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Zynthian UI User's Guide Appendix - Vangelis (view source)
Revision as of 07:25, 6 March 2026
, 6 MarchAdds bullet point quick start.
=== Quick Start ===
=== Quick Start ===
Near the bottom of the guide are links to '''[[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Vangelis#Learning Pills|Learning Pills]]''': short video tutorials that show and describe various workflows. These are short, easily digestible snippets of information that can get you started quickly.
Near the bottom of the guide are links to '''[[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Vangelis#Learning Pills|Learning Pills]]''': short video tutorials that show and describe various workflows. These are short, easily digestible snippets of information that can get you started quickly.
As said above, you really should read section 2 to understand basic principals but here is a quick guide to get some sound out of zynthian.
* Plug audio outputs to amplification / headphones.
* Plug in audio / MIDI inputs. This may include USB MIDI devices.
* Connect power - zynthian should start up and after about 10 seconds, show the mixer view.
* Zynthian remembers its last state and there may be no chains (instruments, audio paths, etc.) shown.
* (Optional) Clear the state to start with an empty mixer:
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** Press OPT|ADMIN button to show Chain Manager view.
** Tap touch screen "Main" box (or use arrow and SEL|YES buttons) to show the main chain options menu.
** Use arrow and SEL|YES buttons to select "Remove All".
</div>
<div class="show_only_v4">
** Rotate encoder 4 to highlight "Main" chain.
** Bold press (press then release after 1s) encoder 4 to show Chain Manager view.
** Rotate encoder 3 to highlight "Main" box then short press (press the release within 0.5s) encoder 4 to show main chian options menu.
** Rotate encoder 4 to highlight "Remove All" then short press encoder 4 to select the menu option.
</div>
<div class="show_only_touch">
** Tap topbar (left half of black title bar at top of screen) to show Chain Manager view
** Tap touch screen "Main" box to show the main chain options menu.
** Tap "Remove All" option.
</div>
** Confirm operation.
* Add an instrument chain. In Chain Manager view:
** Show the main chain options menu.
** Select "Insert new chain"
** Select "Instrument"
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** Use left/right arrow buttons to select an instrument category.
</div>
<div class="show_only_v4">
** Use encoder 3 to select an instrument category.
</div>
<div class="show_only_touch">
** Swipe left/right to select an instrument category.
</div>
** Select an instrument from the list.
** Select a MIDI channel
** Select a preset bank (some instruments do not have banks so will not show this menu)
** Select a preset (some instruments do not have presets so will not show this menu)
** The "Control View" for the chain is shown.
* Play the sound from the MIDI controller connected.
* For audio processing, follow a similar procedure but select "Audio Input" instead of "Instrument".
=== The Zynthian Project ===
=== The Zynthian Project ===
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===Snapshots===
===Snapshots===HiFiberry DAC Light only supports a single (stereo) DAC. You may find this works with Hifiberry DAC8X but maybe more likely with Zynaudio8X.
Zynaudio8X uses an ALSA driver written by me for a project described else where in the forum for up to 4 x stereo I2S DACs. IIRC it may also support up to 4 x stereo ADCs. Selecting it in webconf HARDWARE->Audio, Soundcard drop-down list will populate Driver Config:
```
dtoverlay=zynaudio8x,inputs=8,outputs=8
```
You can change this to have fewer inputs and outputs, e.g.
```
dtoverlay=zynaudio8x,inputs=0,outputs=4
```
[[File:snapshot_structure.png|400px|right]]
[[File:snapshot_structure.png|400px|right]]