Posted July 26, 2024 by Orllewin
We’ve just moved house, which has slowed things down quite a lot, but I’ve been working on squashing bugs and a few new features which are coming soon.
I’ve added a mechanism to sync to an external source, it uses the same serial trick as the midi note input but should allow two or more Playdates to play in sync which will allow people to jam together… I’ve also added crank support when scrolling through menus, something I tried to do as a user after a break from using Modular Play, I’m surprised I didn’t think to do it before.
Bug fixes too, 99% of bugs come from removing modules. Each module has to handle this itself internally and make sure it tells all connected modules to lose their attached cables. Any mistake in the code here can break a patch, and that’s the cause of the vast majority of pain.
Video is the first Playdate jam in the new house.