[sdiy] Raspberry pi 3 synthesizer optimised for touch screens

[Chromatest J. Pantsmaker]

This might be worth investigating:
https://www.imaginando.pt/products/drc-polyphonic-synthesizer

On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 6:35 AM Spiros Makris via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> 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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