SUNVOX modular synth on Raspberry Pi
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Here's how to install the latest #Sunvox on a #RaspberryPi. Sunvox is a modular software #synthesizer that has been around for more than 2 decades. It's very well optimized and runs on even the tiniest devices. Table of contents:
00:00 intro
00:19 hi!
00:34 hardware overview
01:00 instructions ( gist.github.com/HarryUPf )
01:27 download and install realtimepi
01:59 update and setup you pi
02:48 download and install Sunvox
03:30 install glibc
04:47 change LD_LIBRARY_PATH
05:08 install shellscript for autostart
05:30 important things to consider
05:52 using Sunvox: UI overview
06:38 some patches
07:09 create a new project, add some sound modules
07:50 connecting modules
08:11 editing patches
08:38 add another sound source
09:48 adding a second oscillator
10:22 adding a low pass filter
10:51 MIDI learning
11:54 playing two (or more) sounds simultaneously
12:56 adding effects: vocal filter
14:24 reverb
16:43 conclusion
Here are all the commands and links you need
Capacitive touchscreen: amzn.to/3GiYF1r
Installation instructions: gist.github.com/HarryUPf/de42...
Realtime PI: unofficialpi.org/Distros/Realt...
Follow those steps to step 7.
Then, continue with these
wget -c warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/sunv...
unzip -p sunvox-2.0e.zip sunvox/sunvox/linux_arm_armhf_raspberry_pi/sunvox_lofi [greater than] /home/pi/bin/sunvox_lofi
chmod +x /home/pi/bin/sunvox_lofi /home/pi/bin/sunvox.sh
Now, install glibc 2.29:
cd ~/
sudo apt-get install gawk bison
wget -4c ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2...
tar -zxvf glibc-2.29.tar.gz
mkdir glibc229
cd glibc229
../glibc-2.29/configure --prefix=/opt/glibc
make
make install
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc/lib
now, continue with step 8 of the instructions.
In the end, edit sunbox.sh and add export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc/lib in the third line.
You can now launch Sunvox manually or reboot your PI.
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00:00 intro
00:19 hi!
00:34 hardware overview
01:00 instructions ( gist.github.com/HarryUPf )
01:27 download and install realtimepi
01:59 update and setup you pi
02:48 download and install Sunvox
03:30 install glibc
04:47 change LD_LIBRARY_PATH
05:08 install shellscript for autostart
05:30 important things to consider
05:52 using Sunvox: UI overview
06:38 some patches
07:09 create a new project, add some sound modules
07:50 connecting modules
08:11 editing patches
08:38 add another sound source
09:48 adding a second oscillator
10:22 adding a low pass filter
10:51 MIDI learning
11:54 playing two (or more) sounds simultaneously
12:56 adding effects: vocal filter
14:24 reverb
16:43 conclusion
Here are all the commands and links you need
Capacitive Touchscreen: amzn.to/3GiYF1r
Installation instructions: gist.github.com/HarryUPf/de42...
Realtime PI: unofficialpi.org/Distros/Realt...
Follow those steps to step 7.
Then, continue with these
wget -c warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/sunv...
unzip -p sunvox-2.0e.zip sunvox/sunvox/linux_arm_armhf_raspberry_pi/sunvox_lofi [greater than] /home/pi/bin/sunvox_lofi
chmod +x /home/pi/bin/sunvox_lofi /home/pi/bin/sunvox.sh
Now, install glibc 2.29:
cd ~/
sudo apt-get install gawk bison
wget -4c ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2...
tar -zxvf glibc-2.29.tar.gz
mkdir glibc229
cd glibc229
../glibc-2.29/configure --prefix=/opt/glibc
make
make install
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc/lib
now, continue with step 8 of the instructions.
In the end, edit sunbox.sh and add export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc/lib in the third line.
You can now launch Sunvox manually or reboot your PI.
Very commendable for including notes about MultiSynth in an introductory tutorial about SunVox. There are many videos that introduce SunVox but just fiddle around with the example project template. You are showing some of the uniqueness of SunVox in this video and that is excellent.
Thanks! I wanted to show at least one or two things that you'll automatically ask yourself after installing. :)
@@mr_floydst more Sunvox videos please.
Thanks for the video. This is exactly what I've been looking for to create an audio cyberdeck.
Thanks for watching!
Hi.
In 2023 it's my turn to try. I am a beginner and after two evenings of hard work, I finally managed to understand the minimum of Linux commands, to successfully correct the update changes and to make Sunvox work correctly, with touch screen and piano keyboard!!! Thank you for this tutorial, not always easy for me, but very useful.
The only downside is that Sunvox works with manual start, I still can't get the autostart to work. Nor to use "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/glibc/lib" automatically. I still have to retype this.
A little helping hand would be most useful to me.
Thank you again for allowing me to get this far. Coming from zero, it wasn't always easy.
Hi, congrats on getting it to run!
If autostart doesn't work, try adding the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" command and the sunvox launch command in the end of the ".profile" file in your home directory. This is a hidden file that is executed when the window manager is done booting.
thank you! I have my RBP sitting on the shelf waiting for me to use it for a musical project, and this looks like the thing for me. your videos are super clear and informative, good job
Thanks for watching!
This tutorial is amazing! Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching! :-)
sunvox being available on so many platforms is so cool. I'm pretty sure you can just put it on a USB stick and use it on any computer you have available to you at the moment.
That's right. There's always a device around that can run it. Even the Windows CE version is still around.
Would the pc and Mac version the same as the mobile version?
I love that you include the ”error runs” as well!
Thanks for your feedback! I think that's important because everyone trying this will encounter them as well (and most people just want to use the synth, not learn Linux)
At last. Best tutorial so far. Thank You. Now I'm gonna test it to my Pi Zero 2 in the weekend!
Thanks for watching and good luck with that!
Ive been waiting for this video, then I got a pi for Christmas and this is literally what I've been planning to do with it. Very timely. I have a hand me down android tablet I use it on and it works great.
Thanks for watching! I used an early version of this on a Windows CE device many years ago. (If anyone remembers those ;-) )
Sunvox is so good
Thanks for watching! Yes, it is. And it's so well-optimized, too.
You’re wonderful! Thanks!!
You are! :-) Thanks for watching.
Very nice video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
That is cool. Add this to Sonic Pi and presto!
Thanks for watching!
Would love to have something portable (fits in a backpack small) to create music on the go so something akin to a Polyend tracker (if I had the money).
Thought of a project I could build if I put my mind to it: Using my pi 400 fitted with a usb sound card and a small touchscreen (have to save for one) and a usb powerbank built into a smallish box with some form of rotary controller (I guess the Pi's mouse would do for now) then install Sunvox or other tracker/daw like software.
I know it's not the maker's spirit to do this, but SUNVOX is in both IOS and Android's app store, and it's really fun to use. (Plus it has a tracker that I didn't show here because I want to make a video focussing on that).
great job Floyd, must by an raspy and display to check it out. (Y)
Thanks for watching!
I've been wondering when you would cover SunVox. I've personally been using it on my Steam Deck even tossed a few gigs of .xi files for use with it's sampler and found a nice large orchestral type of pack some one made for it as well. I've really enjoyed it and it works well with the Deck's multi-touch enabled touch screen. I also have it set up so I can use my compact midi controller with it as well. Turns the Deck into a decent portable groovebox option IMO
Thanks for watching! Oh yeah, the Steam Deck. We have one in the house and I'll try to install a DAW on it some day. ;-)
I've been considering getting a steam deck for this purpose because of how locked-down most tablets are these days. The toilet gaming is also a plus.
Hello, Floyd! This is a sweet project! So... This will run headless as it is, once sunvox is installed? Thank you for your channel, is the Best!
I havn't tried it yet, but it should. Just make shure Sunvox is loading you last project on startup.
You're obviously depriving yourself of the tracker and other stuff when doing that. ;-)
@@mr_floydst sorry, ..tracker? I'm thinking in wraping everything up in a custom case, so everything starts up when turned on. You miss me with the tracker stuff you mention, tho
@@cristobalbarrientos5377 I though "headless" translates to "without a screen, mouse and keyboard". If that's your goal, you won't be able to use the sequencer in a meaningful way. (See my new video ua-cam.com/video/olcnTnG6gXs/v-deo.html if you're interested )
@@mr_floydst ah, got it. Yeah, I ment for headless to push power button and *wait* for it to be ready to use it, with screen and all, but without running commands or login screens to get there. I want to turn on the RPi and just wait for sunvox to be ready to use it. Hope thats more clear. Sorry the misunderstanding! :)
Thanks for a great video as always Floyd! I've been playing around with Sunvox for a bit now and still learnt *heaps* on sound design with it from your video! I still think that Sunvox would really shine with a decent integrated 2-way Midi interface instead of faffing around on a small touchscreen, I just need to find time to get back onto building the sequencer/tracker part of my ML-2 project (this is the very WIP demo I showed you earlier ua-cam.com/video/JpadEkXXo2E/v-deo.html)
Anyways really looking forward to you next video about the tracker part of Sunvox! 🙂
Thanks for your feedback - I'm working on that video and I'll take a look at yours! (edit: oh, I've already seen that one. will monitor your progress closely :-) )
Thank you Floyd Steinberg
Thanks for watching!
@@mr_floydst I'm going to try this on my Pi4 at the weekend. Sounds great and looks fun.
Will have to try and get Sunvox on my Pi400 with no touchscreen, usb sound card and an old tv to work with - no idea what drivers I'd need or how to install them. though plenty of other things to do so I'm in no rush, will wait and see if anyone makes this specific tutorial. 😉😄
There are some videos explaining how to create a "headless" Sunvox out there, the GitHub page has a link to one of them.
If you get an error in __libc_setup_tls when trying to run "make", run "configure" again and add --disable-werror at the end.
Hi, thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge!
used to have sunvox running on an old VIA cpu system many years ago, but I've always been too big of a bonehead to get good with tracker-style sequencing
Trackers used to be more straightforward back in the day ;-) 4 our eight columns with 64 steps per pattern. A bit like list editing mode in DAWs. Modern trackers now feature pattern trackers as well and it's easy to get confused when creating a project with repeating patterns of various length.
Do you need a daw to use the nanoknotrol or can you connect it directly to a keyboard
Sunvox is a DAW, so to speak (more precisely: a tracker). You can connect as many MIDI devices as you like to and assign them. I'll show that in my next video, I wanted to do it here but forgot about it.
I have a quick question... I notice that you did not use the unzip -p pipe command. Is this how I should continue? Sunvox is up to 2.1b now & there is no "linux_arm_armhf_raspberry_pi" in the .zip file? Pardon my ignorance, I am a novice in the Linux world.
Hi, you don't need to pipe anything. Just unzip the file. There's a folder sunvox - linuxarm(64) inside the unzipped folder.
So if one had a Zynthian box, one could use this also, based off a separate card? I'd assume so...
Yes, you're right. Zynthian is running on Raspian, so you could install Sunvox on top of that.
the wifi on my RPi Zero 2W doesn't show up with the iwconfig command - just "no wifi", but I know with the normal Raspberry OS works fine. I'm guessing the SunVox image is missing something the Zero 2W needs.
I never tried that image - but given this problem description, I guess you're right. What does raspiconfig say?
@@mr_floydst in the 2021 version, it never had anything for the WiFi - it said it couldn't find WIFI, so I couldn't set the Country to US - I did put it in the WPA file. I've given up on using the Zero 2W for Sunvox, for now at least. I'll repurpose a RPi 3 I have sitting idle.
I remember the config.txt had a disable wifi command in it. I checked the config.txt that is in /boot and found the command still there, even though I removed it in the one I downloaded to the image. I think that was messing it up. I'll try again after I have it working on my PI 3.
Hi there, what’s the name of that cute MIDI keyboard?
Donner N-25, see ua-cam.com/video/O3G1MaExA4k/v-deo.html
I’m gonna run out of my pre chip shortage pi3b+ cache pretty soon man…😅
For music projects, I just swap SD cards ;-) Everything is so expensive at the moment.
@@mr_floydst point well taken! My two projects I want to put the permanent back on is a guitar body for my artiphon 1, and I just started building a 5” television box and wooden 1/4 scale TV stand for a snespi and nespi4… but I am ready to make built-ins in the tiny studio and sell most of my keyboard stands… a Haitian (a culture I have grown to respect for many reasons but one is pragmatism) friend recently raised his brows in concern to me and almost as if he was comforting me, he said, “…oh my brother…! You are a jack of all trades… 😔”
I think that the support for the raspberrypi as been removed.
Just downloaded it, no - it's still in there.
@mr_floydst, I will look into it this weekend.
It's work with raspberry pi 4 ?
Yes, if you follow the build instructions!
@@mr_floydst Thank you for your reply.
I placed my SD card from my raspberry pi 3B, containing Sunvox which works well, in a raspberry pi 4, and it does not work. So I didn't know if the 4 is compatible or not, or if I had to redo the whole procedure on the 4. Can you confirm that reinstallation is mandatory?
Thank you very much.
The PI4 is different in many ways from the PI3, you generally can't just swap the SD cards. You need to begin with a fresh OS image specifically for the PI4 and then compile it all again.
@@mr_floydst I'm going to do this tomorrow. Thank you again for your very valuable help. :D
this seems like it should be a lot easier to install. why is it so complicated?
This is using the realtime kernel, which isn't built on the newest libraries.
You can also use the standard system and download the Sunvox zip file without any additional work. Audio latency will supposedly be higher, then.
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