I wonder if HORSE the Band would get any use out of that device.

@Collapse The Control: If no pizza parlor's distract them maybe.

I think I prefer this ableton live controller
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@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: lol, true!

i like, i need. but then again, it would only catch dust.

@Collapse The Control: Hopefully their next album will be a return to the Pizza/TMH sound. I didn't dig the new one.

Not to be a dick, but there are some details that you got confused here...

Abelton Live is a $600 sequencing program, not a free plugin. The free plug in, mentioned in the post you linked, is called Magical 8 bit Plug, and was produced by japanese band YMCK. Millage may vary, as it doesn't play well with some hosts. This box you're talking about is a PC housed in a nifty cabinet, with some controllers. The site doesn't seem to say if it comes pre installed with Abelton live... you might have to buy your own copy!

@Madeira: At first I didn't like it, but it grew on me. Out of 19 tracks [Best Buy exclusive] only 10 of them were actual songs.

"I Think We Are Both Suffering From The Same Crushing Metaphysical Crisis" is a fucking great track.

And "Sex Raptor" is hilarious.

I didn't know about that YCMK Magical 8bit plug-in, but it's exactly what I've been looking for the past couple months and it sounds awesome.

The Abletonator looks fun to mess around with too, but I don't have the space or extra cash for something like that right now. It's a good idea though, and Ableton Live is a great choice of program for this.

Just for (nerdy) precision's sake, Ableton Live isn't freeware; I think you meant to refer to the YCMK Magical 8-bit Plug-In referenced in the previous post. *adjusts glasses*

Dude, that thing looks awesome. I want one just so I can bust out some old school zelda or mario tunes at my discretion. :D

@caps: Thanks Mr. Glasses. Updating.

If you want 8-bit plugins, the Tweakbench site has several nice little VSTs (Peach, Toad, Triforce) based on NES synth sounds..

you guys should check out PixelH8 on myspace if you're into the whole 8-bit retro sound. All of his stuff is made on oldschool game systems and computers (amigas and c64s and the like)

Wait a sec...Abelton Live is not a plugin, it's a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Like Logic or ProTools, Sonar or Project5. Live can make use of plugins, though (VST, VSTi or DirectX). Might want to change that first line of text, Mark.

Wow, I actually had to sign up just to say this. It's YMCK (as in Yellow-Magenta-Cyan-Black) not YCMK which I know, seems trivial, blah blah, but I love this group's music a lot so it's kind of odd to see it misspelled. PicoPop FTW!

Anyhow, Off-Topic, but I really recommend YMCK for some great 8-bit music :) Family Music is my favorite.

On-Topic: This controller would be so awesome if my room was not the size of a slightly-larger-than-normal closet. (It will not fit is what I'm trying to say x_x) Not to mention the lack of funds...I should start working <_<

Live is a great program, and that cabinet is pretty sweet. But, the great thing about Live is you can bring a laptop and a couple of MIDI controllers to a gig, and you're set.

The arcade cabinet kinda ruins the whole portabilityness (new word!) of it. You don't have to bring a rack of synths, samplers, and sequencers to a gig, anymore. So why bring a huge cabinet?

But yeah, it would be fun to mess around with at home.

Sweet idea, totally impractical implementation. But thanks for turning me onto YMCK (not YCMK)!

Reason has a nifty C-64 MOS6581 sample bank available for free, while we're on the topic of classic gaming sound libs.

Commodore c64 Drumstation (down a ways, just search for that title)
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