Megus

@megus.org

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Music producer and demoscener from 🇨🇦 Vancouver. I love retro computers and game consoles. https://megus.org

Photo of a handheld console with ChipNomad tracker running
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A photo of my working place with an Android tablet in the front with ChipNomad running on it.
*PLATFORM*: Linux x86_64 package for Linux desktops and Steam Deck - Vortex Tracker 2 tracks (.vt2) import (by Pator) - Gamepad support for desktop builds - Support QWERTZ and QWERTY keyboard layouts for desktop builds (by koppi) - Support for 2x and 3x AY/YM chips - Linear pitch option (pitch tables are defined in cents) - SNG FX to jump between song positions - HOP FX now supports conditional loops both in Tables and Phrases - ARP should work with octaves of any size, not just 12 notes - *BREAKING CHANGE*: PIT now sets offset in semitones. New FIN command sets fine pitch offset - Schematic waveform display - Mute/solo tracks (B + Select/Start on Song screen. Release B first to keep mute/solo) - Clean up of unused instruments, unused/duplicate phrases and chains - Chain and Phrase screens show asterisk next to chain/phrase number if it's used elsewhere in the song - B+A on an empty cell at the Song screen now moves the whole column up (same as in LSDJ and M8) - Project and Instrument save functions now check for empty filename before saving - AY/YM emulator filter quality setting (lower quality - lower CPU load) - Looping cursor in the file browser - Color theme edit, load, and save - *FIX*: Chip settings were not initialized when loading a project - *FIX*: UI was monochrome in RG35xx build - *FIX*: All saved values are correctly reset on loading or creating a new project now - *FIX*: Multi edit bug on FX columns in phrases and tables - *FIX*: Project title is lost when you load a project with an empty author - *FIX*: Chain deep clone created one more copy of a chain
A cover image for Uplink album by Megus. It features a stylized M8 tracker
Photo of a Tokyo Skytree tower in the evening
- ADSR volume envelope for AY instruments - Tables logic - Zero values in groove let you skip phrase rows which can be used for time signatures different from 4/4 - Common FX: TIC, TBX, THO, HOP (tables only), PBN, PIT, TBL, OFF, KIL, DEL, RET, PSL, PVB, GRV, GGR - AY-specific FX: AYM, NOI, NOA, ERT, ENT, EPT, EPL, EPH, EBN, ESL, EVB - FX hints at Phrase and Table screens
- Main editing functionality of the Phrase screen (except FX) - Phrase data save/load - Basic playback functionality - Convenient navigation between tracks, chains, and phrases (B + D-Pad)
- Updated tracker features doc with the finalized approach to instruments and tables. - Implemented common navigation and editing functionality for spreadsheet-like screens (Song, Chain, Phrase, Table). - Main editing functionality of the Song and Chain screens. - Auto-save current project on exit and auto-load it on launch. - Pitch table generator for AY/YM chips. - It is now possible to use scales different from 12TET with custom note names.
April 6, 2025 - Built core audio and graphics libraries - Architecture now allows to port ChipNomad to any platform that can display 40x20 characters in color, play stereo 16-bit audio, and has at least 8 buttons. - Wrote the first draft of tracker features - Implemented navigation between tracker screens - Started implementing Song screen
A floppy disk box lying on the walkway