Linux-audio-announce November 2014

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by David Robillard

The first unified LV2 release, LV2 1.0.0, is out. This release merges the previous lv2core package with all the official extension packages, as well as example plugins, lv2specgen, and additional data. From a developer point of view, the biggest change is that all LV2 API headers can be used by simply checking for the single pkg-config package "lv2" (for compatibility the previous "lv2core" package is still installed). Implementations are encouraged to abandon the "copy paste headers" practice and depend on this package instead. With this release, several new extensions have become stable that together greatly increase the power of LV2: atom, log, parameters, patch, port-groups, port-props, resize-port, state, time, worker. Download: http://lv2plug.in/spec/lv2-1.0.0.tar.bz2 Documentation and more detailed change logs: http://lv2plug.in/ns/ More information about LV2: http://lv2plug.in/ Enjoy, -dr

9 years, 7 months

ANN: Upcoming Fall DISIS Event

by Ivica Ico Bukvic

Apologies for x-posting... The School of Performing Arts and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech are pleased to announce DISIS^3 (Digital Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio) Event Monday, December 1, 2014 7:30 pm Cube, Moss Arts Center free and open to the public Featuring computer music by Virginia Tech faculty and students, guest violinist Sarah Plum, guest composer Elizabeth Hoffman, soprano Lee Heuermann and trombonist Jay Crone, the Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork), animator Tamar Petersen, and a telematic performance with faculty and students at the University of Virginia, presented with the 128 speaker 3D surround sound system in the Cube of the Moss Arts Center. Event poster: http://disis.icat.vt.edu/images/main/events/141201_poster.jpg ----- The Cascades (2014), for multichannel computer music Eric Lyon Between (2013, revised 2014), for laptop orchestra and saxophone Ivica Ico Bukvic Brock Allen, saxophone Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork): Brock Allen Frehiwot Almente Cody Cahoon Rachel Gertler Deborah Goldeen Brandon Hale Christian Kurmel Paige Lopynski Peter Nelson Jocelyn Roman Jacob Stenzel Omavi Walker Ivica Ico Bukvic, director Half-Life (2009), for laptop orchestra and narrator Ivica Ico Bukvic Colleen Beard, narrator L2Ork Song Without Words #1 (2014), for improvising singer, computer processing, and laptop orchestra Eric Lyon Lee Heuermann, soprano Eric Lyon, computer processing L2Ork Intermission Il Prete Rosso, for amplified violin, motion sensor, interactive computer effects, and multichannel audio Charles Nichols Sarah Plum, violin Charles Nichols, computer Handshake Improvisation, for telematic improvisation University of Virginia: Lisa Cella, flute Matthew Burtner, sax Rachel Trapp, horn Jeremy Muller, percussion Virginia Tech: Sarah Plum, violin Charles Nichols, electric violin Brock Allen, Ivica Ico Bukvic, and Christian Kurmel, L2Ork Tamar Petersen, video Troglodyte (2014) for computer, Leap Motion, and processed voice Tanner Upthegrove Tanner Upthegrove, Leap Motion and computer Thirteen Ways to Leave Your Hexachord, for trombone and multi-channel electroacoustic sound, and accompanying video Elizabeth Hoffman Jay Crone, trombone Best, -- Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Associate Professor Computer Music ICAT Senior Fellow DISIS, L2Ork Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts – 0141 Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-6139 ico(a)vt.edu www.performingarts.vt.edu disis.music.vt.edu l2ork.music.vt.edu

10 years

Rivendell v2.10.2

by Frederick Gleason

On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Rivendell v2.10.2. Rivendell is a full-featured radio automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It is available under the GNU General Public License. From the NEWS file: Changes: RDImport Enhancements. Added '--clear-datetimes' and '--clear-daypart-times' options to rdimport(1). ELR Data. Added a column to allow ELR data to be seen when editing logs in RDLogEdit. HPI Fixes. Fixed a bug that caused ASI cards with only AES3 ports to fail to detect those ports. Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details. Database Update: This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 242, and will automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo. As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied. *** snip snip *** Downloads, screenshots and further information can be found at http://www.rivendellaudio.org/. Cheers! |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | A room without books is like a body without a soul. | | -- Cicero | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

10 years

Qtractor 0.6.4 - The Baryon Throne beta release!

by Rui Nuno Capela

Aw, snap! Wait, there's no big deal (nor chromium's) cosmic (mis)alignment being announced here now. Rest calm. Sorry to delude some of you :) But, there's one (notable) leap on this tiny side and part of the universe... (or is it a multiverse? move along...) What I really want to tell is all about this happening and none else's freaking business: Qtractor 0.6.4 (baryon throne beta) is released! Release highlights: * Punch-in/out over loop-recording/take modes (NEW) * Latch/momentary MIDI Controllers toggle mode (NEW) * JACK client/port pretty-name (metadata) support (NEW) * Custom style and color themes (NEW) * Mixer strip multi-row layout (NEW) * Muted audio tracks monitoring on playback (FIX) * Clip fade-in/out resize on time-stretch (FIX) As for the clueless (as if there's any): Qtractor is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt4 framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio. Well, although this being yet another milestone--if one may call it that way--it also makes it official (yes, deeply engraved in stone) and definitive as a migration to Git can be, as for source-code control and management (it's a dirty job I know, but someone has to do it, right?). Nevermind. It's done. Meanwhile, please, don't ever hesitate to ask whether any of the above does affect you some way or another. Or maybe anything else, yay? Indeed, the puzzled you feel, the better :) Website: http://qtractor.sourceforge.net Project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor Downloads: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor/files - source tarball: http://download.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.6.4.tar.gz - source package (openSUSE 13.2): http://download.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.6.4-14.rncbc.suse132.sr… - binary packages (openSUSE 13.2): http://download.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.6.4-14.rncbc.suse132.i5… http://download.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.6.4-14.rncbc.suse132.x8… - quick start guide & user manual (see also: the wiki): http://download.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.5.x-user-manual.pdf - wiki (help wanted!): http://sourceforge.net/p/qtractor/wiki/ Weblog (upstream support): http://www.rncbc.org License: Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later. Change-log: - Fixed some old loop-recording clip drawing glitches. - Current assigned track/channel instrument definition names for MIDI controllers, note keys, RPN and NRPN, are now in effect on the MIDI clip editor drop-down lists, whether available. - Clip/Take/Range... input dialog values are now properly sanitized as long to prevent invalid take/folding ranges. - Audio capture/export file type default now set to "wav". - Extending punch-in/out over loop-recording/takes modes. - Make audio tracks monitoring always flow while playback is rolling, independently of their mute/solo state. - Fixed undo/redo conversion of audio clip offsets under (automatic) time-stretching eg. due on tempo changes. (ticket by Holger Marzen, thanks). - Latch/momentary MIDI Controllers toggle mode introduced (a request by AutoStatic aka. Jeremy Jongepier, thanks). - JACK client/port pretty-name (metadata) support is being seamlessly introduced. (EXPERIMENTAL) - Audio frame/MIDI time drift correction is now an option on View/Options.../MIDI/Playback/Enable MIDI queue time drift correction. - Transport auto-backward feature now honoring last position playback was started. - Introducing brand new application user preferences on View/Options.../Display/Options/Custom style and color themes (eg. "KXStudio", by Filipe Coelho aka. falkTX). - Mixer widget gets automatic multi-row strip layout. - Clip fade-in/out now follows time-stretch resizing, via shift/ctrl+click and drag one of its edges. - Fixed a typo causing FTBFS when VST plug-in support is explicitly disabled (./configure --disable-vst). See also: http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/834 Enjoy && have plenty of fun. -- rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

10 years

[LAU] [LAD] Guitarix 0.32.0 released

by hermann meyer

The Guitarix developers proudly present Guitarix release 0.32.0 For the uninitiated, Guitarix is a tube amplifier simulation for jack (Linux), with an additional mono and a stereo effect rack. Guitarix includes a large list of plugins[*] and support LADSPA / LV2 plugs as well. The guitarix engine is designed for LIVE usage, and feature ultra fast, glitch and click free, preset switching, full Midi and/or remote controllable (Web UI not included in the distributed tar ball). Here is the " Ultimate Guide to Getting Started With Guitarix <http://libremusicproduction.com/articles/ultimate-guide-getting-started-gui…>" This release fix the bug #16 "empty effect menu with clear-skin option", add new tuning scales (19- and 31-TET) to guitarix and Gxtuner.lv2, add Midi Clock and Jack Transport support to guitarix and move a couple of controllers from unit:ms|hz to unit:bpm, so that they could easy synced with the Midi Beat Clock. and introduce a new LV2 plug: * GxMultiBandReverb Please refer to our project page for more information: http://guitarix.sourceforge.net/ Download Site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guitarix/ Forum: http://guitarix.sourceforge.net/forum/ Please consider visiting our forum or leaving a message on guitarix-developer(a)lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:guitarix-developer@lists.sourceforge.net> regards hermann

10 years

AV Linux 6.0.4 'Diehard' Released!

by MGV-AV Linux

Hello fellow Linux Audio peeps! Apologies for this slightly delayed announcement, I wanted to sort out some server issues before posting this ... AV Linux 6.0.4 is released... before I get to the good stuff I want to take a brief moment to say how thrilling it was to meet so many of the luminaries in the Linux Audio universe at LAC 2014. It was truly the experience of a lifetime and it is so great to remember your faces when your various projects and release announcements come through on this mailing list... AV Linux is merely a frame for your masterpieces and the quality and depth of your art continues to amaze and inspire! With sincere thanks, Glen MacArthur - AV Linux Maintainer OK, on with it then Full release announcement here: http://www.remastersys.com/forums/index.php?topic=3474.0 Changelog from AV Linux 6.0.3-6.0.4: Bugfixes: - Updated Ardour3 builds to a special preview 3.5-3368 to prevent possible MIDI/Audio data loss (thanks Paul Davis and Robin Gareus!) - Reverted JACK 0.124.1 utility scripts to utilize A2JMIDID because 'alsa_midi' doesn't hotplug when new MIDI hardware is plugged in... - Removed 'broadcom-sta-common' and it's blacklist file to facilitate more Broadcom devices to work OOTB - Added menu button to reload XFWM in 'Settings' Menu in the rare event it crashes on login - Disabled default Auto-mounting of HDD Partitions in a Live Session (thanks Zensub!) - Addition of Squeeze LTS Repositories for security updates including patched BASH for the 'shellshock' bug - Installer no longer offers non-English locales since they seem to be broken, however non-English keyboards can still be set up. - Replaced Iceweasel with Firefox and added 'Ubuntuzilla' repos for an up-to-date browser option.. Updates: - Updated to 3.12..19 lowlatency PAE default Kernel ( Thanks Trulan Martin!) **An optional full RT Preempt Kernel is provided but is not compatible with proprietary nVidia/Ati Video Drivers** - Updated Harrison Mixbus Demo to version 2.5 including new LV2 Plugins bundled systemwide to /usr/lib/lv2 (Thanks Ben Loftis!) - Updated Adobe Flash Browser plugin for security fixes - Updated AmSynth to 1.5.1 (Thanks Nick Dowell!) - Updated Guitarix to 0.31(Thanks Hermann Meyer!) - Updated OpenAV ArtyFX LV2 Plugins to 1.2 (thanks Harry for OpenAV updates!) - Updated Luppp to 1.0.1 - Updated QmidiArp to 0.6.1 - Updated Qtractor to 0.6.3 (Thanks to Rui for all new Q-stuff below!) - Updated Qjackctl to 0.3.12 - Updated Qmidinet to 0.2.0 - Updated VeeOne LV2 Plugins to 0.5.1 - Updated Carla Plugin Host to 2.0beta3b plus new VST Plugin (Thanks falkTX!) - Updated LMMS to 1.0.95 + Carla Plugin host support... yep, LV2 synths in LMMS! (Thanks diizy and falkTX!) - Updated Drumgizmo LV2 to 0.9.6 (Thanks you wild and crazy Danes!) - Updated LV2 Stack to most recent releases (Thanks drobilla!) - Updated Xjadeo to 0.8.0 binary (Thanks Robin Gareus!) - Updated HarVid binaries to 0.7.5 (Thanks Robin Gareus!) - Updated Renoise Demo to 3.0.0 - Updated Pianoteq Demo to 5.1.1 - Updated Patchage to 1.0.0 (Thanks drobilla!) - Updated Yoshimi to 1.2.4 (Thanks Will Godfrey!) *note as always banks are in /usr/local/share/yoshimi - Updated FFADO to 2.2.1 - Updated GCC and G++ to 4.7 - Updated libgtk2.0 from 2.20 to 2.24 to hopefully prolong ability to compile GTK2 apps - Updated Cinelerra-CV to recent GIT CVA build ...MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS! (Thanks Paolo Rampino!) - Updated entire LinuxSampler stack to recent SVN (Thanks rockhopper!) - Udated LiVES Video Editor to 2.2.6 (Thanks salsaman!) - Updated DISTRHO Plugins (many new improvements/additions... Thanks falkTX!) - Updated Hydrogen to a 'risky' 0.9.7 alpha build with NSM support (Thanks mauser!) - Updated Kdenlive to 0.9.10 (Thanks vpinon!) - Updated Calf Plugins to the KXStudio version with LADSPA and DSSI builds (Thanks falkTX!) - Updated LibreOffice to 4.3.1 - Updated Blender to 2.71 New Additions - Added latest Emacs text-editor for developers - Added Meld file comparison tool for developers - Added linuxDSP DYN-4000 Plugin Demo (Thanks linuxDSP!) - Added Teragon Audio Plugins - Added JackAss JACK MIDI Plugins - Added SAFE Plugins - Added Infamous LV2's (Thanks ssj71!) - Added official Pipelight Repository and updated to latest versions (Thanks slackner!) - Added EnergyXT 2.7 Demo (Thanks Jorgen!) - Added EnergyXT JACK Utilities based on falkTX's libaam-jack - Added Individual Guitarix 'Bluemann' and 'Rectifier' LV2's - Added Mverb Plugins - VST, LV2, DSSI and LADSPA - Added Shuriken Beat Slicer (thanks Rockhopper!) - Added recent GIT post-Indiegogo build of OOMIDI

10 years

Yoshimi 1.2.5

by Will Godfrey

If we were using project code names I think this one should be called "Iceberg". There are a lot of changes underneath but very little to see. Most notably Yoshimi supports multiple instances now without having to re-load from file. The GUI now correctly tracks MIDI bank and program changes, and you never see an empty text field. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

10 years

Rivendell v2.10.1

by Frederick Gleason

On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Rivendell v2.10.1. Rivendell is a full-featured radio automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It is available under the GNU General Public License. From the NEWS file: *** snip snip *** Changes: RDHpiInfo Enhancements. Added DSP utilization and profiling data readouts for AudioScience audio adapters to rdhpiinfo(8). RDLogEdit Enhancements. Added an 'EXT DATA' column to the Edit Log screen in rdlogedit(1) to allow visibility of ELR GUID data when making edits. Various other bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details. Database Update: This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 242, and will automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo. As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied. *** snip snip *** Further information, screenshots and download links are available at: http://www.rivendellaudio.org/ Cheers! |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Patch griefs with proverbs. | | -- William Shakspeare | | "Much Ado About Nothing" | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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