<s>
Yoshimi	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
software	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshimi	B-Application
also	O
has	O
extensive	O
FX	O
capabilities	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
at	O
all	O
levels	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
one	O
synth	O
engine	O
to	O
an	O
entire	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2.4.0	O
version	O
of	O
ZynAddSubFX	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
full	O
compatibility	O
with	O
ZynAddSubFX	B-Language
voice	O
patches	O
has	O
been	O
maintained	O
,	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
have	O
deliberately	O
diverged	O
considerably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshimi	B-Application
combines	O
several	O
different	O
methods	O
of	O
audio	O
synthesis	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
sounds	O
:	O
additive	O
synthesis	O
by	O
the	O
ADDsynth	O
engine	O
,	O
subtractive	O
synthesis	O
by	O
the	O
SUBsynth	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
algorithm	O
original	O
to	O
Nasca	O
Octavian	O
Paul	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
wavetables	O
in	O
the	O
PADsynth	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
startup	O
,	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
can	O
be	O
instructed	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
source	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
MIDI	O
,	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
can	O
be	O
instructed	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
JACK	O
and	O
ALSA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshimi	B-Application
can	O
run	O
as	O
an	O
LV2	O
plugin	O
and	O
is	O
frequently	O
tested	O
on	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
hosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshimi	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
vector	O
control	O
via	O
a	O
MIDI	O
two	O
axis	O
joystick	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
parts	O
to	O
be	O
sounded	O
together	O
with	O
varying	O
mixes	O
,	O
panning	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
MIDI-learn	O
whereby	O
you	O
can	O
'	O
teach	O
 '	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
to	O
link	O
specific	O
actions	O
to	O
any	O
valid	O
continuous	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
Yoshimi-only	O
file	O
format	O
(	O
.xiy	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
super-set	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
type	O
(	O
.xiz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
directory	O
in	O
'	O
doc	O
 '	O
with	O
much	O
background	O
information	O
and	O
The	O
Short	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
Guide	O
as	O
ODF	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
User	O
Guide	O
directly	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
'	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
 '	O
drop-down	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
developers	O
and	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Yoshimi	B-Application
email	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
