[sdiy] Raspberry pi 3 synthesizer optimised for touch screens

[Mike Bryant]

Probably best way to do a touch screen synth is to use one of those written for Android tablets.  They have USB in for a keyboard if set to MIDI mode, and audio out of the earphone jack.

Be careful with your choice of tablet though - some forget they are in MIDI mode all the time (e.g. Huewei) so you have to set them to that all the time.  Samsung ones are fine though.
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Sent: 01 July 2024 14:33
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Subject: Re: [sdiy] Raspberry pi 3 synthesizer optimised for touch screens


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<mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:


Am Mo., 1. Juli 2024 um 14:09 Uhr schrieb <kenny at beatkamp.com<mailto: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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