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*'''[[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram]]''' (work in progress): Oram is the current stable version.
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*'''[[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram]]''' (incomplete but frozen): Oram is the current stable version.
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*'''[[Zynthian UI User's Guide - Vangelis]]''' (work in progress): Vangelis is the development version.
  
 
*'''[[ZynSeq User Guide]]''': Zynthian's built-in step sequencer.
 
*'''[[ZynSeq User Guide]]''': Zynthian's built-in step sequencer.
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*[[Command Line User Guide]]: If you need to manually setup/configure things.
 
*[[Command Line User Guide]]: If you need to manually setup/configure things.
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==Engines/Plugin Specific Guides==
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There are some guides on specific engines available in Zynthian. They cover topics such as configuration, managing and importing presets etc. Some of them are listed below, for a full list see [[Engines#Zynthian Native Engines]]
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*[[DrumGizmo]] Open source, multichannel, multilayered, drum plugin
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*[[GeonKick]] Free software for generating a wide range of percussive sounds
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*[[Perfomix]] Automated build-up audio effects with looper function.
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*[[Drum Kits as LV2 plugins]]
  
 
==Un-official Guides==
 
==Un-official Guides==
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==Video Guides==
 
==Video Guides==
 
====English====
 
====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>
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<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="The best Open Source GrooveBox, by Floyd Steinberg" urlargs="start=553">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdIqBiWdjk</embedvideo>
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<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="Create your first song, by Floyd Steinberg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmrk6LlEyg</embedvideo>
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<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="SooperLooper, by Floyd Steinberg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPQT5gviZbo</embedvideo>
 
<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="SooperLooper, by Floyd Steinberg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPQT5gviZbo</embedvideo>
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<embedvideo alignment="inline" dimensions="451" service="youtube" description="How to Summon Entities with the Zynthian V5">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP71cSRtdJc</embedvideo>
 
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<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="First Steps, by Sébastien Marty">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avUdv1uxYT4</embedvideo>

Latest revision as of 06:26, 6 March 2026

1 Main Guides

Zynthian-mixer-blackboard.jpeg

2 Engines/Plugin Specific Guides

There are some guides on specific engines available in Zynthian. They cover topics such as configuration, managing and importing presets etc. Some of them are listed below, for a full list see Engines#Zynthian Native Engines

3 Un-official Guides

4 Legacy Guides

5 Advanced Guides

  • Zynthian Hardware: Using custom hardware with Zynthian for DIY setups (audio, displays, rotary encoders etc.)
  • Aligning Zynthian Touchscreens: Guidance for non-standard Zynthian screens. (Update: For reference, touchscreen calibration now available within the UI)

6 Beginners

  • First Steps: A brief tutorial on basic UI usage for Version 3
  • Quick Start: A beginners tutorial on how to make a piano snapshot

7 Video Guides

7.1 English

The best Open Source GrooveBox, by Floyd Steinberg
Create your first song, by Floyd Steinberg


SooperLooper, by Floyd Steinberg
How to Summon Entities with the Zynthian V5


First Steps, by Sébastien Marty
MIDI Basics, by Sébastien Marty
Editing SFZ & SF2, by Benoit Bouchez


7.2 French

V5: Interface utilisateur, by Benoit Bouchez
V3: Interface utilisateur, by Benoit Bouchez
Edition SFZ et SF2, by Benoit Bouchez