[LAU] [ANN] Nama recorder-mixer version 0.991

[Mark Knecht]

Does the project have a home page? Might want to include a link.

- Mark

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Joel Roth <joelz at pobox.com> wrote:
> Thanks to the patient testing and suggestions by
> Julien Claassen, I'm pleased to announce a shiny
> new version of Nama.
>
> New features since the last update include:
>
> - Auto JACK detection
> - Play head repositioning works properly with JACK (thanks, Kai!)
> - Full support for Ecasound controllers (and controller-controllers)
>  In GUI mode, click on the target parameter label
> - Auxiliary sends to a soundcard channel or JACK client
> - Preview mode tests setup without writing WAV files
> - Autocompletion for text commands and project names
> - Recognize all ecasound-iam commands from int-cmd-list
> - Command parser seems to work perfectly
> - Automatically update effects data cache detecting new
>  LADSPA plugins and Ecasound presets
> - 'bunch' and 'for' commands for executing commands
>  on several tracks at once
> - A 'null' group for a metronome track
>
> Other recent improvements:
>
> - Autoconnect of JACK clients as track inputs
> - Arbitrary track width (stereo and mono commands)
> - Track soloing (solo/all commands)
> - Find_effect command. 'find_effect chorus' lists
>  plugins/presets/controllers containing 'chorus'. You can
>  use multiple keywords.
> - Support Ecasound input objects playat, select, audioloop,
>  reverse
> - Looping over chain setup between arbitrary points
>
> You can install from CPAN thusly:
>
>        cpan Tk
>        cpan Audio::Ecasound::Multitrack
>
>        (Other dependencies: Ecasound, LADSPA SDK, BSD 'file' utility)
>
> Or get the sources from github:
>
>        git-clone git://github.com/bolangi/nama
>        cpan Text::Template
>        cd nama/src
>        ./build
>        ./ui (runs Nama)
>
> And if this works:
>
>        cd ..
>        perl Makefile.PL
>        make
>        make test
>        make install
>
> Nama's current feature set more or less completes my vision
> for a SuperEcasound. Provided there is sufficient interest,
> it would be nice to consider future developments such as
> adding record/playback of realtime MIDI controller inputs,
> fades, LASH support, and convenient setup of
> multiple buses.
>
> Thanks to all who've helped and inspired.
>
> Joel
> --
> Joel Roth
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