Any good music tools for the DS?

Dizzy · 09-21-2010, 09:29 PM

I have a retro keyboard DSiWare what's name I can't remember, which is OK, but I prefer trackers and the like. Then I also have the WarioWario D.I.Y. record creator, but it's more of a just-for-kicks tool, like the Mario Paint Composer.

What I want is a fairly fleshed-out tracker-esque tool for creating music. Preferably with some sort of 8-bit instrumentation, though that's optional. And anyway, I'm hoping someone can point me to something good.

The only one coming to mind right now is Korg DS-10, but I don't know anything about it.

EDIT: Tracker wasn't actually the word I was thinking of. I just meant a music sequencer, like FL Studio and such. It doesn't necessarily have to be a tracker.

Jere · 09-22-2010, 12:37 AM

DS-10 is decent' though you can't export songs to the computer though, othervise i think it is worth a try

Dizzy · 09-22-2010, 02:35 PM

^Well, I can record things from my DS (or anything with a headphone jack, for that matter) via a cable, so that's not an issue.

And I took a look at some videos of people using it. It's actually very similar to FL Studio. I'm considering it.

Another thing I saw was NitroTracker, which looked pretty good, but it's homebrew, and I don't have anything for DS modding.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-23-2010, 07:25 AM

The DS-10 is cool, but very lofi. Anything else, you're probably looking at homebrew. You don't want a tracker at all. Those are almost entirely for looping/sampling.

Dizzy · 09-27-2010, 04:45 PM

Well, I got DS-10+.

I'm still figuring out how it works. It's a tad confusing.

Thanks for the help, guys.

09-21-2010, 09:29 PM	#1
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Any good music tools for the DS? I have a retro keyboard DSiWare what's name I can't remember, which is OK, but I prefer trackers and the like. Then I also have the WarioWario D.I.Y. record creator, but it's more of a just-for-kicks tool, like the Mario Paint Composer. What I want is a fairly fleshed-out tracker-esque tool for creating music. Preferably with some sort of 8-bit instrumentation, though that's optional. And anyway, I'm hoping someone can point me to something good. The only one coming to mind right now is Korg DS-10, but I don't know anything about it. EDIT: Tracker wasn't actually the word I was thinking of. I just meant a music sequencer, like FL Studio and such. It doesn't necessarily have to be a tracker. Last edited by Dizzy; 09-21-2010 at 09:49 PM.

09-22-2010, 12:37 AM	#2
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	DS-10 is decent' though you can't export songs to the computer though, othervise i think it is worth a try

09-22-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	^Well, I can record things from my DS (or anything with a headphone jack, for that matter) via a cable, so that's not an issue. And I took a look at some videos of people using it. It's actually very similar to FL Studio. I'm considering it. Another thing I saw was NitroTracker, which looked pretty good, but it's homebrew, and I don't have anything for DS modding.

09-23-2010, 07:25 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The DS-10 is cool, but very lofi. Anything else, you're probably looking at homebrew. You don't want a tracker at all. Those are almost entirely for looping/sampling.

09-27-2010, 04:45 PM	#5
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Well, I got DS-10+. I'm still figuring out how it works. It's a tad confusing. Thanks for the help, guys.