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| General | |
| Author | Bad Diode |
| Type | Music Apps |
| Version | 1.7 |
| License | MIT License |
| Last Updated | 2023/08/04 |
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Stepper is a powerful 16-step sequencer designed for Game Boy Advance (GBA) and 3DS.
It features an intuitive workflow inspired by Elektron instruments with per-trigger parametrization that allows access to the 4 DMG sound channels in the console (2 square waves channels, 1 custom wave channel and 1 noise channel). Supports 4 banks of 8 patterns that can be queued for live performance.
Controls
D-Pad - Move the cursor
Start - Start/Stop the sequence
Select - Quick saving the current bank, Copy pasting, Adjusting notes by octaves, Adjusting bpm by multiples of 10
B - Toggle channels/triggers and play/pause/stop, switches banks and patterns.
A - Hold it to adjust trigger parameters.
L/R - Change trigger notes/parameter values/BPM
Screenshots
Media
STEPPER tutorial - how to use the Game Boy Advance 16-step sequencer (Joe Bleeps)
STEPPER v1.4 is out! A 16-step sequencer for the Game Boy Advance (Bad Diode)
STEPPER v1.4 // 3DS + PO-20 audio sync (Bad Diode)
Changelog
v1.6
- UI Improvements:
- New fixed grid (5x2) parameter adjustment UI.
- Add prob/conditional triggers (% based or 1:2, etc.).
- Add panning support.
- Change cursor drawing for new parameter pages.
- Change cursor behavior for new parameter pages.
- Display param values on the notification bar when editing parameters.
- Change ch3 to only color the waveform that is selected depending on the mode/voice.
- Grey out colors when foreground is also grey (global channel parameters).
- Bigger indicator for currently playing pattern in the chain.
- Thick line cursor is now the default one.
- Quality of life improvements:
- Wave channel is simplified and now has a selection of different waves and wave variants.
- Wave channel now stops playback if it encounters an "off" trig.
- Make the channel parameters initialize to default.
- Each bank now stores its own pattern chain.
- Store pattern chains on the SRAM.
- Banks can be now switched live without playback stopping.
- New features:
- Per trig probability/conditional playing.
- Panning support.