ElmerJFudd Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 [video:youtube] Zynthian is a open hardware platform, currently in development, that promises to be a swiss army knife of synthesis, equipped with multiple engines, filters and effects. Zynthians hardware specification is public and the software is open source, so the platform is designed to be fully hackable. Specifications: Hardware Powerful CPU: ARMv8 x 4 cores, 64 bits, 1.2 GHz, 1 GB RAM (Raspberry Pi 3) High Quality Audio Interface: 24 bits, 96kHz (HifiBerry DAC+) Touch Screen 2.8″ 32 GB of storage (SD Card) Connectivity Up to 5 MIDI instruments simultaneously (4 x USB, 1 x MIDI-IN) Line Audio Output (Jack & RCA) Headphones Audio Output (mini-Jack) Ethernet Network (RJ-45) 802.11n Wireless LAN (WIFI) Bluetooth 4.1 & BLE HDMI (future applications) Software Multi-engine Polyphonic Complex Synthesis (ZynAddSubFX) Wavetable Synthesis (FluidSynth & LinuxSampler) Hammond B3 Emulation (setBfree) DX7 Emulation (Dexed) Effects & Filters Reverb Chorus Flanger Wah-Wah Compressor EQ Specific hardware on GitHub, Raspberry Pi 2 https://github.com/zynthian/zynthian-hw/blob/master/README.md Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willf Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks for pointing this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Looks very interesting... any idea when it might be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohm Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Very cool! I'm checking this out. NS3C, Hammond XK5, Yamaha S7X, Sequential Prophet 6, Yamaha YC73, Roland Jupiter X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 The parts they are building it from seem to be readily available, Raspberry Pi for Mainboard, Adafruit PiTFT, HiFiBerry DAC+, plus amp and encoders and midi parts. But yeah, obviously takes a lot of the setup and soldering and such out of the equation if you can get your hands on their zynthian box. At which point, it's exciting that they've got multiple engines and fx running on it already. I'm sort of eager to see if a mate and I can get some of our own stuff running on it. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willf Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The parts they are building it from seem to be readily available, Raspberry Pi for Mainboard, Adafruit PiTFT, HiFiBerry DAC+, plus amp and encoders and midi parts. But yeah, obviously takes a lot of the setup and soldering and such out of the equation if you can get your hands on their zynthian box. At which point, it's exciting that they've got multiple engines and fx running on it already. I'm sort of eager to see if a mate and I can get some of our own stuff running on it. The zynthian box looks interesting - albeit I wonder if, at present, it is a little underpowered. I will be monitoring it closely. I still have a V-Machine and a more powerful variant of the zynthian box could replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Ya. Since they are basing it on Raspberry Pi, it might be dependant on how that platform advances processor wise. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjd Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Hi -- I've been experimenting with soft synths on the Raspberry Pi 2. I'd like to use the RPi as a stand-alone synth box, so I'm rooting for Zynthian. Looks interesting. If you want to go the DIY route, I wrote a few articles about my experience -- kind of a tutorial: Get started with Raspbian Jessie and Raspberry Pi 2 Get started: Linux ALSA and JACK Raspberry Pi soft synthesizer: Get started USB audio for Raspberry Pi Qsynth and FluidSynth on Raspberry Pi: The basics The RPi2 has enough compute power for light- to medium-weight synthesis. The TFT screen is a smart move. I'm using a Behringer UCA222 audio interface. With four USB ports, there isn't any real need to go to an integrated board like the HiFiBerry. All the best -- pj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willf Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Hi -- I've been experimenting with soft synths on the Raspberry Pi 2. I'd like to use the RPi as a stand-alone synth box, so I'm rooting for Zynthian. Looks interesting. If you want to go the DIY route, I wrote a few articles about my experience -- kind of a tutorial: Get started with Raspbian Jessie and Raspberry Pi 2 Get started: Linux ALSA and JACK Raspberry Pi soft synthesizer: Get started USB audio for Raspberry Pi Qsynth and FluidSynth on Raspberry Pi: The basics The RPi2 has enough compute power for light- to medium-weight synthesis. The TFT screen is a smart move. I'm using a Behringer UCA222 audio interface. With four USB ports, there isn't any real need to go to an integrated board like the HiFiBerry. All the best -- pj Thanks for the links to the tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Has anyone built this and can comment on quality of sound engines and hardware? http://zynthian.org/ Synth Engines ZynAddSubFX: Additive/Substractive/Pad, polyphonic multilayer, effects FluidSynth/LinuxSampler: Wavetable synthesis setBfree: Hammond B3 emulation Dexed: DX7 emulation (FM synthesis) ePiano: Rhodes emulation NoizeMak3r: Fat grooves and more ... Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 All the software is standard Linux software, will run on Linux PCs, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Ya but the Rasberry Pi kits aren't expensive and as hardware you get a dedicated user interface and a compact box with a decent DAC and connectors. In other words, it doesn't feel like a Linux PC. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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