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Reply 80 of 178, by dreamblaster

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MadLynx wrote on 2021-07-19, 16:43:

Yes, but without a hood this full sized DIN still looks like an atrocity.

yeah, it let's make a nice hood for the din connector as well

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Reply 82 of 178, by dreamblaster

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Drasglaf wrote on 2021-07-19, 17:22:

Unfortunately my Pi wouldn't fit, the 3B+ is bigger than the 3A. In any case, I agree with MadLynx, I think the casing needs to cover everything.

yes, case for 3B+ coming too, and solution for DIN connector too

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Reply 83 of 178, by Salient

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Remembered I had a thermal imager laying around and measured temps of the MP32L and Raspberry Pi (backside) after 30 mins. idle. 😀
Temps are in degrees celcius.

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Reply 85 of 178, by Salient

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Drasglaf wrote on 2021-07-19, 21:00:

Can I assume you have a heat dissipator installed?

Assumption correct. 😀

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Reply 87 of 178, by appiah4

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I'm currently building a mt32-pi-midi-hat as a fun side project and the two hats seem to be pretty similar in design and functionality. Serge's board is a lot more compact and professional though 😀

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Reply 88 of 178, by Shreddoc

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I can't speak highly enough about the community's MT-32 emulation efforts. It's such a luxury to have all these options. Any form, size, style, build complexity of MT-32 device you could possibly want. Everybody is catered for. That's a rare and cool thing.

Reply 90 of 178, by Drasglaf

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RockstarRunner wrote on 2021-07-21, 18:46:

Just started testing it out today, and I have maybe a dumb question: what do the buttons on the MT32L do?

Starting from the left:
1-> Change between MT-32 mode and SoundFont mode.
2->Change soundfont/MT-32 ROM
3-> Volume down
4->Volume up

Reply 91 of 178, by RockstarRunner

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Couple more questions:
Is there a way to mute the output? I have two midi devices, daisy chained, and I want to selectively mute the one I'm not using.

Is there a way to rotate the display output? My screen is displaying so the buttons are above it. Not a big issue, just wondering.

Reply 92 of 178, by Salient

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RockstarRunner wrote on 2021-07-24, 15:56:

Couple more questions:

Is there a way to rotate the display output? My screen is displaying so the buttons are above it. Not a big issue, just wondering.

This can be done in the mt32-pi.cfg file on the sd card.
There is an option under LCD “rotation”. Set this to inverted and you’re good to go.

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Reply 93 of 178, by dreamblaster

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Final 3d printed enclosure coming soon for PI3A+
After this, also for PI3B / PI4

In august, I will make some 'ready to go' complete sets : MP32L PCB + PI3A+ + 3d printed enclosure + micro sd card + power supply.
I don't know pricing yet at the moment, and don't want to pollute this development thread. If you are interested in this, please pm me, or contact me through https://www.serdashop.com/Contact
The only thing missing will be the MT32 ROM files, which you need to place on the micro sd card yourself.
I will keep a wait list in chronological order and contact you with a quote when I have sets available. (you're still free to decide at that moment).
Parts availability is not so easy, I will source all needed for MP32L and McCake.

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Reply 94 of 178, by dreamblaster

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New revision of enclosure

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Reply 96 of 178, by arthur071169

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While I am not a fan of orange, (keeping the blue theme of the digital display would have been my go to, or purple) the design is great!

It is not trying to mimic an earlier design or midi device so it definately wins on that level!

And really glad to see the 3.5mm socket is covered over also.

Reply 97 of 178, by dreamblaster

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Do you like this colour ?

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Reply 99 of 178, by dreamblaster

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another revision

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