glitchDS

glitchDS v1.1 is out!

Be aware, your old snapshots will not load in the new version since the format has changed.

Download glitchDS_1_1.zip

NEW FEATURES

Improved snapshot management - Snapshot management acts more like a file system, with real names and a limit of 200 save files. I’ve attempted to keep the interface simple and clean.

Ability to change sequence length - Sequence lengths of 32, 16, 8, 4, and 2 can be selected by using the right and left directional buttons on the sequencer control page. Sequence length is indicated by a small gray bar at the very bottom of the sequencer control page.

BUG FIXES

- BPM can be changed while the sequencer is stopped.

- Certain errors should no longer cause the program to halt, such as missing files. However, error handling is still weak.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

If you are installing the new version from scratch, follow the installation instructions in the documentation.

If you are updating an older version, your old snapshot files aren’t compatible with the old system, so make a backup of version 1.0 and install the new version from scratch. Make sure that you backup any sounds that you have copied in to your old /sounds directory and, after installing 1.1, restore your custom sounds back to the /sounds directory.

THE FUTURE

Two new upcoming features include directory support and DSMI (Nintendo DS Music Interface) support. I can’t promise that I’ll be successful at coding these features, but I’ll do my best.

Thanks for all your support and feedback. A special thank-you to the beta testers of version 1.1!

- Bret

nitro2k01 has released a brand new sample pack for the glitchDS and is hinting at future glitchDS related projects:

Here’s my first sample pack for the really cool up and coming DS homebrew music/sound app DSGlitch. It’s a sequencer and sound glitcher based on John Conway’s Game of Life where each position in the grid can trigger one out of six samples.

The sound is kind of random and I like it so much that I’m planning to make a concept album with sounds processed by the program, with the corresponding sample pack to go with it. (I’m making some tight ass samples for it!)

Until then, I’m going to release a number of sample packs based on the incredibly jazzy and moody sounds of Mortimer Twang’s Amiga mods. More packs coming when I feel like it!

Thanks nitro2k01!

Please note - there’s currently a limit to the amount of sound files that you can browse in a directory. It’s something like 300. I’m working to up that to 800 and add the ability to use sub-directories.