GAMEBOY FOOT CONTROLLER DEMO + 8BIT GUITAR

[MrSmith7017]

gay

[djsmithy]

Still can't understand how this video doesn't have more views, when there is much more inferior 8-bit guitar videos with lots more views!

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@djsmithy thanks man! i think some of those views are from engineers checking out gear options - probably not musicians. anyways, plus people like to hear things that are recycled - not much recycled here ; ]

[scoress6]

Love you animal-style

[TotalTortilla]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@TotalTortilla lolwut? money???

[name848]

this is pretty FUCKING awesome!!!!

[omgitzruffles]

i imagine myself traveling through the gurudue desert its awesome

[LeapingDodo]

Where do you get this pedal?

[VAN17INO6]

you are the fucking best

[123pedaa]

what about the cat?????

[yagodequay]

lol pedals xD... get an ipad!

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@yagodequay i have an ipad - this type of performance would be impossible with a touchscreen! - i wouldnt want to step on one of those! ; ]

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@yagodequay 

[sarahcool95]

This is sooo cool!!

[ViRuS10101]

This is awesome!!!! is there a single pedal that i can do this with??? i cant afford 8 pedals and whatever the hell that box thingy it.... i wanna play with those effects!!!! how u get the background 8 bit music? tell me in simple terms, i dont understand techno jargon.. this is awesome!

[SolidSquid1]

@ViRuS10101 From what I saw elsewhere, this setup consists of 8 pedals linked into a gameboy to replace the buttons (see how the four on the left are in a diamond shape like the direction pad?) then linked into an arduinoboy midi box. The guitar is then put through an 8-bit fuzzer to get the same sound as the rest of it.

Unfortunately there isn't a single box that can do this because it's all home made gear, and the techo jargon is because you need to be able to build it yourself

[paulj0557]

You put me on cloud 8!

[ZACKnirvana]

you are my hero!

[guitarconspiracy]

is this possible to do with lsdj? i could make a keyboard and turn tables on... right?

[GhostOfAE]

Absolutely fantastic! Hook us up with some mp3 downloads of this stuff!!

[KittysNemesis]

i cant stop listening!! XD

[ac4minus3]

... i watched so many times and been to your site. i still don't get what those modded gameboys are actually doing.

[ac4minus3]

@ac4minus3 ... makes me want to go to one of your live shows

[stringcheese1230]

Yo it's Aaron! You might not remember me, but we used to work together at The Music Place. Just wanted to let you know that when the moon is full I still pump My Midi Bandmates and shimmy-vibe...hard. I <3 Tachyon Pistol

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@stringcheese1230 yo - i remember you! awesome dude!

[Azor707]

I love this

[GlennMagusHarvey]

omgwtf whoa what is this

This is quite awesome.

[brunnerdudes]

i love you

[boorch]

WTF! how'd you do this?

my only guess is that you use an an audio to midi reaktor patch outputs midi note and that goes through a mssiah with c64 in test intrument window. :D no other way to have that sid filter lead sound otherwise :D

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@boorch no midi going on here!

[jdsony]

@boorch Foot controls wired to the gameboy buttons is my guess.

[MauritusM]

Dude you really made my day

i was searching for an answer to do that and you are it

please post a tutorial on your set up if you could be so kind!!!

thanks for all the great Music!!!

[Removes]

Aw yeah, some Animal Style.

[MineSweepingKent]

Bad ass.........

[NotWithoutCasualties]

Hey Joe nice job its nick torrisi (i dont know if u remember me but in the summer i took guitar lessons from you)

[AylatheRaichu]

You are my god now. I bow down to you.

[4NIM4L57YL3]

@AylatheRaichu  : ]

[RombusEvilBones]

The cat wanted to play nes but he got fooled.

[thelastguitaristdcom]

This is ruddy BRILLIANT. So many questions on HOW. This is inspired stuff mate and I've been pimping it on my fave guitar forum. Top class!

[714jacob]

nice :)

[CaelThunderwing]

Man this is good. you sir are talanted.

[Konnerific]

oh wow this is awesome. This sounds amazing. 8BIT Ftw.

[MailzNeysmit]

Realy good

[t0mSmoke]

great work

[OwMyPancreas]

warriors come out to play! do a contra cover that would be awesome.

[4NIM4L57YL3]

i do covers with my other band Autoscroll.

[mikemip2005]

How do you get that PWM sound on the guitar?

[4NIM4L57YL3]

this is the FXdoctor 8bit fuzz pedal... but i use this thing called the Pulsemonger mostly now.

[Xenomus]

hey wich would you recommend? I'm interested in getting this sound

[XxDisturbedSissyXx]

LOLOL, That's my bass teacher. xD

[akkudakkupl]

ok what is his guitar effect? i was looking on net for some 8 bit sounding stuff but could not find anything...

[4NIM4L57YL3]

8bit fuzz by FXdoctor... there is the pulsemonger too and this one diy pedal...

[dalevanmail]

Dude... that's bad-ass. I've been known to dabble with a little LSDJ from time to time and would love to be able to run it with foot pedals. I'm quite a newbie when it comes to DIY electronics stuff, so I'm curious... have you posted schematics or a "how-to" guide anywhere? If not, would you consider posting 'em or at least giving me some guidance via e-mail? Awesome work.

[oscarlu]

congrats animalstyle! featured on HACKADAY! :D

[4NIM4L57YL3]

thanks!

[RofflesTheMighty]

This is amazing. Seriously, I love it.

[BOSTON8BIT]

I am in love with this video

[sosiaso]

AMAZORD !!

There are some moments like those long and exquisite NES intros that still make me feel plethoric when I listen it.

1:10 - 1:30

3:20 - 3:50

[ATiredDogsMouth]

This is a fantastic tune

[ibnz93]

That's insane

[Kordakov]

Dude, sounds awesome! any link to download the mp3? :D

[rasuk]

this really reminds me of the times i switch on my gameboy and hear this kind of sings the best quality what we had last time

[DrLight9]

sweet dude.

[SadnessHauntsMe]

do you have the 8bits sounds on your computer ? cause i really need them ( i love the kind of clap )

[explod2A03]

5:50

Can Part Time do live sound for us? He looks like he knows what he's doing!

[annabreen]

I have something I want to say about that room but I won't but I know you are thinking it Joey!

[malkslap]

this is just wicked.

(hadnt noticed the stereo, a straight 5/5)

[lovehaydenbear]

4:44 Hahaha aww

[alekhin0w]

awesome, i really enjoyed it ! :D

[jonhead57]

je suis fan bravo ;)

[djsmithy]

very very nice!

love the chunky drum sounds.

[BvsMAcosh]

I must admit: This activity is original.

[thomasskywalker]

very awesome!

[britneymeadows]

"This video shows me performing with my foot controller. All the guitar parts here are improvised. I preprogrammed the loops on Nanoloop and trigger them with my foot via the GBC foot controller. My guitar is run through the 8bit fuzz pedal so that i can blend with the gameboy. Watch out for my cat around 5:46. His name is Part-Time. He looks at me like "what the fuck are you doing," and then walks away. I think he wanted some attention."

[EuriaScarlet]

This is pretty great. Is there any chance of a better-quality recording, or just the audio rip, even?

[homebrewalright]

sounds like megaman, fuckin awesome

[abfahrtranqui]

fuckin' AWESOME :)

[yeti1989]

ol @ teh cat

[ogskeetdizzle]

is he using a midi pickup?? anyone ?? lol

[DylanPalme]

Not as far as I know.

[ogskeetdizzle]

he's almost gotta be using one man. mabe the roland gk3???

[nuemerik]

No he's using an 8bit pedal and also it sounds like he's got a delay pedal too. All the smaller pedals out in front control the gameboy phrases via midi. All his guitar rig stuff is in the box on the left.

[goose510]

actually the smaller pedals are directly connected to the game boy circuit board. no midi involved.

[paulrose]

i listen to samples of the 8bit pedal on the makers website and it didnt at all sound like the sound he made.

[4NIM4L57YL3]

hey paulrose - there are several things that i did to make it sound more authentic... EQ - pickup height - there is a hidden potentiometer inside the pedal that i messed with... also, at points i have some slight delay on my guitar. Also, you have to watch how you play - like NO strings accidentally ringing and only one note at a time (maybe a power chord here and there)

[paulrose]

im interested in making an 8bit pedal if i can find schematics, thanks very much for your reply

[ac4minus3]

@nuemerik aha! now i get it.

[ArekkuTrax]

holy 8bit COW! This was awesome! Keep it up, I loved it :D

[tmh1717]

the beat is killer

[OldskOOlOrey]

ALEX KID RULEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! :D

[matsuiny2004]

awesome. keep doing.

[W4RW017]

Oh god this is Animal Style? I fucking love this mans music! Its AMAZING!

[ItsAJoweFish]

This is so awesome, i would kill for that 8 bit pedal...

[Vansaligh]

good sound man !

[kikencorp]

Face fucking MELT!

Animal Style rocks ;D

[SpongyMonkey]

what kind of guitar is that

[d4rksk8er3254]

its a les paul guitar

[kamisorikun]

i think he meant "how did he make the guitar sound that way"

[robafoco]

muy bueno, felicitaciones

[ChristsBassist91]

I'd kill to have one of those 8-bit FX pedals.

[he11ojake]

жыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыырррр­рррррррр=)))

[kartooned1]

i wonder how much it would cost to make one of those. also can it play more than just one melody

[superstar32785]

hey man!it's nixon lee from myspace! i just wanted to say good job. You put on quite a show.

[Seabrook78in]

I REALLY like this 8 bit fuzz pedal he is using.

[Seannaz453]

Dannk

[test05123]

what can i say?

it's fuckin' awesome

[kc0wys]

if you can, upload an mp3 or something, i totally want this song :)

[ALanSaidTrujillo]

Awesome, we all love you, thankyou very much, i go arround collecting good sounds on guitars, and i think i have a decent collection so, i love yours, originality, it completly sounds great man.

Thank you! :D

[xXzykoXx]

This is awesome music, but the cat is cooler!

[doctorpopular]

Man, I love this shit so much!

[thiagotecnico]

I DONT KNOW WHY I LIKED IT

[samtron5000]

This is the fucking shit!!!!!!

[synthmonger]

I spy a kitty at 4:46! ^-^

[ruposhifashion]

YEEAH!

HAHA

THATS THE SHIIIT!!

[danger0ss]

cool! you play shows?

[1bit]

nice! (my cali friend sent me a link to this and it was u!)

[neildavid]

real good.

[goose510]

its not a guitar effect. hes using the pedals to control the gameboy running lsdj so he can play guitar over it.

[kaptainkaffeine]

"Using a custom foot controller and 8-bit fuzz pedal, he feeds his guitar into 8-bit land and triggers pre-programmed chiptune loops programmed in homebrew Game Boy music system Nanoloop, running on a Game Boy Color." - createdigitalmusic

[lainlives]

This is awesome. I love your music, by the way.

[ELEKTROBOT]

hey brother! great music!!! EB0T.

[doctorpopular]

love the sound of that 8bit pedal.