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Harmonium
Harmonium
General
Author	MetaFight
Type	Music
Version	1 beta3
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2009/07/07
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 14:30, 27 February 2023

Harmonium Wii is a musical tool for creating melodies on a 16x16 grid within a pentatonic scale. On top of this already addictive concept, you can liven things up by enabling Conway's Game of Life.

The concept behind Harmonium was inspired by André Michelle's similar application, Tonematrix, available on his website.

Controls

Basic:

A - Insert/Remove notes

Plus/Minus - Enable/Disable Game of Life mode

1/2 - Increase/Decrease tempo

D-Pad - Shift grid

Home - Home Menu (to exit game)

Advanced:

B+A - Clear grid

B+Plus/Minus - Navigate forward/backwards through history

B+1/2 - Cycle up/down through Game of Life modes

Screenshots

Media

Demonstration: Harmonium b.1 (Extrems' Corner)

Changelog

v1 beta3 2009/07/07

On July 7th, 2009, I finally secured a job, which would mean limited time for working on homebrew projects. Despite my desire to release a full version 1, I decided to release a harmonium v1 beta3 as it is, with the understanding that it is still a work in progress. Compared to the original release, the beta3 version has undergone significant improvements, including grid shifting, grid history, grid saving and loading, additional evolution modes, and UI changes. The playback system now utilizes only one ASND voice per column, resulting in a smoother and more even sound playback. Unfortunately, some aspects were left unaddressed, such as fixing the tuning to 440Hz, adjusting software mixing for constant loudness, further tweaking the UI, and a few other minor items. I hope that the beta3 release of harmonium will still provide enjoyment, even though the final version 1 may still be some time away.
Changes:
- Save/Load.
- New software mixing.
- Probably more... (will add later).

v1 beta2 2009/06/11

Implemented a few features I'd like feedback on before implementing the rest and releasing v1.
New features:
- Adjustable tempo.
- Adjustable volume.
- 2 new GoL modes.
- Grid shifting.
- 64 grid history.
- New timing mechanism means even playback.
- Typematic to make grid shifting and history browsing faster and easier.

v1 beta 2009/05/17

Initial Release.

Credits

Thanks to André Michelle for the inspiration.
Thanks to the folks in #GRRLIB for GRRLIB.
Thanks to everyone responsible for DevkitPro and Libogc.
Thanks to the folks at #wiidev.
Thanks to the madness at #wiidevot.
Thanks to Team Twiizers.
Thanks to Extrems for his nice icon.
Thanks to drmr for his Wii Homebrew Cursors.

External links

WiiBrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Harmonium

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-|image_alt=Harmonium
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 {{Infobox Wii Homebrews
 |title=Harmonium
-|image=harmoniumwii.jpg
+|image=harmoniumwii2.png
 |description=A musical doodling game, with a twist.
 |author=MetaFight
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 |license=Mixed
 |download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/harmoniumwii.7z
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-[[Harmonium Wii]] is a musical doodling tool.  The user can manipulate notes on a 16x16 grid to create melodies within a pentatonic scale.  On top of this already addictive concept, you can liven things up by enabling Conway's Game of Life!
+Harmonium Wii is a musical tool for creating melodies on a 16x16 grid within a pentatonic scale. On top of this already addictive concept, you can liven things up by enabling Conway's Game of Life.
-It's not the easiest thing to explain, so just try it!
+The concept behind Harmonium was inspired by André Michelle's similar application, Tonematrix, available on [http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix his website].
-It is important to mention, as well, that the concept behind Harmonium isn't my own.  André Michelle has a very similar application on his [http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix website] which served as Harmonium's inspiration.
+== Controls ==
+'''Basic:'''
-== News ==
+A - Insert/Remove notes
-'''7 July 2009'''
-It finally happened... I got a job.  That means I won't be able to work on homebrew nearly as much as before.  I was hoping to skip a beta3 release and go straight to v1 but considering the little amount of free time I have that would take a while.  I thought it would be better to release what I have now and simply tell people it's still not done yet ;)... So here it is!  Harmonium v1 beta3!
+Plus/Minus - Enable/Disable Game of Life mode
-A lot has changed since the original release!<br />
+/2 - Increase/Decrease tempo
-Noticeably:  Grid shifting, grid history, grid saving/loading, more evolution modes, UI changes, and probably more...<br />
-Less Noticeably:  The playback system now uses only one ASND voice per column (this removes all note drops, yay!), sound playback is now even (yay!).
-What I didn't get around to doing (yet):
+D-Pad - Shift grid
-* Fix the tuning to 440Hz
-* Fix software mixing so loundess is constant
-* Tweak the UI.
-* And probably a few more things I'm too lazy to go find in my notes.
-So, I guess that's it for now.  I hope you enjoy this release.  Version 1 final is probably a long way away.
+Home - Home Menu (to exit game)
-==Screenshot==
+'''Advanced:'''
-[[image:harmoniumwii.jpg]]
+B+A - Clear grid
+B+Plus/Minus - Navigate forward/backwards through history
+B+1/2 - Cycle up/down through Game of Life modes
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/harmoniumwii3.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/harmoniumwii4.png
 ==Media==
+'''Demonstration: Harmonium b.1 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE4OzYkoTrs Extrems' Corner])'''<br>
 <youtube>fE4OzYkoTrs</youtube>
-== Controls ==
-{|
-| style="vertical-align: top;" |
-{| class="wikitable" style="width: 348px;"
-! colspan="2" style="background: #E1E1E1; font-size: 110%;" | Basic
-|-
-! style="width: 70px;" | Wiimote 1 - Wiimote 4
-! Action
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote A Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Insert / Remove notes
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote Plus Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Enable ''Game of Life'' mode
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote Minus Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Disable ''Game of Life'' mode
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote 1 Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Increase tempo
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote 2 Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Decrease tempo
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote DPad
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Shift grid
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote Home Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Home Menu (to exit game)
-|}
-| style="vertical-align: top;" |
-{| class="wikitable" style="width: 348px;"
-! colspan="2" style="background: #E0E0E0; font-size: 110%;" | Advanced
-|-
-! style="width: 70px;" | Wiimote 1 - Wiimote 4
-! Action
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote B Button + Wiimote A Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Clear grid
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote B Button + Wiimote Plus Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Navigate forward through history
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote B Button + Wiimote Minus Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Navigate backwards through history
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote B Button + Wiimote 1 Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Cycle up through ''Game of Life'' modes
-|-
-| style="height: 38px; text-align: center;" | Wiimote B Button + Wiimote 2 Button
-| style="padding: 0 1ex;"     | Cycle down through ''Game of Life'' modes
-|}
-|}
 == Changelog ==
-'''7 July 2009''', v1 beta3
+'''v1 beta3 2009/07/07'''
-* Save/Load
+* On July 7th, 2009, I finally secured a job, which would mean limited time for working on homebrew projects. Despite my desire to release a full version 1, I decided to release a harmonium v1 beta3 as it is, with the understanding that it is still a work in progress. Compared to the original release, the beta3 version has undergone significant improvements, including grid shifting, grid history, grid saving and loading, additional evolution modes, and UI changes. The playback system now utilizes only one ASND voice per column, resulting in a smoother and more even sound playback. Unfortunately, some aspects were left unaddressed, such as fixing the tuning to 440Hz, adjusting software mixing for constant loudness, further tweaking the UI, and a few other minor items. I hope that the beta3 release of harmonium will still provide enjoyment, even though the final version 1 may still be some time away.
-* New software mixing
+*Changes:
-* Probably more... (will add later)
+** Save/Load.
+** New software mixing.
+** Probably more... (will add later).
-'''11 June 2009''', v1 beta2
+'''v1 beta2 2009/06/11'''
 * Implemented a few features I'd like feedback on before implementing the rest and releasing v1.
 * New features:
-** Adjustable tempo
+** Adjustable tempo.
-** Adjustable volume
+** Adjustable volume.
-** 2 new GoL modes
+** 2 new GoL modes.
-** Grid shifting
+** Grid shifting.
-** 64 grid history
+** 64 grid history.
-** New timing mechanism means even playback
+** New timing mechanism means even playback.
-** ''Typematic'' to make grid shifting and history browsing faster and easier.
+** Typematic to make grid shifting and history browsing faster and easier.
-'''17 May 2009''', v1 beta
+'''v1 beta 2009/05/17'''
-* Initial Release
+* Initial Release.
-== Thanks ==
+==Credits==
 *Thanks to André Michelle for the [http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix inspiration].
 *Thanks to the folks in #GRRLIB for GRRLIB.
@@ Line 132: / Line 79: @@
 ==External links==
-* Official Website - http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix
+* WiiBrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Harmonium
-* Wiibrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Harmonium