Sunday, January 7, 2007
NitroTracker now first wireless MIDI sequencer of the universe
0xtob has released the new 0.3 version of his Nintendo DS NitroTracker, now with full bidirectional DSMIDIWifi functionality! w00t! The wait for my DS launcher card becomes longer every second now…
Basically, NitroTracker will now act as a wireless sequencer for any software (or computer-connected hardware) instrument. I believe this is a first. It’s not the wheel, but the first wireless MIDI sequencer software evar (though you can use M-Audio’s MidAir technology similarly).
Vice versa, NitroTracker now plays back samples via incoming MIDI note messages. I can’t think of a sensible application for that feature right now, but surely the crazy people on the interwebs will put it to good use.
I’m sure there are legal reasons to consider, but I really can imagine that you could sell a bundled DS launcher card pre-loaded with this and other software some time in the future, say NAMM/Musikmesse 2008. Running homebrew and all that diy fumbling can be a little to arcane to some musicians and I guess there always is a target group that just wants a boxed product.
