DSP Music has released version 3.0 of PSPSeq, a free homebrew application for composing music on the Sony PSP handheld game system.
PSPSeq contains both realtime synthesis and sample playback capability, along with multiple FX modules of widely varying types for modifying instruments in countless ways. PSPSeq also has a powerful and unique step sequencer for triggering samples and arranging loops into full songs.
Key features of PSPSeq:
up to 16 independent audio tracks per song
a wide variety of synthesizers from traditional virtual analog and FM to Karplus-Strong
and unique digital oscillators with parameter controls rarely seen in commercial synths
WAV file playback with looping, pitch shift, and configurable start/end points
many FX algorithms from digital filters and waveshapers to bitmasks and decimation
all synthesizer parameters can be set to unique values on a per-step basis
step sequencer with configurable step length, swing, highly accurate BPM, and tap tempo
probabilistic sequencing: the decision to retrigger to be based on a 0-100% probability
rather than a boolean yes/no operation
song sequencing with 100 different loops per song, 1000 measures per song, and loop
repeat capability
load and save of synthesizer presets between songs
record loops and songs to WAV
Some of the improvements over PSPSeq 2.11 include:
fixed dc offset in humanize and delay cases
synthezier presets
load to step, loop, all loops, save current step, preview preset data,
multiple preset files per synth comp
fixed wav save bug
add exponential decay on freq to all synths
7Mbytes of memory for samples
global configurable sensitivity on apad
START always exits menu entirely
fm feedback for BFM and FM synths with configurable routing
shortcut to synth params from sequencer screen (triangle+L-trig+R-trig)
per step pan, pan and vol moved to ENV as well as Stepedit Mode
faster load/save and more compressed SEQs
configurable stepping through sequencer with apad
randomize parameters with ranged setting, start/end points for random values
configurable colors
namable loops, display next loop jump point
better DADSR controls
edit a subset of steps in a loop (latched mode)
jump by 8 through seq load list (triangle+D-pad up/down)
enhance clear track to clear from an arbitrary step
enhance shift track to keep old hits for copy/paste functionality
PSPSeq 3.00 can be downloaded here.