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Zynthian UI User Guide (oldstable-2109) (view source)
Revision as of 22:18, 11 April 2020
, 22:18, 11 April 2020→General Concepts
[[File:zynthian_controllers.png|430px|right]]
[[File:zynthian_controllers.png|430px|right]]
The Zynthian UI is displayed on a touch display and controlled by 4 knobs (rotary-encoders with push-switches).
The physical Zynthian UI is displayed on a display and controlled by 4 knobs (rotary-encoders with push-switches). You can also control the UI with a touch-display, a mouse or keyboard (computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard, both!)
Anyway, the 4 knobs+switches are the primary control mechanism used to navigate the UI: selecting options on menus and adjust the instrument parameters. The knobs can act as assignable MIDI/OSC controllers for the instrument's parameters (frequently lots of them!). You can emulate the knob's behavior using the touch-display, but it's sub-optimal and accessing some features could be tricky.
There are two main screen-layout types:
There are two main screen-layout types: