Z5 as a multitrack recorder w midi

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I am thinking about getting a Zynthian V5.1 to use it mainly as a multitrack audio recorder and midi sequencer.

I will be replacing my 8-track digital audio recorder Boss BR-800. I’m looking forward to more tracks and midi sequencing.

Is the Z5.1 viable for this usage?

My question is

  • can it do this?
  • is it reasonably user friendly?

I’m not looking to do a lot of detailed editing - then I would rather be using a PC and a DAW - just mostly recording audio and midi on multiple tracks and playing it back.

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Hi @Spaki !

Zynthian records audio and MIDI separately:

  • SMF (.mid files)
  • Multi-channel WAV

Also, currently, we don’t have a mechanism to sync audio & MIDI recording/playback. This is something we want to implement in the next weeks/months.

Zynthian V5 only have 2 audio input channels + 2 audio output channels. If you need more, you have to add an external audio interface.

Finally, if you want to record many audio channels simultaneously, you should consider using an NVME disk unit instead of the SD-card.

If this has sense for you, then zynthian could fit your use-case.

All the best

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Thanks for the great answer!
Well, I did want to have audio and midi mixed - like a mini-daw. But I imagine I can do with it for. After all, my current device also only does audio. But +1 for adding something like that.

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Damn! My lengthy and detailed response for lost, but basically I was warming that zynthian’s can track live audio recording but has very limited (pretty much none) editing facilities. You cannot drop-in or bounce tracks. You just get a multitrack (all stereo tracks) recording that you must edit externally.

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