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WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

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First post, by dreamblaster

Posted on 2020-11-16, 18:02

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Here is another project : WP32 McCake

Waveblaster compatible card containing :
- good quality DAC, careful analog part
- micro sd card slot for your software and legal MT32 rom binary backup
- power circuitry including protection and dual option :
- power through waveblaster header (solder bridge)
- power connection for floppy power
- compute module 4 for running Munt or other synth
- header to connect drive bay panel

EDIT 28/12/21 : added new images, added shop link, added panel link info :
https://www.serdashop.com/WP32-McCake

Last edited by dreamblaster on 2021-12-28, 14:53. Edited 5 times in total.

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Reply 1 of 427, by keropi

Posted on 2020-11-16, 18:41

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Reply 2 of 427, by darry

Posted on 2020-11-16, 19:10

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dreamblaster wrote on 2020-11-16, 18:02:
Here is another project : WP32 McCake […]
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Here is another project : WP32 McCake

Waveblaster compatible card containing :
- good quality DAC, careful analog part
- micro sd card slot for your software and legal MT32 rom binary backup
- power circuitry including protection and dual option :
- power through waveblaster header
- power connection for floppy power
- compute module 4 for running Munt or other synth

I hope to have prototypes in december

Very nice!

Reply 3 of 427, by Salient

Posted on 2020-11-16, 19:51

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...Sigh..... ok, take my money... again.....

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Reply 4 of 427, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2020-11-16, 22:16

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Sweet! I want one already.

Would be even better if it had a way to hook up an LCD that could be set on the outside of the computer to display the messages like a real MT-32

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Reply 5 of 427, by Nitroraptor53

Posted on 2020-11-16, 22:48

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That's really cool! But is it just MT32 compatible or does it have the MT32 sound chip or sound bank too?

Reply 6 of 427, by FISHERMAN

Posted on 2020-11-16, 22:50

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Count me in !! You are a genius

Reply 7 of 427, by kolderman

Posted on 2020-11-16, 23:01

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Needing softmpu?

Reply 8 of 427, by Pierre32

Posted on 2020-11-16, 23:19

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One day when I have the cash to burn, I'm going to ask you to put an "Add one of everything to cart" button on Serdashop.

Reply 9 of 427, by dreamblaster

Posted on 2020-11-16, 23:26

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kolderman wrote on 2020-11-16, 23:01:

Needing softmpu?

Not on keropi's MPU card 😉

Reply 10 of 427, by Nitroraptor53

Posted on 2020-11-17, 00:14

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Pierre32 wrote on 2020-11-16, 23:19:

One day when I have the cash to burn, I'm going to ask you to put an "Add one of everything to cart" button on Serdashop.

Lol same

Reply 11 of 427, by imi

Posted on 2020-11-17, 00:40

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keropi wrote on 2020-11-16, 18:41:
😮 😮 😮

:0 :0 :0

Reply 12 of 427, by schlomoe99

Posted on 2020-11-17, 00:49

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Woah!! MT-32 via internal waveblaster header would be incredible!

Reply 13 of 427, by Cyberdyne

Posted on 2020-11-17, 05:59

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Well that I will buy, because you can emulate other MIDI devices, load your own sound banks in the SD card, possibilities are limitless.

I am aroused about any X86 motherboard that has full functional ISA slot. I think i have problem. Not really into that original (Turbo) XT,286,386 and CGA/EGA stuff. So just a DOS nut.
PS. If I upload RAR, it is a 16-bit DOS RAR Version 2.50.

Reply 14 of 427, by aleksej

Posted on 2020-11-17, 07:20

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Wet dreams thing for many of us but... would it block next slot in current design?

Reply 15 of 427, by Tree Wyrm

Posted on 2020-11-17, 12:21

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Ah, MT32 emulator via RPi on waveblaster board. Ought to be quite useful considering MT32s continue to rise in price. Even though I have one I still want this one, if only to tinker with it. What's next, CM-500 on WB? Like this with Yucatan FX in one board (and sysex to switch between MT32 and GM perhaps)? On the other hand I guess running SC VST is also an option, doesn't have to be just MUNT.

Reply 16 of 427, by matze79

Posted on 2020-11-17, 12:43

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also add rs232 header to connect to computers interal rs232 header so you can use console from retropc too, or serial tcp/ip link ?
Does RPI 4 have 2 Uarts ?

I like it it looks really Great!

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Reply 17 of 427, by dreamblaster

Posted on 2020-11-18, 21:48

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Design ready, hope the prototype will work

Reply 18 of 427, by keropi

Posted on 2020-11-18, 22:02

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oh this will be great for sure, can't wait!

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Reply 19 of 427, by claesbas

Posted on 2020-11-18, 22:54

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So I can just plug this into my MPU 401 ISA cards wavetable and get full mt32 sound via Munt?

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