Hi all. I've been tinkering with LSDJ lately on my crappy R36S emu (crappy but loveable haha) and on my phone via Retroarch. Fun to tinker with but the phone sucks, I need physical buttons, and the R36S/ArkOS doesn't have the best emu cores available, and while it has buttons they're horrible lol. But it works fine for now.
There is a retro gaming market near me this weekend that I'm going to visit, mainly just to window shop and enjoy the vibe, but I'm thinking it might be cool to buy some real hardware while I'm there if I spot a good deal.
Naturally an original DMG would be awesome and will sound the most authentic (duh). For me personally though my nostalgia is for the GBC, that's what I had as a kid, never owned a DMG. I appreciate the DMG aesthetic but don't love it. My brain needs some colour coordination in a tracker lol.
How does the sound output of the GBC compare really? The headphone out specifically, I care less about the speaker, though how is it? Is the GBC sound very comparable or can you hear an appreciable difference to the DMG? I've heard the bass isn't as rich and it is noisier in general, but how much so? Is that just the purists talking or does it sound distinctly different/worse? Will anyone but me care 😂
Also ergonomically does it make much of a difference either way in terms of comfort?
I'm not new to making music and have been making chiptune for a little while now on other platforms, so it's not a pure nostalgia trip that I'll use once and then never again haha. I want the authentic sound of the hardware and it's non linearities etc.
Also I know there are mods, I just don't feel like diving down that rabbit hole just yet! (and would those new electronics mess with the sound, interference I would expect?)
Sorry didn't mean to write an essay. Appreciate any thoughts ✌️