Sound Cells

	Sound Cells
	File:Soundcellds.png
General
Author(s)	Patryk
Type	Music Application
Version	1.0
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:Soundcells1ds.zip Download]
	Website

User guide

SoundCells was designed to be played with the user holding the DS with its screen facing outwards.

Note Layout

In its normal mode, SoundCells presents two octaves-full of "natural" notes to the user.

Tone

There are only a limited number of tones, and they eventually loop.

Recording

SoundCells only permits playing one live note at a time. It has 3 recordable "tracks". Record an accompaniment, and then jam along with it!

Technique

One technique is to slide the point of contact up and down between octaves to obtain a kind of "mandolin" sound. It is also particularly good for trills.

Additional mode

Bagpipe mode: start a drone sound like you'd get on a bagpipe.

Double-your-octaves mode: subdivide each octave row into two more octaves.

Controls

Stylus or guitar pick - play

R+note - access Sharps

Up/Down - change tone

L - activate Bagpipe mode

Select - activate Double-your-octaves mode

Y - record tracks (as ABX)

A/B/X - play recorded track

Hint: It is possible to play back several recorded tracks at once by holding several track buttons down. But you can only record to one track at a time.

Media

Credits

Thanks to:

HyperHacker for his clear post explaining how to use sound generators (http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=11523).

The DSDev folks for the libraries.