8-bit diy VCO or filter thing?

stolenfat

So i spent most of the day playing with some fun 8 bit nintendo sound chip emulating vst plug ins and was thinking is there a DIY project out there that can emulate the old skool sounds of 8bit nintendo wave forms?

I know of the bug crusher sample and hold bit reduction circuit, i attempted t build it once but had no luck with it, dont know why (most of the circuist i build up from scratch seem to not work Rolling Eyes

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If a vco was fed into into the bug crusher i still dont think it could give me that awesome sound.

Hmmm, something to ponder indeed...
This is crazy but what if there was a way to use the nintendo sound chip or similar component and impliment it into a vco set up. That would be awesome.
Maybe im a dreamer, but im not the only one

jnuaury · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

http://www.skrasoft.com/hard/pokey/index.html

http://skrasoft.com/blog/

somebody from the modularsynth.net forum is developing atari and nintendo modules... looks like he will probably provide kits too

stolenfat · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject:

dude woah, nice stuff, thats pretty much exactly what i was thinking about. I sure hope this guy goes through with the kits, from what i read some of the parts might be impossible to find if you miss out on a kit. some ones gotta keep me informed when i can get myself a kit

kokoon · Joined: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 158 Location: slovenia

http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid.html

jnuaury · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:12 am Post subject:

yeah more people have built MIDI type interfaces for those 8-bit circuits than CV interfaces

if you want to go that route (or even if you dont) also check out...

http://little-scale.blogspot.com/

hes got tons of posts about interfacing gameboys, segas, C64s, etc with MIDI, arduino, max/msp, and ableton live

stolenfat · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

nice site, i hope theres more cv 8-bit stuff down the road.
Man, i want that kit so bad it hurts!

skrasms · Joined: Feb 21, 2008 Posts: 121 Location: Portland, OR

scriptstyle · Joined: Jan 22, 2008 Posts: 250 Location: nj

try and keep us informed about your progress. i have a 2600 board laying around and would like to put it to good use some day!!

crashlander42 · Joined: Oct 21, 2006 Posts: 292 Location: Orlando, FL (US)

stolenfat · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

well, I am looking very very forward to your progress. I will be sure to snatch up a kit asap, assuming you go into production. I'd love to see some progress on your 8bit thing when you finally get a chance too. maybe i could help you out in some way as a prototype beta tester or what not. Seriously best of luck to you, the world needs this!

oldmanfury · Joined: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 57 Location: CA