ChipNomad

ChipNomad is a chiptune tracker for handheld consoles such as the Anbernic RG35xx. It's inspired by LSDJ and M8 tracker, which are both very well established. This is update v0.0.2a which is the second Alpha version of ChipNomad - which supports the following platforms: PortMaster, pre-2024 RG35xx with GarlicOS, Windows (x86-64), macOS (Apple Silicon).

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Read our extensive Guide to Trackers here: https://sonicstate.com/news/2022/02/01/the-guide-to-trackers/

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ChipNomad v0.0.2a Latest
This is the second alpha version of ChipNomad.

To install ChipNomad on devices supported by PortMaster, put the zip file to auto install folder

macOS version is built only for Apple Silicon and not signed, so you will need to bypass macOS security checks. ChipNomad requires SDL2. You can install it with Homebrew: brew install sdl2

Anbernic RG35xx version works only on pre-2024 console with GarlicOS 1. To install, find APPS in the ROMs folder on the SD card and extract .zip file there to a new folder for ChipNomad.

• Changes since v0.0.1a
• Platform: PortMaster build
• Project settings screen
• AY/YM chip settings
• Project save/load
• Pitch table save/load
• ARP and ARC effects for arpeggio (by laamaa)
• FIX: Random crash on app startup because of audio callback race condition (by Alexander Kovalenko)
• FIX: Random loss of instrument and volume values in Phrase editor
• FIX: App crash when deleting a chain or a phrase under playhead during playback
• FIX: Instruments of NONE type now don't output any sound
• FIX: PVB started from the lowest pitch offset instead of zero

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