Furious Advance Tracker GBA

Furious Advance Tracker
General
Author	Cyril Brouillard
Type	Music Apps
Version	1.3.0-RC1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2017/05/20
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Furious Advance Tracker, also known as FAT, is a Gameboy Advance tracker coded with C language.

The aim of FAT is to provide a simple tool to compose chiptune tracks on your GBA. You can freely download the ROM file in order to test it with an emulator or, better, with your real Gameboy Advance.

Features

• Switch between features with the FAT popup.
• Live screen. Project management screen, song screen, the sequencer, etc.
• Save tracks on your GBA.
• Smartphone compatible (with emulator).
• Documentation (French and English).

Installation

Furious Advance Tracker can be used your computer or smarphone with a GameboyAdvance emulator (such as VisualBoyAdvance). Although an emulated sound can never be equal to the real one. To execute FAT on a real GBA, you’ll need:

• A true GBA or a Gameboy Micro.
• An EZ-Flash, SuperCardToSD, or other cartridge.

Version differences:

• FAT_v1.3.0.gba / FAT_v1.3.0-RC1.gba - "classic" rom, with kit.
• FAT_v1.3.0-RC1_default.gba - "empty" rom, without kit.
• FAT_v1.3.0-RC1_buildable.gba - "build" rom, you can add kit.

Controls

Switch popup

Select - (Hold) Display the popup, Validate the screen change order

Left/Right - Move the cursor

SONG screen

Select - Show the switch popup

Start - Start/stop song playback from the sequencer

R+L - Show help screen

L+Up/Down - Move the cursor to top/botom

R+Up/Down Move the cursor to one page up/down

A - Write last known sequence’s number on the spot designated by cursor (default is ”00”)

A+D-Pad - Modify value

L+A - Find a new available number and set the value on spot

R+A -Not used

B (if not empty spot) - Cut sequence

B (if empty spot) - Paste sequence

L+B (if empty spot) - Paste sequence but changing number

L+B (if not empty spot) - Change number of sequence while copying its content

BLOCKS screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

Start - Start/stop blocks playback from currently edited sequence

L+Up/Down - Move the cursor to top/bottom

A - Write last known block’s number on the spot designated by cursor (default is ”00”)

A+D-Pad - Modify value

L+A - Find a new available number and set the value on spot

B (if not empty spot) - Cut block

B (if empty spot) - Paste block

L+B (if not empty spot) - Change number of block while copying its content

L+B (if empty spot) - Paste block but changing number

R+Right/Left - Change the currently edited sequence number

NOTES screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

Start - Start/stop notes playback

L+Up/Down - Move the cursor to top/bottom

A - Write a new note (default is ”C 3”)

A+Up/Down (Note column) - Change note’s octave under the cursor

A+LEFT/RIGHT (Note column) - Change note’s tonality under the cursor

A+DIRECTION (Instrument column) - Change the instrument number affected to note

A+DIRECTION (CMD column) - Change command value

L+A (Instrument column) - Find a new free instrument number and set it to spot

R+LEFT/RIGHT Change the currently edited block’s number

B (if not empty spot) - Cut note

B (if empty spot) - Paste note

INSTRUMENT screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

Start - Start/stop blocks playback from currently edited block

B - Play note in simulator

B+D-Pad - Change simulator’s value

A+D-Pad - Modify value

R+Left/Right - Change currently edited instrument’s number

L+Left/Right - Change instrument’s type

PULSE instrument

A+Left/Right - Change custom wave number

A+Up/Down - Cancel customization on the instrument (reset to ’X’)

CUSTOM WAVE screen

Select - Show the switch popup

A+D-Pad - Change the value under cursor

R+A+D-Pad - Change all values

Start - Start/stop song playback from the sequencer

B - Play simulator note

B+D-Pad - Change simulator note

PROJECT screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

A+D-Pad - Change value

Start - Start/stop song playback from the sequencer

FILESYSTEM screen

SAVE mode:

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

A - Save data into selected slo

LOAD mode:

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

A - Load data from selected slot

LIVE screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

Start - Stop/Start under cursor’s channel playback

R+Start - Stop/Start all channels playback

R+Down - Switch to screen’s configuration part (volume change, tsp, tempo and mode)

R+Up Switch to screen’s sequencer part

A+D-Pad (in configuration part) - Change value under cursor

A+L+D-Pad (in configuration part) - Change value for all channel at the same time

COMPOSER screen

Select - Show the switch popup

R+L - Show the help screen

Start - Change composer mode (UNLOCKED/LOCKED)

Keys - (LOCKED) Play assigned note

A+D-Pad - (UNLOCKED) Change value

Screenshots

External links

• Official website - http://furiousadvancetracker.com/ (archived)
• GitHub - https://github.com/cbrouillard/furiousadvancetracker