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==Load/Save Snapshot==
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==Snapshots==
 
[[File:Zynthian_ui_snapshot_load.png|400px|right]]
 
[[File:Zynthian_ui_snapshot_load.png|400px|right]]
 
[[File:Zynthian_ui_snapshot_save.png|400px|right]]
 
[[File:Zynthian_ui_snapshot_save.png|400px|right]]
You can enter the ''Load Snapshot'' screen by clicking the snapshot switch (from control screen you have to use bold-click!). Another click and you will be in the ''Save Snapshot'' screen. You can also use bold-click to go directly to the Save Snapshot screen.
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Snapshots are used for saving/restoring the status of Zynthian. A snapshot includes the full state, including layers, effects, parameter values, MIDI-learning, etc.
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Obviously, before loading any snapshot, you should save one, and for save a snapshot, you should create some layer. Zynthian UI will use numbers for naming the banks and snapshots. Later, using the webconf tool you can rename the snapshots to something more explicit.
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You can enter the ''Load Snapshot'' screen by clicking the snapshot switch. From control screen you have to use bold-click. A second click and you will be in the ''Save Snapshot'' screen. You can also use bold-click to go directly to the Save Snapshot screen (not from control screen!).
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Obviously, before loading any snapshot, you should save one, and for saving a snapshot, you should create some layers, etc. Zynthian UI will use numbers for naming the banks and snapshots. Later, using the webconf tool you can rename the snapshots to something more explicit.
    
====Snapshot Banks====
 
====Snapshot Banks====
By default, snapshots are stored as a single list and bank-stuff is not shown by Zynthian-UI. If you want to use banks for organizing your snapshots, you simply create a second bank using the webconf tool and the hidden bank functionality will be enabled.
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By default, snapshots are stored as a single list and bank-related stuff is not shown by Zynthian-UI. If you want to use banks for organizing your snapshots, you simply create a second bank using the webconf tool and the hidden bank functionality will be enabled.
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When using snapshot banks, if you want to go up one level, from snapshots to banks, you should use the ".." entry in the list. The Back button won't work here.
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When using snapshot banks, if you want to go up one level (from snapshot list to bank list), you must use the ".." entry. The back button will close the snapshot screen.
    
====Default Snapshot====
 
====Default Snapshot====
You can save the status as "Default Snapshot". This "Default Snapshot" will be loaded automatically at startup. To delete it, you can use the webconf tool or do it from command line.
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You can save the status as "Default Snapshot". This "Default Snapshot" will be loaded automatically at startup. To delete it, you can use the webconf tool or the command line.
    
====Restore Last State====
 
====Restore Last State====
If "Restore last state on startup" option is enabled on webconf, then state will be saved when poweroff (using long-click select or from Admin Menu) and restored on next boot. This option has priority over the "Default Snapshot".
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If "Restore last state on startup" option is enabled on webconf (and it's enabled by default!), then state will be saved when poweroff (using long-click select or from Admin Menu) and restored on next boot. This option has priority over the "Default Snapshot".
    
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