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A well-endowed production tool

Groovebox / Micro-DAW

Zynthian is also a powerful tool for production. It includes more than 100 synth-engines with and thousands of presets and over 1000 audio & MIDI effects.

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It's fully multitimbral, being able to manage up to 16 instrument chains and any number of audio effects, midi processors and mixbuses. It supports the LV2-plugin standard, so the list of available processors is huge and ever growing.

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It features a powerful step-sequencer with live-performing and song-composing features:

  • high resolution (1920 ppqn)
  • pattern editor (events & blocks)
  • copy/paste & transpose blocks
  • copy/paste patterns
  • live capture
  • undo/redo
  • advanced stutter options: speed, duration, volume-fade, speed-ramp
  • repeat & randomization options: play/skip chance, play/skip frequency, etc.
  • parameter automation
  • much more!

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It also features an advanced audio clip player capable of loading any audio file format, time-stretch and synchronize audio samples, etc.

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The launcher view allows to combine step sequencer patterns and audio clips, starting and stopping them in a synced way, allowing different modes for one-time, loops, etc. Phrases allows you to structure your songs, automating tempo & time signature changes, defining loops and CODA sections, etc.

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A growing list of supported midi controllers can be used to control zynthian out-the-box, totally plug & play:

  • Novation: LaunchPad Mini / Pro / X. LaunchKey Mini, etc.
  • Akai: APC Key-25, APC 40, MPK mini, MIDI Mix
  • Korg: nanoKONTROL
  • Behringer: Motör 61 / 49
  • Arturia: Keylab 61
  • Teenage Engeneering: OP1
  • Worlde: Mini
  • Foxtex: Mixtab
  • Mackie (MCU)

Click here to check the full list of supported MIDI controllers.

Zynthian can also be controlled from DAWs and external sequencers. It's plenty of connection options:

  • legacy MIDI DIN-5 connectors (IN / OUT / THRU)
  • 4 x USB-A ports (host)
  • 1 x USB-B ports (device)
  • Ethernet and WIFI network connectivity

and it also supports the more widely used MIDI networking protocols, like:

  • NetUMP (MIDI 2.0)
  • RTP (Apple MIDI)
  • QMidiNet (IP-multicast)
  • TouchOSC (tablet as MIDI controller)

And there is a lot more:

  • easy midi-learning with value range and scaling
  • flexible audio & midi routing
  • mixbuses
  • multi-track audio recorder
  • midi recorder and player
  • rule-based midi-filter
  • PureData & Organelle patches
  • MOD-UI integration

Regarding latency and jitter, the default configuration (<10ms) is enough for most players, but if you are looking for extra-low latency, audio configuration can be tweaked.

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Audio

Zynesthesia, by Kosro Origin, by Daniel Wine The Seas of Mars, by Nicolaz Everything must flow, by Nicolaz Western Brass Band, by Ivaneo Zynthianic Trance, by JTunes PPG13, by Can Trell The Weight, by BaggyPants Monsieur The Actor, by R.Generalov Vasculab COMPD, by Can Trell

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