I missed writing about 0.56, oops! So I’ll mention the new features from both:
- Save States
- Wave Mode Dual Audio Output Option
- Auto-Screenaver
- Pitch Knob Range Configurable
- Bufixes with tuning, UI
If upgrading from 0.55, folks will need to grab the updated SD card image for the update config.txt. Upgrading from 0.56 to 0.57 does not require any changes, as the firmware will attempt to update things as needed. The wave patch format changed slightly and will get updated when saving a wave patch.
All these features are good, though the dual audio output is a standout. It replaces the Step output with a secondary audio output that follows the wave frame but can either be detuned or set to a note offset (for doing fifths or having a sub-oscillator for instance). While this does make the WaveBoy a bit less GameBoy like with this mode, it does make it more flexible and adds its own sort of color to the chiptune / 8-bit / lofi landscape. It’s very fun!
The other features are mostly quality of life improvements. The save states in particular is quite nice. WaveBoy will now save the configuration of the Volume envelopes as well as the last UI screen and mode that were used. This way you can pick up where you left off in between sessions.
Lots more features to come for sure but 0.57 really makes WaveBoy a very capable module. There are still some in stock at the time of this writing! More will be coming though with the tariff situation, our plans are a bit on hold for the moment. So if you want one, now might be the time to get one.