89 Responses to “ds music apps”

1. ethan Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

   I can’t find the official link, but this “DS Drum Machine” (TR-909) looks promising…

   http://dl.qj.net/index.php?pg=12&fid=5368

2. ethan Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

   Great page! Keep up the good work! 😀

3. remaincalm.org Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

   the tr-909 looked great, but disappeared a LONG time ago. doesn’t run on any modern flash cards, either. bliptracker does a lot of what that one does, though.

4. ethan Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

   OH! You MADE bliptracker! lol Silly me… I’ll have to check that out! I love how music can be made “on the go” with the ds! Drum machines and trackers in our pockets…two decades ago this would have blown people’s minds… tracking in DOS and all…

5. remaincalm.org Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

   yep. i still like the korg ds-10 one the best though. every now and then i still miss my train station because of it.

   when i get a chance, i’ll be adding a few more to this, notably groovestep, which is definitely worth checking out as well: http://www.groovestep.com/

6. ethan Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

   well i should probably get to bed… but see if these are any good…

   http://www.groovestep.com/
   (sequencer of sorts?)

7. ethan Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm

   heh! Groovestep was on my mind as well…

8. remaincalm.org Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 7:02 am

   k, updated with a couple i’d left out. please let me know if there are any others!

9. no one really cares what my name is. Says:
   February 8th, 2009 at 8:22 am

   Awesome!!! I’ve been looking for a list like this!!! I tried nitrotracker, but no sound comes out, any ideas?

10. remaincalm.org Says:
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    nitrotracker needs to have WAV samples loaded or it doesn’t do anything. chuck a couple of smaller drum samples on there and go nuts, it’s an excellent app.

11. some guy Says:
    April 11th, 2009 at 10:11 am

    coooooooooooool!!!!!!! drum kit!!!!!!! thanx 🙂

12. remaincalm.org Says:
    April 21st, 2009 at 9:59 am

    this Seno thing looks pretty cool…

13. ChabrellIgan Says:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    God dag! Kan jag ladda ner en bild fran din blogg. Av sak med hanvisning till din webbplats!

14. Peetr S Says:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Pixelh8 has released his apps as freeware. Be aware they need a GBA cart to run though.

    Music Tech Pro Performer

    http://pixelh8.co.uk/software/

    Going to pick up a slot 2 device soon and give this a go.

15. Zack Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am

    Shit, thanks! I’ve been wanting these!

16. trix Says:
    July 16th, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    hey…umm..i have a DSi….can i use these apps with the sd card ….??

    help please (btw..i dont have an r4)

17. a128 Says:
    August 8th, 2009 at 4:54 am

    Seno DS has new screenshots and new features

    check here

    http://a128.blogspot.com/2009/08/seno-ds-new-ui-new-sequencer-nds-2009.html

    I will post a video soon…a release candidate will posted in a few weeks.

18. ShadowCat Says:
    August 11th, 2009 at 7:25 am

    Nice collection. But isn’t there a little program where you can create sheet music on a DS, and listen to it ? And save it ? Like, when you travel for 2 hours in a train, have an idea for a nice tune, create and save it, and continue working on it when you’re home ?

19. a128 Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 1:58 am

    Seno DS new home is

    http://a128.wordpress.com

20. Fanta Says:
    October 7th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGF-uhrtT98

21. Fanta Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He1hpVJyCqI

22. Granit Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Thanks for a great list!

    Dont know if you still update this page, but here is two new adds for you;

    – Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke DS

    http://pixelh8.co.uk/

    Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juz6OHpYGBk

    – TonesynthDS

    http://ndscomposer.blogspot.com/

    Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mdchh4GWcw

    Peace!

23. andrea Says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 12:07 am

    Here another one:
    http://drummer.alsoplantsfly.com

24. Iola Huelse Says:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    definitely looking forward to seeing what you have planned next. Any news on what you’re working on?

25. ~Its Mickle Says:
    March 8th, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    Hi, Have been using these programs for a while, haven’t yet seen a way of generating and dumping a midi file? For example a very basic set of samples could be stored with the nds file, enough to work with whilst on the move, allowing you to make a beat and dump the midi file when you get back to the workstation.. Any idea’s on this topic? Thanks in advance. Ps Good work on the blog, shame there hasn’t been much recent development since ds-10..

26. remaincalm.org Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 9:29 am

    I haven’t tried it for a while, but I think Bliptracker will send MIDI over the network if you hook it up via DSMI – so you can record the MIDI in your DAW later on.

    Not 100% sure of this but probably worth a shot.

27. Ethan Says:
    April 11th, 2010 at 8:17 am

    Seno’s (Grid-Based sequencer) new link:

    http://senods.blogspot.com/

28. Jordan Says:
    June 6th, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    Opps. mis-posted:

    [quote]anyone know how to contact Chism?

    bobafettfan.jordan(at)gmail.com[/quote]

29. hannah Says:
    June 12th, 2010 at 11:02 am

    you miss lmp, the best! it a ipod nano clone!

30. Dalila Gabor Says:
    September 11th, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Like the Nintendo Wii, there’s a piss-poor library for the DS

31. SoftEgg Says:
    October 5th, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Please take a look at Rhythm Core Alpha in the DSiWare store! It has a 12 track, 64 step drum sequencer with 122 sounds, an 8 track, 64 step instrument sequencer with 166 sounds, the ability to build up to 100 64 step loops, a 1000 step pattern mode, and a special 2D solo mode that lets you play along using the stylus.

    Even better, the +Control Pad can be used to change the key and scale on the fly, and the pattern mode can also sequence these changes. The selected key and scale are also used by the solo mode, so you can’t hit a wrong note! You can also reassign the +Control Pad to control which loop block is playing, or set it to jump to different steps in the pattern mode, giving you real flexibility in how you play a song.

    There are also a full set of sequence editing commands like time shift, copy, random, echo, scale velocity, and transpose. There is a unique selection screen that lets you select non-contiguous ranges of beats for quick editing. You can even select multiple tracks for any particular edit operation.

    The program also has Mute and Solo buttons for each track to allow on the fly mixing.

    Every sound can be adjusted with a full ADSR envelope, and extra volume and pan controls. The upcoming European release includes additional sound mangling options.

    It’s definitely the most powerful music creation system on the Nintendo DSi, and it’s only 500 Nintendo DSi Points ($5 US, 5 Euros).

    There is more information at http://www.rhythmcorealpha.com .

32. Mobile Platforms & Music Production « Audio Silver Lining Says:
    October 15th, 2010 at 3:36 am

    […] Surprisingly the Nintendo DS has a pretty impressive range of music production tools both from established vendors such as Korg who have released  the superb DS-10 synth (complete with sequencer) and homegrown solutions which a kind person has gathered together for our perusal here […]

33. Lista de aplicativos musicais para o Nintendo DS | MusicApps Says:
    October 16th, 2010 at 3:59 am

    […] post original é do blog Remain Calm e traz uma lista bem completa de aplicativos pagos e gratuitos para o DS. google.load('orkut.share', '1'); google.setOnLoadCallback(function() { new […]

34. Nintendo DS Music Creation: Korg M01, King Britt + GlitchDS, Trackers and DS MIDI | Dubspot Blog Says:
    December 16th, 2010 at 6:15 am

    […] NDS system and the numbers grow all the time. For more information I suggest checking out the blog Remain Calm for a nice roundup of 24 of the best music apps for your portable Nintendo device. Below is a list […]

35. Dboy Says:
    February 14th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Here’s another one [Dbay v1.0.r23] for the pile…
    *admin edit: broken link*

    admin: that link is broken here – this one works though: http://checkpoint.untergrund.net/dboy/dboy_v1.0.r23/

36. Ton Wijnen Says:
    March 19th, 2011 at 4:25 am

    Hoi, where to get korg ds for my nintendo ds xl?
    I am from holland.
    Thanks.
    Ton Wijnen.
    wijnet@msn.com

37. nintendo ds lite age range Says:
    September 30th, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    the nintendo ds is an excellent platform for homebrew audio software – here’s a mostly complete please leave a comment if i’ve missed any! . know u had 2 hole L & r buttens to get working. happy days cos been trying it for ages. cheers ..

38. SoftEgg Says:
    July 11th, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    We just released Rhythm Core Alpha 2 for Nintendo DSi and 3DS. It is available as a download in the eShop. We really added a lot of new features!

    • Drum Pad screen
    • Mixer screen
    • Solo screen now includes 10 different variations
    • 1,2, and 3 row tradtional piano layouts.
    • 8 way grid
    • 6 way grid. *
    • “Wide” mode with large buttons for fingers!
    • Customizable grid arrangement
    • Notes light when played
    • Sample-based synthesizer engine has been enhanced:
    • ADSR volume envelope*
    • Pitch Envelopes
    • Envelopes curve control
    • Vibrato (multi-waveform, including square wave variations for chiptune arpeggios) +
    • ECHO!
    • PORTAMENTO!
    • Key/scale changing buttons can change block (loop) or pattern step.*
    • Record solos and key changes+
    • “Block Lock” mode always edits playing block. (Good when recording solos across multiple blocks!)
    • Individual blocks (loops) can be saved and loaded from system memory. Over 90 example loops are included for use in your own songs.
    • Export MIDI files to SD card!
    • Loads RCa1 songs!
    • Tracks and blocks can be renamed.
    • New sounds and samples.
    • Many other tweaks and features!

    (* = Rhythm Core Alpha 1 feature that bears repeating. + = feature that first appeared in the European release of RCa1.)

    I hope you can add it to the list! Our website is still http://www.rhythmcorealpha.com and we have screenshots, videos, songs, press-releases, etc. on there.

    The game page on Nintendo’s site is at http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/lVrE9K0JZDCsQ7cMZh_CHYA-fjcjPjTN

39. SONGSTICKS Says:
    March 5th, 2018 at 3:00 am

    What about “Electroplankton”?
    Not sure if that one is still available, but I still have it on my DS.
    When used through lush reverb effects, very useable.

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