Nice!

that's adorable!

Alright, just built a new little sync box to replace the cable I was using. I set it up so that you can switch between incoming sync or outgoing sync for Nanoloop. Tested it out, works great!! I imagine that someone will find it in 200 years or so and think "WTF was this for?"

You've had more luck than me! My NL 2.7.8 sending CV seems to skip pulses or add occasional pulses or something that makes the sync occasionally jump steps on my volca sample. Is this a known problem? I'm in A/2 mode.

Thread and video here: http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/17502 … ing-issue/

Just tested out a new set-up with Nanoloop 1.7.5 acting as master clock, and it functions flawlessly. This info may be useful for someone wishing for a dead reliable way to sync Nanoloop to a Microbrute as well, provided you have a Korg SQ-1. And really, why wouldn't you? Here's how I have things set up:

Nanoloop is set to "C" sync mode, and it's sending sync out using a cable I built according to the instructions on Oliver's page. The sync from Nanoloop runs into a chain of the 3 original Korg Volcas, and the sync out from the last Volca in the chain runs into the sync in on a Korg SQ-1. The SQ-1 drives a Microbrute via CV and Gate. I set every device in the chain to play a note (a kick drum, in the case of the Volca Beats) on the first step in the sequence, then left the whole thing running for an hour. Everything was still flawlessly synced when I came back.

I couldn't be more pleased. A Game Boy controlling a whole chain of modern analog synths? Awesome!!!

Because it was in RAM but not written to flash ROM.

When you send the update, it boots into the "nanoloop" screen. Nanoloop then is in GBA RAM as it would be when booted from the cart. To actually write it to the cart, you need to hold B and press START+SEELCT (while still holding B) which brings up a message "UPDATING ROM" with a progress bar and automatically reboots the GBA after a few seconds. If it does not show the update screen and reboot but just starts nanoloop instead, you have not pressed B first and the update procedure has to be repeated from the beginning.

Maybe I should change the key combo so that select / start are not involved and you can't start nanoloop by accident.

To get familiar with it, you can perform the write-to-flash operation when starting from the cart, too: When you see the nanoloop logo, press B+START+SELECT so that the update screen appears. Nanoloop will write itself from RAM to ROM, e.g. do nothing.

So I got nanoloop 2 updated to 2.77.   it actually started up and displayed 2.77. why does it revert back to 2.71? this has happened twice now.

I'm sorry, nanoloop is always in 24/4 master mode on startup.

Interesting it still worked. There are a few people experiencing this or a similar issue where the Game Boy is muted (see above). Maybe they should try other wire combinations.

Sync is working flawlessly now. Is there any way to permanently set the sync mode so I don't have to set it back to C every time I turn the GB on?

The new sync options are great, but I'm having a strange issue. I made a cable for sync out to a Volca using the instructions on this page, and it works great as long as the Game Boy is only outputting audio through the internal speaker. However, as soon as I plug the Game Boy into my mixer, the Volca loses sync. The Volca is also outputting to my mixer. What could be causing this?

edit: I'm a fool, I had the wires reversed. Going to end my life due to this shame.

Hi all, if someone plan to sell well made cable I will be happy to buy one or two.
It's not difficult to do it, but today I'm not on the hardware stuff so let me know.
I like this soft

Ah right, I'll give that a try, thanks! I should just try data transfer and use that as a test for the cable.. but maybe after the gig

Did you set the adaptor to SYNC mode? Because by default it's in MIDI mode, forwarding the MIDI bytes unfiltered. The short data pulses of the MIDI bytes may randomly be recongized as sync by nanoloop (which does not read actual data for sync, but just checks if any data / voltage is present).

Just the adaptor, for usb transfer. My homemade plug goes from a DMG plug to Micro plug; I tried plugging the adaptor into the DMG plug and while I didn't try data transfer, the MIDI sync only triggered a step in nanoloop when I pressed play or stop, so I guess I just wired it wrong. I can't remember exactly how I wired it but it works perfectly for LSDJ -> nanoloop sync.

My girlfriend has a regular GBA so I might just see if I can get a link cable for that but if I could make one for the micro it'd be nice!

Oh, yes, forgot about GB noise. If your snares use the low-pass filtered noise (outlined dot), they will indeed sound different.

I'm not sure, what do you want to use with your GB micro?