Circuit bent Vtech Sort & Go Demo

(Source: lofifuture.com)

If you guys would like to check out my music, I recommend the links below:

• http://belfontefurnace.bandcamp.com/
• http://soundcloud.com/belfontefurnace
• http://www.youtube.com/belfontefurnace

I have yet to incorporate my creations into my music ;)

NES MPS - LSDJ Demo

The NES MPS V 1.0 [Prototype] (NES - Music Production System)

The 8Bit MPC:

Well here she is, very nearly done just adding finishing touches and tidying the cables + testing.

This is the first of its kind. An 8 bit music production workstation to run Nanoloop or LSDJ. Its based off a GameBoy advance SP and built into an old NES case. There is also a 16BIT FX processor built in to apply FX to the Game boys output or and external device via the 1/4” jack inputs. The Processor also doubles as a 2 channel mono mixer, so you can mix an external device and the gameboys signal.

The switches under the “hood” are for the FX processor On/Off and the LEDs On Off. Two of the switches are to select whether you want the gameboys signal to be processed by the FX processor and come out the 1/4” jack out puts, or to just go straight to the dedicated RCA outputs. I have left two of the switches unconected for the next owner to do what they wish with (maybe overclocking mods?)

The big square arcade butons control Up, Down, Left, Right, A and B. The 4 smaller swithes are for Start, Select, Left shoulder and right shoulder buttons. The 2 pots to the left are the FX slect switch (select reverbs, flanger, rotary speaker, chorus or delay) and the LED dimmer switch witch i may relocate and use the pot there as the gameboys volume out. The 4 pots in a cluster are channel 1 input, channel 2 input, channel 1 mix and channel 2 mix.

The power suply is 3 transformers housed in an old XBOX power brick and connect to the console with a 9 Pin D-Sub connector. The gameboys body that holds the circuitry can be easily removed by unplugging the 25 pin D-Sub (witch carries the controlles, power, audio) and removing the 2 screws at the back. This allows for easy maintenance, modification or if you simply need to change the battery.

The console only needs the power brick to power the LEDS, the FX processor and charge the gameboy. You can run it standalone off the Gameboys battery if you just want the gameboys audio clean.

Thats it for now. Im just going to re-solder the audio out mod to ensure a good clean connection and solder in the “under hood” LEDS that will eluminate the witch board. 

(Source: lofifuture)

The NES MPS - Nearing Completion

All the controls are wired in, power managment sorted, paint is now complete. All that is left is a few LEDS!

Better pictures + Video coming soon!

Feet

Just finished fitting the feet. Got them off an old turntable, i think they look pretty nice. They give some clearance underneath for cables and some lights I’ll be mounting and act as shock absorbers so it wont get damaged being put down onto surfaces. Also they make the arcade buttons feel much smoother.