Free Music Software: Hotelsinus Sound Design has released version 0.23 of TonesynthDS, a free software synth for the Nintendo DS. TonesynthDS combines matrix sequencing with a simple synthesizer.

Features:

• 16×16 pattern editor (16 accord, 16 tone (the scale is selectable), first line is always the C3).
• 16 different pattern stock.
• Different volume setting possibility for each accord (in the second editor mode).
• Adjustable tempo.
• Possibility to play a pattern looped with the default sound samples or with generated sound samples.
• With the button X you can clear a pattern (and set the volumes of that pattern to maximum).
• Sound sample generator. You can listen a test sound with ADSHR, play a continuous test sound without adshr (but you can set the parameters on the fly) or generate the full stock, that will be used by the pattern player. The system is fully usable while you play or generate samples. Although the playing of the pattern will be paused during the generation.
• For the generation there are two oscilloscopes. Both can generate sinus, saw, rectangle and organ. The frequency of the second oscilloscope can be set relative to the frequency of the first oscilloscope with a slider under that except for the ‘am’ mixing type where you can set the absolute frequency between 0 and 20 hertz.
• 3 mixing types: Amplitude modulation, ring modulation (the difference is in the base frequency of the second oscilloscope) and cross modulation. For the last one you can set the cross fade factor with the slider under the first oscilloscope.
• Low pass filter with resonance.
• ADSHR for the generated samples. The length of the samples are limited to 2 seconds.

via Steelberryclones

Sunday Synth Jam: jetdaisuke create Express #471 using the Korg DS-10 software synthesizer.

via jetdaisuke:

This is the song for travelers on railways.

One day, I took a short trip. I got on the Shinkansen express TANIGAWA #471.

In the train, I composed and played a new song with my NDS (KORG DS-10).

Denj Sano’s keynote speech introducing the new product KORG DS-10 Plus.

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The Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke DS is a real time synthesizer for the Nintendo DS system.

Description:

The new system allows for keyboard style play by pressing “X” to bring up the 2 Octave Xylophone or classic Music Tech mode by using the directional pad to control the sounds in the same way as the Music Tech Game Boy and Pro Performer Game Boy Advance.

Loads of new combinations are possible as you can now combine interval settings with time based effects as well as using the noise channel instead of tone and the easy change between menus allow for quick change during performance.

All sounds are produced via the on board sound chip and no samples or sample manipulation is used, this is a real time chip tune synth for the DS.

Pixelh8 plans to release Music Tech Master Stroked DS for free and a iPhone and Android versions are planned.

RanKirlian demonstrates some cross-platform ambient fun, with Nintendo DS, Kaoss Pad 3 and a custom Doepfer cabinet.

Patch details:

Nintendo plays Electroplankton Lumiloop over the XP filter module, while a Doepfer oscillator does first a drone and later a sort sequence through the Xtreme filter. The result gets some delay with kaoss pad 3 and then is recorded to minidisc.

Little Scale demos Ableton Live synced to the Korg DS-10 running on the Nintendo DS Lite.

Details here.

This is a demo of DSSpeech Speech Synthesizer – a homebrew DS app that lets you type in anything you want and your DS will say it.

Download link (.zip)

CDM reports that Open Sound Control (OSC), a protocol for communication between music devices over modern networks, has been ported to the Nintendo DS. 

This opens up possibilities for using the Nintendo DS to control music software and for other devices to control music software running on the DS.  

You can find out the details at the DSMI site.

jetdaisuke apparently has loads of cash, because he’s always demoing new toys. Here, he demos a series of increasingly tiny small synthesizers.

What’s next after the iPhone synthesizer?

A demo of the Korg DS-10 Synth using four units.

XSEEDgames has several more Korg DS-10 demos at YouTube.

Description:

cellsDS is six sequencers in one, with each sequencer being controlled by a user definable Lua script. It is the peculiar anti-social stepchild of the Tenori-On and Monome.

Features include:

• Dead simple user interface.
• Ability to create your own unique sequencer rules using the Lua programming language. CellsDS comes with a developer’s guide and example scripts to get you started.
• 175 sounds are included. With a little work, you can add your own sounds.
• Ability to customize the scale. (Microtonal nerds will be pleased.)
• Coming soon… Wifi-Midi support.

There are some limitations to the Lua scripts that you can write due to performance issues. Please refer to the Developer’s Guide (included in the distribution) for more details.

In short, cellsDS sequencers need to perform briskly – which might rule out things such as doing expensive cellular-automaton calculations.

Download page

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William H of InsideSynthesis does a great video review of the new Korg DS-10 synthesizer/sequencer for the Nintendo DS.

Nintendo DS & KORG synthesizer

Description:

cubiczech having some fun with Nintendo DS & Korg synthesizer.

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Features:

• Professional-grade music tool software for the Nintendo DS
• Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulator, -part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
• Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer, Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
• Three different note-entry modes: Touch Screen control, keyboard screen, and matrix screen
• Real-time sound control mode via Touch Screen control,Exchange sounds and songs and play with up to eight units simultaneously through a wireless communications link

It’s an impressive little synth, recreating thousands of dollars of hardware in virtual form. Here’s shot of the Korg DS-10 in action:

DS Lite Orchestra – Cicadas – performed on the Korg DS-10.

Korg DS-10 synthesizer for Nintendo DS

via Jed05:

Korg DS-10 was just released in Japan, and is a Korg synthesizer emulator for Nintendo DS. It is entirely in English, not that there is a lot to read.

Pretty cool application!

“Do you think this is just yet another toy synth?” asks Denkitribe. “I don’t think so. This is a very serious virtual analog synth.”

Looks pretty cool from the demo.

Remain Calm

1. bliptracker – a drum machine & sequencer
2. dsmcu – MCU-compatible mix controller
3. Protein[DS] – sample looper, scratcher, glitcher
4. nitrotracker
5. kaosDS – converts touchscreen data into midi over wifi
6. sampling keyboard
7. dstep v2 – a visual sequencer
8. glitchDS – a cellular automation sequencer
9. repeaterDS – stuttering sample player
10. midipad – a DS Kaoss pad clone
11. toypiano – a sampled piano
12. dstar – MIDI sequencer
13. monome ds – an open-source Monome emulation
14. soundcells – cool looking virtual synthesizer
15. ukulele – a virtual ukulele
16. dssynth – an open source DS synth
17. MIDI Jammer – a graphical MIDI tool
18. AXE – move the stylus around on the touch screen to create simplistic music
19. pulse dsi – a MIDI synth
20. drummers v2
21. FUDI Kaos DS
22. knobs and sliders
23. drum me – virtual drum kit
24. strum me – a virtual guitar

Check out the Remain Calm site for screenshots and more info.

If you’ve tried these or other DS music apps, let me know what you think in the comments.

This episode of the 1Up show – an online video game show – features a look at the new Korg DS-10 synthesizer, which runs on the Nintendo DS platform.

GlitchDS is a free cellular automaton music sequencer for the Nintendo DS that could be great for creating IDM and Glitch style loops.

Features include:

• Customizable Cellular Automaton sequencer
• Create your own “trigger points”
• Load in your own sounds
• Save and load your work
• BPM settings, or “strum mode” for controlling tempo
• Up to 6 sounds can be loaded at once
• Each sound has its own 32 step frequency modulation sequencer
• Global Distortion setting