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pi-organ-synth

Pi-Organ-Synth Installation and User Guide

Download the .deb debian installation file on your computer. Double-click on the .deb file and it will install the program in /opt/organsynth....

$ sudo apt install ./organsynth_0.5.0-buster_armhf.deb

This should unpack the executable and its resources.

$ ls -l /opt/organsynth_0.5.0/bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2779804 Mar 18 09:32 organsynth

You can verify the signature with dpkg-sig:

$ curl -OL# https://mclarenlabs.com/static/keys/rootmclaren_public_key.asc
$ gpg --import rootmclaren_public_key.asc
$ dpkg-sig --verify organsynth_0.5.0-buster_armhf.deb

Organ Synth Opening

Choose an Audio Output Device

Pi-Organ-Synth makes it easy to set up your audio card correctly. Use the drop-down menu of available audio output devices.

Choose Output

Choose a MIDI Input Device

Selecting a MIDI Controller input is easy too! Use the drop-down menu in the [MIDI] section.

Choose MIDI

Start Playing!

Make sure you have speakers or headphones connected. And Have Fun!

Working with Presets

Presets give you some starter sounds, and also allow you to save and rename your own sounds.

Select a Preset

Double-click on the Number to select an existing preset.

Select Preset

Save a Preset

Single-click the Number and then press the [Save] button.

Save Preset

Rename a Preset

Double-click the name, edit it, and hit [Return].

Rename Preset

Release History

ReleaseDateNote
0.5.0Mar 2020Audio improvements. RPi4 Buster Release.
0.2.2Mar 2019Fixed installer bug. More responsive output device chooser.
0.2.0Dec 2018Initial Release.