[sdiy] Raspberry pi 3 synthesizer optimised for touch screens

[Spiros Makris]

Thank you all for your input so far.
The idea is I could hack something together very quickly by connecting off
the shelf devices, and not getting into the rabbit hole of knobs, DIY cases
etc
I gave it some more thought, and I figured I can find used mini PCs for a
fraction of the price of an rpi5 and with better options in terms of
software and hardware upgrades (ie, extra ram, additional storage etc).
Meaning I might as well have a windows box with a vst host and a touch
monitor or/and usb midi controller and call it a day.
The question still stands though - are there any softsynths that are
optimised for a touch screen? Does it feel any good at all to control one
with your finger or should I think of something else?

On Mon, Jul 1, 2024, 15:26 hannes.janetzek--- via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

>
>
> Am Mo., 1. Juli 2024 um 14:09 Uhr schrieb <kenny at beatkamp.com>:
>
>>
>> Not touch screen, but MiniDexed is kind of the darling of the
>> Pi/Synth world these days. Its a DX7 emulator that uses a jog
>> wheel and a 16x2 LCD. You can bang this together with a
>> little time and not much cost.
>>
>>
> I was about to recommend a related project, also based on Cirle (a bare
> metal c++ 'environment' for raspberries), which showcases their touch UI.
> https://github.com/rsta2/minisynth.
> Somewhere on my want-to-do-list is to make a Faust backend for Circle..
>
> Regards
> Hannes
>
>
>
>
>>
>> On 2024-07-01 11:51, Spiros Makris via Synth-diy wrote:
>> > Hello list,
>> > I have some space in my synth rack and I'm itching to fill it with a
>> > polyphonic instrument.
>> > Are there any softsynths (open source preferred) that are known to
>> > work well with a touch screen? My goal would be to have the synth gui
>> > in full screen and control everything via touch.
>> > I can find quite a few synth projects for the RPI, but it's not clear
>> > which (if any) work well with a touch monitor ; I'd like to know if
>> > there's any hope in achieving a smooth workflow before I commit into
>> > getting one.
>> > Anyone tried something similar and willing to share their experience?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Spiros
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