Hello,
I am willing to buy my first Raspberry PI for musical experiments and to make some ZynthianOS test as explained in another topic.
At the moment, I think the best choice could be a PI4 4GB and HifiBerry as a DAC, but I also read that if I want to use virtual synths, CPU overclock and a colling system is highly recommended (a thermal block is included also in your Zynthian kit).
I have no electronic DIY ability and, as you suggested me, I shouldn’t invest on something as complex as the Zynthian kit because it’s not accessible for the blind at the moment, but meanwhile I have been searching the web for days to find a case with a proper cooling system that can fit on a PI4 with a DAC like HifiBerry, but I can only find or cases with heatsinks but with no space for the DAC, or cases sold by HifiBerry shop with no cooling system.
Could you please give me some pointers where to find the right DAC+case+cooling system that requires no electronic skill, something as easy as placing one thing on top of another and hold them together with screws if necessary?
Thanks in advance!
Best,
Christian
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I want to use virtual synths, CPU overclock and a colling system is highly recommended
in my opinion, not strictly necessary
You may wish to get a Raspberry Pi 5 which gives better performance and will be the standard Zynthian SBC in the next (imminent) hardware release. You can get the official cooler which has a temperature controlled fan. Ideally this is not obstructed by a hat like a sound card. You can use just about any USB soundcard which is especially useful for testing and development.
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