@McVenco: Great find! Just stock yourself a bunch of metal tapes, and you'll be good to go.
Any tips what tapes to look for or avoid? On a dutch adverts site I see a lot of TDK CDing tapes, are those any good?
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Any tips what tapes to look for or avoid? On a dutch adverts site I see a lot of TDK CDing tapes, are those any good?
May i suggest you avoid those? Noisy sunofaguns! If you could get yourself some (sealed) SA-X tapes, it would be awesome. Of course, opinions vary, but just saying that on the TDK front, those would be tops for Type II.
If cost is a matter, look for some Maxell XLII or XLII-S tapes instead.
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Avoid CDing's they are terrible (I think D's are even better to be honest).@McVenco: Great find! Just stock yourself a bunch of metal tapes, and you'll be good to go.
Any tips what tapes to look for or avoid? On a dutch adverts site I see a lot of TDK CDing tapes, are those any good?
For any Hi-Fi grade stuff, TDK SA-90's are still very good and atleast 95% as good as any of the stupidly lol priced chromies/metals go for like the SA-X, MA and others.
I would reccommnend SA-90's as the best performance to price ratio these days and get as many as you can now because they are really going to be thin on the ground very soon indeed (and Maxell XL-II's though same quality, asking prices are usually more as they are probably rarer in new condition).
If ofcourse you can get MA's and higher SA's for a decent price do get them. A company called 'That's' also made nice chrome ferric's too but these will be old and if used, possibly damaged too.
Bastich
Active member
This morning I popped into an animal charity shop and got my hands on a box with the following for the price of a big mac:
A500 with KS1.3 and 512K expansion, warranty sticker intact... Works! (NO PSU)
A500 C= Mouse
3 Quick Shot joysticks all working
A massive box full of floppies - Most pirate, some original, workbench disks and cover disks
Me very happy
A500 with KS1.3 and 512K expansion, warranty sticker intact... Works! (NO PSU)
A500 C= Mouse
3 Quick Shot joysticks all working
A massive box full of floppies - Most pirate, some original, workbench disks and cover disks
Me very happy
Great! The last lot I have bought contained two A500 with warranty stickers intacts.
I have disassembled one of them... and it was a good idea. Everywhere onto the motherboard and the components, I have found a thick layer of dust really compact!
Well, me I have a new game to play! A GBA1000 motherboad, and some components!
Today, I have received a new parcel with processor, co-processor, Gals, FastmMen, etc!
I have disassembled one of them... and it was a good idea. Everywhere onto the motherboard and the components, I have found a thick layer of dust really compact!
Well, me I have a new game to play! A GBA1000 motherboad, and some components!
Today, I have received a new parcel with processor, co-processor, Gals, FastmMen, etc!
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Finally got my Nvidia Shield. All I can say is this thing rocks.
Replaced my tablet, gaming laptop (now stream from my pc instead) and it handles all of my emulator needs perfectly.
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Replaced my tablet, gaming laptop (now stream from my pc instead) and it handles all of my emulator needs perfectly.
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Yeah, just add any 360 pad compatible game to steam and it plays perfectly, can't see any lag, sound is great too. I'll do a vid later this weekend of games/emulators playing 
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Looking forward to it
my gadget
my gadget
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wi...&qid=1377973154&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g930
bought that, arrived yesterday couldn't be any more pleased with it.
The xbox 360 pad is an awesome idea i use it for emulators and fighting games such as the new mortal kombat. Xpadder is a really useful bit of software for games that don't support the controller in the first place, you can map keys from the keyboard on to the buttons and triggers and the movement on the mouse to the analogue sticks. It works wonder. Xpadder is nice too for the purpose of a way to control your xbmc, i'd suggest the wireless usb reciever for that though for total mobility.
my gadget
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wi...&qid=1377973154&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g930
bought that, arrived yesterday couldn't be any more pleased with it.
The xbox 360 pad is an awesome idea i use it for emulators and fighting games such as the new mortal kombat. Xpadder is a really useful bit of software for games that don't support the controller in the first place, you can map keys from the keyboard on to the buttons and triggers and the movement on the mouse to the analogue sticks. It works wonder. Xpadder is nice too for the purpose of a way to control your xbmc, i'd suggest the wireless usb reciever for that though for total mobility.
commodorejohn
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Hammond L-133
Just made arrangements to pick this up from some folks in Minneapolis at the end of the month. I've been kicking myself ever since getting rid of my old Hammond, so when this showed up on Craigslist for $(minimal), I had to jump on it! Can't wait
Hammond L-133
Just made arrangements to pick this up from some folks in Minneapolis at the end of the month. I've been kicking myself ever since getting rid of my old Hammond, so when this showed up on Craigslist for $(minimal), I had to jump on it! Can't wait
It may not be a B3, but there's your chance to play and sound like the late Ray Manzarek! Nice find man.
commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
Yep And actually, I found a page with instructions for some mods that apparently can get it sounding pretty close to the mighty B...
And actually, I found a page with instructions for some mods that apparently can get it sounding pretty close to the mighty B...
Yep
The mods you need are these:
http://www.linusakesson.net/chipophone/
commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
Oh, no, no, no. Never cut up a Hammond. It would be Wrong. A cheapo Lowrey transistor organ, sure, but not a classic tonewheel monster.
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Many people do to make them more manageable/portable by scrapping the furniture casework. I was shown some pics of one made into a flightcase type thing and it looked amazing to say the least. These wooden cased Hammonds don't do it justice even if it came out of the factory like that. Fine for granny's living room playing, no good for rock'n'roll.
