Picoloop nanoloop clone (Page 9 of 17)

great! is there a manual?

So nice!

Add the 0.72 version :

- add a midi delta option in the [BPM] menu to move the sync signal in time, it is a kind of "midi delay" but doesn't work exactly the same way, so on windows you should be able to b master and slave midi sync without issue. Was not a problem on Linux, but windows midi is a different world ;

- add a 'osc scale' which allow to change oscillator one or oscillator two pitch to make basic chord with two note, implemented on most of the synth engine

- rework a bit BPSynth on opendingoo to allow to remove some bad FixedPoint behaviour, now it sound better

- fix first buffer audio generation of pbsynth which lead to an audio glitch on windows platform

The download link contain a psp, opendingux and windows binary. For linux you should build it yourself, it is not too complicated if you are using linux

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p8e9pywlssnt0 … 6.zip?dl=0

Johann

that's very kind of you. It should compile. I'll try this and i tell you. Since the pocketchip has similar power to a pi2, it should be ok.

(and be assured I'll post a picture)

Last edited by garvalf (Aug 30, 2016 3:17 pm)

It works well!

I haven't tried all the sound engines, but so far the sound was clean.
What I had forgotten is there is only a right control key, so I couldn't start picoloop. Instead of recompiling, I've just made a little script to change the keymap:

xmodmap -e 'keycode 105 = Control_L'

Now I'm recompiling it, and I'll share the binary on the PocketChip forum soon, I think many people like tools such as picoloop (there is SunVox builtin the console).

Here are some screenshots:

I've create the topic (with binaries for pocketchip) there: https://bbs.nextthing.co/t/picoloop-mus … tchip/9131

A few remarks:

- I've increased the window size so it will fill the screen. There is no side effect it seems. (see my pull request)
- the main interface is a bit tiny but I don't think it'll be easy to modify this. It's quite OK though.
- what is more problematic are the tiny fonts, for the notes. With blue fonts on blue background, it's not easily readable. On a desktop PC with LCD screen it's not a problem. But still, it's still possible to read it (if you find the right screen angle)
- when I change a value (like mac engine, notes and such), the keypress repeat is quite too fast, so it's a bit difficult to select an option without trying several times. When modifying attack and such, it's ok. I have the same behavior on desktop pc.
- I couldn't get OPL2 to work, but I think I didn't choose the right settings. I've managed on the desktop, I'll try to save a bank this way and try it one the pocket chip
- with the new midi sync and such, there are some new dependencies (not in the docs):
on debian/buntu/mint etc:

apt-get install libjack-dev
apt-get libsdl-image1.2-dev

- You should add the tuto for compiling on raspberry pi (and now on pocketchip), in the readme. I wasn't aware the code was raspberry pi friendly. Or at least tell people to check for they plateform in the makefiles and adapt the compilation.

So for me:

make -f Makefile.RtAudio_pocketchip clean
make -f Makefile.RtMidi_pocketchip clean
make -f Makefile.PatternPlayer_pocketchip_RtAudio clean
make -f Makefile.RtAudio_pocketchip
make -f Makefile.RtMidi_pocketchip
make -f Makefile.PatternPlayer_pocketchip_RtAudio

I don't have any psp or dingoo, so I can't tell about the sound. At the moment I'm only using a shitty headphone so I can't tell either. If I manage to make something cool, I'll make a recording. By "clean", I mean the CHIP's CPU is enough for getting music without any cut in the sound. The CPU load is quite low (below 1 with the top command)

I have some midi device, but I don't use them for sync, you mean I can play some music and start a picoloop sequence whenever I want?

For the CHIP, there are two flavors, one with the screen, and one you can connect on your TV. Obviously the screen will be too small for the later. Would it be possible to change the screen size on the fly? (like some SDL program can do, for example MilkyTracker or SchismTracker can go full screen)

Merci et à bientôt

Last edited by garvalf (Aug 30, 2016 9:26 pm)