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+# MicroDexed
+## Dexed port for Teensy (3.5/3.6 with audio shield)
+This is a port of the original Dexed engine (see https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed) to be used on a Teensy-3.5 or Teensy-3.6.
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+The current state is: work in progress... 
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