Syntikka

An ALSA synthesizer for pc keyboard written in C.

Motivation

I wanted to learn Alsa and X11 programming, and have been thinking for some time on getting myself a synth, so decided to write one and learn both of these technologies at the same time.

Requirements

• Alsa
• gcc 14.2 (-std=gnu23 support)
• Ability to run x11 application

Dev packages

Dev packages can be found from requirements.txt. Listed packages are debian packages.

Building and running

cd syntikka
./nob
./build/syntikka

for build options, check nob.c

Keybinds

• Piano keys = z x c v b n m s d g j k
• Volume up/down = + -
• Release time up/down = ] [
• Octave up/down = . .

Default settings

To change default settings, visit config.h

Where does Syntikka name come from?

It is a finnish slang word for synthesizer.