Please do not switch to testing unless you want to experience instability. We are about to embark on a journey across rough seas and only the most hardy will be able to hold on to the contents of their stomach! We will tell you when it is safe to return to the water. If you want to experience bug fixes and feature enhancements early then use the staging branch which will get updates for testing ahead of hot fixes to stable.
For those interested in MIDI sync, here is a bit of detail:
The tempo screen has a parameter that allows Zynthian to either run independently, send MIDI sync or receive MIDI sync. If sending it will send a MIDI clock when sequencer or SMF (.mid) player is running. It will send a MIDI CONTINUE command at each sync point (bar / loop). If receiving, it depends on an external MIDI clock to drive it forward and will resync (e.g. loop, end sequence, etc.) when it receives a MIDI START or CONTINUE command. Other modules, e.g. arpeggiators may sync with the Zynthian clock by setting them to use “Host Sync” (or similar, depending on the plugin). Each implementation may differ so there may be some performance quirks - do let us know.
We have been testing this release for a while and feel confident it is stable but if you do find issues, please report then in the issue tracker.
Thanks to @jofemodo and all of you wonderful zynthianeers for your work on getting us here. It provides solid bedrock on which to build an even better future.
Check the source. There is a Python base class in zyngui with device specific subclasses.
[Edit] I haven’t figured out how the LEDs are physically connected to Zynthian. I can’t find the wiring diagrams in GitHub. Maybe @jofemodo can elucidate.
Installed, looks great and faster.
Just one thing: in my Zynthian touchscreen it seems impossible to bold-push when i’m inside the sequencer so i can’t reach the menus. Bold-pushing and long-pushing kicks me back to the main menu. I’m only able to long-push to edit patterns in piano roll.
@wyleu , V5 and Z2 schemes are carefully customized for these specific devices. Don’t expect they work on any of your custom Zynthians. You should configure your custom hardware starting from scratch or some similar config from the list. I don’t think Z2 or V5 are good starting points, as they are more complex devices with lot of buttons, LEDs and, in the Z2 case, analog encoders too.
This devel branch include some nice new features that i would like to merge in stable ASAP:
Selecting a specific MIDI device for controlling the zynpad. No need for “trigger channel” when using this.
Full integration with “launchpad mini”, including auto-learning, launching/stopping sequences, sequence state LED feedback, variable grid size & scenes. More device integrations should be available very soon!!
If someone have a “launchpad mini”, feel free to test. If you have another launchpad version, please, try to add it to the list. It shouldn’t be much difficult and Novation have published documentation for this. Of course, you can ask me any doubt.
This is ok with my standard V4 kit, and it works well.
With my only touchscreen kit nothing seems to work. I can only reach the pattern edit pianoroll but i can’t reach any of the sequencer or zynpad menus.
Hi, first Case:
I’m using a raspi 4 with 7" hdmi screen, behringer uca222 but without any knobs or encoders and only try to send command from a controller keyboard.
So I have to install a custom kit for hardware.
If I do so, the communication crashes.
another Zynthian V4 Case with official V4 Kit:
I’ve tried to restore my saved Data-Backup - nothing happend
I’ve tried to update the system - Stop Sign - nothing happend
I’ve tried to load my pianoteq-binary - nothing happend
Here i am, i own a Lauchpad mini. Just turned to zynpad_midilearn_idev and connected the Launchpad. Is there a way to select the “specific MIDI device”? I can’t find it.
I can use the Lauchpad just like a normal controller for playing notes but not for using the zynpad. Indeed, the Session button is not activated. What am i doing wrong?
Ok, i wasn’t really into zynpad_midilearn_idev. So i finally went inside and discovered how to select the Launchpad in the menu, and that i can’t use the session mode but only assign a midi note to a pad. I built a custom mode in Novation Components but it won’t work. I can see that midi is sent to the Zynthian pushing the pads but patterns are not activated.
This is something we are currently working on. We have an initial configuration for some launch pads but not yet fully implemented this feature. Would you please let us know the exact name that the launchpad appears as in the device list? This should be the same name shown in the MIDI devices in webconf.
Hey, I just flashed 2306 to get started using the new zynseq, but I’m running into a bootloop.
Zynthian started out with the config screen for a while, so far so good, but now the UI keeps restarting (with a little heart in the top right).
-NVM- Had theDAC+ ADC PRO instead of the regular one selected on accident
