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I put together two of my recent early morning sessions with my beloved Megadrive.
The music is best described as IDM - full of polyrhythms, FM and arbitrary melodies.
Listen / Download for free here:
http://0c0.se/shred/
Or go straight to Bandcamp.
I hope you enjoy it!
Role Model - En Tyst Minut EP
Design: Peter Ström
DS lite has the best sound for nanoloop 2.x. It's ridiculously better than any other gameboy.
I agree. The DS lite is superb in terms of audio quality.
super strong moka brewed italian 70/30 robusta coffee.
tastes like a punch to the face. a tasty punch.
I feel like I need to point out how the inverted mode (hitting 'select' on startup) is practically useless.
There's no edges around anything so it's extremely disorienting to use!
Also, some praise: the "new" envelopes sounds really good! A lot more punch to the overall sound. Really liking this version!
The S-channel has some issues with panning, a centered sound ends up in left/right at random a lot!
However not a problem with chords & detuned notes, just singles.
I've got a couple of mega drives at home now and maybe one more I could borrow. I would be up for making a sound comparison, but I'd need some help from anyone who's got a different machine than I to make it more complete. I have a borrowed everdrive as well, so I could play some VGMs. Although I would probably construct some sort of "test sound" / pattern. I will most probably do this.
It would be a part of my secret wiki that currently is a wip cataloguing all the different nanoloop versions in a reader friendly way.
nanoloop & pure data. Sort of the opposites!
nanoloop (mainly 2.3 and up) just works for me, I really enjoy using it and find it fun, intuitive. I think the sequencer is brilliant, like the lo-fi FM and I always enjoy a concept (eg 4 tracks, one "poly" one noise) to conform to / break out of. (and the balance of that I guess!)
pure data is like max msp but less bull$hit. I love free open source software, especially if it can run on really cheap devices. It feels great to use such democratic tools. And besides that, It's a superb piece of software that has a wide area of use and is generally just good to know!
I use it for many, many things. Mostly for making algorithmic music and visuals with the built-in GEM library.
Very curious about how you went about making GBA visuals. Care to steer me towards any of the resources you used? I haven't looked into anything ARM for years.
I would recommend reading this:
http://www.coranac.com/tonc/text/toc.htm
I'm using devkitpro with his own tonclib.
My setup for nanoloop (2.7) live programming w/ gba visuals that I made. 
Both running on a Gamecube w/ Gameboy Player.
I was preparing to try the update when I realized I have traded away all my GBA/SP consoles.
Is there any other way to update a nano2 cart? Hopefully with a DS (which is what I use it on anyway)?
A DS won't work since it does not have a link port.
Make sure you are following the instructions correctly !
- Put the update file in the same directory as the nlmidi program.
- Plug in the adaptor and connect it to the Game Boy via link cable.
- Start the nlmidi program with -send and the update file name.
- Turn on the Game Boy.
- Press START + SELECT till the Nintendo logo starts blinking.
- Logo should keep blinking for about 1/2 min.
- Wait till the PC program has counted up to 256k / "done".
- Nanoloop starts.
- Keep B pressed and then press START+SELECT.
- After a few seconds, the Game Boy reboots.
- Done!
Also, make sure you are using the correct cable.
The link cable needs to be either an original GB pocket/color cable or a 3rd party model. The GBA multiplayer cable does not work.
Yeah this new version is really, really good. You can make very complex patterns without having to use the song screen now - and in a typical "nanoloop" way - it's fun, quick and intuitive! Anyone who is thinking about getting it - do it!
As for sound, smoother FM timbres, wider noise, deeper cutoff. Yeah, pretty neat!
Ahh thanks! Somehow that did not show up when I tried searching!
Aly: Hmm, cool. I really like that you're putting that amount of effort into it. Impressive!
Do you know which models are 'clean'? I think I have a NSTC-J VA1 and borrowed a EU VA ... 4? (I think!) that both sound the same. Is VA5 to VA6 preferable? I know VA7 has the same innards as a Mega Drive 2, which is supposedly horrid.
Aly, wedanced - interesting. I did find it far more enjoyable when I "figured it out" and made sounds that worked with the ladder effect. But the softer more subtle sounds just didn't sound good at all in my opinion. Especially not with a short percussion-like envelope.
Anyway, I'll be sending the unit back (hooray for swedish return policy) and have ordered a european mk1 instead.
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