Game Boy Music Technical Details
Herbert Weixelbaum Gives Details On Game Boy Sound Quality
Chiptune artist, Herbert Weixelbaum, takes a detailed, technical look at the different Game Boy models and and their respective sound quality.
Thanks to Create Digital Music for pointing out this Game Boy sound comparison from Herbert Weixelbaum. It's a detailed comparison with pictures of sound output from almost all Game Boy models, from the original "Classic" to the Nintendo DS. This is a follow-up to his old comparison. LSDJ was used to create the music. There is an mp3 of the music for each model and a discussion of the benefits and disadvantages.
Originally a guitarist in Axulyth, Herbert Weixelbaum is a multi-talented musician that works with chip music and bent instruments. His solo work appears on the 8bitpeoples compilation 8BP050 and the 8-Bit Operators Kraftwerk tribute album. He performs with B. Fleischmann as the electronic/circuit-bending duo505. His collaborative chiptunes project, dot.matrix, features Game Boy, Atari, and other vintage console sounds. You can find a lot of music to download on his site, as well as links to other projects and information.
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