Linux-audio-announce May 2007

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by Dave Robillard

Hi all, LASH 0.5.3 is released. Source distribution downloadable at http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lash/lash-0.5.3.tar.gz More information about lash available at the LASH homepage http://lash.nongnu.org This release features automatic auto-launch of the daemon by default, compilation fixes for certain machines, and various bug fixes. Upgrading is recommended. Enjoy, -DR-

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PHASEX-0.10.1

by William Weston

PHASEX-0.10.1 is a buildfix and bugfix release, highly recommended for anyone who currently has 0.10.0. Here's the changelog: * Fixed delay buffer size crash bug. * Rebuilt config.h from configure.ac (fixes undefined PHASEX_DIR). * Added engine thread cancellation point. * Changed order of setting up JACK callbacks (might help jackdmp?) * Moved main sample rate init code from samplerate callback to jack thread. * Fixed oversampling mode. * Fixed typo on bank.c. * Disabled debug output in help.c. * Added --enable-debug= option to configure. * Fixed volume of bassy-plucked-lead and zeroed input boost on all patches. I'm still looking into issues with older versions of GTK-2.x. It looks like the current minimum GTK version is somewhere around 2.6 or 2.8. Most of the non-FC6 build issues appear to be related to this. Reports for SMP, non-FC6, and jackdmp systems would be very helpful, as these are the things I can't test right now. Thank you all for the valuable feedback! I'm already getting a good sense of what's needed most and where things should go in the project roadmap. Based on responses so far, the roadmap up to 0.20.0 should look something like this: 0.11.0 Bugfixes, buildfixes, code cleanups, GUI aesthetic issues. 0.12.0 Rework patch bank system to support alternate patch dirs and include a patch chooser. 0.13.0 LASH support. 0.14.0 Fine-tune threads (remove locks), optimize dsp code more. 0.15.0 New small features and simple GUI enhancements. 0.16.0 Implement LFO clock-sync for MIDI clock and JACK transport. 0.17.0 JACK MIDI support. 0.18.0 Multitimbral or multiple instance support. 0.19.0 Overhaul parameters to add generic ctlr-float conversions and add mod-matrix (w/ velocity and aftertouch handling). 0.20.0 OSC and DSSI support. Cheers, --ww -- /* William Weston <weston(a)sysex.net> */

16 years, 11 months

ANN: buzztard-0.2.0 released

by Stefan Kost

hi, The buzztard team has release version 0.2 "sunrise" of its buzz-alike music composer. This version has lots of UI usability improvements, bug fixes, more instant apply settings and introduces some interactivity features (interaction controller and upnp playback controller). The gstreamer extension modules got two new interfaces for presets and help. A Fluidsynth generator plugin has been started. project-page: http://www.buzztard.org screenshots: http://www.buzztard.org/index.php/Screenshots downloads : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=55124 buzztard core developer team -- http://www.buzztard.org

16 years, 11 months

64 Studio 1.3.0 'Let Me Take You to the Beach' released

by Daniel James

Hello all, 64 Studio is a GNU/Linux distribution tailor-made for digital content creation, including audio, video, graphics and publishing tools. A remix of Debian testing, it comes in both AMD64/Intel64 and 32-bit flavours, to run on nearly all PC hardware. Our latest development release (1.3.0) is the very first to be based on a stable release of Debian, the recent Etch release. This means that you should be able to add any packages you need from official Debian mirrors, including security updates, without breaking your system. The forthcoming 64 Studio 2.0 release will retain compatibility with Etch, to create a long-lived and stable creative desktop. New packages in this release include Ardour 2 beta 12 (the final Ardour 2.0 build will be included in the next release) and vector graphics app Xara. The serious bug with sample rate setting for USB audio interfaces in the 1.2.0 release has been fixed, thanks to a patch from the ALSA team. Known bugs in 1.3.0 include: * The Gnome tool for changing user passwords is broken on AMD64 * The latest version of Ktoon is unstable and will crash on start-up * KNetAttach is installed but is not compatible with Gnome * QJackCtl window behaviour is wrong, it hides behind apps This release is named after the Frank Zappa song from his 1978 album Studio Tan, because we're experiencing an early heatwave in England at the moment. Studio tan is the same as programmer's tan, as far as we can tell - it may not improve your looks, but it comes with no risk of sunburn :-) Please note that if you want a stable version of 64 Studio, you should stick to version 1.0 for now, as that version has been more thoroughly tested. The changelog is available here: http://cdd.64studio.com/releases/64studio/ChangeLog-1.3.0 and ISO images for amd64 and i386 are here (with md5sums): http://cdd.64studio.com/releases/64studio/64studio_1.3.0_amd64.iso http://cdd.64studio.com/releases/64studio/64studio_1.3.0_amd64.iso.md5sum http://cdd.64studio.com/releases/64studio/64studio_1.3.0_i386.iso http://cdd.64studio.com/releases/64studio/64studio_1.3.0_i386.iso.md5sum You can also upgrade from a 1.0 install or from previous testing releases using our testing APT repository: deb http://apt.64studio.com/64studio/testing 64studio main and running apt-get update, apt-get dist-upgrade, or pressing the 'Mark all upgrades' then 'Apply' buttons in the Synaptic package manager. To avoid system breakage, please comment out or uncheck any third-party repositories (for example an official Debian one) first, as these might interfere with the upgrade procedure. Happy testing! The 64 Studio team

16 years, 11 months

ANNOUNCE: PHASEX v0.10.0

by William Weston

Announcing the latest release of the Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis EXperiment (first release featuring a GUI), available for download (source tarball and FC6 RPMs) at: http://sysex.net/phasex/ PHASEX is an experimental softsynth for Linux/ALSA/JACK systems with a good mix of standard and experimental features. Here's a quick overview of what PHASEX offers: * GTK GUI: Every paramater is available through the GUI, with parameter names right-clickable for on-the-fly MIDI controller mapping and middle-clickable for parameter help. * 4 Osc / 4 LFO: Oscs and LFOs support multiple sources: MIDI key, tempo, envelopes, and inputs, all with selectable unipolar/bipolar scaling. Wavetable includes the basic wave shapes, both bandlimited and non-bandlimited. Per-osc and per-LFO transpose, pitchbend, and init phase. * Modulations: Full AM, FM, and PM (in this case, modulation of phase offset between left and right channels) routing with per-osc controls. Each osc can be modulated by any osc or LFO for AM, FM, of PM. Wave select modulation by LFO modulators is alsa available. * Filter: Modified Chamberlin filter with LP, HP, BP, BS, LP+BP, HP+BP, LP+HP, and BS+BP modes, distortion and retro (clean) types, keyfollow modes, ADSR envelope, and LFO cutoff modulation. * ADSR Envelope: Standard ADSR envelopes for amplifier and filter. * Chorus: Stereo crossover chorus with builtin phaser. * Delay: Stereo crossover delay with LFO modulation capability. * Key Modes: Mono smooth, mono retrigger, mono multikey (round-robin mapping of MIDI keys to individual oscs), and full poly modes are available. * Input Processing: Inputs may be routed to any combination of oscs and LFOs. Input boost allows weaker sources to be brought up to level of oscs. Envelope follower applies input envelope to output. * Sampling Modes: Supports undersampling and oversampling, giving control over the ever present quality vs. CPU tradeoff. Since this is the first public release of PHASEX with a GUI, feedback is highly encouraged. The project goal is to provide a synthesizer to experimental and professional musicians alike that is as easy and enjoyable to use as it is powerful. The next batch of new parameters and features will be a result of feedback from the community, so please, don't be shy. Cheers! --ww -- /* William Weston <weston(a)sysex.net> */

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Linux-audio-announce May 2007