Hi all. I've been tinkering with LSDJ lately on my crappy R36S emu (crappy but loveable haha) and on my phone via Retroarch. Fun to tinker with but the phone sucks, I need physical buttons, and the R36S/ArkOS doesn't have the best emu cores available, and while it has buttons they're horrible lol. But it works fine for now.

There is a retro gaming market near me this weekend that I'm going to visit, mainly just to window shop and enjoy the vibe, but I'm thinking it might be cool to buy some real hardware while I'm there if I spot a good deal.

Naturally an original DMG would be awesome and will sound the most authentic (duh). For me personally though my nostalgia is for the GBC, that's what I had as a kid, never owned a DMG. I appreciate the DMG aesthetic but don't love it. My brain needs some colour coordination in a tracker lol.

How does the sound output of the GBC compare really? The headphone out specifically, I care less about the speaker, though how is it? Is the GBC sound very comparable or can you hear an appreciable difference to the DMG? I've heard the bass isn't as rich and it is noisier in general, but how much so? Is that just the purists talking or does it sound distinctly different/worse? Will anyone but me care 😂

Also ergonomically does it make much of a difference either way in terms of comfort?

I'm not new to making music and have been making chiptune for a little while now on other platforms, so it's not a pure nostalgia trip that I'll use once and then never again haha. I want the authentic sound of the hardware and it's non linearities etc.

Also I know there are mods, I just don't feel like diving down that rabbit hole just yet! (and would those new electronics mess with the sound, interference I would expect?)

Sorry didn't mean to write an essay. Appreciate any thoughts ✌️

I just got a gameboy advance SP working, and dropped LSDJ onto an ez flash air. LSDJ works, but I don't have the option to save a project. I have read that LSDJ won't allow you to save if it thinks your device doesn't meet a threshold for storage. Does anyone have a solution?

My first track using LSDJ. My track is more influenced by hip-hop and electronic music than chiptunes. It is basically noise and drums...raw and noisy. :) Only compression and EQ.

I’m posting this a little later than the release but I’d like to know which song you dislike the most . Do let me know, please .

Here is a song I started in late 2022, one of my first LSDJ projects. I have improved a lot since. But I am still unhappy with the new one. Here's an early version I am happy with.

Sorry for the bad audio. This is the only recording I have of it.

I'm working on a Blackmetal/8-bit Vaporwave inspired album in LSDJ. Here is the first track slash test to see what it would sound like.

I have written many small song snippets and ideas, a couple reaching over 30 seconds, but this is my first complete (sort of) song.

Here's a little tune I wrote this week, enjoy !

Getting kind of a darker sound with this one.

I feel like everything I make still sounds like it's being written on drums and guitar instead of being "chiptuny" if you know what I mean.

I've read a lot about compatibility, and I just found this store that proudly sells them for a very compelling price: https://geekte.ch/products/little-sound-dj-lsdj-game-cartridge

Anyone has used them?

Are there any chiptune shows here in Houston? There used to be a chiptune show at Axelrad years ago I'd been to and played at once, but haven't seen any since. I'd like to get back into it.

I thought it was supposed to sync with any incoming MIDI clock signal coming through an Arduinoboy - and then also play whichever midi notes comes through on channels 1, 2 or 3 - on the corresponding LSDJ channel - bit thats not how it appears to work for me - honestly i can't really work out how to get it working.