{"id":286,"date":"2026-01-12T23:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandlinsplace.net\/?p=286"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:56:22","slug":"my-minidexed-project-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandlinsplace.net\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"My MiniDexed Project is complete!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve posted about my miniDexed<\/a> project a couple of times before (Here<\/a> and Here<\/a>). I finally got my real miniDexed Project Box for it completed. It turned out well. I did have to buy a coping saw<\/a> so I could cut the LCD panel hole. I also needed to drill out holes for the Encoder\/Button knob, and for the LCD Contrast knob. And then a bunch more holes for the Zip Ties<\/a> to hold the box together.<\/p>\n\n\n

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MiniDexed Yamaha DX7 emulator in it’s pisound project box. Quarter coin for scale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I put together a little logo from the one used on the MiniDexed Facebook group<\/a> and fixed that to the side of the project box. I really wanted black ink on the label, but I didn’t have any Black-On-Clear label tape. It’s actually two labels, the MINI on a short strip and then the DEXED in a larger “font” (not really a font, it isn’t even actual text, just a PNG of the text). On the top is the Encoder\/Button knob. On the right side in the picture is the LCD Contrast Control knob. Around the side to the left are the Raspberry Pi I\/O ports, 4 Type A USB (two USB3 and two USB2) and the Ethernet port. On the back side are the two Micro-HDMI video ports, a 3.5mm audio jack (with composite video), and the USB Type C for power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose the Raspberry Pi 4<\/a> 8GB model because the audio on the combined Audio\/Composite video jack is supposed to be better than it was on the previous Raspberry Pi models. It is better, but an actual DAC sound module<\/a> would be better still. But the DX7 wasn’t the cleanest sound, so there is that, too. The pisound<\/a> that I have uses a Raspberry Pi Model 3<\/a> model with a special Audio board to avoid the sound issues, and a MIDI board. I didn’t try to add MIDI to my miniDexed, though I think others do. I will depend on USB MIDI. I did test that with my Yamaha Reface DX<\/a> (Yamaha’s modern mini FM Synth). I’ll need to get a shot of the Yamaha Reface DX and the miniDexed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll take some shots of the miniDexed and the pisound side by side for a comparison in a future post. The pi sound is a cool idea. I haven’t really taken advantage of it yet, and I’ve had it a long time – at least by October 2018.

One thing about the miniDexed is that it is really eight DX7 engines running together. Like a TX816<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve posted about my miniDexed project a couple of times before (Here and Here). I finally got my real miniDexed Project Box for it completed. It turned out well. I did have to buy a coping saw so I could cut the LCD panel hole. I also needed to drill out holes for the Encoder\/Button … <\/p>\n

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