[LAU] PHASEX-0.10.2

[Ken Restivo]

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On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 05:48:57PM +0200, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Sunday 20 May 2007 03:56, William Weston wrote:
> > The [P]hase [H]armonic [A]dvanced [S]ynthesis [EX]periment, version
> > 0.10.2 is ready for download (source tarball and FC6 RPMs) at:
> >
> >       http://sysex.net/phasex/
> >
> > This release contains many fixes, most notably better support for
> > older GTK versions.  PHASEX now works with GTK2 versions as low as
> > 2.4.x, which should help most of the build issues on older distros.
> >
> > Here's everything from the Changelog for this release:
> >
> > * Fixed typos and omissions in parameter help file.
> > * Improved error handling and reporting in jack.c.
> > * Fixed JACK thread shutdown.
> > * Added Pete Shorthose's patch for saving memory with a single
> >   knob anim.
> > * Added Lars Luthman's patch for improper style handling in
> >   gtkknob.c.
> > * Fixed knob centering on middle click drag events.
> > * Cleaned up style and whitespace in gtkknob.c, added boilerplate.
> > * Added current midimap file to saved settings.
> > * Fixed build and runtime problems with GTK versions 2.4 to 2.8
> > * Fixed invalid setting of patch modified flag on startup.
> > * Updated error message for unhandled ALSA MIDI errors.
> > * Fixed passing of debug flags in configure.ac.
> > * Fixed detection of functions in libm.
> > * Added install of phasex.desktop to Makefile.am.
> > * Fixed uninitiailized varibable warnings in midi.c.
> > * Fixed missed internal update on boolean parameters first
> >   switching to zero.
> > * Removed dead update_widget_val() in callback.c.
> > * Disabled engine side of audio ringbuffer locking (easier on JACK).
> > * Changed name of ALSA MIDI sequencer input port for readability.
> > * Added project roadmap.
> >
> > Special thanks go to Pete Shorthose and Lars Luthman for your
> > patches to the gtkknob code, and to the rest of you for offering
> > incredible feedback, especially on the build issues and ALSA/JACK
> > startup issues.
> >
> >
> > Cheers!
> > --ww
> 
> Just to confirm that phasex-0.10.2 now builds ok on Fedora Core 2.
> 
> I still get missed notes though (Xruns). I don't know if this is a Jack 
> problem, and it would be nice if some subsequent version might include using 
> Alsa as an alternative to Jack for audio out.
> 
> Thanks for the latest version.
> 

Also runs beautifully on Debian Sid.

My only concern about PhaseX in general, is that some of the patches sound "out of tune" compared to other instruments. There are probably oscillator settings I need to play with in order to mitigate that.

Very nice synth though. I've used it live once already.

- -ken
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