Turn your GameBoy into a synth

I found a few ways to turn your GameBoy into.a synth using nanoloop mono, effects pedals, old gameboy games and more!

I had a lot of fun making retro 8 bit gameboy music! Get Nanoloop here:

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[MQFahey]

It is theoretically possible that the reason our branch of the multiverse exists is so that Pokemon My Ass could be combined with the Fart Pedal. So, you know, well done.

[NateHorn]

I've been using my Gameboy as a synth for decades! LSDJ is one of the best trackers available, and exclusively as a gameboy rom - they've always been super fun creative machines waiting to be set free :) This is super cool though glad to see people are still experimenting in this area!!

[vanilla_milkshake]

omg yes! Chiptune + your harp would be a dream come true 😍

[jjhackr]

You never cease to amaze... Trust your heart, you know what you are doing and always put out videos that are in line with the theme of your channel.

[yannisconstantinides]

This is exactly the justification I needed to drunk order more retro gaming equipment.

[travisnorman]

I remember hearing this band from Chicago called "I Fight Dragons" who used Nintendo gear as synths during their live shows. They had modded NES controllers, the track and field pad, the Power Glove, and they used em to make some pretty catchy synth-infused pop punk tunes in the 2000s. Also, I can't believe the dramatic effect the Microcosm pedal had on the Pokémon music, damn!

[cablevamp]

Emily may be the cutest person on YouTube reviewing pedals and such

[sorry]

I have no musical background or talent whatsoever but damn, this setup looks so much fun to play around with! I'm really tempted to get into this stuff myself! Really inspiring! Thank you!

[reversetechnologist]

My morning coffee came out of my nose. Thank you for the laughs. Your content is awesome.❤️

[Icebadger]

What a phenomenal trip down memory lane! I couldn't stop my happiness at the remixing of the Pokemon Center theme! Pokemon MyAss is good too, I guess, but it sure doesn't have the same nostalgia factor.

[rafaelsantiago]

The title of this video does not accurately describe the insane awesomeness that I just witnessed. Love it! Happy holidays!!

[PaulFarrerMusic]

As a musician, an old school gamer, and a lover of classic bit tunes, this is utterly remarkable.

Plus its nice to see the original gameboy, those things are a piece of history for sure!

[LabRatWarfare]

Such a great video Emily!! Makes me very happy to see you also are messing about with these old retro gaming consoles to make music!! Sounds AMAZING with your pedals! Next thing you know you'll be falling down the next rabbit hole and doing the same with a SEGA Genesis and Commodore 64!! hahaha!! (at least, that's what happened to me lol) ✌🐀

[Knarf]

When I was listening to what you did to the Pokemon center theme I imagined I was hearing what the Pokemon inside their Pokeballs on that healing machine probably hear when it turns on.
It's the sound of the Pokemon immortality machine drowning out the ridiculously inappropriate music playing in every Pokemon hospital.
Thank you for taking me on that journey.

[turhiki]

It's really wonderful that you made this video. I bought my nanoloop cartridge a few years ago and I absolutely love

it (I still keep the envelope in which it came in the mail because it makes me happy to have a piece of snailmail from

Oliver Wittchow!! Especially because I wasn't even sure it would even survive the trip from Germany to Mexico, which

is where I live). I was always bummed that there weren't more videos featuring the nanoloop on youtube, but your

video has shown me that there are other people that really appreciate this little piece of techno-wizardry, and after

they see your video, I'm sure that many, many more will. Thank you!!!

[bigjhodson]

I truly love 8bit ports of songs! I don’t know much about it but the few streams I’ve caught of guys porting songs to snes are really interesting. Truly a labor of love and much respect for them.

[tuppot]

I went to an hour-long seminar on chiptunes yet I learned more from the first three minutes of this video.
I'm still shocked by the fact that drum sounds from this kind of synths are just pitched noise.

[jaysea]

Crossover with Look Mum No Computer when? Such fun combos with the pedals! Around 4:13-4:55 sounds a bit "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" or "Lo, How a Rose 'ere Blooming", neat.

[andrewh]

This is AMAZING. Got almost a Bach Chorale feel once you threw Microcosm into the mix!

[lokuzt]

the pokemon+blooper synths are so cool! I pictured an underwater dungeon