[sdiy] Raspberry pi 3 synthesizer optimised for touch screens

[Peter Pearson]

Not Pi, but I always thought this project looked cool:

https://github.com/thi-ng/synstack

Doesn't look like the creator is doing the workshops anymore though.
Everything I saw listed when I just checked is from like 2016.


On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:37 PM Chromatest J. Pantsmaker <
chromatest at chromatest.net> wrote:

> 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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