<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> 2014-04-10T05:25:38Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/14033/are-there-any-gb-trackers-with-more-than-4-tracks/ <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Pu1 plus Pu2 plus Wav 2 samples plus Noi = 5 right?

But yeah, 2xlsdj.
Or: arduinoboy midi out.
Add a synth or something.
You can send 3 notes per channel with some table trickery.


So:
Get an arduinoboy
Buy an FB-01 fm synth
Get the arduinoboy lsdj rom
Make some 16 channel musics!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Timbob 2014-04-10T05:25:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205782/#p205782 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> 2 Gameboys + 2 LSDJ Carts + Link Cable = 8 channels (or 10 if you count the duel soft-mixed sample channels)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SketchMan3 2014-04-10T01:42:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205765/#p205765 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Fearofdark wrote:

Limitations of the gameboy chip seem to be the defining reason as to why all, or most, gameboy trackers are 4 (or up to 6) channels only. That being said, it could be possible to make a hack and create a tracker that emulates a "2xGameboy" chip or something (each chip panned L+R respectively or summin), similar to Raster's 2xSAP hack - so you'd get 8-channels instead of 4.

(you can tell I know very little about this chip ahahaha)

you wouldn't be able to do that with hardware, though and I don't see anyone making a PC gameboy tracker anytime soon. besides deflemask I guess but the only time i tried that was an early release and it kind of sucked at gameboy stuff.

the only other pc gameboy tracker i know of is Paragon 5 tracker.

the only other solution would be using a VST like chipsounds or that one WAV thing trash80 made a long time ago. chipsounds does a pretty good WAV channel emulation imo.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arlen 2014-04-10T00:59:44Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205763/#p205763 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> SunVox

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sleepytimejesse 2014-04-10T00:40:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205762/#p205762 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Limitations of the gameboy chip seem to be the defining reason as to why all, or most, gameboy trackers are 4 (or up to 6) channels only. That being said, it could be possible to make a hack and create a tracker that emulates a "2xGameboy" chip or something (each chip panned L+R respectively or summin), similar to Raster's 2xSAP hack - so you'd get 8-channels instead of 4.

(you can tell I know very little about this chip ahahaha)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Fearofdark 2014-04-10T00:13:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205756/#p205756 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Renoise has lots of channels.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/defiantsystems 2014-04-09T23:50:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205755/#p205755 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> CS wrote:
barbeque wrote:

nanoloop 1.5 (i believe) has the hidden "fifth channel."

Ah yeah I remember Nanoloop 1.5 with that 'hidden channel'. Though it's quite limited itself i found and wasn't what I was looking for.

I was thinking more about the idea of tracker by default starting with 4 tracks though with an option of being able to add on a possible 5th, 6th or 7th *  track/channel of your choice (I.e- a pulse channel,  a wave channel). I  think this just sits as an idea though it'd be cool if it could be possibly developed!

I don't know what the limits are to programming such a program onto a cartridge itself would consist of though.

i always wondered if it was possible to have an extra soundchip in the gameboy or cartridge, similar to the many NES expansion chips, seems like this is what you're after

]]> https://chipmusic.org/token 2014-04-09T21:50:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205746/#p205746 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> herr_prof wrote:

Use littlegptracker!

pretty much

]]> https://chipmusic.org/barbeque 2014-04-09T21:34:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205745/#p205745 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Use littlegptracker!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2014-04-09T21:27:51Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205744/#p205744 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> barbeque wrote:

nanoloop 1.5 (i believe) has the hidden "fifth channel."

Ah yeah I remember Nanoloop 1.5 with that 'hidden channel'. Though it's quite limited itself i found and wasn't what I was looking for.

I was thinking more about the idea of tracker by default starting with 4 tracks though with an option of being able to add on a possible 5th, 6th or 7th *  track/channel of your choice (I.e- a pulse channel,  a wave channel). I  think this just sits as an idea though it'd be cool if it could be possibly developed!

I don't know what the limits are to programming such a program onto a cartridge itself would consist of though.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/CS 2014-04-09T20:48:15Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205738/#p205738 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Unfortunately, no. BUT there is a sort of work around to getting a 5th channel in LSDJ.

I suggest you watch this if you want to learn more. It's just a bit of WAV channel magic, but it's pretty interesting. It's basically layering a square wave into a wave shape to simulate a 3rd pulse channel.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arlen 2014-04-09T20:44:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205737/#p205737 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> The limit isnt the cart, its the sound hardware. If you think about it lsdj is 6 tracks, since you can soft mix two sample channels at once.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2014-04-09T20:42:04Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205736/#p205736 <![CDATA[Re: Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> nanoloop 1.5 (i believe) has the hidden "fifth channel."

]]> https://chipmusic.org/barbeque 2014-04-09T20:41:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205735/#p205735 <![CDATA[Are there any GB Trackers with more than 4 tracks?]]> Hi,

I'm happy with the restrictions of 4 tracks in programs like LSDj and Nanoloop. Though I was wondering any trackers exist which ideally also hold sample instruments that go beyond 4 tracks?

I've seen Amiga trackers and some computer based trackers with the capability of going beyond 4 tracks which is helpful (i.e -layering, an extra waveform to be able to create 3rd or 5th notes). Just wondered if this is a possibility to develop. If not, why isn't there?

Perhaps theres a limit on a cartridge? Yet there's 64 mb of space on a cartridge, surely this feature could be taken advantage of?

Just some thoughts, what do others think?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/CS 2014-04-09T20:32:51Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/205734/#p205734