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| Features |
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| • On-board, I2S and USB sound card support |
| • Jack audio backend for audio management |
| • Real-Time kernel for low latency audio performance |
| • Lightweight RPD Desktop Environment with low memory footprint |
| • Automatic MIDI connection manager (amidiauto) |
| • WiFi-MIDI support (touchosc2midi) |
| • WiFi Hotspot support |
| • SSH & VNC enabled by default |
| • Dedicated command-line utility for OS configuration (patchbox-config) |
| Supported Raspberry Pi Models |
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| Raspberry Pi 2B, Raspberry Pi 3B, Raspberry Pi 3A+, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Raspberry Pi 4B |
| Pre-Installed Software * |
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| amidiauto, Audacity, Jack Backend, Patchage, Pianoteq Standard Trial, Pisound Software, Pure Data, Sonic Pi, Super Collider, touchosc2midi |
Download the image below and follow this setup guide.
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