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== Opening Synth Engine Native GUIs on your Computer ==
 
== Opening Synth Engine Native GUIs on your Computer ==
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Some engines have a native GUI that can be accessed from your desktop/laptop computer. There are several methods for achieving this:
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Some engines have a native GUI that can be accessed from your desktop/laptop computer. Zynthian provides a VNC viewer for a desktop that allows access to these native GUI. By default VNC is disabled and it is recommended to disable for performance (as it has a small overhead which is best saved for your audio). To enable VNC and access the desktop and engines' native GUI:
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====X11 Server====
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* Connect via web browser to webconf
 
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* Navigate to INTERFACE->UI Options
To use this method, you need an X11 Server running on your desktop/laptop computer.
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* Assert Enable VNC Server option and press Save
 
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* Reload webconf and navigate to INTERFACE->UI-Engines
* If you use Linux, you probably already have it, so you don't need to do anything special. Simply login into your zynthian using the ssh with the "-Y" option for forwarding the X session:
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* Enter the Zynthian password (default: raspberry)
 
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  $ ssh -Y root@zynthian.local
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* If you are a Mac user, you should install and enable the '''XQuartz''' package. After that, login into your zynthian with the same command.
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* If you are a Windows user, then you should install the '''XMing''' package and login into your zynthian using Putty with the "X11 forwarding" option enabled.
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[[File:Putty-on-zynth-X11.png]]
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====VNC====
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You could also use VNC, although it's a bit complex:
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* Login into your zynthian box and enter:
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  # apt-get install vnc4server blackbox
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  # pico ~/.vncrc
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* enter this line to set the desktop size:
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    $geometry = “2048x1600”;
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* start the vnc server:
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  # vnc4server
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* Connect to the vnc server using (e.g.) Windows TightVNC viewer.
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====RealVNC====
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[[File:VNCReal_Zynthians.png]]
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====Turning on the Raspi VNC Server to start up every time====
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Log onto the Pi.... and from it's own console
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to turn on the VNCServer log onto the pi (see instructions elsewhere...)  
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using the webconf terminal, or ssh , or your own personal favourite. .  .
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[[File:Raspi-config-running-in-terminal.png]]
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and type raspi-config and then press Enter. . .
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[[File:Vncreal-setup.png]]
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[[File:Realvnc-step2.png]]
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[[File:Realvnc-step3.png]]
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[[File:Realvnc-step4.png]]
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[[File:Realvnc-step5.png]]
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[[File:Realvnc-help.png]]
      
====Supported Engines with Native GUI====
 
====Supported Engines with Native GUI====
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