Difference between revisions of "Zynthian Users Guide"

Revision as of 23:23, 28 July 2024

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 Testing Version Guides

Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram (work in progress): Oram is the current testing image, based Debian Bookworm 64-bits
Notes on Oram: some differences and new features

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

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 ==Main Guides==
-* '''[[Zynthian UI User Guide - V5]]''': The new V5 User Interface. '''V5 owners should start here!'''
+[[File:Zynthian-mixer-blackboard.jpeg|600px|right]]
-* '''[[Zynthian UI User Guide - V1/V4]]''': The classic V1-V4 User Interface. '''V1-V4 & custom zynthian owners should start here!'''
+*'''[[Zynthian UI User Guide - V5]]''': The new V5 User Interface. V5 owners should start here.
-* '''[[ZynSeq User Guide]]''': Detailed user's guide for the ZynSeq step sequencer.
+*'''[[Zynthian UI User Guide - V1/V4]]''': Legacy & custom zynthian owners should start here.
-* '''[[Zynthian Web Configuration Tool User Guide]]''': Also known as '''''webconf''''', check here to learn about settings in Zynthian's configuration web interface.
+*'''[[ZynSeq User Guide]]''': Detailed user's guide for the ZynSeq step sequencer.
-* [[MOD-UI User Guide]]: Pedalboard style graphical interface for patching LV2 plugins: MOD plugin-host web UI.
+*'''[[Engines | Sound & MIDI Engines]]''': Info about the available engines (synths, audio FXs, MIDI processors, etc.)
-* [[Command Line User Guide]]: If you need to manually setup/configure things.
+*'''[[Web Configuration User Guide]]''': Also known as '''''webconf'''''.
-* [[Zynthian UI User Guide (oldstable-2109)|Legacy Zynthian UI User Guide]] (old stable-2109)
+*'''[[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.
+*[[Zynthian UI User Guide (oldstable-2109)|Legacy Zynthian UI User Guide]] (old stable-2109)
+==Testing Version Guides==
+* [[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram]] (work in progress): Oram is the current testing image, based Debian Bookworm 64-bits
+* [[Notes on Oram: some differences and new features]]
 ==Specific Guides==
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 * [[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.
 ==Beginners==
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 ==Video Guides==
 ====English====
+<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="Zynthian Demo, by Floyd Steinberg" urlargs="start=553">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdIqBiWdjk</embedvideo>
+<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="SooperLooper, by Floyd Steinberg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPQT5gviZbo</embedvideo>
+<br>
 <embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="300" service="youtube" description="First Steps, by Sébastien Marty">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avUdv1uxYT4</embedvideo>
 <embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="300" service="youtube" description="MIDI Basics, by Sébastien Marty">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58qZze5hTA</embedvideo>
 <embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="300" service="youtube" description="Editing SFZ & SF2, by Benoit Bouchez">https://youtube.com/watch?v=FXFTnPrz4Pw</embedvideo>
+<br>
 ====French====
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 <embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="300" service="youtube" description="V3: Interface utilisateur, by Benoit Bouchez">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jb-8cQQQgQ</embedvideo>
 <embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="300" service="youtube" description="Edition SFZ et SF2, by Benoit Bouchez">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfyOLWh93k</embedvideo>
+<!--
+====German====
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+-->