ProSound Mod

[N00BModdr]

So I've been hearing alot about this ProSound mod for the GBC. What exactly is it, what does it do?

 

[DK]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gameboy+prosound

 

[βeta]

It's a freakin' GBC, it's got freakin' 16-bit freakin' sound, you don't need a freakin' ProSound mod to hear your freakin' BOOPs more clearly.


RAGE RAGE RAGE

 

[jleemero]

N00BModdr, I've kindly walked you through numerous questions since you first came here, so please listen very carefully when I say: Don't ever ProSound mod a CGB.

 

[themadhacker]

It is very hard to find space for the second speaker.

 

[XCVG]

It's a freakin' GBC, it's got freakin' 16-bit freakin' sound, you don't need a freakin' ProSound mod to hear your freakin' BOOPs more clearly.


RAGE RAGE RAGE

Actually a GBC is 8-bit, not 16-bit.

Anyway, AFAIK the ProSound mod involves either adding another speaker or an audio out, and I think an amplifier too.

 

[eurddrue]

Don't ever ProSound mod a CGB.

:yeahthat:

He set me straight. You should hear his example he used!

 

[themadhacker]

Actually why shouldn't you do the prosound mod?

 

[Bibin]

It's a freakin' GBC, it's got freakin' 16-bit freakin' sound, you don't need a freakin' ProSound mod to hear your freakin' BOOPs more clearly.


RAGE RAGE RAGE

Yay you don't know what you're talking about, woo! The sound doesn't have a clear bitrate, being entirely synthesized. 8-bit, and especially 16-bit, though, are all incorrect.

ProSound is just a very stupid way of saying "Line level output", and it removes the buzz and hum that one hears through the amplified headphone jack.

 

[AfroLH]

One of my friends did that to his Gameboy then gave it to me.

I like how it sounds.

 

[N00BModdr]

N00BModdr, I've kindly walked you through numerous questions since you first came here, so please listen very carefully when I say: Don't ever ProSound mod a CGB.

ProSound is just a very stupid way of saying "Line level output", and it removes the buzz and hum that one hears through the amplified headphone jack.

Gotcha...scratch one ProSound mod :happy:

 

[J.D]

It's a freakin' GBC, it's got freakin' 16-bit freakin' sound, you don't need a freakin' ProSound mod to hear your freakin' BOOPs more clearly.


RAGE RAGE RAGE

Actually a GBC is 8-bit, not 16-bit.

Anyway, AFAIK the ProSound mod involves either adding another speaker or an audio out, and I think an amplifier too.

The GBC is a 16-bit system, but it looks and feels 8-bit. Being 16-bit just makes it run faster, ammiright?

 

[N00BModdr]

Actually, I believe 16-bit has to do with the graphics. I could be wrong...

 

[themadhacker]

it's 8-bit

 

[N00BModdr]

it's 8-bit

new avatar! anyway, are you sure? I'm pretty positive its 16-bit, cause the story I heard goes like this: Nintendo wanted to create a color, light-weight, long-battery life system, that was 32-bit, to sell more than the gamegear. (the gamegear was color, but heavy and short battery life, and 8-bit). They achieved every goal except 32-bit. That would have put the release time way, way behind schedule. So they settled for 16-bit, and the 32-bit was achieved with the GBA. Thats just what i heard...

 

[themadhacker]

the GBA is the one that is 16-bit.

Why do you think that a lot of GBC games work on the DMG?

 

[N00BModdr]

Why do you think that a lot of GBC games work on the DMG?

Hmm...that's a very good point.

 

[jleemero]

THE GAMEBOY COLOR IS AN 8-BIT SYSTEM.
JUST LIKE THE GAMEBOY, AND THE GAMEBOY POCKET.

THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE WAS A 32-BIT SYSTEM.

THIS IS FACT.
PERIOD.


"Bits" are generally used as a measure of Data-Bus width.
To be honest, measuring a system by "bits" is bloody stupid, because Data-Bus width won't actually affect, oh, graphics, gameplay, etc.
All that is decided other ways.
"Bits" are stupid.

 

[N00BModdr]

THE GAMEBOY COLOR IS AN 8-BIT SYSTEM.
JUST LIKE THE GAMEBOY, AND THE GAMEBOY POCKET.

THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE WAS A 32-BIT SYSTEM.

THIS IS FACT.
PERIOD.

Well, I was half-right... :whoops:

 

[Bibin]

it's 8-bit

The Game Boy Color is 8-bit, yes. Let's clarify:

BIBIN'S BIT TIME!

The GB and GB Color series are 8-bit. This is because the CPU, and the bus, are both 8-bit.
The graphics are 2-bit. This means that there can be 4 possible color combos per 8x8 tile of a sprite or background (for sprites, the first entry is transparent).
The sound is a bit of a tossup, but is likely 2, 4, or 8-bit.

The SNES is 16-bit due to the nature of its CPU and bus.
The graphics are 4-bit, meaning 16 possible color entries per sprite or background tile (same transparency rule applies here)
The sound is 16-bit, NOT because the CPU is 16-bit but because the sound chip happens to be 16-bit. The SNES can only output sound via the SPC at 32000hz, though.

The Nintendo 64 is 32-bit, because although the CPU is 64-bit, the bus is 32-bit, limiting its capabilities.
The graphics are rendered in 16-bit color, and aren't so clearly bit defined.
The sound is 16-bit, CD quality, and is capped at 44000hz, the CD quality standard. This hasn't changed since then.