Open Synth Platform

Imagine having all the sounds you ever dreamed of in the palm of your hand.

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Kits

Open Synth Platform

Imagine having all the sounds you ever dreamed of in the palm of your hand.

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Kits

Concept

Zynthian is a new class of musical device. A powerful multitimbral synthesizer and audio processor, capable of managing up to 16 audio chains simultaneously. Also, it's a MIDI processor and router, equipped with standard MIDI ports, USB, WIFI & wired networks. It features:

Accurate Emulations of Classic Instruments: Grand piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, pipe organ, Hammond organ, combo organ, Minimoog, DX-7, Oberheim OB-X, JX-10...
Amazing Virtual Analog Synthesizers: ZynAddSubFX, Helm, NoizeMaker, Surge, AMSynth, SynthV1, PadthV1, ...
SoundFont support: SF2, SF3, SFZ and GIG formats are supported. A 4GB collection of soundfonts is included.
Lots of Effects: Reverb, delay, echo, chorus, distortion, EQ, compressor, wahwah, flanger, phaser, granulator, vocoder, auto-tune...
MIDI filters & tools: Map, chorder, arpeggiator, LFO, sequencer, quantization, split, velocity map, ...
Step Sequencer: A powerful step sequencer is integrated, allowing to use the unit as a groovebox.
MOD-UI & Pure Data Audio & MIDI recorder/player: You can record audio & MIDI tracks, play them and overdub.

You can use it for live performing, studio production or as a tool for sound exploration.

Zynthian is a community-driven project and it's 100% open source. Free software on Open hardware. Completely configurable and fully hackable! Free as in Freedom.

An open platform for sound synthesis & processing.

Use-cases

Keyboard Expander

Let your fingers play the sound you want.

Acoustic & electric pianos, organs, vintage synthesizers, virtual analog synthesizers, soundfonts, ...

MIDI learning is quick & easy, allowing you to manage everything from your MIDI keyboard/controller. [Learn More]
Effects Unit

Would you like a custom FX-chain for every song?

Reverb, echo, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, EQ, compressor, wah, grains, vocoder, ...

The Zynthian UI allows to create simple FX-chains. With MOD-UI you can create the more bizarre pedalboards you ever imagined. [Learn More]
Studio / Production

A powerful tool in a small container

It's fully multi-timbral and it integrates a step-sequencer designed for live-performing and song composing.
MIDI learning, MIDI network, MIDI filter & tools, audio & MIDI recorder ...

Explore sonic landscapes and go beyond the limits with Pure Data generative capabilities. [Learn More]

Build your Zynthian

Zynthian is not available as a finished product. You have to build your own unit. But don't be afraid! It's an easy task that anybody can carry out, and you get a bunch of advantages by doing this way: