Zynthian Users Guide

1 Main User Guides - Start Here

Zynthian UI User's Guide - Oram (incomplete but frozen): Oram is the current stable version.

Zynthian UI User's Guide - Vangelis (work in progress): Vangelis is the development version.

Assistive Technology and accessibility - Vangelis: A guide of Vangelis accessibility features.

Learning Pills - Vangelis: Short tutorials, usually under 5 minute view / listen / read.

ZynSeq User Guide: Zynthian's built-in step sequencer.

ZynSampler User Guide: Zynthian's built-in non-destructive audio sampler.

2 Midi Controller Guides

Supported plug & play MIDI controllers: Zynthian has default mapping configs for Novation, Akai, Korg and other controllers...

3 Software Configuration Guides

Web Configuration User Guide: Zynthian's built-in web interface, also known as webconf.

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

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

4 Engines/Plugin Specific Guides

There are some guides on specific engines (plugins) 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 Zynthian Native Engines

SooperLooper Flexible audio looper with functionality similar to the Echoplex Digital Pro
MOD-UI User Guide: Pedalboard-style graphical interface for patching LV2 plugins
DrumGizmo Open source, multichannel, multilayered, drum plugin
GeonKick Free software for generating a wide range of percussive sounds
Perfomix Automated build-up audio effects with looper function.
Drum Kits as LV2 plugins

5 Testing/Development Version Un-official Guides

6 Software & Hardware DIY Guides

Zynthian Hardware: Using custom hardware with Zynthian for DIY setups (audio, displays, rotary encoders etc.)

Adding Encoders: 4 Encoders can be added to a Zynthian ...

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

Aligning Zynthian Touchscreens: Guidance for non-standard Zynthian screens. (Update: For reference, touchscreen calibration now available within the UI)