Ian Dixon and Garry Whittaker return for a TDL Show catch-up covering rescued smart displays, Home Assistant dashboards, local voice control, the E-mu Emax II sampler, Korg Radias videos, synth editors, studio tools and recent music projects. Garry shows how low-cost display hardware and old Meta Portal devices can be repurposed for Home Assistant, while Ian talks about the Emax II, GoTek floppy emulation, new Web MIDI editors and writing tracks around specific synths.

Chapters:
00:00 Coming up: Emax II, Radias and Home Assistant displays
01:00 Garry returns for a catch-up show
02:00 Cheap ESP display as a bedside Home Assistant clock
04:00 Reusing old hardware for Home Assistant dashboards
06:00 NSPanel Pro, kiosk mode and garage controls
08:00 Meta Portal as a repurposed smart display
10:00 Local voice control, Home Assistant voices and wake words
12:00 Intercom and voice call experiments
14:00 OpenPortal, APK installs and kiosk satellite
16:00 Fleet management, DNLA and Music Assistant
18:00 Mounting, USB access and hardware limitations
20:00 Cheap Meta Portal devices and useful display ideas
22:00 App stores, browsers and unlocking extra features
24:00 Music Assistant, Sonos-style control and gestures
26:00 Ian's E-mu Emax II rack sampler
28:00 GoTek floppy emulation and USB libraries
30:00 Classic Emax sounds, sampling and memory limits
32:00 Emax repairs and Korg NX5R editor
34:00 Browser-based synth editors and studio search ideas
36:00 Writing tracks around specific synths
38:00 Sampling workflows and creative constraints
40:00 SCSI, Raspberry Pi emulation and old sampler storage
42:00 Keeping vintage technology alive
44:00 Music playback, Spotify and canvas artwork
46:00 Garry's socials and Home Assistant video plans
48:00 Wrap-up and next catch-up

Featured Topics:
Home Assistant dashboards and wall displays
Meta Portal repurposing with OpenPortal
Local voice control and wake words
Music Assistant and smart home audio
E-mu Emax II rack sampler
GoTek floppy drive emulation
Korg Radias videos and sound design
Web MIDI synth editors and studio search tools
DX100, DX7 and synth-specific track writing
Vintage sampler storage and SCSI emulation

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