[LAA] spectmorph-0.5.1

[Stefan Westerfeld]

spectmorph-0.5.2 has been released.

The two new main features (synchronizing morphing with the song tempo
and positional play) are explained here: https://youtu.be/6E4HClXdV_Y

If you haven't watched our video tutorial for the instrument editor
added in 0.5.0, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/JlugWYPDp84

Overview of Changes in spectmorph-0.5.2:
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* Support bpm/beat synchronization for LFO
  - new presets using beat sync LFO: Mars / Saturn
* Add WavSource custom position playback mode
* New Instruments: Sven Ah / Ih / Oh (another male human voice)
* Store data in XDG directories on Linux:
  - move ~/.spectmorph directory to $XDG_DATA_HOME/spectmorph
  - move ~/SpectMorph directory to $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/SpectMorph
  - create $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/SpectMorph directory when needed (on write)
  - backward compatibility: use ~/SpectMorph if it already exists
* Bump number of control inputs from 2 to 4
* Implemented midi CC control for smjack (General Purpose Controller 1..4)
* Fix crashes caused by dangling MorphOperator pointers
* Fix loading floating point wav files
* Minor fixes and cleanups

What is SpectMorph?
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SpectMorph is a free software project which allows to analyze samples of
musical instruments, and to combine them (morphing). It can be used to
construct hybrid sounds, for instance a sound between a trumpet and a
flute; or smooth transitions, for instance a sound that starts as a
trumpet and then gradually changes to a flute.

SpectMorph ships with many ready-to-use instruments which can be
combined using morphing.

SpectMorph is implemented in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL version 3

Integrating SpectMorph into your Work
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SpectMorph is currently available for Linux, Windows and macOS users.
Here is a quick overview of how you can make music using SpectMorph.

- VST Plugin, especially for proprietary solutions that don't support LV2.
  (Available on Linux and 64-bit Windows/macOS)
- LV2 Plugin, for any sequencer that supports it.
- JACK Client.

Links:
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Website:  http://www.spectmorph.org
Download: http://www.spectmorph.org/downloads

There are many audio demos on the website, which demonstrate morphing
between instruments.
-- 
Stefan Westerfeld, http://space.twc.de/~stefan