I usually work the tabletop area from 6PM to 2AM every year.  This year I'm 10am to 6pm, so I can actually do some stuff.

I'll see you at PAX its been a while man !

Presuming I make it through PAX alive I'm going to dive right into this as soon as it's over.  I'll just find the cheapest 5" screen I can.  I've even been eyeing some mini keyboards that I could just slot right on without having to solder anything (or just solder it to the board).  One open USB port for recording samples and transferring music.  I'll have to get the whole thing in front of me to figure out if I want a SSD for it.  I don't plan to emulate PSX (poorly), so I basically only need a D-Pad, ABXY, Start, Select, LR.  Alternatively just map Start/Select/LR to the keyboard.  We'll have to see what kind of controller I can destroy.

There are a heap of compatible LCD shields and modules already available - no need to wait for a Kickstarter...

http://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki/LCD-Shields
http://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki/LCD-Modules

I've had a dream for a while now to design a little Pi laptop around an old mechanical keyboard or jam a Pi into one of Kitch's custom GB cases.

well, if you need midi din, $5 cheapo cables from amazon work fine with pi
edit: not even $5.. i bought this one when my old one died a few months ago
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LJ … &psc=1

2nd edit: oh and the nanoloop usb adapter works fine with piggy at least as well, so should be fine with other software on pi

That's awesome.  It will make my device longer, but a 16:9 screen makes that a nonissue.

Edit: How hard have you driven AT2?  Does GoatTracker run?  I'm mostly interested in its musical capabilities.  Any chance you could do a recording of some easily available, complex tracks for comparison?

PS: MIDI over USB is the only way to midify it, right?  Good thing I bought a USBboy.

I have a raspberry pi running dosbox, it runs fine for the old trackers I'm using (fast, scream, impulse, adlib). I have a model b set to the highest "overclock" (1Ghz).

Any software, modules or other things you want me to test on it?

re: the spdif thing - you have to have a later revision pi mobo that supports the pins it requires.

ooh, s/pdif, might have to grab one of those for the xbmc pi
edit: and im almost all pi on my piggy stuff now, love it for piggy midi, just should really take the time to get my wireless 360 controller set up with it instead of the $6 cheapo folding usb mini gamepad, but it does the job for now

OK GUYS ! I use the pi for viz, havent really for music but I can tell you this... ITS A TUFFY. I push it all the time and its always reliable.I havent used it in a TON of shows but its in my bag everyday, everywhere I go and never has issues. The 3.5inch tft touch screen is nice and I have one and its killer for showing terminal read out. They have some 7 inch displays that are great as well. There is a new sound card that goes on the pi that you should look into as well. http://www.adafruit.com/products/1761 I dont do too much in audio again but I hope I can help you out. I love the pi and would to see more people using it.

Yeah, I've played with the PSP c64 and DOS emulators, but they're pretty useless without a proper keyboard.

I think a custom printed case could make it even more svelte.  I'd be removing most of the unneeded ports anyways.

you can emulate dos and c64 on psp
http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Psp_dosbox
http://www.emuparadise.me/Commodore_64_ … P/VICE/148
so there's that...
but for enclosures, i have one of these and i like it
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4145 … re_-_Black
same thickness as a closed gba sp, so not bulky at all, just barely large enough to fit the ports

Thanks, that would be great. 

In addition to my plans, there's no reason this can't be used for some retro gaming as well. Would a PSP be more efficient?  Definitely.

Advantages a Pi provides: DOS and C64 emulation, more RAM, better processor, open-source community support, the joy of designing and building it myself.  Wiring up this sort of thing isn't the hard part, getting a suitable enclosure for it is.  I can 3D print it, so it's hardly an issue.

Again, even without AT2 I think this has potential to be a great mobile tracking device.  Removing the Ethernet and replacing the USB ports can shave a lot of thickness off the board.  Even without the keyboard I still have access to LGPT and a ton of emulators.

not sure if i know anyone personally who has tried this out yet, but i'll ask around and see if i can direct people to the thread since it feels like 1/3rd of my friends own at least one Pi