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== How to make a Piano Snapshot ==

== How to make a Piano Snapshot ==

A piano is a good starting sound.

One of the "engines" in the Zynthian is the "Fluid synth". This synthesizer plays recorded samples, typically from real instruments.  We will use a Yamaha Grand Piano sample set called "GM1 Yamaha Grand".  

I tend to use the Fluid synth GM1 Yamaha Grand. Others prefer Pianoteq.

First you want to save a snapshot. Snapshots are all about the upper right encoder, labelled '''Snapshot & LS''' in the Users Guide…

The basic idea is that the length of the press on the Snapshot Encoder gets you into the Load or Save screen. It needs to be at least a '''Bold''' press, otherwise you will end up in ''MIDI learn'' which is interesting but not what you want at the moment.

 

Pressing the upper right encoder for between 1 and 2 seconds should display the '''Load Snapshot''' screen.

The basic idea is the length of the press on the Snapshot Encoder sets you into Load or Save. It needs to be at least a Bold Press otherwise you will end up in MIDI learn which is interesting but not what you want at the moment.

This will put you into Load Snapshot

[[File:LoadSnapshot.png]]

[[File:LoadSnapshot.png]]

and another Press

another Press will display the Save Snapshot menu.

will put you into the Save Snapshot menu.

[[File:SaveSnapshot.png]]

[[File:SaveSnapshot.png]]

Here you can overwrite the default ( so that’s how you always start it up in Piano )

Here you will overwrite the default startup snapshot (so you'll always start up in Piano)

You can also create a new snapshot with the New Snapshot menu item or overwrite existing snapshots…

''(You can also create a new snapshot with the New Snapshot menu item or overwrite existing snapshots…)''

The one thing you can’t do from the GUI is rename the snapshot you create to something useful but that’s where the webconf interface comes into play ( I run it in it’s own screen on the triple header zynth)

The one thing you can’t do from the GUI is rename the snapshot you create to something useful, but that’s where the webconf interface comes into play (I run a web browser on its own screen)

Selecting zynthian-nord.local ( the address of yours is in Admin /Network Info, use the ip address if on a naked windows browser)

Selecting ''zynthian-nord.local'' (the address of yours is shown on the Admin/Network Info screen, use the ip address instead if on a Windows browser)

Choose Library/ Snapshot ( might be under the "hamburger" icon on the right)

Choose Library/ Snapshot ( might be under the "hamburger" icon on the right)