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Got mine set up and thought I'd got some rooms too, will have to sort through them and see if I can get any to work. Otherwise the config is set and it displays, just says synth unavailable just now.
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PhilC wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 2:39 pm Got mine set up and thought I'd got some rooms too, will have to sort through them and see if I can get any to work. Otherwise the config is set and it displays, just says synth unavailable just now.
Try this, mine came from here.

Mine is now 100% tested :)

I hooked it up to Notator on one of my Mega ST's:

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And you can see the channel bars doing their thang:

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I did make a config boo boo though, I had output set as pwm but it should have been set to i2s as it was the DAC output I was using and not the headphone jack. I've updated the config on my earlier post to reflect that.

Both MT-32 and Soundfont mode worked just fine.

Need to go and get some of the midi enable games and test them out :)
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@rubber_jonnie thanks, have downloaded and will give them a try.
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PhilC wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:34 pm @rubber_jonnie thanks, have downloaded and will give them a try.
Follow the exact instructions on GitHub and you'll be fine.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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PhilC wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:34 pm @rubber_jonnie thanks, have downloaded and will give them a try.
FYI having run mine for a while (The Pi MT-32) the Pi get's pretty warm so I'm going to slap some heatsinks on the Pi, you may need to do the same.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:37 am
PhilC wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:34 pm @rubber_jonnie thanks, have downloaded and will give them a try.
FYI having run mine for a while (The Pi MT-32) the Pi get's pretty warm so I'm going to slap some heatsinks on the Pi, you may need to do the same.
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PhilC wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:43 am
rubber_jonnie wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 9:37 am

FYI having run mine for a while (The Pi MT-32) the Pi get's pretty warm so I'm going to slap some heatsinks on the Pi, you may need to do the same.
:thumbup:
Heatsinks fitted and under test.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Just thought I'd get a nice panoramic view of everything running this morning :)

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Makes me smile :)
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:37 am Just thought I'd get a nice panoramic view of everything running this morning :)
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That's way too tidy though..

I can just about see the Phoenix mug as well ;)
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exxos wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:40 am
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:37 am Just thought I'd get a nice panoramic view of everything running this morning :)
:thumbup:

That's way too tidy though..

I can just about see the Phoenix mug as well ;)
It's also my home office so I need to keep it reasonable. Well spotted on the mug :)
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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