Anyone know how it is able to reproduce the extra sound without having
the famicoms original hardware in the US verision of the nes?
i did the mod and can hear the xtra sounds in a few famicom games
such as doki doki panic when you hit an enemy it let's out a yelp! is this the sound that it adds to the game?
As I understand almost all of doki doki panics sound effects are extra audio. Try Zelda....the sword laser is extra sound.
edit: Also the famicom doesnt have the extra sound. The CART has the extra sound on famicoms. Famicoms just support a pin on the cart slot to mix it in with the famicoms soundpath.
thanks for clearing it up. awsome! makes sense
Jeroen wrote:
Also the famicom doesnt have the extra sound. The CART has the extra sound on famicoms. Famicoms just support a pin on the cart slot to mix it in with the famicoms soundpath.
If I use the powerpak in my original famicom (
that I had to repair after I blew every chip on the thing), I should get the extra sound channels on the TV, right? It doesn't seem to be working for me at the moment.
I'm pulling the audio from the original signal path just before it goes into the RF box.
I'm running the powerpak through a 72-60 pin converter. Could that be the problem?
See my super special awesome video on the subject!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsfUviciKxs
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Jeroen wrote:
See my super special awesome video on the subject!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsfUviciKxs/end selfish self promotion.
Awesome, thanks! Is there any chance you could take a pic of both sides? It's a little hard to see in the vid.
Maybe if I get a decent cam.......for now I have nothing sorry.
Hey there! I'm new here and came across this exellent board from Famicom World.
Anyway, I too would like to run the Powerpak's FDS expansion audio through a NES to Famciom adapter.
Jeroen, in your video you say to cut the bridge between pins 45 and 46 on the Famicom input and solder a 10k resistor between them. After that, you solder another 10k resistor from (I'm assuming?) Famicom pin 45 to NES pin 54.
I'm not nearly as technically inclined as many, and I post this to ask for help in understanding the subject matter.
Really, here's just my logical (?) understanding of what to do.
I know there are a total of 60 Famicom pins and 72 NES pins, meaning there are 30 Famicom and 36 NES pins per side of the NES to Famicom adapter. If Famicom pin 1 is on the "front" of my adapter, pin 45 and 46 is on the "back".
Since Famicom Pins 45 and 46 are the only pins that are connected together and they are on the "back" of my adapter, I know that Pin 1-30 must be on the opposite side, the "front".
I also know to play NES games on the Famicom, you always have to put the games in backwards with the labels facing away from the front of the console. Based on that, am I correct in assuming that NES pins 1-36 are on the "back" of my adapter, which is the reverse side of where Famicom pins 1-30 are located?
If that's true, then pins 37-72 are on the "front" of my adapter along with Famicom pins 1-30. He says to solder a 10k resistor between pins FC 45 and NES 54. Since those pins are psychically on opposite sides of the adapter, once again am I correct when assuming I can place that resistor in between the closest via to pin 54?
Lastly, regarding the resistors themselves. 10k resistors are Blue Red Black Gold correct? Does polarity matter? If so, which way do I install them?
Thanks for any help!
You gotta count from the left...and pin 45 and 46 should be bridged. (as in a trace should connect the two on the adaptor.)
The last band on a resistor doesn't really matter. The last colour on a 4 or 5 band resistor(most common) are the tolerance values. Get gold for 4 band and brown or red for 5 (1% and 2%). The colours you want are Brown Black Orange for a 4 band, 5 band would be Brown Black Black Red). Resistors have no polarity so they can be put in any way
