Linux-audio-announce July 2022

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Qtractor 0.9.27 - An Early-Summer'22 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hello there, Qtractor 0.9.27 (early-summer'22) is out! Change-log: - CLAP [9] plug-in host support introduced. (EXPERIMENTAL) - Reviewed LV2 plug-in UI Touch feature/interface. - Auto-unlink MIDI clips when pasted/placed with Ctrl+click/Enter. - Fixed LV2 plug-ins UI X11 (native) initial size. - Fixed implicit deactivation when a plugin is removed from chain. - Fixed audio clip export, normalize and tempo-adjust when audio file number of channels is disparately greater than respective track's output bus count. - Fixed one killer lurking in MIDI Controller... modeless dialog instantiation. - Fixed non-effective automation curve node editing. - Track/Export Tracks... dialog ranges are not capped to current session-end anymore. - Fixed MIDI clip editor vertical-zooming when using the [Ctrl+]mouse-wheel. - Set auto-backward play-head location also when clicking on main track-view header/time-ruler and on thumb-view. - Fixed LV2 plug-in buffer-size initialization, esp. affecting the ZynReverb LV2 playback. - Export Tracks dialog last range selection is now remembered. - Fixed the out-of-process plugin scanner path resolution on some self-container(ized) formats eg. AppImage and possibly Flatpak. 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: https://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-0.9.27.tar.gz - source package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.27-70.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.27-70.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.27-70.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package (thanks Hubert Figuière): https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.rncbc.qtractor 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 (severely outdated; help wanted, desperately!): https://sourceforge.net/p/qtractor/wiki/ - static rendering: https://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 https://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/ [8] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ [9] CLAP, CLever Audio Plugin https://github.com/free-audio/clap See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2359 Have fun, make some noise or else, make some music! -- rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

2 years, 2 months

XUiDesigner v0.4 released

by Hermann Meyer

I'm pleased to announce the release v0.4 of XUiDesigner A easy to use GUI generator/designer tool to create X11 based UI's for LV2 plugins. Inspired by Glade and QT Designer XUiDesigner allow to generate alternative UI's for existing LV2 plugins which could be installed and used parallel to the existing ones. It allow as well to create full LV2 plugin bundles from scratch, were only the dsp part needs to be done. With this version, it allow to generate LV2 plugin bundles from faust (*.dsp) files. Those could be simply drop on the XUiDesigner interface and XUiDesigner will create the UI for it. The UI could be reworked when needed (reorder the controls, implement colours or images, . . .) . Then the complete Bundle could be saved. All what needs to be done then is run |make && make install| on the bundle, to get the LV2 plug into the preferred LV2 host. Still this is in the beta stage, so there may be come changes which are not backward compatible, but the generated LV2 bundles are all fully working. Project page: https://github.com/brummer10/XUiDesigner release: https://github.com/brummer10/XUiDesigner/releases/download/v0.4/XUIDesigner… regards hermann

2 years, 2 months

Linuxaudio.org update and next steps--call for community input and participation

by Ico Bukvic

Dear Colleagues and fellow Linux Audio enthusiasts, It's been quite a few years since Linuxaudio.org consortium has maintained an active presence beyond serving as a nexus for all things Linux audio. Almost two decades ago when the consortium was formed by Daniel James et al., Linux was in need of a concerted effort to improve audio on Linux, as well as expand its visibility and adoption. Today, Linux is ubiquitous and its audio infrastructure arguably superior to alternatives, including commercial efforts by industry behemoths, such as Apple and Microsoft. Likewise, the Linux audio software has been growing and maturing by leaps and bounds, with an increasing number of commercial vendors also embracing it as a viable platform both for studio and entertainment purposes. Undoubtedly, we could have never reached these new and impressive levels without this community and its commitment and energy. And as Linux audio matured, the consortium role increasingly shifted to that of offering community resources and historical preservation. Following a hack in 2018, thanks to Jeremy Jongepier and Robin Gareus' help, we transitioned the hosting away from Virginia Tech while doing our best to ensure a seamless transition. Shortly thereafter, the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic. So, here we are, in 2022, at what appears to be (hopefully!) the tail end of the pandemic. Linuxaudio.org has fully embraced its primary role as an online resource, including archiving of the Linux Audio Conference materials, and hosting longest-running community mailing lists pertaining to the Linux audio. With this, I believe we have arrived at the end of consortium's first chapter. I see this as an opportunity for the community to reflect on what we believe Linux audio needs in 2022 and onwards and how the consortium may need to evolve to better meet these newfound opportunities and challenges. Just as importantly, having served as the consortium's director for almost two decades, I believe it is time for me to step down and make room for new leadership. If the community so desires, we may also want to use this as an opportunity to transition away from what may be seen as a traditional form of organizational structure and instead explore forming a committee of key community members, each with their own specific tasks and areas of focus. With all this in mind, I invite your feedback and input, including (self-)nominations for service on the proposed committee and/or my successor. The aspirational goal is to form the committee and/or select the successor by the end of July 2022. I sincerely look forward to your input and feedback. Best, Ico -- Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Director, Creativity + Innovation Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech Creative Technologies in Music School of Performing Arts – 0141 Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-6139 ico(a)vt.edu ci.icat.vt.edu l2ork.icat.vt.edu ico.bukvic.net

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