There’ll be a new heatsink involved at the very least, and I’m not impressed by the marketing basically saying “yah don’t expect to actually use that speed too much btw.” As a heavy CPU user, big big BIG thumbs down on this iteration of the franchise from me.
I don’t have the optics to really say, but possibly this is a good moment to consider some of the other [fruit]Pi devices for future revisions - as I recall the Orange Pi has an 8-core version that (if I’m remembering correctly) smokes the Raspberry in terms of raw performance.
The other platforms lack the Pi’s support of course, and the fact that so many hardware platforms have based themselves on it makes it a safe bet to base any new platforms on, performance be damned.
Or maybe it’s time to consider just engineering a single-board device with the brain on the same PCB. It would be a departure from the hobbyist aspect of this project, but I plan to basically shove my v5 in the face of every single keyboard player I see and do the raw math of comparing this to a similarly-capable device from Roland/Korg/Yamaha vs the cost of a v5 - I think I’m gonna sell one or two in the next year.
Now imagine if v6 was even smaller and twice as powerful and half the price, which is 110% doable on a single-board integrated device. @jofemodo seems like the man to do the job. I would put some money into that kickstarter, if you decided to go that way. I’d help out if I could, I’m getting better at C and getting a handle on kernel modules is high on my todo list.
Ok early morning and I’m letting my imagination go. When it finds something it believes in it starts running scenarios on how to make that happen morebetter. I’m less and less enthused with the non-open Raspberry every year, quite honestly, but it’s looking like another case of market lock-in. A Zynthian that breaks away from that platform could be a 100% open source device. It would be a happy day for me. :>