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+# DSP408 hardware test configuration
+
+DSP408_HOST=
+DSP_PORT= // Default to 9761 (thomann dsp408 port)
+DSP408_DEVICE_ID= // Default to 1
+DSP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=false
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 /target
+.env