New gear

[Marek Szulen]

Well.. Zynthian is, basically the Raspberry Pi with external audio card
(unless you need midi etc).
This should be easy to "rackify", but the display.. that's different story,
indeed.
In this case, the desktop form seems to be the most optimal.

Marek

On Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 21:02, Jay Vaughan <ibisum at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I know the Zynthian from Marek, who espoused its virtues on Facebook.
> It's an interesting device. I don't like the form factor, so I'd have to
> see how to wrestle it into a 1U rack, and what effect that would have on
> the UI.
> >
>
>
> Apropros wrestling 1U racks, I have pretty much replaced all my old
> favourite synths with desktop boxes, and my new paradigm is a shoe-shelf
> collection of oddities and greats:
>
> Zynthian
> VacoLoco ZIRA
> MODAL Skulpt
> MODAL Craft 2
> Mutable Anushri
> Arturia MicroFreak
> IK Uno Pro
> 1010Music Blackbox
> 1010Music Bluebox
>
> .. this is essentially a complete replacement for my 90’s 19” rig, and has
> the bonus that I can easily take bits of it to other spots and places for
> jams.
>
> Yesterday for example, I bagged up the 1010Music thingies+MicroFreak+Uno
> and inserted it  into my friends' MPC+Doepfer-Modular rig for an evening
> jam, and it was so easy and fun and delightful to walk away with a Bluebox
> full of new material.
>
> Anyway, I’m finding Its actually a bit more comfy than the 19” rack, which
> I have relegated to inactivity in my realm, because my new rig is after
> all, just a shoe shelf that ‘fits in’ with the dimensions of the other
> furniture …
>
> I’ll no doubt need to add another Bluebox soon, because .. there’s always
> new shoes to wear ..
>
>
> ..
>
> <RaspTouch+I-Sabre Zynthian Host>
> >
> > Nice. Not entirely suited for what I have in mind, but still nice.
>
> Again the form-factor here works really well, but note that it could also
> function quite solidly as a monitor stand/media control station …
>
> j.
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