Hi @laban77 - I don’t know whether @jofemodo 's recent birthday accident has caused an additional delay (see Jofemodo becames a Playmobil ), but it certainly couldn’t help!
You do have the option of building a Do-It-Yourself Zynthian if you’re moderately handy with Raspberry Pi and Linux - see the wiki, ZynthianWiki for info on your options, particularly:
Building a zynthian box is not difficult and relatively inexpensive, varying from 100 to 500 €, depending on the chosen components. You can:
- Buy the official V5 kit or just some parts in the Zynthian Shop
- Build everything from scratch using the publicly available documentation. You’ll be able to go from a totally headless system to an integrated instrument with your midi keyboard.
- Try zynthian’s software with only a Raspberry Pi, a HDMI display and a USB mouse. Once setup, connect & control remotely with a touchscreen device.
Zynthian is a working project in active development and supported by volunteers. While best efforts are made, this wiki may not match the current state of the software. To catch up on the latest, check in at the active and friendly Forum
And of course you can tell us about your requirements and ask questions here in the forum to get advice and help.
The Pi itself can be reused later in the official kit, and you can get a very inexpensive audio card to use in the meantime.
Zynthians do occasionally popup for sale here and on eBay and elsewhere.