NitrousTracker DS

NitrousTracker
NitrousTracker
General
Author	asiekierka
Type	Music Apps
Version	0.4.11
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2024/11/04
Links
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NitrousTracker is a fork of NitroTracker, a FastTracker II style tracker for the Nintendo DS originally created by 0xtob.

It is a versatile tool for creating music - everywhere! It supports the popular XM file format that is used by many PC trackers and that can be played on many PC audio players such as Winamp or XMMS.

Installation

Copy NitrousTracker and some music and samples to any folder of your memory card and start tracking.

Compaitbility

Full DSi/3DS support (in DSi mode).

Changelog

0.4.11 2024/11/04

New features:
- DSMIDI support for NRIO/DS Linker Writer Slot-2 USB cartridges
  - This allows using a special cartridge with a mini-USB port to connect your DS to a PC as a MIDI device.
  - More information available here.
Improvements:
- updated BlocksDS toolchain to 1.6.2
- the about screen now lists the version and the Git commit hash of the build

0.4.10 2024/07/29

New features:

Support for Bxx XM command (exelotl).
Support for EEx XM command (exelotl).

Improvements:

Updated BlocksDS toolchain to 1.3.0.

Fixes:

[#112] fixed freeze on recording long samples.
Fixed XM pattern decoding bug leading to missing notes (exelotl).

0.4.9 2024/04/26

New features:

env sustain playback + configuration (LeviathaninWaves).
Player now supports more pattern effects (LeviathaninWaves).

Improvements:

NitrousTracker now uses a distinct logo.
Updated BlocksDS toolchain.

Fixes:

Fixed about message box width.
Fixed crash if paths were set without trailing slashes in config file.
Fixed combined loop and lock not working correctly.
Fixed panning being incorrectly set (exelotl).
Fixed sample panning slider (exelotl).
Fixed saving of sample panning information (exelotl).

0.4.8 2024/11/28

Improvements:

Updated BlocksDS toolchain.

0.4.7 2023/11/27

Improvements:

Updated BlocksDS toolchain.

Fixes:

Fixed microphone recording length.

0.4.6 2023/11/10

New features:

Holding "clr" while playing music will now continue clearing notes.

Improvements:

fFster file I/O operations.
Updated BlocksDS toolchain.

Fixes:

Fixed ".." appearing in root directory.
Fixed pattern lock and loop being enabled at the same time.

0.4.5 2023/04/08

New features:

nowifi build: ~100K more free RAM, but no dsmidiwifi support.
Scroll lock: loop pattern + detach cursor from song playback.
- The old "loop ptn" option has been moved to the pattern/song tab.

Improvements:

General layout adjustments
Shaved ~10K more from the filesize/starting RAM usage.
The "sel" button can now be used to clear a selectiont.

Fixes:

Fixed sample tune value not displaying correctly for values below -99.
Fixed some directories being above ".." in file selector.
General minor visual glitch fixes.

0.4.4-unofficial 2023/04/08

New features:

"Lock" option in pattern/song tab.
- Allows queueing patterns to be played without immediately jumping to them.
New directory creation button in file manager.
Mono/Stereo output override in the options tab.

Improvements:

Sample highlight visual now darkens the sample area.
Adjusted the pattern/song tab's button layout.

Fixes:

Fixed visual glitch upon a failed file save.
Fixed visual glitches when font goes outside a list box.
Further fixes to saving files in subdirectories.
Provided missing license files.

0.4.3-unofficial 2023/04/07

Improvements:

Migrated to the BlocksDS toolchain.
- The most visible difference is about ~140KB more free RAM on start.
Minor optimizations.
Support renaming longer filenames.

Fixes:

Fixed crash related to song renaming.
Fixed loading 8-bit stereo .WAV files.
Fixed minor memory leak when loading .WAV files.
Fixed race condition causing some sample files to not be previewable.

0.4.2-beta 2023/02/19

New features:

In-tracker file deletion support (#5).

Improvements:

Further filesize reduction.
Further improvements to file selector.

Fixes:

Fixed file selector crashing when tapping ".." on the root directory.
Updated to devkitARM r59, libnds 1.8.2.

0.4.1-beta 2020/07/09

New features:

Full DSi/3DS support:
- Improved CPU/RAM specifications.
- Support for built-in SD card reader.
- Support for built-in microphone (with 16-bit samples).
Undo/Redo buffer:
- Use undo and redo buttons in the UI to prevent mistakes.
- Currently limited to pattern operations (no order table/sample/instrument).
Untested DS Easy Piano peripheral support.
It is now possible to exit NitroTracker by tapping on the logo and selecting "exit" -> "yes".

Improvements:

Pattern viewer:
- New, more readable 3x5 font.
- Slight tweak to font colors for better readability.
- Selections are now visible behind current row highlight.
Pattern editing:
- ins/del/clr/--/vol now operate on selections in addition to single cells.
Piano:
- Added the ability to slide your stylus on the keyboard (@reinvdwoerd).
"Stop" immediately jumps back to top of pattern (@reinvdwoerd).
NitroTracker now starts in the directory it's launched from.
The "disk" tab is now only shown if a filesystem has been detected.
The memory indicator is now dynamically updated as a .XM/.WAV file is being loaded.
The config is now saved explicitly as opposed to automatically, to reduce SD card wear and improve UI performance.
Major performance improvements to tobkit (widget drawing library).
Minor performance improvements in other areas.
Minor visual tweaks.
Better mechanisms for checking free RAM.

Fixes:

Settings now work even without a filesystem (@0xtob).
Fixed file browser crashing after deleting a folder (@0xtob).
Slight improvements to executable size.
Fixed many memory leaks (including fixes by @fincs).
Updated to devkitARM r54, libnds 1.8.0.

NitroTracker-unofficial 2020/07/05

Additions:

Full DSi mode support (including SD/MMC and microphone).
New, more readable 3x5 font (for the pattern view).
Soft reset support (hold START+SELECT).
Untested DS Easy Piano support.
Pressing "Stop" immediately jumps back to top. (reinvdwoerd)
Dragging the pen across the piano now works. (inspired by reinvdwoerd)

Bugfixes:

Performance improvements to GUI drawing (some through fincs's fork).
Fixed certain memory leaks in NTXM and NitroTracker (some through fincs's fork).
Many edge case string handling fixes (some through fincs's fork).

Credits

Big thanks to 0xtob for the work on NitroTracker and for making it available under a free software license.

I'd also like to thank reinvdwoerd for their original work and ideas regarding improving NitroTracker, started shortly prior to my own work.

AntonioND's BlocksDS toolchain has allowed incorporating many long put off backend improvements. It builds on the work of many giants, including the dozens of contributors to devkitPro-maintained libraries comprising the devkitARM toolchain, who should also be thanked and acknowledged.

0xtob originally thanked:

NitroTracker beta testers: alienspurm, andars, atomtwist, Biiaru, chrislody, grobsen, Ignatzthemouse, infradead, Jono-60, license, lotlemmwax, nitro2k01, nonfinite, parkstenator, reSet, Shagbat, silent_code, spielor, totoee, Vengeful Parasite, willgripp.
joat, dovoto and WinterMute for libnds and devkitPro.
chishm for the universal FAT library.
sgstair for the incredible wifi lib.
Headspin for the great on-screen typewriter design.
doublec for his ds development tutorials that got me started with DS coding.
Martin Korth for the incredible gbatek reference and the no$gba emulator.
My friends in #dsdev for patiently answering my questions.
starpause for providing the samples used in the tutorial.
Michael Krause for the open source SoundTracker, that was a great help with the XM format.
Last but not least: Vogue and Mr.H of Triton for Fasttracker II, the tracker that NitroTracker was designed after.

External links

GitHub - https://github.com/asiekierka/nitrotracker/
The Mod Archive - https://modarchive.org/forums/index.php?topic=4510.0