but as a chip tune its nice :) yey!

[Confuzed89]

Cool tune

[alexinanutshell]

Awesome song dude.. I'm making a new born by muse chiptune xD

[emeria246]

i wish i had the money for a gameboy light ill probly just modify a gameboy pocket. but anyways this track is sick.

[thecombatmaster]

you are a poor bastard.

[Dekcc]

i need to stop using nanoloop... sweet track!

[DreamTK]

Hey, are you using a delay effect? If so, did you get it through Ableton or LSDJ itself? Either way, it sounds great.

[combatdave]

@DreamTK I have some delay programmed into some of the instruments (its more of an echo type effect than a delay - just retriggering the envelope) but I also added a bit of delay and compression in Ableton.

[bugQ]

killer finish, it really sparkled! ^_^

[Nouseeker]

i cant believe how much i like chiptunes

[HadyMod]

@Nouseeker I know, I was obsessed with heavy metal (still love it) but soon as I heard this sort of thing I loved it :D

[Nouseeker]

@HadyMod yeah, metalhead here too

[smeghead666]

Download Link Naaoooww!!!!

[LordXaero]

Didn't know 8 bit noise could sound so good. Awesome.

[bumfacefuck]

nice work, its not suggested than you use lsdj with a gameboy pocket as the gameboy pocket drains the save battery in the cartridge which leads to some pretty savage results.

check out the tunes on my youtube channel of jellyape whos this random busker where i live who uses an electric ukelele with lsdj, you will most likely like it

[jefftheworld]

Yeah, but on the Game Boy Light, you get this almost overdriven sound that (as the video clearly demonstrates) can sound totally rad.

Also, the draining effect is -not- present when using an AC adaptor, if you're really set on using a pocket.

[bumfacefuck]

didnt know about the sound difference, but i would probably prefer the sound in the original gameboy, its louder and clearer in games generally.

[jefftheworld]

Well, for games the sound differences are not altogether important or noticable, but for making music, it's nice to have a variety of "instruments" with different tonal qualities at your disposable. The classic DMG is generally considered to have the best all around sound, but for an edgy post-rock song like this, I think the Game Boy Light seems to have lent a really cool quality that works well with the genre and the song.

[iROFLZiLLA]

I love this, Where can i get an LSDJ?!? :D

[Zkrudriverz]

@iROFLZiLLA buy license for 2 bucks, and then buy a usb gameboy cart

[wintermute64]

@iROFLZiLLA There's a demo rom of LSDJ on the internet for free if you can get your hands on one and use it with an emulator :3

Otherwise you should check out littlesounddj (dot) com, its the official site for LSDJ, and it should provide instructions on how to purchase a .rom of the full version!

After you've done that you'll need to "flash" (transfer) it onto a USB gameboy cartridge (get one off ebay) and you'll be fine to use LSDJ on a gameboy colour or pocket or original :3

[XiStrBro]

@iROFLZiLLA EBAY

[yahooeny]

@iROFLZiLLA LSDJ can be found at the low, low price of two bucks. Getting it on a flash cart is your problem.

[TheDrummerkid770]

@iROFLZiLLA go to the lsdj wiki, go to backup gear, and pick the third link. The first link is apperantly outdated now, secong when no longer exsits, so that's why you pick the third one. Once at the site, click on the picture that says lsdj or search it. You have to burn the ROM file to the cart, which is easy, but they don't sell the actually cart anymore. It's like impossible to find on ebay.

[SGwizard1]

@iROFLZiLLA you can get an emulator online, but the cartridge is near impossible to get

[Vencislago]

@iROFLZiLLA Try searching for kitsch-bent. It will lead you to "Usb 64m Smart Card". Then just buy the full version ROM on LSDJ official site for 2USD. :)

[GroovyMango]

Excellent!!!!!! =D

[yubbone]

great fuckin job, the button work isnt crazy but this is some original shit.

[combatdave]

Cheers guys! Gersh - the button pushing is nothing very exciting, just me scrolling through the song and launching loops. You can run LSDJ on a PSP, but I've never done it myself.

[ZeBlackCat]

Yah you can, but it sounds like crap. Especialy the wav channel. Square waves aren't the same either

[JakeeeLovesYou]

OHMAILORD this is farken amazing maan :))

uhhh CHOOOOOON xD

wish i could get my hands on an lsdj cart D:

[khainguyen98]

iza favoright dis lolz

[GershTV]

so what exactly is going on when you're pressing all of those buttons?

[shadenhand]

Wow, .... I think I'm in love... <3

[0g0g0g]

this is sick dude!

[StealthSniper0]

BADASS

[gir489]

That's some awesome chiptunes.

[BrotherDamascus]

That's really cool. I might have to check out more of these "chiptunes".

[plainly123]

i just want to know what do you need to make this??

can anyone help??

[BuriedAlive11]

LSDJ, A Gameboy (if you go for the real gameboy, you should also buy stuff to burn LSDJ on a Cartridge) or Gameboy Emulator.

Maybe if you want some mixers that can be expensive.

altho i do not know how to get it as an MP3 on your pc in the end tho :S

[GershTV]

if u had a PSP with gb emu, could you run the lsdj ron on that the same??

[kennytheamazing]

Niiiiiice song! Where did you get that gb light?

[UrzaTheTyrant]

There are a bunch on ebay.

[jefftheworld]

I know I already commented, but I've gotta say this song is totally great. One of the best chiptunes songs I've heard in a long time. You haven't posted this on 8bc yet, have you? I really want an mp3!

[Neptune0100]

i don't understand this whole gameboy thing.

[Anayo]

Maybe you don't understand the whole chiptune thing?

[Neptune0100]

or that :P

[duhmeir]

You should upload this to 8BitCollective(dotcom)

If you don't know about the site already. People really well known for chiptune like Firebrand boy, Fighter X, and Sabrepulse are all on there.

[combatdave]

Yeah I'm on 8bc quite a lot, just uploaded some Atari music there last week, might upload some more soon. My username on there is combatdave if you want to check it out!

[jefftheworld]

I can't read that screen in youtube's low quality, are you doing that in Live mode?

[combatdave]

Yeah I was!

[jefftheworld]

Nice. I always compose my songs with live mode in mind.

As for the GB light, keep rocking it! I know a lot of people pooh-pooh it for it's audio qualities, but I like the sound. I'm currently running two DMGs through a DJ mixer but I think it would really neat to grab a Light and get that going in sync with a DMG.

Do you know if the Pocket has the same kind of sound as the Light? I know they look the same but I doubt they'd sound the same.

[erik4727]

@combatdave ....why?

[DarXLodi]

Have you done this with just one LSDJ? Or have u used your Computer or anything else? xP

Itz awesome!

[combatdave]

Yeah it is just one copy of LSDJ, nothing else.

[DarXLodi]

THX :) And how much did you pay?

[combatdave]

For LSDJ? I can't remember... it was maybe £20 or something for LSDJ, £40 for the cart and transferrer, and £20 for the Gameboy Light. But now LSDJ just costs $0.01 I think. I don't know.

[DarXLodi]

:-K Cool THX.. I bought one right now on ebay.. £42 :P

[SuperKirbyBros8]

xDDD wäg mer ^^

[perplexedmoth]

It's only 2 dollars in their website.

[DarXLodi]

But only the rom? Or the orginal cardrige?

[MrPaulSnow]

dave, this shit is amazing. love it so much, keep it going. /epichunt

[Electrotripp]

Wow this is baller dude,

come check my shit,

im pretty new to LSDJ but im learning :P

[ShonenTune]

You're a genius D:

[Gidskid1]

isn't that a GBcolor?

[combatdave]

Nope, it's a Gameboy Light. Look at the start when I turn it on - you can see the screen light up blue.

[UrzaTheTyrant]

Not to mention it says "Gameboy Light" on it.

[Bolger451]

very nice! Well Done!

[D3v71n]

I can only imagine how long it will take you to get in with 8bitpeoples. :D

That was obviously sarcasm, any minute now.

*waits*

[TuscaniManiac]

luuuve the tune :3

keep them coming

[xxxvaNiLLaJuNxxx]

is there somewhere to get this song ?

[combatdave]

Not yet, but soon...

[calmdownkidder]

How do you make that "pling" noise @ 0:06 ?

[combatdave]

you get some biscuits and you chew them all up, and then you spit them in the cartridge slot and all over the screen, its easy.

[xxmarka]

I would kill for a Game Boy Light. They are so expensive on ebay. I want one to use with my Game Boy Camera.

[lcarlosrosado]

great stuff, any chance you could post some mp3s?

[bendiditmusic]

agreed, i want this on 8bc!

[combatdave]

Holy crap, thanks for all the comments guys. I really appreciate it!

[bendiditmusic]

extremely impressive, man. incredible work.

[kekenalii]

DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ptr362]

Best chiptune i've heard so far

[xxmarka]

not saying it's not a good song - it's great. It's not really a true chiptune though, because the gameboy couldn't play all of these tracks at once.He has to record them and layer them.

[ptr362]

Or he could of had two game boys (or more) synced, with one game boy in slave mode and another in master.

[hildurcool]

Nope, this is just one gameboy and one LSDJ, nothing else.

Oh, this is combatdave - I just can't be bothered logging out of my girlfriends youtube and into mine :)

[combatdave]

Hey, I'm on my profile now so maybe I can clear things up for you.

The gameboy *is* playing everything at once - there is no layering of any sort - so all this is just 4 channels, straight from the gameboy. You can probably hear it if you listen closely.

In the very intro, for example, that is the two pulse channels, then the bass comes in on the wav channel and the drums on the noise channel.

[combatdave]

Then, at 1:43 when it all kicks in, the melody from the intro that took up 2 channels gets merged into just one channel, leaving a pulse channel open for the lead. You can hear it best at around the 2 minute mark, kick and bass on wav, arp melody on pu1, and square lead on pu2. Easy!

So, now does it qualify as true chiptune? ;)

[xxmarka]

I wasn't being an asshole, I was just saying.

It is very good.

I presume you recorded it to ableton to mix it up live?

[combatdave]

Haha man I know, don't worry - I was just trying to clear it up :)

Nope, the only reason it went into Ableton is because the audio recording on the video recording software I used sucked and, as the whole point of this video is the song, I used Ableton to give me better recording quality.

The compression killed it a bit, though, but still.

[xxmarka]

gotcha. I wish I had a game boy light...where did you get yours?

[combatdave]

Ebay, of course. Lurk for a while and sometimes you can get one on the cheap.

[ShapeshifterMusic]

How do you set it up to do this stuff

[combatdave]

A piece of software called LSDJ

[Exestenz]

This would have made the most epic boss battle music for... something.

[MrWireframes]

I agree.

[Jp4rk]

songs so awesome <3

[atari26003]

now finding a gameboy light at a yard sale in america is the problem! lol.

:p Im thinking of just adding the LED mod to a pocket. though LSDJ has corruption issues with pocket, So im using my DMG

[djsmallboy]

omg im blinded by this songs awesomeness lol

[escalatorman]

Nice slides........

that gameboy sounds way different to me than the DMG, is it a more advanced sound chip?

[Zeldaartist]

does the gameboy light only work with japonese batteries? or can it work with brittish ones?

im thinking of buying on along with a NES but im not sure if they will work with diffrent batteries or not :/

[Ninrevo]

Awesome Song!

[mewrox99]

Cool Song BTW The GameBoy Light is rare, they made less then 1000 of them,

[combatdave]

That sounds pretty unlikely, I'm almost certain they made more than 1000. There's a couple of special edition Gameboy Lights, perhaps they only made 1000 of those, but the standard Gameboy Light is nowhere near that rare.

[HedfoneDrumAndBass]

yeh i agree

everyone used to have them :3

[my4trackmachine]

made a special video just for you....

[lawsongx]

this is sick bro, i've been wantign to make music liek this for ages now( with my gameboy atleast) but it's soo hard to find an lsdj or nanoloop card lol. What gameboy are you using?

[combatdave]

It's a gameboy light, which in my opinion is the best type! others would disagree... but they're wrong ;)

[my4trackmachine]

lol. its treated me so well.

[lawsongx]

isnt that the same as the gameboy pocket or color? i forget which one.

[iwrestledamooseonce]

how do I start lsdj-ing on my own? i mean i have a gameboy color. what else do I need to get can someone help me out?

[combatdave]

go to 8bitcollective (dot) com, it has all the information you could ever need!

[timerider4]

Sounds industrial, like pounding machinery.

[mikejeffery123]

SO GOOOOOD! wait, no. SO GOD!

-Hurrigame Boy

[05061995]

whats thath song called or is on the gameboy

[combatdave]

Uhm what? It's a song I wrote on LSDJ which is called "Cold Static".

[StageOneFilms]

this is so amazing

[zombio666]

did you output it by the regular phone jack or did you make the prosound mod? I always thought the game boy light sound didn't have bass like the game boy color, but it sounds great.

[combatdave]

No prosound mod on this, just straight out of the normal headphone socket. I've not tried this tune through a regular DMG yet, though... the bass would probably be even nicer on there.

[my4trackmachine]

i dont know if your aware of this but this isnt chiptune. it lacks the unce unce that is needed to be chiptune. maybe you should put a donk on it.

jk sounds great. troll 8bc more i miss you.

[blu3shock]

This is awesome man epic as fuck.

[SadFaceEmoticon]

id kill for a mp3.

[littlescale]

nice

[calmdownkidder]

After listening, I have changed my mind - this is cunt, and you're a shit.

[mikejeffery123]

bloody epic!

Nice work dave

[failotron]

fuck off, die, youtube cmmnts ftw!