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# MiniDexed 
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[Dexed](https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/) is a FM synthesizer closely modeled on the famous DX7 by a well-known Japanese manufacturer. MiniDexed is a port to run it on a bare metal Raspberry Pi (without a Linux kernel or operating system). __Currently it is not functional yet. Contributions are highly welcome.__
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## TODO
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Contributions are highly welcome.
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- [x] Get Dexed to build with [circle-stdlib](https://github.com/smuehlst/circle-stdlib)
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- [x] Upload SD card contents to [GitHub Releases](../../releases)
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- [x] Get it to boot on a Raspberry Pi 4
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- [ ] Get it to produce some sound on the headphone jack
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- [ ] Get it to react to USB MIDI
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- [ ] Get it to react to MIDI via Raspberry Pi 4 GPIO
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- [ ] Get 8 Dexed instances to run simultaneously (like in a TX816) and mix their output together
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- [ ] Add functionality for loading `.syx` files (e.g., from [Dexed_cart_1.0.zip](http://hsjp.eu/downloads/Dexed/Dexed_cart_1.0.zip))
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- [ ] Add a way to configure each Dexed instance
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- [ ] Allow for each Dexed instance to be stereo shifted
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- [ ] Add reverb effect
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I am wondering whether Dexed could be ported to Circle, in order to recreate basically an open source equivalent of the TX802 (8 DX7 instances without the keyboard in one box).
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## Usage
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* Download from [GitHub Releases](../../releases)
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* Unzip
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* Put the files into the root directory of a FAT32 formatted partition on microSD card
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* Boot in Raspberry Pi 4
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## Building locally
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E.g., on Ubuntu 20.04:
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```
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git clone https://github.com/probonopd/MiniDexed
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cd MiniDexed
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# Recursively pull git submodules
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git submodule update --init --recursive
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# Install toolchain
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wget -q https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/10.3-2021.07/binrel/gcc-arm-10.3-2021.07-x86_64-aarch64-none-elf.tar.xz
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tar xf gcc-arm-*-*.tar.xz
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export PATH=$(readlink -f ./gcc-*/bin/):$PATH
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# Build circle-stdlib library
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cd circle-stdlib/
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./configure -r 4 --prefix "aarch64-none-elf-"
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make -j$(nproc)
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cd ..
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# Build MiniDexed
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export PATH=$(readlink -f ./gcc-*/bin/):$PATH
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cd src
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make -j$(nproc)
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ls *.img
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cd ..
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# Get Raspberry Pi boot files
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cd ./circle-stdlib/libs/circle/boot
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make
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make armstub64
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cd -
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# Make zip that contains Raspberry Pi 4 boot files
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mkdir -p sdcard
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cp -r ./circle-stdlib/libs/circle/boot/* sdcard
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mv sdcard/config64.txt sdcard/config.txt
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rm -rf sdcard/config32.txt sdcard/README sdcard/Makefile sdcard/armstub sdcard/COPYING.linux
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cp ./src/*img sdcard/
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zip -r MiniDexed_Raspberry_Pi_4.zip sdcard/*
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```
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## Acknowledgements
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* [dcoredump](https://github.com/dcoredump) for https://codeberg.org/dcoredump/MicroDexed, a Dexed port to a microcontroller
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* [rsta2](https://github.com/rsta2) for the initial code and for https://github.com/rsta2/circle, the library to run code on bare betal Raspberry Pi (without a Linux kernel or operating system)
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* [smuehlst](https://github.com/smuehlst) for https://github.com/smuehlst/circle-stdlib, a version with Standard C and C++ library support
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