Part settings - among other things - let you determine how the part will respond to incoming MIDI data. Settings like MIDI channel, mono/poly/legato or portamento reside here. Here you can also define a custom microtonal tuning or split the keyboard between different parts.
To access the part settings, click on the "Part Settings" button in the sidebar
ZynFusion is a multitimbre synthesizer - that means it can perform with multiple patches (timbres) at the same time. All 16 parts function independently and by default respond to respective MIDI channels. Sound output from all part is mixed to a stereo sum.
You can select and enable/disable parts using the grid dial below the "Part Settings" button:
Left-click will select the chosen part and let you interact with it. Middle-click will enable/disable the chosen part.
When you open up the Part Settings panel, you’ll see a list of all parts on the left side:
Clicking on a button with a Part’s number will enable/disable that part. Clicking in the empty name fields will select a part and bring up it’s parameters in the rest of the panel.
You can also type in a name for your part here.
Parts can be viewed, enabled and renamed also in the Mixer view. More in the Mixer chapter.
Each part has a unique number, which cannot be changed, but can also be assigned a name. It’s useful to name your parts when using more than one to keep things organized.
To name a part, just click in the Part List and type in a name:
The name will be displayed in the part list, and in the Mixer.
