> First seen back in 2016, Zynthian is a different kind of standalone music-making device in that it’s completely open-source. Built around a Raspberry Pi and Open Hardware, it’s upgradable, adaptable and repairable, and has now been updated to version 5.
The new version of Zynthian has a redesigned enclosure that contains a 5-inch multitouch display, buttons and four controller knobs. It contains a wealth of instrument and effect engines, all based on free Linux plugins.
The engines include emulations of essential instruments and synths (piano, Rhodes, Wurly, Minimoog, DX7, Oberheim OB-X, etc) and there’s also SoundFont support. In fact, a 4GB collection of SoundFonts comes pre-installed.