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Zynthian V5: The open source synthesizer workstation you might have been looking for

Floyd Steinberg 55,549 2 years ago
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The new #Zynthian V5 #synth #workstation has turned some heads already. In this video, I show how to build the kit, how to install the software, and most importantly, how it sounds and some of the things it can do. Table of contents: 00:00 hello 00:20 unboxing 01:00 parts overview 01:19 building the kit 07:29 what is a Zynthian? 08:40 install the OS 09:14 basic UI 09:39 how does the piano sound? 10:27 short, middle and long presses 10:49 felt piano demo 11:26 adding a big reverb 12:09 enough of the talking,... 12:20 filtered arppegiated patch 13:02 slow morph choir 13:52 vibraphone 14:25 silver bell 14:44 slow strings 15:07 hard saw 15:22 ice field 15:53 overdrive 3 16:09 space piano 16:40 fretless bass 16:50 power pwm 17:12 acoustic guitar 17:36 fantasia 17:48 warm pad 17:56 polysynth 18:01 space voice 18:06 bowed glass 18:17 metal pad 18:26 halo pad 18:47 sweep pad 19:03 Rhodes 3 20:00 MOD UI (a virtual pedal board) 21:52 some sound design (creating a pad sound) 24:29 important things to consider 24:57 creating a track / loop with the step sequencer 28:28 summary / my impressions 29:49 final thoughts / bye-bye links and resources: Zynthian https://zynthian.org/ Shop https://shop.zynthian.org/ That screwdriver I'm using in this video https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B098NXSLN5?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=als04-21&linkCode=ur2&linkId=ca70b19ec25d9001ac07ba5f6cec2950&camp=1638&creative=6742 HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/ https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNmTQerbBm8AFzXYYvs1ywQ/join Join us on Woody Piano Shack's Discord server: https://discord.gg/CCHgUeU6qa Get 7% off on DistroKid with this link http://distrokid.com/vip/floyd PayPal.me https://www.paypal.me/alexselck Shop a Huge Selection of Synths and Drum Machines at PerfectCircuit.com! https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/3-262870-263009-9759 Here's what I have in my setup at the moment. Want to have that, too? Please use the followings links and support me: Yamaha EX5 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=yamaha+ex5 Kasser Synths Arcade https://www.tindie.com/products/kassersynths/dafm-synth-arcade-ym2151/ MPC One, Novation PEAK, Reface DX, Strymon Nightsky, Strymon Volante, Strymon Iridium, Zoom MS 70 CDR, Korg NanoKontrol 2, Korg NanoKey, Akai EWI USB, Zoom R24, Zoom H5, Yamaha MT7: https://www.thomann.de/de/thlpg_3wyepuh6gg.html Some bands / artists I've been following for a long time are (among others) Massive Attack, Pink Floyd, Pet Shop Boys, Archive, A-Ha, Yes, Porcupine Tree, John Mellencamp, Jean-Michel Jarre, Metallica, Peter Gabriel and Perturbator. So my music will kind of sound like those (without ever reaching the greatness of those artists, of course). :-)

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