Returning to the portable Nintendo

Written on original Nintendo Game Boy hardware* using LSDj.

While classic table tricks (such as applying L-R pan right after the transient) were applied to create stereo sound on the Game Boy itself, each instrument channel was recorded separately and further processed in post-production to achieve a wider soundstage.

The track's name is a reference to a sudden realization: the age of the LSDj cartridge was (at least!) 19 years old. With its aging internal battery ready to lose its charge at any moment, came the very real risk of losing all stored projects. Work was paused to avoid depleting the battery further while a backup solution was found.

*unfortunately the Game Boy Color, notorious for its resonant high frequency hiss which required surgical denoising in post-production...