0xtob’s coding blog

After exactly six months and one day, here’s the new NitroTracker v0.3 featuring DSMIDIWifi integration, several interface improvements and better device support.

So now you can control all kinds of MIDI synths with NitroTracker. Also you can use any MIDI sequencer to play your loaded or recorded samples on the DS.

It’s now been about a year since I started this project - even a bit longer if you count in the work on the Sampling Keyboard, and it’s been an awful lot of fun. Sure, the DS can be a real beast when it comes to bugs, but it never ceases to amaze me what a cool gadget it actually is. And with the DS Lite, you can even show your homebrew stuff to normal people without getting these get-this-thing-away-from-me-you-hopeless-nerd sort of looks :-)

Here’s a little treat for you: An interface mock-up I drew in GIMP about a year ago before I had even started the project:

If you look closely, you’ll see it’s still missing an important feature :-) But hey, it’s still a long way to v1.0.

Thanks to everyone who has helped to improve the program so far by ideas, suggestions, bug reports, etc. I’m counting on your ongoing support :-)

Tob