#61

i have this same setup! where did you get the green keycaps?

#62

Um the unfortunate name of this company is Pimp My Keyboard. Lots of options on their website.

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#63

This one can switch on the fly between a NUC and a Raspberry Pi on the fly. Seems like an interesting approach that would lend well to running one headless with the convenience of direct access on the fly.

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#64

Re: the idea of music-decks, I just found this:

Looks like a nice thing to shove in a box with a Pi, and I think it should be possible to connect a couple of cheap I2S codec boards in parallel for analogue i/o.

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#65

That’s a funny synchronicity - I was talking with a friend two or three days ago about whether we should take something like this as a project, and I mentioned that mine would probably have one of the MiniDSP USB audio modules built in. I didn’t actually remember they existed until some weeks ago, and stumbled upon that particular model when I was googling for bare-bones USB audio stuff.

(Best use case so far, though: full-featured “hardware ORCA” with a 10" screen and built in MIDI I/O)

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#66

Someone posted the cased version in another thread and my first thought when I saw it was that it looked simple enough that maybe you could take it out of the case - imagine my surprise when I saw they had a kit version! I’ve actually been low-key looking for something like this for a while, though I don’t quite have a suitable enclosure lined up right now.

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#67

I’ve been thinking about building a cyberdeck using a Raspberry Pi built into a keyboard with a small screen for a while now - primarily to run trackers and other music software.

Looks like Clockwork is releasing pretty much exactly what I had in mind but better: https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm

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#68

wow thanks for sharing the devterm - this looks really cool. i love the built in thermal printer, ultrawide display and mini trackball. i wonder how comfortable that keyboard is to type on…

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#69

That’s really cool but kind of takes a lot of fun out of building something specifically for oneself (from my personal standpoint, that is).

Takes out a lot of effort and spent time too, though, if you just prefer something that works and to get working with it.

#70

I get that. The fact that the hardware designs are going to be open is what tipped me over the edge into preordering one. The only real difference between the Devterm and what I had in mind was that these keycaps look to be smaller than typical Cherry mechanical switches, and I was hoping to include a DC-coupled audio interface somehow.

I figure if I don’t get on with the keyboard on the Devterm I can always make my own keyboard and case and keep the internals. And I’m hopeful that I can figure out an audio interface with their external module. Worst case scenario I still don’t start from scratch. Plus I love the ultrawide screen; It seems like a perfect size to look at waveforms on.

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#71

Ugh. I don’t need this in any way shape or form, but now I want it. The thermal printer is the killer piece of the puzzle for me. I’m telling myself that there’s no way I could survive with a 65% size keyboard. But stilllllll…

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#72

This thing looks great, seems like a class compliant interface would work with it via USB or are you saying there could be an internal one?

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#73

I was thinking internal but actually an ES-9 in my eurorack is probably the way to go. One cable from the Devterm to the modular.

The thermal printer will be great with sticker paper. Especially printing music notation to stick in notebooks.

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#74

Yeah, I think it might be a lot of fun as a tracker/live coding device/supercollider machine, using either an old behringer uca usb interface or a motu m4. Not sure if it would be necessary to upgrade to their more robust cpu rather than the raspberry pi option.

#75

DevTerm sure looks great. I don’t need it but I need it ;). I just wish the screen could be tilted akai mpc 2000xl style.
Also I am happy to see easily changeable and what seems standard batteries. I recently had to unscrew few pieces of hardware and throw out their custom batteries due to them “expanding” out of age and I wish I could replace all of the with single same batteries type instead need for seeking like 5 different types/sizes etc.

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#77

It also works as a bulletproof shield.

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#78

I saw this earlier today too, pretty amazing thing! I’m sure it’s got an amazing price tag as well :slight_smile:

#79

Or a good Eve Online starter kit.

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#80

anyone know any black friday deals for mech keyboards? i’m looking to get a little norns pal.

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