Key Of Grey

October 6th, 2008 - CreateDigitalMusic has a post on a hacked Gameboy that you can control with a MIDI controller. Unlike when using LSDJ, or other Gameboy cartridge music programs, it looks like you don't necessarily need a DAW inside the Gameboy to use it. Rather, you can use your Gameboy like an external synthesizer and input it into your DAW workflow as you see fit. I realize that you can program using LSDJ and then output the audio to your DAW, ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Me Dais Poca Industries June 8th, 2008 - You might have heard of MIDI before; typically, people associate it with old synthesizers and cheesy drum sounds. The truth is, MIDI doesn't sound like anything. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a specific protocol for sending "events" and these events do not contain any sound, or any sound files. An event might be "the volume knob has been increased one point" or "the key G3 on the keyboard ... Read More