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Every value links to the official page it came from. Blank = not stated officially.
| Board | Stock | CPU | Clock | RAM | Flash | Audio codec | Bit depth / sample rate | Audio in | Audio out | Other I/O | Latency notes | Toolchains | Needs / host | Official price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Seed3Daisy | Out | ARM Cortex-M7 src | 480 MHz src | 65 MB SDRAM src | 8 MB external flash src | New audio codec (part not named on official page) src | 32-bit / 192 kHz src | 2 (stereo) src | 2 (stereo) src | 31 GPIO, 12× 16-bit ADC, 2× 12-bit DAC src | C++, Arduino, Max/MSP gen~, Pure Data src | $29.99 src | |||
| Daisy Seed2 DFMDaisy | $29.99 | ARM Cortex-M7 src | 480 MHz src | 64 MB src | 8 MB src | 24-bit / 96 kHz src | 2 (stereo) src | 2 (stereo, differential) src | 33 GPIO, 14× 16-bit ADC, 2× 12-bit DAC src | C++, Arduino, Max/MSP gen~ (Oopsy), Pure Data (Plugdata, community), Rust (community) src | $29.99 src | ||||
| Daisy PodDaisy | Out | ARM Cortex-M7 (Seed3 installed) src | 480 MHz (via Seed3) src | 65 MB SDRAM (via Seed3) src | 32-bit / 192 kHz (via Seed3) src | 2 (3.5 mm stereo line in) src | 2 (3.5 mm stereo line out) + headphone out src | 2 pots, 2 buttons, 2 RGB LEDs, 1 encoder, TRS MIDI in, SD card src | C++, Arduino, Max/MSP gen~ (Oopsy), Pure Data (Plugdata, community), Rust (community) src | $79.99 src | |||||
| Daisy patch.Init()Daisy | Out | ARM Cortex-M7 (Patch Submodule) src | 480 MHz src | 64 MB src | 24-bit / 96 kHz src | 2 (stereo) src | 2 (stereo) src | 4 CV in, 1 CV out, 2 gate in, 2 gate out, 4 knobs, button, toggle, SD src | C++, Arduino, Max/MSP gen~ (Oopsy), Pure Data (Plugdata, community), Rust (community) src | $249.99 src | |||||
| Teensy 4.1Teensy | $31.50 | ARM Cortex-M7 with FPU src | 600 MHz src | 1024K RAM (512K tightly coupled) src | 7936K usable (8 MB chip) src | None onboard (use Audio Adaptor) src | 55 I/O, 18 analog in, 2× I2S/TDM, 1× S/PDIF src | Arduino (Teensyduino), C/C++ (Makefile) src | SparkFun is now manufacturing Teensy products (per PJRC store page) src | ||||||
| Teensy 4.0Teensy | $23.80 | ARM Cortex-M7 with FPU src | 600 MHz src | 1024K RAM (512K tightly coupled) src | 1984K src | None onboard (use Audio Adaptor) src | 40 I/O, 14 analog in, 2× I2S/TDM, 1× S/PDIF src | Arduino (Teensyduino), C/C++ (Makefile) src | |||||||
| Teensy Audio Adaptor (Rev D)Teensy | $9.80 | SGTL5000 src | 16-bit / 44.1 kHz src | 2 (line in) or 1 (mic) src | 2 (headphone + line out) src | Optional volume pot, micro SD, pads for 2nd board (quad-channel) src | Arduino (Teensy Audio Library) src | Teensy 4.0 / 4.1 src | |||||||
| Bela Gem StereoBela | £52.00 | 24-bit / 96 kHz src | 2 src | 2 + headphone src | 8 analog in (16-bit / 24 kHz), 16 GPIO, USB host + device, Qwiic src | Low-latency real-time processing (Bela environment) src | C++, Pure Data, SuperCollider, Bela browser IDE src | PocketBeagle 2 (included in Starter Kit) src | $75 board / $149 starter kit src | ||||||
| Bela Gem MultiBela | £118.00 | 24-bit / 96 kHz src | 10 src | 10 (8 optionally DC-coupled) src | 8 analog in (16-bit / 24 kHz), 16 GPIO, USB host + device, Qwiic src | Low-latency real-time processing (Bela environment) src | C++, Pure Data, SuperCollider, Bela browser IDE src | PocketBeagle 2 (included in Starter Kit) src | $175 board / $249 starter kit src | ||||||
| Bela (original Cape)Bela | $119.00 | 2 src | 2 + 2 speaker amps src | 8× 16-bit analog in, 8× 16-bit analog out, 16 digital I/O src | Low-latency audio and sensor processing src | C++, Pure Data, SuperCollider, Csound, Bela browser IDE src | BeagleBone Black (not included) src | $119 src | |||||||
| Bela MiniBela | EOL | 2 src | 2 src | 8× 16-bit analog in, 16 digital I/O src | PocketBeagle (original) src | End-of-life: supported but no longer manufactured src | |||||||||
| ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1ESP32 | Out | Dual-core Xtensa LX7 src | 240 MHz src | 512 KB internal SRAM (+ PSRAM on some module variants) src | None onboard (I2S peripheral) src | 45 programmable GPIO on SoC; I2S, SPI, I2C, ADC, 14 touch pins src | ESP-IDF (C/C++) src | Ships with ESP32-S3-WROOM-1, -1U or -2 module src | |||||||
| ESP32-A1S Audio Kit (v2.2)ESP32 | Out | Dual-core Xtensa LX6 (ESP32) src | 240 MHz src | 520 KB SRAM + 64 Mb PSRAM src | 4 MB SPI flash src | ES8388 src | 2 src | 2 (+ headphone, 3 W speaker outs) src | Ai-Thinker notes the older AC101-codec version is being phased out src | ||||||
| Raspberry Pi Pico 2RP2350 | £4.00 | Dual Arm Cortex-M33 or dual Hazard3 RISC-V src | 150 MHz src | 520 KB SRAM src | 4 MB QSPI src | None onboard (I2S via PIO) src | 3 ADC, 16 PWM channels, 12 PIO state machines, 2 UART/SPI/I2C src | C/C++ SDK, MicroPython src | from $5 src | In production until at least January 2040 src | |||||
| Pimoroni Pico Audio PackRP2350 | Out | PCM5100A DAC + PAM8908JER headphone amp src | up to 32-bit / 384 kHz output src | 0 src | 2 (line out + headphone) src | C/C++, CircuitPython, MicroPython, Rust (community examples) src | Raspberry Pi Pico (header pins needed) src | ||||||||
| HiFiBerry DAC+ ADCPi HAT | $49.90 | up to 192 kHz in and out src | Any Raspberry Pi with 40-pin GPIO src | $49.90 src | Audio input needs Raspberry Pi kernel 4.18+ src | ||||||||||
| Raspberry Pi Codec ZeroPi HAT | Out | Dialog DA7212 src | 24-bit / 96 kHz src | Stereo AUX in, MEMS mic, ext. mono mic src | Stereo AUX out, 1.2 W mono speaker src | 2 LEDs, 1 button src | Any Raspberry Pi with 40-pin GPIO src | In production until at least January 2028 src |