is LSDJ worth in in 2026?

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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