I Fight Dragons - Little Sound DJ (LSDJ) 101 - Chiptune Creation Tutorial

[aquamandrowning]

Is there a cartridge for super nintendos I have a hand held super

[gonzojournalism46]

How did u flash lsdj onto that cart with Mac

[munchluxe63]

@gonzojournalism46 lacklustre(.)net/redmine/proje­cts/ems-flash/wiki

[coltonlikesguitar]

does this work for gameboy color?

[titlechance]

@coltonlikesguitar it does :) I use a gameboy color myself.

[munchluxe63]

@coltonlikesguitar Works on all Gameboys except GBA Micro, including Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Light, Super Gameboy, GBA, and GBA SP.

[RadicalPresident]

feh lsdj is shit easy to use i just want to learn the compounds of a good song

[imanewguybastard]

@RadicalPresident Well, the way to get that understanding is different for each person. But a multitude of things can help.

Do you play an instrument? If so, that'll help.

Have you written music before? Good understanding comes with experience.

Do you understand music theory? Even a little bit can go a long way. Learn scales to begin.

Hope that helps. But there's never a surefire answer to that question. It's all about practice and time.

[KokoEnFlanel]

Do they still sell gameboys? I want one

[munchluxe63]

@KokoEnFlanel Kitsch-Bent does sell some Gameboys with custom shells. They are even easier to get on Craigslist or even Ebay, though.

[thegentlemanyoucrave]

Please post more videos on this stuff. Im really trying to learn

[TheAmazingMaxsteele2]

So this is sort of like FamiTracker with Game Boy controls.

[zebr]

Great stuff. This reallllyyy helped me a lot. Looking forward for some more!

[Rex06870]

Great Tutorial,I knew nothing before I came and now I feel like smarter.Haha

[BifferVyp3r]

i don't suppose you have the version of 'money' NOT live, on here? libe versions aren't as fun to listen to, also they're usually full of screaming...if not, please upload 'money' soon :)

[Graystar18]

getting and setting up lsdj sounds hard

[munchluxe63]

@Graystar18 Not too hard once you get the hang of things or have used a tracker like LGPT before.

[DrSpychology]

You should make the screen more visible, it's too small and blurry right now. Awesome tutorial though, but already knew all of this.

Also, when will you come around to tables and synth? I already know everything about LSDj but the tables and synth.

[Capta1nHowdy]

Hey I am in chicago too let me know if you ever need gear worked on or an lsdjmc2 built!

[DaltonMunnal]

Is there an similar product available for NES/SNES/Megadrive?

[munchluxe63]

@DaltonMunnal There's Famitracker for NES/Famicom and Defflemask and VGM Music Maker for the Genesis. These are trackers run on the PC, though.

[DaltonMunnal]

@munchluxe63 Thanks, I'll look into these things.

[Ducttaped32x]

this is really an amazing thing you're doing, Brian. I've always been wary of trying my hand at chiptunes, but I see how simple it starts out. I have a few gameboys I bought just for this reason, so now i just need to order some LSDJ carts! also, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS IN CLEVELAND TONIGHT! WOO!

[TheMightySamsonite]

I have had little sound dj since I started listening to you guys back when Jam Legend was still around, I NEVER knew how to use it and was to lazy to read the .pdf that came with it. I am SOO glad you guys are making these videos showing kind of how to use it! I'm actually going to order a Cartridge off that site and go find me a few game boys this weekend! THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

[splodeybaloney]

Hell yeah! Represent kitsch-bent!

[1amSpartacus1]

This is just amazing!!!

[ryanzurad]

Darnit, now I am going to have to learn how to do thing properly and write a chiptune song with my gameboy haha

[Quilabong]

sorry for another post but also curious could you program a song in lsdj on the computer using an emulator then flash it onto a cart then play the song on the gameboy? meaning could I program a song on my computer then play in on the gameboy via transferring it so you get that original gameboy sound? once again sorry for all the questions lol

[munchluxe63]

@Quilabong You can transfer saves to/from your cartridge with the EMS flasher program using the "Read SRAM" and "Write SRAM" buttons. Emulator save files are compatible. (I've used OhBoy and VBA; both work perfectly.)

[Quilabong]

oh yeah my bad a tracker Psifork is right

[Quilabong]

Dude, from one musician to another this was a very good tutorial and you explained things very well. My buddy just turned me on to chip tunes and I was trying to figure out what i would need to start doing this. That program looks very easy use since i'm very used to step sequencers so I'm very excited about this. My question to you is can you store presets or custom sounds you make in a song or do you have to write everything down then reprogram in a new song?

[werewolfofdeath1]

Do gameboy pockets work instead of just gameboys?

[Dzumeister]

@werewolfofdeath1 sure, but you probably don't wanna use those. the lsdj drains too much battery and since the pocket doesn't have enough power, it'll probably mess up your songs and stuff. i think you can use it fine if you have a charger for the pocket to give you a steady supply of electricity.

[Bouwplan]

nice tutorial !

[Psifork]

Also as a side note LSDJ is a tracker not a step sequencer, there is a difference but its still not traditional :)

[Psifork]

I have this and have been using it for i think nearly 2 years now and i can say its been 2 of my best purchases in my entire life and has made my life so much better . Thanks for spreading the lsdj love!

[MrZenbent]

Very nice tutorial. Looking forward to getting LSDJ myself!

[JackTheFinaleKiller]

awww defo gonna have to pick this up now CURSE YOU IFD AND YOUR AWESOMENESS!