Finally! NitroTracker v0.4 is here!

I've been distracted a bit by the completely non-musical but quite entertaining Pocket Physics, but now I'm back on track. Pun intended.



Here's what's new:

Loops	Volume Envelopes (drawable)
Multi-Sample Instruments	Channel Mute / Solo

Lots of tiny improvements

There's hardly a part of the program that wasn't touched since the last release. I've paid a lot of attention to detail in order to make NitroTracker an easy and convenient to use, yet powerful mobile tracker. Some of these changes are:

• wav saving
  
• free ram indicator
  
• sample preview
  
• the file browser remembers recent folders and files
  
• Hands-free recording (push B in the record dialog)
  
• improved xm player
  
• volume column editing
  
• sample panning
  
• improved left handed mode

Want to hear what it sounds like?

Some awesome tracks made with NitroTracker can be listened to on the download page.

New Tutorials

The documentation has been updated with new tutorials on editing samples and loops. You can learn how to tune your instruments and apply volume envelopes and how to hook up the DS to MIDI.

It's tested!

The NitroTracker beta testers have intensely tested this new release for months to ensure I didn't miss even a single bug. And they sure kept me busy! Thanks a lot you guys! If you want to join the fun, just drop me an e-mail!

Opening of the Official NitroTracker Forum and IRC

Today, the official NitroTracker Forum kindly hosted by the Mod Archive opens! No matter if you have questions, want to share your work, suggest new features or report bugs, this is the place.

Also, NitroTracker now has it's own IRC channel! If you're up for a chat, just join #nitrotracker on Espernet!

Reminder: NitroTracker Mailing List

Yes, there's a mailing list where new releases of NitroTracker are announced. You can sign up here.


I'm very happy with this new release that I've been working on for a long time now. To put it in Steve Jobs' terms:

v0.4 is the best NitroTracker in the world - ever!
Up till now, I must add.

Have fun!
Tob

Update 2: Added compatibility with the Max Media Dock / Player. Thanks to Zdm321 for testing!

Update: I fixed some issues with SuperCard Lite and added compatibility for NinjaDS. People with these cards should re-download v0.3.

I know I've let you wait for a long time, but as you probably know I was busy with DSMIDIWiFi for a bit. Well, I'm finally back to work on my favorite tracker and I'm glad to announce that I managed to invent the aerosol before the wheel by including MIDI support before implementing any effects :-)

Here's what it looks like:



With DSMIDIWiFi, you can now use NitroTracker as a sequencer for your favorite music apps. Also, NitroTracker can act as a MIDI synth itself, so you can use any MIDI sequencer to play back samples you record with the DS's microphone in real time!

I also gave the interface and usability some polish and improved card compatibility. NitroTracker now supports DLDI, which means that you can easily add support for your card if it doesn't work out of the box.

Here's the list of changes:

Features:

• DSMIDIWiFi support
  
• The song restart position can now be set.
  
• WAV preview in the file selector
  
• Pause/Resume
  
• Pattern looping
  
• Reboot DS (press Start+Select)
  

Usability:

• Some nice icons :-)
  
• Shrinking the pattern cannot destroy data any more. If you accidentally make a pattern too small, you can just enlarge it again and your data is still there.
  
• Speed can now be adjusted while playing.
  
• The pattern can be switched while playing.
  
• Newer touch code => Better touchscreen accuracy
  
• The "clr" button is now on both screens.
  
• Lines between all rows for better orientation
  
• Red border when in record mode => Record mode is more obvious
  
• An application icon
  

Fixes:

• Relnote/finetune calculation for wavs works again.
  
• 8bit wavs are now loaded correctly without corruption.
  
• Stereo samples are now downsampled to mono.
  
• Better card support through new fatlib and DLDI
  
• An EZ4 Lite version is included (.ds.gba)
  
• Fading no longer causes corruption on longer samples.
  
• "ins" is now 100% stable.
  
• Moved to devkitPro r19b.
  

Don't worry effects and everything will come, just be patient :-)

Questions, suggestions, bug reports via the usual places.

Track on!
Tob

Hi everyone!

Finally, here's a new (major) version of NitroTracker featuring a sample editor for editing recorded/loaded samples with the stylus.



Also you can now adjust volume, relative note and finetune.



Here's what changed in detail:

Features:

• sample settings:
  
  • volume
    
  • relative note
    
  • finetune
• a basic sample editor that has:
  
  • selection with stylus
    
  • fading
    
  • reverse
    
  • delete
    
  • normalize

Fixes:

• loading of wavs with low sampling frequencies works now
  
• lesser memory usage while loading
  
• better sample drawing code
  

I don't want to promise too much, but my (short-term) plans include:

• Sample looping (all types)
  
• A recording timer
  
• Sample drawing

As always, if you have suggestions or comments, drop me a line to me@<thisdomain> or use the wiki or the gbadev-forum.

So long, and have fun!
Tob

Hi everybody and greetings from Breakpoint 2006. The nice climate here is just optimal for a little coding, so I have finished version 0.1.4. Along with some fixes, like write support for M3SD and SCSD, this version actually adds some new functionality that makes editing easier and quicker. Also, left-handers won't have to struggle with the stylus and the ABXY buttons anymore as their functions can now be swapped with the D-pad.
So, have some nice easter days, and watch out for easter eggs ;-)

Features:

• added a "cln" button that clones the current pattern
  
• column selection: make a selection over the columns you want to select and press the "sel" button. This expands the selection to the complete column(s). Without an active selection, the column under the cursor is selected.
  
• live recording: press play in record mode and play
  
• added del and ins buttons to the pattern screen, removed the del button from the keyboard
  
• new settings tab
  
• left-handed mode (D-Pad swapped with ABXY and LR swapped)
  
• in list boxes, clicking below/above the "scroll thingy" scrolls down/up one page
  
• you can now tap on the song name / filename to change the name
  
• you now have to touch the spash screen
  

Fixes:

• Writing is now supported on M3SD and (hopefully) SCSD, because I switched to Sata's fat lib from rain r14
  
• moved to devkitARM r18 (general karma increase, perhaps better m3 compatibility)
  
• wav loading was broken. fixed it and made it secure.
  
• looping behaved strange sometimes. fixed that.
  
• list indices are now in hex, to be consistent with the instrument column in the pattern view and with FT2 :-)
  

Bye,
Tob

Update: Added a fix for screen corruption problems that some M3SDs had.

I keep getting a lot of bug reports and feature requests for NitroTracker, most of which are now in my todo-list and are waiting to be fixed or implemented. However, managing them is a little complicated, because they come from several sources (forums, e-mail, IRC) and many of them are duplicates of already reported bugs or already requested features. Also, several people asked for a central place for exchaning ideas, music etc.

So, I decided to set up the NitroTracker Wiki Pages in the DS Wiki. If you have any bugs to report or any features you want to request, just post them there. There's also a section for tips and tricks and an extendable version of the FAQ. And of course there's a page where you can post your works :-)

So, check out the wiki pages now!

Bye,
Tob