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Lunchbeat 1-bit Groovebox by Buranelectrix - Demo

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Categories: Programming, YouTube

Another musical instrument created! Thanks to Buranelectrix.com for creating this great little project based on the Atmel ATmega328P chip. I’ll be making one on a proper fabricated PCB in the near future… so stay tuned! :D Update February 2018: Did I really just copy and paste the description between these... Continue reading

Lunchbeat 1-bit Groovebox by Buranelectrix: Introduction

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Categories: Programming, YouTube

Thanks to Buranelectrix for creating this great little project based on the Atmel ATmega328P chip. I’ll be making one on a proper fabricated PCB in the near future. The design runs at 16 MHz, with six buttons, five potentiometers and eight LEDs. Four individually generated 1-bit sounds are mixed through... Continue reading

Sega Dreamcast Microphone on Canon EOS 600D

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Categories: Hacks, Sega, YouTube

Oh, you probably should know that I did mix the mono signal into both channels instead of just the left channel too. Anyway, there are some exciting things in the pipeline, but while I was away it looks like YouTube broke the commenting system… hmmm… :) Continue reading

Sega Master System II in 8-bit Mayhem

Nix McRetro // 14th November 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

I must say I prefer the 16-bit lifestyle, but this Master System II came up and I couldn’t resist grabbing it before it was kicked to the gutter. There’s a bit where I get composite AV out, but this is part of the investigation rather than a finished composite-modification guide.... Continue reading

Cleaning a Sega Master System Controller

Nix McRetro // 13th November 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

My Sega Master System sits on the shelf unrepaired, but the controller? We can fix that! Button 2 was behaving very badly, so we whipped out some metho and gave it a good scrub down. Opening the controller revealed a fair bit of black gunk around the contacts. No idea... Continue reading