[LAU] [ANN] Qtractor 0.5.1 - The Bravo Yankee return!

[Rui Nuno Capela]

On 10/05/2011 11:36 AM, Renato wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:09:43 +0100
> Rui Nuno Capela<rncbc at rncbc.org>  wrote:
>
>>     Qtractor 0.5.1 (bravo yankee) is out!
>
> what exactly do these two mean?
>
>> * Linked (aka. ref-counted) audio/MIDI clips (NEW)

previously on qtractor, each clip had a complete independent data object 
(buffer) from each other. now the clip data buffer is shared for all 
clips in a track that refer to the same filename, offset and length.

for audio clips this can be a huge resource optimization. for midi clips 
it also means that editing or changing events on one of the "linked" 
clips will also affect all the others that refer to the same midi 
sequence (ie. same midi file, channel, offset and length, of course).

in practice, it means that all copy&paste-repeated clips will refer to 
very same internal data buffer/sequence. you change one, you'll change 
all. got that?


>> * MIDI-fx plugin support (NEW)

midi-fx plugins are that special kind that takes midi processing 
exclusively. they take midi input, eventually transform it and throw the 
result as midi output for consumption by the next plugin in chain, which 
might be another midi-fx or ultimately a midi-instrument one (often a 
synth plugin). there's no audio signal involved. only midi going in, 
thru and out. eg. pizmidi plugin collection (vst). cf. audio-fx plugins, 
where audio is the only processing subject (eg. ladspa)


> can't wait to play with the new toys!
>
> and happy birthday of course,

thanks
-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc at rncbc.org