Nay, it'll have a mini usb port on the board so anyone can load soundfonts.... a wild guess. 😀

The RPi2's UART can be configured to function as a MIDI interface and has plenty of power to run a wavetable engine or Munt. No dangling wires, just normal MIDI cables (or potentially an internal ribbon cable).

I have an X1, and I love it! I didn't realize how little you sold. Glad I got it over the S1. 😀 Still loving it.

gdjacobs wrote:

The RPi2's UART can be configured to function as a MIDI interface and has plenty of power to run a wavetable engine or Munt. No dangling wires, just normal MIDI cables (or potentially an internal ribbon cable).

I presume connecting to the wavetable header causes fewer compatibility problems than an external MIDI interface.

I don't think it matters much.

A quick look at a prototype of the X2. Anything is subject to change, so keep that in mind. I've also done two quick recordings of Doom and Descent Setup.

It's smaller, so fits without issues on Audician 32 Plus and ESS cards.

I used the ESS card shown below to record the two songs.

Could you please post a pic of the other side of the PCB?:)

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

A quick look at a prototype of the X2. Anything is subject to change, so keep that in mind. I've also done two quick recordings of Doom and Descent Setup.

It's smaller, so fits without issues on Audician 32 Plus and ESS cards.

I used the ESS card shown below to record the two songs.

Programmable via USB?

I'll let dreamblaster answer any questions about this product 😊

Sound great!

+1
Phil, can you please record Duke3D Grabbag?

PhilsComputerLab wrote:

I'll let dreamblaster answer any questions about this product 😊

You tease!

X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream General MIDI bank.

USB functions :
- USB-MIDI : plug it in a modern pc and use as midi synth module as well, it will pop up als Dreamblaster X2M (X2 Module) MIDI device
- Upload of soundbanks in dream binary format. X2 has 64 mbyte of flash, 63.5mbyte can be used for soundbanks. High end piano bank planned (working on this).
- Upload of presets : for persistent configuration of various parameters (working on this)

Hell yeah! Next in line 😁

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X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream G […]
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X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream General MIDI bank.

USB functions :
- USB-MIDI : plug it in a modern pc and use as midi synth module as well, it will pop up als Dreamblaster X2M (X2 Module) MIDI device
- Upload of soundbanks in dream binary format. X2 has 64 mbyte of flash, 63.5mbyte can be used for soundbanks. High end piano bank planned (working on this).
- Upload of presets : for persistent configuration of various parameters (working on this)

Do you have a recommended pipeline for converting from SF2 to Dream format?

Any idea what the price would be?

dreamblaster wrote:

X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream G […]
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X2 is plug an play as waveblaster module on your soundcard, no need for any setting. It is preconfigured with a high end dream General MIDI bank.

USB functions :
- USB-MIDI : plug it in a modern pc and use as midi synth module as well, it will pop up als Dreamblaster X2M (X2 Module) MIDI device
- Upload of soundbanks in dream binary format. X2 has 64 mbyte of flash, 63.5mbyte can be used for soundbanks. High end piano bank planned (working on this).
- Upload of presets : for persistent configuration of various parameters (working on this)

I suppose I can put up a few pictures of the X2 prototype that I received on my webpage now 😀

Tested the X2 prototype board on Serdaco's Waveblaster MIDI interface (highly recommended) and on a Diamond MX300 as well as the direct USB connection of the X2. Preliminary test results are very positive, keep an eye for this one!

Please do post them! Willing to look at the rear side where the ROM should have been put...

I'm thinking I'll get two or three myself.