Atte Andre Jensen wrote: Yep, that sounds about right to me too, with a punchy envelope in there too. ZynAddSubFX is crazy overkill for something like that -- I'd stick with something like the XSynth DSSI synth or amSynth, which are both much closer to the (relatively simple) architecture of the MoPho. seq24 is a good option, too for this kind of simple step-sequencing work. I've been doing this exact thing lately (feeding simple patterns in to a synth, though in my case it's my Blofeld rather than a softsynth), and seq24 has been perfect for it. PS: apologies if this mail ends up coming through twice -- the first time I sent it I received a rejection notice saying that I wasn't allowed to post to the list. I've un-subbed and re-subbed, so hopefully this works. Thanks Leigh

Svend-Erik Kjær Madsen wrote: Are you asking how to program a synth to create different synth sounds? If that's the case, I'd skip ZynAddSubFX for now -- it's a combination of a very wide range of synthesis techniques, so its many, many possibilities are going to be totally overwhelming. To begin with, I'd stick with a simple subtractive (ie: analogue-style) synth, like XSynth or amSynth. There's a wealth of information online about programming such synths. This tutorial video might be a good starting point -- it covers all the basic topics, including different oscillator types, envelopes, filters, and LFOs: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/07/16/how-to-program-analog-synthesi… You can run the XSynth DSSI plugin under a host like Rosegarden, or stand-alone using the jack-dssi-host tool. Most Linux sequencers focus on recording and playing entire songs, rather than triggering simple patterns. seq24 is the closest app I've seen to a hardware-style step sequencer, but I'm not sure if it has the ability to trigger sequences based on MIDI key presses. Something you might have fun with is an arpeggiator -- these let you play a chord on your keyboard, and convert that in to an arpeggio pattern on-the-fly. I'm not sure if there's a good software arpeggiator for Linux, but many MIDI keyboards and controllers (including my Yamaha CS2X) have one. Thanks Leigh