pico translating usbmidi to ps2 keyboard for lsdj

youtube

learn lsdj github

better than the manual for having a darkmode
learnlsdj.github

midi to lsdj js library

git

arduinoboy max editor use 5.0.8 not 9

9 runs like garbage on linux and locks up use an old version instead

max runtime 5.0.8 for windows the arduinoboy max editor

gameboy link cable breakout pcb board for 2$

palmr's blog post about it. github with the gerbers order it from oshpark

solder on some 1x6 m, f, or double male headers
I think il be able to make an arduinoboy from a promicro with just this and a link cable.
tempted to get the hobbychop one for 70 cad but its alot of money.
they have a breakout for 6$ but its US I think with tarrifs and shipping its 20$ :(
looking at cutting up my link cable and crimping on some dupont M connectors.

droid pad

use android tablet like a gamepad to control linux using websockets
or ble droidpad companion

could trigger keyboard shortcuts

savrepulse's lsdj tutorial

sabers yt

spessasynth web soundfont exitor

spessasus soundfont editor github
cant really use on phone but sounds like it could be interesting il have to check it out deeper. looking at android theres not any options i know of other than maybe somehow running polyphone in a linux emulator?

link to the lsdj manual

lsdj manual

getting lsd working on lenovo m8

• retroarch with gambatte core for lsdj. had trouble showing blank directory with some file permission sanboxing. put the rom in documents and use the

• lgpt in ppsspp shows a black screen. you have to go into settingd and change the rendering resolution every time if its 1x set it to 2X. it resets every time

FL studio getting multiple plugins to show at once

R click in the corner and set plugins to detatched
in settings: general, uncheck auto select linked modules

lsdj patcher

lets you load custom fonts and edit colour pallates. for fonts the y2k is classic but I like the DOS, Protracker, and Renoise themes for custom. for Colour pallate I went with the solarized dark and modded it to be more greyscale and with a dusty yellow cursor instead of purple.
it exports songs as lsdprj. For lsdjsng export I think I need to use retroplug instead.

best gb emulator on linux mint 22.2

gearboy on github

went with v 3.75 ubuntu 22.04 version because sdl3 wasn't found on the lastest build.
mgba sound quality sucks, retroplug is ok but the overhead of it running within wine cranks my fan. This is the best emulator on linux iv've foudn so far. was thinking about getting gambatte but its only available on sourceforge and i don't trust like that.

lsdj converter in browser

defensemechs lsdj song to midi

I use retroplug on my computer to open lsdj songs and export .lsdjsng because it doesnt work with .sav alone

the lsdj wiki

on linux mint the web apps tool lets you launch websites like apps.

is LSDJ worth in in 2026?

playpms gas therapy

3 things got me feeling like a time traveller from the year 2000.
- ska
- microkorg
- lsdj
We have alot more options now that didn't exist back then.
I didn't have a gameboy back then. I always wanted to get into lsdj.
the costs add up.
i got a free gba with no power adapter and a swollen battery.
- flashcart 23$
- battery 10$
- charge cable 7$ + linkcable
40ish bucks just to get lsdj running.
but I want midi out. lsdj patches lets you load lofi samples but that sucks and then gba
needs another audio dongle to get 3.5mm out.
the idea of a portable handheld battery powered tracker gets less portable when a million dongles and power supplys get reqired.
the idea of repurpusing a game console for music doesn't make sense when all these costs pile up.
2 options to get midi:
- arduinoboy prebuilt 70$
- arduino leonardo + midisheild on ali 20$
could potentially save 50$
- probably have to edit the arduinoboy firmware to get the pins correct
- have to cut up a link cable (hobbychops arduinoboy comes with edge connectors)
-build a case to mechanically support the custom cable so it doesn't rip off some things that make it easeir to deal with

-gearboy
-lsdj patcher
- lsdj song to midi conversion tool to get midi out
- retroplug for audio syncing route.
wish retroplug could do it all for me but on linux its not working idk why I cant get he midi out
gearboy + the midi conversion tool is enough for me to want to get gba running again. dont need to shell out 70$ for the arduino boy

sfizz apt repo for raspberry pi

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/sfztools:/sfizz/Raspbian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:sfztools:sfizz.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:sfztools:sfizz/Raspbian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/home_sfztools_sfizz.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sfizz

link to sfizz repo incase it gets updated

pi 3 hifi hat i3 config auto assigned workspaces for fluidsynth and renoise

exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace1; exec renoise'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace2; exec lxterminal -e ~Documents/sf2/fluid.sh'

set cadence to start jack on login so fluidsynth can run properly
jack bridges have alsa to pulse to jack

  # Update software sources
sudo apt-get update

# Install required dependencies if needed
sudo apt-get install gpgv wget

# Download package file
wget https://launchpad.net/~kxstudio-debian/+archive/kxstudio/+files/kxstudio-repos_11.2.0_all.deb

# Install it
sudo dpkg -i kxstudio-repos_11.2.0_all.deb
  

spotpear pcm5122 i2s dac install instructions

spotpears website

my fluidsynth alsa setup with m-vave bt and pico

gnome-terminal -- bash -c '
fluidsynth -C0 -R0 -l -a alsa -m alsa_seq -is -p "FluidSynth-GS" \
-o synth.polyphony=64 \
~/Documents/sf2/GeneralUser-GS.sf2 &

until aconnect -l | grep -q "FluidSynth-GS"; do sleep 0.5; done

aconnect "SINCO" "FluidSynth-GS" 2>/dev/null
aconnect "Pico"  "FluidSynth-GS" 2>/dev/null

wait
exec bash
'

my pico sends msb lsb program changes to switch sounds. the m-vave bt im using with my microkorg to play soundfonts.
this script lets me auto connect everything

wx midi

fluidsynth with rtp midi for raspberry pi