First post, by ahtoh
Is there a recent guide for setting up the pi for mt-32 emulation?
Also not clear how to get audio out of rpi back to the sound card input?
Is there a recent guide for setting up the pi for mt-32 emulation?
Also not clear how to get audio out of rpi back to the sound card input?
For the latter: The RasPi has a 3.5mm jack that you can use. You might have to force it, because it might put the audio through the HDMI port instead. If your sound card has a 3.5mm line input, you can use a 3.5mm cable (male on both ends) to connect both. I used this with my MT32 and my Jazz16 sound card. If your card does not have line input, you can by a small external mixer and use it to connect all your sound devices.
There is guide here on the fotum: Emulating MT-32 on an RPi2
I haven't had luck with latest version of munt (2.3.0), so just used previous one (2.2.0).
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How about the midi input? Do I need to buy a Roland UM-ONE USB adapter or I can build a cable to hookup directly to rpi uart pins?
upd: looks like I cant connect directly, but with some circuitry in between https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdNczYovHQ
this makes it easier (and probably cheaper) to simply use UM-ONE
I'm looking forward to playing with this idea using a Pi4. All I need is a 3D printable miniature MT-32 case to put it in.
wrote:How about the midi input? Do I need to buy a Roland UM-ONE USB adapter or I can build a cable to hookup directly to rpi uart pins?
upd: looks like I cant connect directly, but with some circuitry in between https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdNczYovHQ
this makes it easier (and probably cheaper) to simply use UM-ONE
The serial UART can be used along with a current loop converter circuit. This requires reclocking the serial port and you'll lose Bluetooth support.
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