Popped round to the local computer store and picked up a Pi 02W. Unfortunately they had no 02WH's, ironic since I've never wanted one before today.

Then dug in my parts bin and found a DDC. So now I'm just a USB cable and a couple of dodgy hacks to the code from having an MT-32. That's nice!

He is still active on discord. Here
https://discord.com/invite/misterfpga

In the midi section.

Bad news:
The developer d0pefish seems to have abandoned the project 🙁

Here's a quote from the GitHub page https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi:

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It's unlikely that there will be any further releases of mt32-pi.

I have endured a sustained campaign of abuse from members of the VOGONS forum, been labelled a "clout-chaser", had threats sent to my personal email address, code been used in other projects without proper accreditation, my 3D print designs stolen and sold by faceless eBay/Etsy sellers, personal attacks made towards me when people don't get their feature request... the list goes on and on.

There is only so much I can take.

My mental health has been in decline as a direct result of this behavior; the joy of working on this project has pretty much gone. There is nothing to be gained from putting time and hard work into it any more. There is no gratitude, no encouragement - just entitled behavior and grift.

To those who supported this project in the past, especially whilst I was a struggling student who needed all the uplift I could get, thank you sincerely.

crusher wrote on 2025-02-06, 10:05:

Bad news: The developer d0pefish seems to have abandoned the project :( […]
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Bad news:
The developer d0pefish seems to have abandoned the project 🙁

Here's a quote from the GitHub page https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi:

Please note […]
Show full quote

Please note

It's unlikely that there will be any further releases of mt32-pi.

I have endured a sustained campaign of abuse from members of the VOGONS forum, been labelled a "clout-chaser", had threats sent to my personal email address, code been used in other projects without proper accreditation, my 3D print designs stolen and sold by faceless eBay/Etsy sellers, personal attacks made towards me when people don't get their feature request... the list goes on and on.

There is only so much I can take.

My mental health has been in decline as a direct result of this behavior; the joy of working on this project has pretty much gone. There is nothing to be gained from putting time and hard work into it any more. There is no gratitude, no encouragement - just entitled behavior and grift.

To those who supported this project in the past, especially whilst I was a struggling student who needed all the uplift I could get, thank you sincerely.

What does the "sustained campaign of abuse from members of the VOGONS forum" exactly mean?
I have just checked and the latest posts from D0pefish on Vogons were here:
Re: Nuked-SC55, low-level Roland SC-55mkII emulator announcement

And there are/were dedicated topics about MT-32 Pi related stuff where D0pefish posted sometimes:
Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board
Re: MP32L - Lite version of MP32 : Pi based MT32 synth

I have found no trace of any 'abuse' in the above topics...