Nintendo's DS Lite doubles as MIDI sequencer (again)

Nintendo's DS Lite tends to find itself intertwined in obscure MIDI projects fairly often, so it's no shock to see yet another enterprise linking the handheld to some fairly swank beats. By utilizing a homegrown DS MIDI apparatus along with dStep software, the DS Lite is able to transform into quite the potent little step sequencer. Of course, anything musically-related digests easier with video, so jump on past the break for a lengthy demonstration (and peep the read link if you're eager to replicate).

[Via MAKE]

[FTY @ Apr 14th 2008 9:39PM]

Does this work only on DS lite?

[iofthestorm @ Apr 14th 2008 10:49PM]

Anything that works on DS Lite should work on the DS, unless it requires some sort of expansion pack or something for the GBA slot which is smaller to fir the DS Lite.

[alfatreze @ Apr 15th 2008 6:11AM]

It does work and any DS, since hardware function wise they are the same, but...

You need to run the program from a Slot2(gba) homebrew cart, since it uses the slot1(nds) for a modified rom cart to do the midi connections.

You can hack a standard DS rom card for this, and probably, although I'm not sure, you can use natrium's dSerial cart for this.

dSerial:
http://www.natrium42.com/

[Bobs @ Apr 14th 2008 9:46PM]

The DS really has some awesome homebrew, and the MIDI stuff is pretty fun to toy around with.

[Kurian @ Apr 14th 2008 10:30PM]

Thats all the little shit is good for. The graphics suck and its pathetically underpowered.

[Aguiluz @ Apr 14th 2008 10:49PM]

Not really. For it's being underpowered, it's actually good.

Why? Have you seen a PSP being used for music composing? No.

Have you seen a PSP having real rumble? No.

Have you seen a PSP exceed the battery life of a DS? No.

Just because that the good portion of the DS games have no blood or violence (which I expect on mature gamers anyway) does not mean that it sucks.

DS, yes, it is underpowered, but its enough for it's intended purpose.

[Aguiluz @ Apr 14th 2008 10:51PM]

And... Warioware rocks.

[gabe @ Apr 14th 2008 11:30PM]

I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT!

I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT!

[craig#2 @ Apr 14th 2008 11:54PM]

You said it, brother.

[alfatreze @ Apr 15th 2008 6:03AM]

Someone needs to play a little more attention while writing articles. The software being used is dStep by Jed, and not the dStar Sequencer project by collin meyer. (Make had the link wrong aswell).

Here's the original article by CreateDigitalMusic:
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/04/11/nintendo-ds-as-hardware-step-sequencer/

Dstep:
http://www.soundpunk.com/index.php?topic=1340.0

Dstar:
http://www.collinmeyermusic.com/dev/index.htm

If only korg and Tomi would take a note from these and add midi support to their DS-10
Synth

Enjoy

[telepheedian @ Apr 15th 2008 6:50AM]

Bad product, you fail.