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Just in case: is there a convenient place on the empeg's PCB where I could pick up the 5V power, if the CS8405 needs it?



If there's not, then all you really need is a 5v regulator (I think it's a 7805) to drop the 12v down to 5v. Maybe some diodes too to protect from reverse polarity.
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