ZYNADDSUBFX(1)

NAME
zynaddsubfx - a software synthesizer

SYNOPSIS

zynaddsubfx [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

zynaddsubfx is a polyphonic multimbral synthesizer, which supports three synthesis engines and numerous effects to generate sound.

1) ADsynth generates sounds by adding a number of voices. Each voice has filters, envelopes, LFOs, morphing, modulation (Ring Modulation, Phase Modulation... the modulators can have any shape), resonance, etc... Each voice includes a waveform generator with up to 128 sine/non-sine harmonics. You can use Fourier synthesis or if you don’t like it you can wave-shaping/filtering of functions.

2) SUBsynth is a simple engine which makes sounds through harmonic filtering of white noise

3) PADsynth is an engine that makes very beautiful pads and other instruments, which can be exported for use with other programs.

Midi and audio support exists for OSS, ALSA, JACK, and others...

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Display command-line help and exit

-v, --version
    Display version and exit

-l, --load=FILE
    Loads a .xmz file

-L, --load-instrument=FILE
    Loads a .xiz file

-r --sample-rate=SR
    Set the sample rate SR

-b, --buffer-size=SR
    Set the buffer size, which determines the granularity of how often parameter changes can be applied

-o, --oscil-size=OS
    Set the ADsynth oscillator size

-S, --swap
    Swap Left and Right output channels

-D, --dump
    Dumps midi note ON/OFF commands

-U, --no-gui
    Run ZynAddSubFX without user interface

-N, --named=Name
    Postfix IO Name when possible

-a, --auto-connect
    AutoConnect when using JACK

-O, --output=engine
    Set Output Engine

-I, --input=engine
    Set Input Engine

-e, --exec-after-init=command
    Run post-initialization script. This script will be run after midi and audio drivers have been initialized.

-M, --midi-learn=FILE
    Load a midi learn binding (.xlz) file.

BUGS

Please report any bugs to either the mailing list or the bugtracker

AUTHOR

ZynAddSubFX was originally written by Nasca Octavian Paul. It is currently being maintained by Mark McCurry.