This has quickly become one of those channels that I will immediately watch all the way through when a new video comes out. Thank you so much for this entertaining and therapeutic series.
I'm a LSDJ purist - I use emulators to record my music ( BGB on Windows ), but I only write my music with the OG Game Boy. While the routing into the DAW is a nice thing, it's nothing I would need.
loved the message at the end :) great to see this mindset applied to more than just musical gear. i really believe almost all of the hardware we'll ever need has already been created. and if you do buy something else, at least go second hand.
Doing things through software on a computer is a fantastic way to kill your inspiration and break your workflow! That's why nobody prefers hardware and all music is made using software plugins, why to waste your money when you can already do everything on your computer?
Love your channel, just found it. Subbed. English trivia note. You say "turns me down" but I think the phrase you may be looking for is "turns me off" which means "makes me not like it" or "brings me down" which means "makes me sad". "Turns me down" means "says no to my request". Note that "turns me on" can sometimes mean the opposite of "turns me off", i.e. "makes me like it" but be aware it usually has a sexual connotation. For the record you communicate very well and what you say is always very clear, so I hope my comment doesn't make you worry about it. I just like this topic and hope you might be interested. Thanks for the inspiring videos.
Just a note on the playing on the go segment. For those like me who do still want to play on the go and do enjoy the handheld experience: you can do this on your phone! Especially easy if you have an android. Just get an emulator. And if you don't like the onscreen controls you can either get something like the Backbone or just bluetooth connect an xbox os ps controller
Haha, such a throwback. I remember modding my PS2 and my PSP to load custom ROMs. Then I went to Android/Windows to run a lot of my retro games. And that’s my main combination. PCSX2 and PPSSPP on newer Windows 10 laptops is legit, but I also had a blast running it on my Samsung Note 8, especially with my bluetooth controller. Didn’t explore retro gaming on Mac. Maybe I’ll give it a go. But interesting keyboard layout for gaming. Great video. Well done.
Hahaha just when I thought I was the only one seeing a connection between the synth community and handheld community. Makes me wonder how many of us musicians are actually into these things too or have some other GAS related hobby. Just really didn't expect to see one of my favorite music RU-vidrs talking about all the retro gaming handheld drama. We're getting much closer to the "perfect device" with the RP3+ and Odin's but I just know it'll probably never end lol. They're just too much fun to tinker with and collect. Side note: You have a series on GAS but I wonder how you feel about doing one on PAS/AAS/SAS (Plugin/App/Software Acquisition Syndrome) or whatever you wanna call it lol. There are so many software musicians I think with basically the same problem and maybe even worse, and yet they aren't ever being called out on it. Many of them end up buying or downloading so many things and end up giving themselves intense choice paralysis. This starts already with just the choice of what DAW to use. The computer and iPad are just too powerful and it's just too easy to get lost with so many virtual instruments/software.
Guess what, I just bought another handheld rg35xx hoping it's my last one 🥹 I'll definitely talk about the AAS issue, it's real headache. Even me myself started to make plugins, wishing to make it easier.
For me at least battling the OG console, analogue hardware and it's restrictions is what makes it worth it. It is also why i turn up at live Chiptune and Amiga demo events, watching a guy with a mcbook pressing play is not that interesting or entertaining. Also you lose some of the audio quirks of the GB in an emulator. But yea when it comes to ease of use, accessibility and versatility a laptop is hard to beat. Also why bother with emulating LSDJ when using a laptop capable of using better native trackers? :S
if you run into the problem that LSDJ is stopping by default when the window looses focus - e.g. when changing to the garageband window - you can change this behaviour in the openemu gameplay window settings
As a fellow retro enthusiast and musician, I usually run LSDJ on a Gameboy Advance SP or a Sony PSP. The GBA was 25 euros used here en Spain, though you have to provide your own cartridge (I recommend SmartCard 64M, IMHO). The Sony PSP has an excellent screen, great build quality and it’s now perceived as “old” (not vintage). I’ve managed to get some via personal ads for 12-15 euros. Plus the homebrew scene has all emulation covered. I really enjoy your channel. It’s fun and inspiring just to watch synth videos but people tends to forget they don’t play themselves :-)
Dam, sold my old psp and gb sp. Is there a decent tracker available for the original gameboy ds? The ds is the only handheld I still have. Keep rocking dude 👍.
thank you for this one! i get caught in the gas pit too... thnx for sharing your experience. i have been looking at these for the past few years but havent gotten gas with these handhelds yet. theres a lot of new samplers(smpltrek, sp404 mk2 etc) that are looking like handhelds but i havent gassed yet thankfully! now i'm reminded i already have the best solution. ☮
Here's a novel way to run LSDJ: use an official Gameboy. In all seriousness though, if you aren't going for completely authentic sound, an emulator will do just fine I suppose. However, emulators have sound abnormalities and artifacts that you wouldn't get on the original hardware. Of course, that's the same way with all of those chinese knock offs you mentioned as well, which ultimately are quite similar to what you are running on your PC there, just on under-powered, specialized hardware. As an avid chiptune artist who values sound authenticity, I would never go back to using emulators to record my music. The original sound and experience of using the old hardware brings a special joy that, though maybe others don't value, I wouldn't trade for an emulator. Regarding your point of on-the-go, I personally find the portability of using the Gameboy to be invaluable. When I used to use an emulator I found my inspiration was drained over time from having to constantly sit at my desk in order to work on my music. I find that sitting or lying down in places that are more difficult with my laptop is often very freeing in a way and helps me get comfortable and enjoy making music. Not to mention being able to work on music in a car ride or something like that. It's not necessarily about being able to do things on-the-go. For me it's about being able to work on music anywhere, anyway I want. And often the best way to do that is straight on the hardware the software was made to run on. To the new person whose just getting started: I don't recommend getting a Gameboy right away. It was about a year after I started making chiptune that I actually bought a Gameboy. Get an emulator (BGB is good for PC, Sameboy is good for Mac), get a ROM for LSDJ (it's free now!), and sit down and make music on your computer. Hey, there are even mobile options if that's how you roll! Then, if you find you like it, maybe search around for a trusty GB. If it's sound quality you are going for, you can't go wrong with the original. And if you are like me and like to actually see what's going on on the screen, get a backlit modded one. If you wanna be able to play all the games as well, but still want good sound, get the original Gameboy Advance. That will even open you up to trackers that allow you to use the GBA sound channels as well! Finding a flashcart is a little tricky in this current climate, especially since BennVenn doesn't seem to sell the elCheapos anymore (what I use) But either way, just look around online, I'm sure you'll find one to fit your needs. The Everdrive series carts are still available on Krikzz's website (although x5 seems to be out of stock right now). Cheers!
i opted out of the Miyoo mini as well it looked way to small.. i ended up with Anbernic RG353V which im really happy with.. i had my hands cramping for the first week or so, but now im used to it. recommended
@@playpm lol, yeah it seems that GAS is a thing in the handheld community as well, allthough there´s alot more overlap between devices then with Synths imo
Has anyone tried using lsdj with a rg353v I’m curious if it works well or not? Also wondering if the android os or Linux OS are strong enough to run it.
I have the landscape 353, I assume they shares the same specs. But lsdj is just a Gameboy game, easy to run on each one, any device would be an overkill. Its weakness is at N64 emulation, on android it can be better than older ones, but still struggles.
I notice the running theme of these videos is "do it on your computer", which is great and your absolutely right, a lot of these things can be replicated and are often better on your computer. However, I'd warn anyone against doing that too much. At the beginning of the year I took the move from Windows to Linux, and almost everything went great...apart from music production. Obviously Ableton was a no-go, but that doesn't matter as I use Renoise much more, which has first-class linux support. However, the plugins I'd use with it didn't. There are windows emulators that can fix this with varying success, however I had hundreds of old project files which would need to be updated to point to the emulator, and even then I can't be sure that moving computers again won't further break things. Of course, in the case of LSDJ this shouldnt be a problem as en emulator is basically a virtual machine, but in the case of other software be careful about relying too much on any OS. Even if you don't have any inclination to move now, it seems wise not to purposely trap yourself and allow Microsoft/Apple (though judging by their history, more likely Microsoft) to treat you however they want without any recourse other than to abandon everything you've spent years building.
my problem using lsdj on the anbernic 351 MP was that the specific button combinations to move around the menu are also hot key codes for retroarch menu items. I could have changed this in the retroarch menu but I didnt have the patience to mess around with all that. another banger vid. I can't believe you collect theses handhelds like Pokemon lolol. You do have g.a.s bad 😂
Totally know what you're talking about, I also had an old miyoo model, which also has conflicting key combo issue, but sadly it isn't running RetroArch, can't change key mappings at all 🤣
Honestly this is the kind of back to earth call "not to action" I need. I tend to mess up with that kind of distractions instead of get the job done the smartest way possible
Is there a way to run LSDJ on PC and use a USB MIDI Keyboard through the emulator software? Can I use emulation for performance, rather than composing/programming on a gamepad controller or typing keyboard?
“On the go” is a nostalgia delusion rooted in playing game boy in the car while your mom ran in to the grocery store. another nice tip is gamestreaming your computer to your mobile for handheld emulation.
