Linux-audio-announce April 2025

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by Hermann Meyer

NeuralRack is a Neural Model and Impulse Response File loader for Linux/Windows. It supports [*.nam files](https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=103) and, or [*.json or .aidax files](https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=23562) by using the [NeuralAudio](https://github.com/mikeoliphant/NeuralAudio) engine. For Impulse Response File Convolution it use [FFTConvolver](https://github.com/HiFi-LoFi/FFTConvolver) Resampling is done by [Libzita-resampler](https://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/zita-resam… This release introduce a modernised UX. ![NeuralRack](https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack/raw/main/NeuralRack.png?raw=true) Neuralrack allow to load up to two model files and run them serial. The input/output could be controlled separate for each model. For tone sharping a 6 band EQ could be enabled. Additional it allow to load up a separate Impulse Response file for each output channel (stereo). Neuralrack provide a buffered Mode which introduce a one frame latency when enabled. It could move one Neural Model, or the complete processing into a background thread. That will reduce the CPU load when needed. The resulting latency will be reported to the host so that it could be compensated. Release Page (binaries): https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack/releases/tag/v0.1.6 Project Page (Source Code): https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack

9 months

[LAA] NeuralRack v0.1.5 released

by Hermann Meyer

NeuralRack is a Neural Model and Impulse Response File loader for Linux/Windows released under the free BSD 3-Clause License It supports *.nam files <https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=103> and, or *.json or .aidax files <https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=23562> by using the NeuralAudio <https://github.com/mikeoliphant/NeuralAudio> engine. For Impulse Response File Convolution it use FFTConvolver <https://github.com/HiFi-LoFi/FFTConvolver> Resampling is done by Libzita-resampler <https://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/zita-resampler/resampler.html> This release implement a Noise Gate in the chain, and introduce a new rack colour scheme contributed by @crshrprt <https://github.com/crshrprt> Release Page: https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack/releases/tag/v0.1.5 Project Page: https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack regards hermann

9 months

[LAA] Sonivox Synthesizer Library v3.6.16 has been released

by Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas

This project is a fork of the Android Open Source Project 'platform_external_sonivox', including a CMake based build system to be used not on Android, but on any other computer Operating System. Google licensed this work originally named Sonivox EAS (Embedded Audio Synthesis) from the company Sonic Network Inc. under the terms of the Apache License 2.0. Here is the Google source code repository: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox.git This is a "wavetable" synthesizer, not using external soundfont files by default but embedded samples instead. DLS files are also supported. It is also a MIDI file player and a real time GM synthesizer. It consumes very little resources, so it may be indicated in projects for small embedded devices. There is neither MIDI input nor audio output facilities included in the library. You need to provide your own input/output. Changes in v3.6.16 * Fix bswap use on Android by @lephilousophe in #33 * Add templates and guidelines by @pedrolcl in #34 * Improve test dls downloading by @rsp4jack in #37 * Implement a-law/u-law wave format decoding for dls by @SmithGoll in #40 * Fix logic error in loop boundary check by @SmithGoll in #42 * Addition fix of #37: fix SonivoxTestEnvironment getTmp() by @rsp4jack in #44 * Implement WAVE_FORMAT_MPEGLAYER3 decoding for dls by @SmithGoll in #47 * Add new workflow action for android by @pedrolcl in #48 * Rescue commented logging calls by @rsp4jack in #45 * Selectable verbosity level by @pedrolcl in #50 Project page: https://github.com/pedrolcl/sonivox Downloads: https://github.com/pedrolcl/sonivox/releases/tag/v3.6.16 License: Apache 2.0

9 months, 2 weeks

[LAA] rtcqs v0.6.6 released

by Jeremy Jongepier

Dear all, rtcqs is a Python utility to analyze your system and detect possible bottlenecks that could have a negative impact on the performance of your system when working with Linux audio. rtcqs v0.6.6 is now available. Latest release that was announced on this list was v0.5.2. Notable changes since v0.5.2 include: - Added SMT check - Replaced audio group check with a group agnostic check - Governor check can now deal with systems that have SMT disabled - Tickless check now deals with all CONFIG_NO_HZ* variants and with nohz being set on the kernel command line - File systems check has been expanded - IRQ check now loops through /sys/kernel/irq instead of parsing /proc/interrupts - rtprio check now checks if a SCHED_FIFO priority can be set instead of a SCHED_RR priority - Improved preempt RT check, check if “preempt=full” is part of the kernel command line For information on getting the latest version see https://codeberg.org/rtcqs/rtcqs. Best, Jeremy

9 months, 2 weeks

[LAA] Qtractor 1.5.4 - An Early Spring'25 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi everyone, Qtractor 1.5.4 (early-spring'25) released! Change-log: - Fixed non-zero clip offset conversion on tempo(BPM) time-scale changes. - MIDI clip step input and overdubbing now aggregated and fully undo/redo-able. - Allow MIDI step input to extend the clip length automatically; also avoid step input event duplicates (eg. playing chords in quick succession) leading to potential double-free segfault or crash. - Fixed MIDI track state when clips under record/overdubbing are simply removed. - Fixed all empty/void audio clips that are created when aborting an armed recording session. - MIDI clip editor (aka. piano-roll): simply allow a MIDI track to be a ghost of itself. - In addition to clips and markers, automation curves and tempo-map nodes now also contribute to the total session length and status. - Fixed command line parsing (QCommandLineParser/Option) to not exiting the application with a segfault when showing help and version information. 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-1.5.4.tar.gz - source package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-1.5.4-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-1.5.4-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-1.5.4-11.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package: 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://codeberg.org/rncbc/qtractor.git Wiki: 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/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2756 Enjoy! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

9 months, 3 weeks

[LAA] Vee One Suite 1.3.1 - An Early-Spring'25 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Greetings, The 'Vee One Suite', the 'gang-of-four' '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; * padthv1 [4] a polyphonic additive synthesizer. Are here released for the New-Year'25 recycle... All still delivered in dual form: - 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: - Fixed command line parsing (QCommandLineParser/Option) to not exiting the application with a segfault when showing help and version information. 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. **synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer [1] ** synthv1 1.3.1 (early-spring'25) is out! 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/synthv1-1.3.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-lv2-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.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://codeberg.org/rncbc/synthv1.git **samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler [2]** samplv1 1.3.1 (early-spring'25) is out! 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/samplv1-1.3.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-lv2-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.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://codeberg.org/rncbc/samplv1.git **drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler [3]** drumkv1 1.3.1 (early-spring'25) is out! 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/drumkv1-1.3.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-lv2-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.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://codeberg.org/rncbc/drumkv1.git **padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer [4]** padthv1 1.3.1 (early-spring'25) is out! 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/padthv1-1.3.1.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-lv2-1.3.1-8.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.3.1-8.1.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://codeberg.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 Session Management (legacy) http://non.tuxfamily.org/nsm/ New Session Manager https://new-session-manager.jackaudio.org/ [7] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [8] LV2, Audio Plugin Standard, the extensible successor of LADSPA https://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/2755 Enjoy. - - - rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

9 months, 3 weeks

[LAA] NeuralRack v0.1.4 released

by Hermann Meyer

NeuralRack is a Neural Model and Impulse Response File loader for Linux/Windows. It supports [*.nam files](https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=103) and, or [*.json or .aidax files](https://www.tone3000.com/search?tags=23562) by using the [NeuralAudio](https://github.com/mikeoliphant/NeuralAudio) engine. For Impulse Response File Convolution it use [FFTConvolver](https://github.com/HiFi-LoFi/FFTConvolver) Resampling is done by [Libzita-resampler](https://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/zita-resam… ![NeuralRack](https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack/raw/main/NeuralRack.png?raw=true) Neuralrack allow to load up to two model files and run them serial. The input/output could be controlled separate for each model. For tone sharping a 6 band EQ could be enabled. Additional it allow to load up a separate Impulse Response file for each output channel (stereo). Neuralrack provide a buffered Mode which introduce a one frame latency when enabled. It could move one Neural Model, or the complete processing into a background thread. That will reduce the DSP load when needed. The resulting latency will be reported to the host so that it could be compensated. Project Page: https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack Release Page: https://github.com/brummer10/NeuralRack/releases/tag/v0.1.4

9 months, 4 weeks

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