Hey there! Usually in chiptune trackers this is done one of two ways:
1. The easiest way is to copy the phrase/melody into another channel, moving it a few rows down, and lowering its volume, this produces an echo of the original, and it gives you a lot of control over how it sounds. For example you can pan the echo to make the phrase sound wide and spacious, or detune slightly to give it a shimmering effect.
2. This only really works for arpeggios or other rhythmically even patterns; but if you have a pattern with gaps in between each of the notes, like (C _ E _ G _ B _ C _ E _ G _ B) you can repeat the notes 'inside the gaps' at a lower volume, like (C _ E C G E B G C B E C G E B G _ B). This essentially does the same thing as 1, but it can fit all inside one channel.
This video by Ben Burnes explains it in Famitracker, but the general idea will be the same in WaveTracker and many other chiptune tracking software.
Adding a built in delay/echo effect is an idea I've toyed around with before, perhaps in a future update.
i was messing around today and i realized you can get surprisingly close if you throw a volume envelope on it, and specifically have a release that slowly fades off
u can also use the other techniques squiggy left above too!!
one feature that would be nice would be interpolating mouse movement when drawing waves etc. like if the mouse moves too quickly it often skips parts of the wave causing you to have to draw deliberately slow. if the mouse moves too fast i feel like it should just draw a line between the last 2 position. also is support for sf2 planned?
I've been waiting for something like this for a long time --Loving this tool so far! Is there any roadmap or list of features you plan to add later on?
Also, looks like others have asked but are there any plans to add a noise wave for drums, etc.? Or will that be limited to samples?
Would love to see a reference list of FX either in the menu (similar to FamiTracker), or better yet, be its own panel like in FurnaceTracker. Being able to access documentation from the program would be useful overall.
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It would be awesome if you would add triplets/septuplets or any kind of tuplet mechanism to the program. I miss my triplets 😢
the app lags every time i try to add a sample to the sample instrument and idk why
something i've noticed as of recent
for some reason, even when the app is unfocused, you can still (sometimes) input notes. (and they'll play).
idk why
do really like this app tho. thanks for making & releasing it :p
edit: just found another thing :c
currently using 4 channels, and when using backspace to delete data in chan 3... it also deletes the data in chan 4.
Hey! Love this little app.
Got a question or request. Is there a way to give a note a reverb/echo effect? I can't figure out how to do that.
I am new to audio software, so it's definitely possible I don't know how to achieve this effect, I just could not figure it out.
If it is not possible to achieve this reverb/echo effect, it would be neat to see it added as an effect in the future!
Hey there! Usually in chiptune trackers this is done one of two ways:
1. The easiest way is to copy the phrase/melody into another channel, moving it a few rows down, and lowering its volume, this produces an echo of the original, and it gives you a lot of control over how it sounds. For example you can pan the echo to make the phrase sound wide and spacious, or detune slightly to give it a shimmering effect.
2. This only really works for arpeggios or other rhythmically even patterns; but if you have a pattern with gaps in between each of the notes, like (C _ E _ G _ B _ C _ E _ G _ B) you can repeat the notes 'inside the gaps' at a lower volume, like (C _ E C G E B G C B E C G E B G _ B). This essentially does the same thing as 1, but it can fit all inside one channel.
This video by Ben Burnes explains it in Famitracker, but the general idea will be the same in WaveTracker and many other chiptune tracking software.
Adding a built in delay/echo effect is an idea I've toyed around with before, perhaps in a future update.i know i’m like, so late.
i was messing around today and i realized you can get surprisingly close if you throw a volume envelope on it, and specifically have a release that slowly fades off
u can also use the other techniques squiggy left above too!!
linux version?
read the FAQ dude, soon
clone this branch and use
dotnet runhttps://github.com/Speykious/WaveTracker/tree/potential-linux-buildIt’s now ready for review! Hopefully it gets merged :D
one feature that would be nice would be interpolating mouse movement when drawing waves etc. like if the mouse moves too quickly it often skips parts of the wave causing you to have to draw deliberately slow. if the mouse moves too fast i feel like it should just draw a line between the last 2 position.
also is support for sf2 planned?
I've been waiting for something like this for a long time --Loving this tool so far! Is there any roadmap or list of features you plan to add later on?
Also, looks like others have asked but are there any plans to add a noise wave for drums, etc.? Or will that be limited to samples?
Would love to see a reference list of FX either in the menu (similar to FamiTracker), or better yet, be its own panel like in FurnaceTracker. Being able to access documentation from the program would be useful overall.
Can't wait to see future releases of this!