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PI-MADE MUSIC ALBUM / NEW PI-FRIENDLY 10.1” TOUCHSCREEN
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MUSIC ALBUM
channels of digi-music” and even says the Pi “could surely manage more.” As Yerzmyey explains, the Pi doesn’t have a DAC (a digital-toanalogue converter) so instead you have to record music on the processor itself. This limits the audio to 11-bit, 40 MHz, but that doesn’t seem to have held Yerzmyey back. Having first started creating ‘demoscene’ music on a
ZX Spectrum in the 1980s, Yerzmyey used MilkyTracker (magpi.cc/2C2HqhH) to “program all [the] notes oneby-one… Otherwise I use loops only when it comes to drum ‘n’ bass” and instruments such as guitar. Layering notes and loops, Yerzmyey “composed the music on the Pi and then recorded it all directly from the ‘jack’ output.” You can listen to RPI Zwei here: magpi.cc/2DC1Ym5.
NOW That’s What I Call Chiptune! emoscene musician Yerzmyey has created an entire music album on a humble Raspberry Pi 2, called RPI Zwei. Yerzmyey’s music is as full and complex as any track you’d hear on the radio or Spotify. Yerzmyey tells us that “The most complex song on the album has 26 independent
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Yerzmyey blowing out beats in Tokyo in 2014
NEW PI-FRIENDLY
10.1˝ TOUCHSCREEN IPS tech for iPad visuals
eading-based electronics specialist supplier Inelco Hunter has launched a new touchscreen, designed for Raspberry Pi. The screen has a 1366×768 resolution and uses IPS technology. The use of IPS technology over the cheaper TN offers “a wider view angle and the full 16.7 million colours,” says Inelco Hunter managing director David Bushnell. David tells us that demand is for wide viewing angles and higher definition; IPS technology also offers “a better contrast ratio” and so delivers stronger, punchier colours. The 10.1-inch screen “is designed to work with all models of the Raspberry Pi,” David confirms, with standoff pillars and screws provided. The screen “supports Raspbian and NOOBs,” says David. “We are working on drivers for the I2C interface” if you’d rather not use the currently supported USB connection. “Once Raspbian
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A high-quality five-point touchscreen for your Pi makes for a great control panel or kiosk installation
is installed, the five-point touch will work automatically,” David explains. The new screen is on sale now, from magpi.cc/2C35bX4, but pricing is based on order quantity. You can contact Inelco Hunter directly at marketing@inelcohunter.co.uk. raspberrypi.org/magpi