OpenAV Fabla improvements: fixed note release + load samples from UI

[jofemodo]

@pat

I hear clicks upon release, don’t know if it’s the same issue as the one mentioned here. What I experience is the following: set a faily long decay time, a fairly low sustain level, and a not too short release time. Use a fairly long and clean sample (like classic 808 kick long.wav). Play a note and release it shortly => it clicks. My feeling is that the release segment starts from sustain level, instead of current level, so if you release the key before having reached sustain segment (i.e. during decay), you get a click as the amplitude abruptly jumps from current to sustain level.

OK! I can reproduce this. Let me see how to fix it.

@pat

Couldn’t figure out how to navigate within zynthian file system for loading sample files : can I go anywhere else than current fabla preset directory + capture folder? If I want to copy a bunch of drum samples to Zynthian then build kits in Fabla by picking some, where should I put all these wav files?

Yes. You should put your “User Samples” files inside the “files” folder, at:

/zynthian/zynthian-my-data/files/Samples

You can use SFTP or access “System → File Browser” from webconf.

You can create subfolders to better organize your collection. For instance, you could have:

• Loops
• One-shot
• Percussion
  • Kick
  • Snare
  • Cimbal
  • Rimshot
  • etc.

Be aware that empty subfolders are not shown while selecting files from zynthian-ui.

@pat

Also, this may not be trivial to implement, but when browsing sample files in fabla, a preview would be really helpful, i.e.: when you scroll through wave files, the highlighted file should be loaded on the fly so you can hear it right away if you send the corresponding Note On (and if you happen to press “back” it will simply reload the file that was loaded before you entered the file browser). As of now, you must validate, then go back to file selection mode again, which could be pretty cumbersome if you had dozens of different kicks to chose from (see previous item…)

Please, create a feature request for this in our tracking system.

All the best,