Zynthian Users Guide

1 Main Guides

• Zynthian UI User Guide - V5: The new V5 User Interface. V5 owners should start here.

• Zynthian UI User Guide - V1/V4: Legacy & custom zynthian owners should start here.

• ZynSeq User Guide: Detailed user's guide for the ZynSeq step sequencer.

• Sound & MIDI Engines: Info about the available engines (synths, audio FXs, MIDI processors, etc.)

• Web Configuration User Guide: Also known as webconf.

• Supported plug & play MIDI controllers: Novation, Akai, Korg, ...

• MOD-UI User Guide: Pedalboard-style graphical interface for patching LV2 plugins.

• Command Line User Guide: If you need to manually setup/configure things.

• Legacy Zynthian UI User Guide (old stable-2109)

2 Experimental Version Guide

• Notes on Oram: some differences and new features: Work in progress guide to the Oram testing image based on 64-bit Debian 12 (Bookworm)

3 Specific Guides

• Adding LV2 plugins: Adding LV2 plugins to the system.

• MIDI Network: Receive/Send MIDI with RTP-MIDI & QMidiNet

• Adding Extra I/O with the Zynaptik Module: Adding the Zynaptik extra I/O Option

• Aligning Zynthian Touchscreens: Guidance on the alignment of non-standard zynthian screens.

• Understanding LINUX Audio: will help you understand the acronyms mentioned in this Wiki

• Zynthian Hardware: information about using custom hardware with Zynthian for DIY setups.

4 Beginners

• First Steps: A brief tutorial on basic UI usage

• Quick Start: A beginners tutorial on how to make a piano snapshot

• Making some sounds: A beginners tutorial on how to make your Zynthian make some sounds

5 Video Guides

5.1 English

Zynthian Demo, by Floyd Steinberg

SooperLooper, by Floyd Steinberg

First Steps, by Sébastien Marty

MIDI Basics, by Sébastien Marty

Editing SFZ & SF2, by Benoit Bouchez

5.2 French

V5: Interface utilisateur, by Benoit Bouchez

V3: Interface utilisateur, by Benoit Bouchez

Edition SFZ et SF2, by Benoit Bouchez