DS-10<\/em>‘s in one. You get up to 12 notes of polyphony – that refers to how many notes the hardware can play simultaneously. The built-in sequencer has four synth tracks and two drum tracks, as well as a couple of effects layers to ‘juice up’ the sound even more. The DSi doubles your number of banks, so you get even more sequencing and storage capabilities.<\/p>\nAnalog synthesis can be daunting to newcomers, but it is actually quite ‘pure’ in terms of having direct meaning. Normally, periodic waveforms can have different frequencies – which give different pitch – and shape – which gives a different tone. Once you have the basic tone, you have options to filter it using low-pass, high-pass, voltage-controlled, or time-variant filters with some elaborate LC resonant filtering options to really mess around with the electronic characteristics of your notes. You can also alter the drum sounds, reassign patching of effects using a virtual patch cord system, and so on.<\/p>\n
When I got the original DS-10<\/em>, my wife looked over and asked – “what sort of game is that?” “It isn’t a game but a musical instrument,” I said, and since then she has enjoyed when our younger son has shared his creations. His complaint is that without some sort of external hook-up it is hard to control for a pianist such as him. Personally, I’m a keyboard hack, so I tend to step-record my compositions even when I have a full keyboard. That makes this ideal for me – it is loads of fun and offers a ton of music creation capabilities and hours of battery-draining potential!<\/p>\n![\"BuyIt.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/www.vgblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ReviewRatingGraphics\/BuyIt.jpg\" "\\"BuyIt.jpg\\"")
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Pros:<\/strong>
\n+ Many new features over original DS-10
\n+ Fully utilizes the DSi hardware<\/p>\nCons:<\/strong>
\n– A faithful recreation of a bland looking instrument is … well, bland looking!<\/p>\nGame Info:<\/strong>
\nPlatform: DS and DSi
\nPublisher: XSEED Games
\nDeveloper: AQ Interactive
\nRelease Date: 2\/16\/2010
\nGenre: Music
\nESRB Rating: Everyone
\nPlayers: 1-8
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For a while I thought I would never see my Nintendo DSi again …<\/p>\n