X86_64 machine + interface as DIY Mod Box?

Developers Hardware
#1

If I read correctly, it’s possible to throw the software onto a USB/flash drive and reboot a computer into said OS to tinker with pedalboard configs, routing, etc.

Therefore, wouldn’t it be possible to connect a class compliant (read: GNU+Linux supported) audio interface to a laptop and use that as my Mod Box?

Pair it with a device running TouchOSC and a MIDI controller like the Luminite: Gravitron M2 or DIY Audino build and one is all set.

hexler .net
luminitefx .com

I want more power and more i/o. More screen real estate would be helpful.
Also, some ways to donate to support the project. But, that’s another topic.

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MOD Hobbit | MOD Wrack
#2

Yes, you can totally do that → GitHub - mod-audio/mod-live-usb: MOD platform as bootable Live-USB image

There is currently no method to donate directly to MOD, but you can always support falkTX that is the lead developer:

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#3

This answer to the question i had want to do…i wanna be build a steam-deck based pedalboard with mod software onto it

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#4

Oh my goth. I’ve been waiting years for one of these or the Zythian. Whenever I’ve looked I either didn’t have money, they were out or stock, or nobody could sell to/ship to the US. lol

Next month I’m going to build one. I gotta figure out the interface and i/o.

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#5

That would be really cool.

Have you heard of GPD? I want a Pocket 4. It’s a little pricer but, a little smaller and has a keyboard + trackpad. It’s a pocket sized 2-in-1.

https://gpd.hk/

Here are another two tablets (with keyboard + stylus).

I used to have the Librem 5 USA phone and it was pretty cool. Not the most powerful.

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#7

Nice,but the steam deck can mount arch Linux vanilla,that is highly customizable.

#8

They all can. Do you already have a Deck?

Future readers check out the Zotac Handheld 2. It’ll be shipping with Manjaro which is based on Arch just like SteamOS and Garuda Linux are. Powered by an AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 APU which is far more powerful than what the Deck has (which is great by any means!). Plus, it’s got buttons on the back, dials around the thumbsticks not too unlike the Atari Game station Go, and touchpads like the Deck.

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#9

Using such an image, would it be possible to install programming tools (vscode, gcc etc) on it in order to be able to compile a plugin directly to its mod UI from within the device itself?

#10

No, this is a live-usb and it doesn’t have a desktop environment.
It does not install to the machine nor can it be modified while running.

#11

Thx for clarification

#12

Nope,I hope to buy one around October, for my birthday. Actually I’m trying to set up a arch environment in a VM to know it a little bit more (I have used openSUSE for 5/6 years for rehearsal recordings,no more distros in these years,about music, except windows at home), I’m trying to understand the system and the apps’ installation methods to build ,finally, the live iso for testing purposes and from October, the steam’ system

#13

One of the mine main problems is how to safely arrange the steam deck in the padalboard,must be stay on the stage, and I’m not properly playing chamber music…:sweat_smile:

#14

Forget any of the specific docks. Any USB-C dock will do.

I recommend assembling a locking Tough Claw + X-Grip from https://rammount.com

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#15

Nothing, in the end I’m opting for a miniPC + 7" touchscreen, it’s the solution that’s most within my reach (read money…:sweat_smile:)

#16

What do you mean “Nothing”?

#17

I mean no steam deck.
This isn’t a practical enough solution for my needs. I’ll settle for a mini PC with Arch Linux or debloated Windows, probably with mod-desktop.The basic idea is always the same, only the functionality changes. Adding together, a mini PC + a 7" or 1" touchscreen offers me much more power and flexibility than a Steam Deck.Don’t give up!!!:love_you_gesture:t2::love_you_gesture:t2::love_you_gesture:t2::love_you_gesture:t2: