[LAU] [ANN] MusE 1.1

Philipp Überbacher hollunder at lavabit.com
Mon Sep 27 21:29:51 UTC 2010


Excerpts from Robert Jonsson's message of 2010-09-27 23:01:03 +0200:
> Friends, MusE 1.1 is here!
> 
> [Introduction]
> MusE is a combined midi and audio sequencer which tries
> to cover most bases for the linux computer studio.
> MusE is one of the oldest sequencers on the Linux audio scene and is
> today a very stable open source solution for everyday music making.
> 
> This release adds some new features, lots of bugfixes and a bunch
> of usability improvements.
> 
>    MusE : http://muse-sequencer.org
> 
> [Highlights]
> * Jack midi support.
> * Allow native VST guis for plugins
> * Audio and midi routing popup menus now stay open, for making rapid
> connections.
> * MusE now has two mixers, with selectable track type display.
> * External midi sync fixes and improvements, should be very stable
> * Some pianoroll improvements
> * Some crash fixes
> * Drum editor fixes
> * Various arranger fixes and improvements
> * Various improvements for plugin guis
> * Routing fixes
> * Stability fixes for plugins
> * Various DSSI fixes
> * Rec enabled track moves with selection when only one track is rec enabled
> * Jack midi, routing system, multichannel synth ins/outs, midi strips
> and trackinfo pane.
> * Dummy audio driver: Added global settings for sample rate and period size.
> * Arranger track list: Quick 'right-click' or 'ctrl-click' or
> 'ctrl-mouse-wheel' toggling of Track On/Off.
> * Allow changing timebase master
> * Option to split imported midi tracks into multiple parts.
> * Several new keyboard shortcuts for various operations, see shortcut editor
> * Several colour tweaks and other cosmetic changes
> * Various stability fixes
> * Countless fixes and tweaks, about a 300 lines in the Changelog,
>  check it for a complete list of blood sweat and tears
> 
> [What is MusE again?]
> MusE is multitrack virtual studio with support for:
> * Midi
>  * jack midi
>  * internal softsynths, including soundfont player FluidSynth
>   and sample player Simple Drums
>  * DSSI softsynths, including VST instruments
>   * with a patch to DSSI, VST-chunks are handled
>  * Drum editor
>  * Pianoroll
>  * Conventional arranger
>  * midi automation
>  * and lots more
> * Audio
>  * Jack
>  * Jack transport
>  * LADSPA plugins
>  * VST plugins through dssi-vst
>  * audio automation, old sch00l
>  * and lots more
> 
> [ChangeLog]
> 
> For a complete list of changes, check the ChangeLog in
> the package or online at the sourceforge site:
> http://lmuse.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lmuse/trunk/muse/ChangeLog?revision=459
> 
> [Download]
> http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/Download
> 
> Keep on rocking!
> The MusE team

Wow, sounds like a really huge improvement. I heard recently that MusE
is quite good as a sequencer. It's a pity it's still qt3, which afaik
some distros don't even ship anymore.



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