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BJsgoodlife
Asked: 2013-05-25 06:19:32 +0800 CST

How to save a file in zyanaddsubfx

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I am trying to save a file in Zynaddsubfx so that I can record a MIDI file. Does anyone know how to do that? Additionally, how do you open the file once it is saved?

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    You cannot record to a MIDI in Zynaddsubfx, as it is not a sequencer, but only a "simple" synth. You can however, record to a WAV file. If you want a MIDI, you will have to hook up Zynaddsubfx to seq24 or a similar sequencer program, create a song, and save to MIDI from there. You will need to hook up Zynaddsubfx and the sequencer again, to play the song, as playback with other software may result in slightly different instruments being used, and thus a different sound than what you were hoping to record.

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  2. Some details to save to wav on Ubuntu 20.04, zynaddsubfs 3.0.5, the interface is atrocious:

    zynaddsubfx -O alsa

    then:

    • Misc
    • Switch User interface mode (moves to "advanced mode")
    • Record
    • Choose wav file

    After this, the record button becomes enabled.

    So you can now open a virtual keyboard with the vK button, and it then records the wav.

    However, stopping the recording did not actually stop it for me, I have to actually close Zyn for it to stop.

    Also I don't know how to automate this.

    Hopefully the new interface zyn-fusion will be easier to use, and will someday get ported into debian.

    To get a midi file, you could use vmpk as mentioned here: Save as MIDI when playing from VMPK & QSynth You can plug it into zynaddsubfx exactly as it is plugged into fluidsynth as explained at: Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard setup

    Related: https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=229567

    LMMS ZynAddSubFX plugin

    Just want to say that this is a really simple way to make MIDI tracks with Zyn. It just works, and can export to wav/ogg. You just launch LMMS and drag the ZynAddSubFX plugin into the timeline, and you can then open the ZynAddSubFX interface from inside LMMS.

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