The Tulip Creative Computer - a portable Python synthesizer for music and graphics - shorepine/tulipcc

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Tulip Creative Computer is an open-source portable device for music synthesis, graphics, and coding. It runs MicroPython on ESP32-S3 hardware with a touchscreen, featuring a 120-voice AMY synthesizer, sprite graphics, WiFi, MIDI support, and 32MB storage. Available as purchasable hardware ($59), web version, or desktop app. Includes built-in code editor, BBS chat (Tulip World), and supports USB peripherals. The entire system boots instantly to a Python prompt with APIs for real-time audio synthesis, graphics rendering, network access, and hardware interfacing.

a portable Python synthesizer for music and graphics

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