STUTTER

A 4-voice MIDI step sequencer for the Game Boy
hobbychop.com
4 voices · 2 pulse · wave · noise 32 patterns 128-step song arranger per-voice ADSR · vibrato · tremolo · arp MIDI clock in / out sync live glitch FX 3 battery-backed saves real DMG & GBC hardware
STUTTER● power


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     [STUTTER]


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   HOBBYCHOP.COM


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               V39

Boot splash

Every cartridge powers up on the title card - STUTTER, by hobbychop.com.

SONG● page 0
STUTTER song arranger screen

Song arranger

Chain pattern slots across a 4×4 grid - 8 pages, 128 slots. Drop an X to mark the loop.

PATTERN● edit
STUTTER pattern editor screen

Pattern editor

A 16-step grid over all four voices. Every step carries its own note and instrument.

INSTRUMENT● P1·01
STUTTER instrument editor screen

Instrument lab

Shape each voice: ADSR envelope, vibrato, tremolo, arpeggiator, detune, portamento & pitch envelope.

SETTINGS● menu
STUTTER settings screen

Settings

Tempo, looping, auto-glitch, and MIDI clock direction - sync in as a slave or out as the master.

SAVE / LOAD● SRAM



     SAVE TO:

   1  INTRO

>  2  DROP

   3  ........


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   >OK     B-BACK

Named saves

Store three full songs to cartridge SRAM with custom names - they survive a power-off.

GLITCH● live
     [STUTTER]    P1
+---++---++---++---+
|   ||   ||   ||   |
| 0 || 1 ||1 || 2 |
+---++---++---++---+
+---++---++---++---+
|   ||   ||   ||   |
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 4 |
+---++---++---++---+

   A STUT   B DRONE
   L REV    R REPT
   UP LOOP  DN HALF
   A+DIR  = PITCH
   B+DIR  = ARPS

 >     GLITCH     O

Glitch performance

Hold a button while it plays for live stutter, drone, reverse, 4- and 2-step repeats, and half-time. Hold A + the D-pad for octave jumps plus tape-stop / spin-up pitch bends; hold B + the D-pad for four live arpeggios (up, down, bounce, random) on any patch.