[LAU] How to compile Yoshimi

Jeremy Carter jeremy at jeremycarter.ca
Fri Sep 16 21:35:37 UTC 2016


>> It is my understanding that Yoshimi is Will's attempt to add value to
>> the original ZynAddSubFx. Why he doesn't contribute to the original
>> project, I have no idea, instead he splits the development effort
>> between his fork (Yoshimi), and the original project (ZynAddSubFx).
>> Zyn is still actively developed, although I see Yoshimi getting more
>> mentions on this list for some reason.
>>
>> That is my understanding after talking to some of the Linux Audio
>> community. If I am wrong, I am open to corrections.
>
> Your understanding is flawed.
>
> This has been discussed here and repeatedly in other forums in great detail.
> I'm not prepared to go through it all yet again.
>
> Google is your friend.
>
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"Compared with Zyn 2.4.0 (when the fork was made by Cal), visible changes are:"

It's not a valid comparison to compare Yoshimi's features in 2016
against Zyn's features in 2009. Zyn has put out 9 new release versions
since 2009, and likely has most of the same features now that you
mention.


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