JKKDARK
June 16th, 2008, 16:11
via SlashGear (http://www.slashgear.com/gameboy-effects-sampler-foot-controller-hack-1612066.php)
We’ve seen Gameboy mods before, but I didn’t know you could repurpose one to act as a guitar effects and sample loop box. That’s just what software Nanoloop does, and since you don’t really want to be jabbing at a D-pad while you’re meant to be concentrating on your frets, Joey Mariano has just the breakout-box hack necessary.
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_1.jpg
Check out the video of the system in action after the cut
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_2.jpg
The Gameboy itself undergoes some drastic surgery, with the battery compartment removed and various wires hooked up to the circuitboard’s button traces. They terminate on a DB-15 serial port, which links up to a custom breakout box; mains power routed through there keeps the Gameboy going, while it also has sockets to plug in standard sustain pedals to control the handheld.
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_3.jpg
What you end up with is a way to trigger all manner of loops, samples, effects and even macros without interrupting your playing. Check out Joey’s video below to see how it all comes together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdqudTzyBs&eurl=http://www.slashgear.com/gameboy-effects-sampler-foot-controller-hack-1612066.php
We’ve seen Gameboy mods before, but I didn’t know you could repurpose one to act as a guitar effects and sample loop box. That’s just what software Nanoloop does, and since you don’t really want to be jabbing at a D-pad while you’re meant to be concentrating on your frets, Joey Mariano has just the breakout-box hack necessary.
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_1.jpg
Check out the video of the system in action after the cut
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_2.jpg
The Gameboy itself undergoes some drastic surgery, with the battery compartment removed and various wires hooked up to the circuitboard’s button traces. They terminate on a DB-15 serial port, which links up to a custom breakout box; mains power routed through there keeps the Gameboy going, while it also has sockets to plug in standard sustain pedals to control the handheld.
http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Gameboy_foot_controller_3.jpg
What you end up with is a way to trigger all manner of loops, samples, effects and even macros without interrupting your playing. Check out Joey’s video below to see how it all comes together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdqudTzyBs&eurl=http://www.slashgear.com/gameboy-effects-sampler-foot-controller-hack-1612066.php