{"id":5686,"date":"2024-11-28T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T05:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2024-12-02T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:48:02","slug":"adx-on-playdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/adx-on-playdate\/","title":{"rendered":"ADX on Playdate"},"content":{"rendered":"

A unique console\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Playdate<\/a> handheld console has been gaining popularity in the indie game community recently. It offers a directional pad, A\/B buttons, a black and white screen, and a crank that can be pulled out from its right side. The possibility of turning the crank has inspired indie game developers, leading to new and unique gameplays.<\/p>\n

This gave the idea to our team to check if we could run ADX<\/a> on the console to create sound effects and implement interesting sonic interactions.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Iu8XVVWa.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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\u2026 with some restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because the Playdate was made with retro gaming in mind, it has relatively low specifications, from its CPU clock speed to its memory capacity.
\nThese limitations can make developing a game both challenging and inspiring at the same time, and this was certainly true when adding ADX too!<\/p>\n

Luckily, ADX provides a function that calculates in advance the computational load it will place on a device. But even though it looked like it would work, some of us were still skeptical about our chances to make it work in a meaningful way\u2026<\/p>\n

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New sonic interactions<\/strong><\/p>\n

ADX is now running on Playdate! To save CPU cycles, we had to select a codec with a low CPU load. However, ADX’s unique features, such as AISAC and track transitions using Selectors are working!<\/p>\n

In this example, turning the crank operates a crossfade between two songs.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ofUEE3sH.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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In this other example, we use a Selector for the transitions between tracks (with beat synchronization) and we operate the crank to control the level of a flanger effect.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZH2P0cQZ.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n
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It was a very fun experiment, and we are looking forward to trying to run ADX on other unique devices!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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