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> Wow. That is a great set! Very much enjoyed it-- an enjoyable

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> journey through several different styles and vibes.

Thanks Ken ! I always think my journey through various style is a reflection

of my inability to really control what I do in a consistent way :)
> Are the synth sounds generated by your tracker software, or does

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> it play samples or trigger other synths? (Sorry for the dumb

> question; I've never used a tracker before).

Actually the 'tracker' nickname refers more to the way you interact to build

songs (vertical kind of quantised step tracks rather than piano roll type of

interface).. various trackers implement various sound engine (some of them

driving directly sound chip in old computers, others using sampling based

engine)
> What synths are generating those sounds? There are some really

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> nice timbres in there, and some great drum sounds too.

All sound comes from the unit itself. Now, like most recent game consoles,

the GP2X doesn't have a synth engine. It's basically a linux machine with a

RealTek chip in it. So, internally the tracker is sample based and you can

import pretty much any type of sound you want (simple waveforms, piano

samples, phrases, drum loops etc.).
This tracker tho allows you to alter the 'base' sounds in pretty drastic

ways. For example the opening track (using the infamous pink floyd meddle

'ping') uses merely 10k of sample (apart from that ping of course): 8

waveforms, one BD, one SD & one Hat. All of the various 'timbres' are

generated from those.
The focus for me is to provide a flexible ultra portable sound machine that

has 'character' - I'm not too much into the clinic / perfect sound that

seems to be the rage in today's manufacturers mind - and basically allows

you to lay down consistent track anywere.
As I said in another thread, we are in the process of building little

demonstration videos to explain the way the software works and hopefully in

a month from now, I'll be more able to make understand how 'synthesis' works

in this little bugger.
hopes this answer your question,

Regards

Marc
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