New gear

[Ibi Sum]

It’s fun to do an update on the Zynthian and see it compiling everything from source with optimal settings for the rPi CPU…

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> On 13.07.2021, at 09:53, Marek Szulen <mszulen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> 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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