Linux-audio-announce September 2020

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by Hermann Meyer

XTuner is a breakout of the guitarix tuner LV2 plugin as Jack standalone application with NSM support. project page: https://github.com/brummer10/XTuner release page: https://github.com/brummer10/XTuner/releases/tag/v1.0 license GPL-2.0 License <https://github.com/brummer10/XTuner/blob/master/LICENSE> regards hermann

4 years, 1 month

Release: Patroneo v1.7

by Laborejo Software Suite

Ladies and Gentlemen, hereby the Laborejo Software Suite releases updates for its programs in the hope to be useful in your musical toolbox. You can now download Patroneo version 1.7. All software is released under GPLv3. Patroneo (Esperanto: /Pattern/) is an easy to use, pattern based midi sequencer, a program that sends digital "notes" to software instruments such as synthesizers and samplers. Changelog Highlights: * [Patroneo] Allow Note-On Velocity 0 to make external conversion into CCs possible * [Patroneo] Fix crash when loading a project with only one track You can find all releases as sources here. Also check your distribution for packages in a few days after this announcement, please. https://laborejo.org/downloads/ For more information, a multi-language user manual, build instructions and git access please visit https://www.laborejo.org/patroneo/ Greetings, Laborejo Software Suite https://www.laborejo.org/

4 years, 1 month

spectmorph-0.5.1

by Stefan Westerfeld

spectmorph-0.5.2 has been released. The two new main features (synchronizing morphing with the song tempo and positional play) are explained here: https://youtu.be/6E4HClXdV_Y If you haven't watched our video tutorial for the instrument editor added in 0.5.0, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/JlugWYPDp84 Overview of Changes in spectmorph-0.5.2: ---------------------------------------- * Support bpm/beat synchronization for LFO - new presets using beat sync LFO: Mars / Saturn * Add WavSource custom position playback mode * New Instruments: Sven Ah / Ih / Oh (another male human voice) * Store data in XDG directories on Linux: - move ~/.spectmorph directory to $XDG_DATA_HOME/spectmorph - move ~/SpectMorph directory to $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/SpectMorph - create $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR/SpectMorph directory when needed (on write) - backward compatibility: use ~/SpectMorph if it already exists * Bump number of control inputs from 2 to 4 * Implemented midi CC control for smjack (General Purpose Controller 1..4) * Fix crashes caused by dangling MorphOperator pointers * Fix loading floating point wav files * Minor fixes and cleanups What is SpectMorph? ------------------- SpectMorph is a free software project which allows to analyze samples of musical instruments, and to combine them (morphing). It can be used to construct hybrid sounds, for instance a sound between a trumpet and a flute; or smooth transitions, for instance a sound that starts as a trumpet and then gradually changes to a flute. SpectMorph ships with many ready-to-use instruments which can be combined using morphing. SpectMorph is implemented in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL version 3 Integrating SpectMorph into your Work ------------------------------------- SpectMorph is currently available for Linux, Windows and macOS users. Here is a quick overview of how you can make music using SpectMorph. - VST Plugin, especially for proprietary solutions that don't support LV2. (Available on Linux and 64-bit Windows/macOS) - LV2 Plugin, for any sequencer that supports it. - JACK Client. Links: ------ Website: http://www.spectmorph.org Download: http://www.spectmorph.org/downloads There are many audio demos on the website, which demonstrate morphing between instruments. -- Stefan Westerfeld, http://space.twc.de/~stefan

4 years, 1 month

[LAU] Mamba - Virtual Midi keyboard for Jack Audio Connection Kit release 1.5

by Hermann Meyer

Hi Mamba release v1.5 is out Mamba is a Virtual MIDI keyboard with some extended, unique features. So it could load/play and save MIDI files, it visualize the played files on the keyboard, were it use a unique color for each channel. you could visualize a single channel, or all together at once. It could record your playing and play it back as endless loop. You could record a loop for each channel while the other channels still play. Note, that the loops don't be synced. So this is not for composing classic music, but to create Psychedelic Trance floors. Truly you could save your work as MIDI file and rework it in the DAW of your choice. It will record as well all incoming MIDI messages, so you could use it as well to record your external MIDI controller. // <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psytrance#Psychedelic_Trance_und_Psychedelic_…> Mamba also includes support by fluidsynth, you could load a soundfont and directly play along. It include controls for the fluidsynth reverb and chorus, and a selector to select a instrument/patch for each channel. Mamba will keep it's settings, so once a soundfont is loaded, on the next start you could just play along with the keyboard. You could load a new soundfont at any time. To use it as a plain MIDI keyboard again, you just need to exit fluidsynth via the menu and connect Mamba with the synth of your choice. Mamba is released under the BSD Zero Clause License license The GUI is build on libxputty - A damn tiny abstraction Layer to create X11 window/widgets with cairo surfaces https://github.com/brummer10/libxputty To build Mamba from source, the following dependencies must be meat. * libfluidsynth-dev * libc6-dev * libsmf-dev * libcairo2-dev * libx11-dev * liblo-dev * libsigc++-2.0-dev * libjack-(jackd2)-dev So, here is the project page: https://github.com/brummer10/Mamba and here you'll find the last release: https://github.com/brummer10/Mamba/releases/tag/v1.5 regards hermann

4 years, 2 months

Qtractor 0.9.17 - An End-of-Summer'20 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

So long Summer'20, Qtractor 0.9.17 (end-of-summer'20) is released! Change-log: - Early fixing to build for Qt >= 6.0.0 and the C++17 standard. - Fixed crash when changing an auto-monitored audio track's number of channels due on switching its audio output bus. - Avoid a complete track re-open when changing properties, unless either input or output buses are changed. - Fixed custom track icon selection when none is currently set. Description: Qtractor [1] is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework [2]. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK [3]) for audio and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA [4]) for MIDI are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio. Website: http://qtractor.org https://qtractor.sourceforge.io http://qtractor.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.17.tar.gz - source package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.17-58.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qtractor/code https://github.com/rncbc/qtractor.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qtractor.git https://bitbucket.org/rncbc/qtractor.git Wiki (outdated; help wanted!): https://sourceforge.net/p/qtractor/wiki/ - static rendering: http://qtractor.org/doc http://qtractor.sourceforge.net/doc https://qtractor.sourceforge.io/doc - user manual & how-to's: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-manual-and-howtos.epub https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-manual-and-howtos.pdf License: Qtractor [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [5] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL [6]) version 2 or later. References: [1] Qtractor - An audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer http://qtractor.org https://qtractor.sourceforge.io http://qtractor.sourceforge.net [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [3] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org [4] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [5] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [6] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [7] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2118 Keep the fun! Stay healthy! -- rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

4 years, 2 months

B.SEQuencer 1.8.0 (step sequencer LV2 plugin)

by Sven Jaehnichen

Hello, a new version of B.SEQuenzr (aka B.SEQuencer) is just released. B.SEQuenzr is a programmable multi channel step sequencer. There are new pad features (gate, note pitch) and all pad features can be randomized now! Key features: * Step sequencer with a selectable pattern matrix size (8x16, 16x16, 24x16, or 32x16) * Autoplay or host or host + MIDI controlled playing * User defined pad features: Gate, note pitch, octave pitch, velocity, and duration * Optional individual randomization of each pad feature * Handles multiple MIDI inputs signals (keys) in one sequencer instance * Use musical scales and / or drumkits * Scale & drumkit editor * Controls for playing direction, jump, skip, and stop options placeable to any position within the matrix * Notes can be associated with four different, configurable output channels * Additional channel features: velocity and MIDI note offset * Output channels connectable with individual MIDI channels What's new: * Bugfix duration of merged pads * New pad properties: Gate, note pitch * Randomization of pad properties * Reduce preset file size * International preset exchange (decimal point <-> decimal comma) * New factory presets: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Samba, Afro Cuban * Factory presets adapted to the new features Project page: https://github.com/sjaehn/BSEQuencer/ Releases: https://github.com/sjaehn/BSEQuencer/releases Instructions: https://github.com/sjaehn/BSEQuencer/wiki Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6bU4GdUVYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iERRKL7J-KU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6_so7goGw Enjoy and have fun Sven Jaehnichen

4 years, 2 months

Vee One Suite 0.9.17 - A Late Summer'20 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

One lousy Summer, just saying goodbye,... And now this... The 'Vee One Suite' of so called 'old-school' software instruments, synthv1 [1] as a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer, samplv1 [2] a polyphonic sampler synthesizer, drumkv1 [3] as yet another drum-kit sampler and padthv1 [4] as a polyphonic additive synthesizer, are here released as the second bunch of the 'QStuff*' for the (Northern) Summer'20 ending season and bumped to **version 0.9.17**. Featuring: - a pure stand-alone JACK client with JACK-session [5], NSM (Non/New Session Management [6]) and both JACK MIDI and ALSA MIDI [7] input support; - a LV2 instrument plug-in [8]. Change-log: - Arbitrary number of pitch-shifted octave sample tables is now an instance parameter; pitch-shifting algorithm is selected as a global user preference option cf. Help > Configure... > Options > Pitch-shift type: S.M.Bernsee classic algorithm (default) or RubberBand library. (apllies to samplv1 [2] only) - Added -n, --client-name to the JACK stand-alone client application command line option arguments. - Fixed uninitialized number of voices variable; early-bird adaptations to Qt6 >= 6.0.0 and C++17 standard. The 'Vee One Suite' are free, open-source Linux Audio [10] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) [11] version 2 or later. And here they are one more time and again: **synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer [1] ** synthv1 0.9.17 (late-summer'20) released! synthv1 is an old-school all-digital 4-oscillator subtractive polyphonic synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://synthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-0.9.17.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-lv2-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-0.9.17-58.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/synthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://bitbucket.org/rncbc/synthv1.git **samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler [2]** samplv1 0.9.17 (late-summer'20) released! samplv1 is an old-school polyphonic sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://samplv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-0.9.17.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-lv2-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-0.9.17-58.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/samplv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://bitbucket.org/rncbc/samplv1.git **drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler [3]** drumkv1 0.9.17 (late-summer'20) released! drumkv1 is an old-school drum-kit sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/drumkv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-0.9.17.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-lv2-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-0.9.17-58.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/drumkv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://bitbucket.org/rncbc/drumkv1.git **padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer [4]** padthv1 0.9.17 (late-summer'20) released! padthv1 is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer with stereo fx. padthv1 is based on the PADsynth algorithm by Paul Nasca, as a special variant of additive synthesis. LV2 URI: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net https://padthv1.sourceforge.io project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-0.9.17.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-lv2-0.9.17-58.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-0.9.17-58.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/padthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://bitbucket.org/rncbc/padthv1.git References: [1] synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net [2] samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net [3] drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net [4] padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer https://padthv1.sourceforge.io http://padthv1.sourceforge.net [5] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org/ [6] NSM, Non/New Session Management https://linuxaudio.github.io/new-session-manager/ (formerly http://non.tuxfamily.org/nsm/) [7] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [8] LV2, Audio Plugin Standard, the extensible successor of LADSPA http://lv2plug.in/ [9] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [10] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [11] GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2115 Have fun! -- rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

4 years, 2 months

[LAU] Mamba - Virtual Midi keyboard for Jack Audio Connection Kit release 1.4

by Hermann Meyer

Hi Mamba release v1.4 is out Mamba - Virtual MIDI keyboard and MIDI file player/recorder Mamba is not only a Virtual MIDI keyboard, it's also a MIDI looper. It allow you to record, for example a bass loop on one channel and then play along on a other channel with a piano or whatever. You could save your loops to MIDI files if you wish, in any case, Mamba save your last record and load it on the next start on default. Mamba is also a MIDI visualizer, it shows not only what you play, it shows as well incoming events. It also allow you to load MIDI files, play them in loop and show the output on the keyboard. You could select which channel you would monitor on the keyboard. You could as well monitor all channels at once. Mamba includes also support by fluidsynth, you could load a soundfont and directly play along. Mamba will keep it's settings, so once a soundfont is loaded, on the next start you could just play along with the keyboard. You could load a new soundfont at any time. You could as well exit fluidsynth to use Mamba as plain Virtual MIDI keyboard with the synth of your choice. Mamba is released under the BSD Zero Clause License license The GUI is build on libxputty - A damn tiny abstraction Layer to create X11 window/widgets with cairo surfaces https://github.com/brummer10/libxputty To build Mamba from source, the following dependencies must be meat. * libfluidsynth-dev * libc6-dev * libsmf-dev * libcairo2-dev * libx11-dev * liblo-dev * libsigc++-2.0-dev * libjack-(jackd2)-dev So, here is the project page: https://github.com/brummer10/Mamba and here you'll find the last release: https://github.com/brummer10/Mamba/releases/tag/v1.4 Mamba features # Virtual Midi Keyboard for Jack Audio Connection Kit <https://jackaudio.org/> # Including NSM <https://linuxaudio.github.io/new-session-manager/> support # Including gettext <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/> localization support # Including fluidsynth <https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth> support # Soundfont loader for fluidsynth # Channel selector # Bank and Program selector # Keyboard mapping for qwertz, qwerty, azerty(fr) and azerty(be) selectable from menu # Keymap Editor to setup a custom Keymap # PC Keyboard mapping selector from C0 to C4 # Pitchbend, Balance, Modwheel, Detune, Expression, Attack, Release, Volume and Velocity controllers # Sustain and Sostenuto switches # Connection management Menu # Support Midi-file load, save, record and play in loop # BPM controller for playback speed # Support Midi Beat Clock for playback speed # Midi Through: forward midi input to output # Midi input highlighting # Resizable to a full range 127 key view # Load Midi-files on command-line # Support jack_transport to start/stop Midi-Loops regards hermann

4 years, 2 months

[ANN] Radium V6

by Kjetil Matheussen

About ===== Radium is a tracker-like DAW that takes advantage of the power of modern computers. News for V6 includes hard drive recording and playback, improved CPU usage, improved manual, revamped user interface, and much more. Radium has features such as MIDI sequencing, smooth scrolling, zooming, automation, piano roll, modular mixer, modulators, MIDI learn, hard drive recording/playback, embedded Pure Data/Pd (similar to Max for Live), and an embedded Faust development environment. Homepage: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/ Screenshots ========== Editor + Mixer + Sequencer: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_6_0_99.png Modular mixer: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_mixer_5_9_99.png Pianoroll: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_5_9_98_pianoroll.png Sequencer automation: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_sequencer_5_9_79.png Faust development environment: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_faustdev_5_9_60.png Sampler granulation options: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_granulate.png Sequencer timing lanes: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_timing_5_9_30.png Sequencer sound clip GUI: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_audiofile_gui_5_9_3… Sequencer fade shapes (same as Ardour): http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_fadeshapes.png Note velocities: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_editor_5_9_76.png Plugin manager: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_4_9_20_pluginmanage… Changes 5.9.71 -> 6.0.99: ===================== * GUI: Improved user interface. * GUI: Redesigned or improved all popup menus. * GUI: Right-click any button, check box, or menu entry to configure keybinding. * Editor: Operate several notes at once in the pianoroll. * Editor: VU-meters in the track headers. * Editor: Better graphical performance. * Audio: Improved CPU usage. * Mixer: Audio meters and event indicators painted on top of the connection lines. * Sequencer: Lots of bug fixes and minor improvements. * Sequencer: Tracks tab to quickly configure track visibility. * Sequencer: Horizontal and vertical indicator lines to help editing. * Documentation: Major improvements to the manual. * 570 other bug fixes and improvements. (829 git commits).

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