................................. To leave Commie, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/commie_leaving.html ................................. _ _ _____ _ __ <*the* weekly high-tech sarcastic update for the uk> | \ | |_ _| |/ / _ __ __2000-10-20_ o join! mail an empty message to | \| | | | | ' / | '_ \ / _ \ \ /\ / / o [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |\ | | | | . \ | | | | (_) \ v v / o website (+ archive) lives at: |_| \_| |_| |_|\_\|_| |_|\___/ \_/\_/ o http://www.ntk.net/ >> TRACKING << sufficiently advanced technology : the gathering NANOLOOP is a high-alcohol homebrew cartridge for the Gameboy that turns the 'boy into a techno synthesiser. It's built by German students at the University of Hamburg, and in some very deep way, the music it generates seems to reflect that. The interface is broadly unfathomable, and the samples are generated by torturing the Gameboy's onboard sound chip, so there's a charming air of Sonic on E to the whole enterprise. 70USD gets you the cart direct from Hamburg, but supplies are limited. Also included: a manual that first-adopter Adrian Ward describes as having been "run through babelfish twice", and schematics to build your own MIDI interface. Makes our copy of Beatpad for the Palm look a bit shit. Makes your whole former life look shit, too. http://www.nanoloop.com/ - Classic has "more 'warm' and balanced sound characteristics than Color" http://stub.org/uploads/nanoloop.mp3 - Ade's work-in-progress http://www.5thwall.com/minimusic/ - excuse music journo exaggeration: Beatpad's cool too
