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Videos
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MIDINES Demo
Reviews
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about MidiNES.
Features and functionality
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Visualizations during live performances are highlighted as a standout feature, adding a unique visual element to shows.
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User experience
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Owners express frustration with MIDI CC's, finding them cumbersome for subtle effects like vibrato when used with hardware midi controllers.
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Comparisons
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Famitracker is favored for sequencing on a computer due to its greater capabilities and ease of use compared to MIDINES.
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Value and pricing
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There are significant concerns about the reliability of purchasing directly from the manufacturer; long wait times and unfulfilled orders are reported.
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Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 3 Reviews and 5 Ratings
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Authentic Chiptune Sounds
This is a cartridge that goes directly into an old NES and lets you control the NES soundchip via MIDI. There are two square waves, one triangle, a noise channel and a sample channel. The MidiNES comes with some great samples loaded.
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The drums and triangle channel round out the bassier parts of my chiptune stack.
Artist usage
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In a live performance for DoesitBANG #10 on October 9, 2020, Nullsleep was documented using a MidiNES, as confirmed by the source video on YouTube by user nu11s1eep. The performance also featured an 18U eurorack, RE-303, TR-09, all sequenced by the Cirklon (CVIO + D-Mux), with a three-camera setup and audio-reactive visuals driven by milkdrop, switched via Blackmagic atem mini pro.
Genre Usage
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Used With
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