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SNES Music Box - .spc Audio Player

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Apu Box Games Mod Music Nintendo Old Computers Player S3m Shvc Snes Sound Spc Spc-700 Super Xm
matts2007
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  • Added: 05-Jan-08

This is my build of the Super Nintendo "music box." I found this project on the internet. Knowing that I had some time on my hands during Christmas break, I decided to do this project. This plays .spc files(snes audio dumps)from your computer and plays it using the original hardware. I got my case from RadioShack a long time ago. It has a 9 volt battery compartment allowing portability. I also have a power input if you don't want to drain batteries.

Also, if your into this type of music style, you can get it to play .mod .s3m and .xm files using a converter program. It can convert various mod files to spc files.

Want more information or want to do this yourself. Take a look at these awesome web sites! (None of these are mine, of course)

mod to spc converter: http://ekid.nintendev.com/xms/

Project site: http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/snes_apu/snes_apu_en.php

Original site: http://www.caitsith2.com/snes/apu.htm

Spc sites:
http://www.zophar.net/zsnes/spc/
http://snesmusic.org/

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SNES Music Box - .spc Audio Player

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  • After I built this, ...

    After I built this, I noticed that caitsith2 now sells a kit! Look him up in Google, go to his web site, go under SNES hardware page, then SNES APU, and you can purchase at the bottom of the page. It was kind of fun to build it though.

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  • Someone should ...

    Someone should really sell these things.
    I want one. O.O

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  • snesPod!

    snesPod!

    By BeamerM3sRule [Affiliate User] 1218587736 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wouldnt it just be ...

    wouldnt it just be the same to find the song on the computer...and just play it?

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  • nice job man :)

    nice job man :)

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  • What is the name of ...

    What is the name of this plug in because i can't find it on Winamp's website (maybe i'm retarded) but im really trying to put a beat on one of the songs from Vortex and i really want to know.

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  • thats awesome!

    thats awesome!

    By KaleidoscopeDream [Affiliate User] 1217554749 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • It looks like you ...

    It looks like you constructed it out of a Game Boy. I could be wrong, though.

    Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country, but I couldn't place the second song...

    But so cool!

    By twrex1989 [Affiliate User] 1216191841 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I've always wanted ...

    I've always wanted one of those, but I want an NES version!

    By NESMASTER14 [Affiliate User] 1216060382 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • In all honesty, I ...

    In all honesty, I installed RockBox on my MP3 player, and it has this great plug-in to play SPCs, and they sound good to me. I really wasn't expecting that feature, and it thoroughly surprised me. But of course, as you said, they could just as easily be converted to MP3. Either way, the music sounds Okay to me.

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  • But you can convert ...

    But you can convert SPC files to MP3. I've done it and the music is still original and accurate when converted to MP3. You just need winamp and the SPC input plug-in to convert it to MP3.

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  • Generally, you ...

    Generally, you cannot play .SPC files on an MP3 player. But, I suppose one could argue that it may be possible to convert the files to MP3. But either way, the produced sound is not entirely accurate to the SPU in the SNES. Thus, is why one would want to create such a device. And it's just plain cool to make such a project.

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  • But MP3s aren't as ...

    But MP3s aren't as cool and not as accurate. Girls+technology = ¬_¬

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  • I'll take 10.

    I'll take 10.

    By JediMasterMario [Affiliate User] 1214951246 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Or you could , you ...

    Or you could , you know, MAKE something in your miserable life ?
    Perhaps one can LEARN things from such activities, instead of being a consumer whore ?

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