Linux-audio-announce February 2026

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by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi y'all! Qsynth 1.0.4 (mid-winter'26) released! Qsynth is a FluidSynth [2] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [3] using Qt Designer. Change-log: - Make sure initial empty preset channel-map always gets Channel 10 to Bank 128 and Program 0 on default (GM Drums/Percussion). - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. Website: https://qsynth.sourceforge.io http://qsynth.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.rncbc.qsynth Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsynth/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qsynth.git License: Qsynth [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [5]. References: [1] Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface https://qsynth.sourceforge.io [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [3] FluidSynth - A SoundFont Synthesizer A real-time software synthesizer based on SoundFont 2 specifications https://www.fluidsynth.org [4] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work http://linuxaudio.org [5] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [7] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2877 Enjoy && Have (lots) fun! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

2 days, 3 hours

Sonivox v4.0.1 released

by Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas

Please note that the old repository https://github.com/pedrolcl/sonivox has been transferred to https://github.com/EmbeddedSynth/sonivox-fork and archived. New upstream URI: https://github.com/EmbeddedSynth/sonivox/ New release v4.0.1: https://github.com/EmbeddedSynth/sonivox/releases/tag/v4.0.1 Summary of most relevant changes: * Fix EAS_SetSoundLibrary() and EAS_LoadDLSCollection() * Enable FM Synth by default in CMake * Avoid hardcoding configuration version for packaging * Update man page * Fix MSYS2 GitHub action * Better portability for ticks calculations * Use vcpkg in MSVC CI builds Regards, Pedro

2 days, 15 hours

[LAA] Senderspike - SignalNoise Mixing Tools plugins

by Xj

Hi all, I’d like to share some news about audio plugins originally written by the brilliant developer Oto Spál, whose work I’ve been a big fan of for a long time. ## Oto’s original Senderspike plugins: https://senderspike.wordpress.com/ ## Original non-GUI plugins (Linux VST2 builds): https://github.com/xjjx/senderspike_plugins/releases/ ## JUCE-based ports (work in progress) I’ve started porting these plugins to JUCE. They are in VST2, VST3, and LV2 formats. This is still under active development, but the plugins are already usable and ready for testing. Current status: * SN06 is complete – OpAmp has a full working GUI editor * Other are DSP fully funcional, but GUI editors are still work in progress * Builds are produced via GitHub Actions, both for Linux and Windows Latest CI build: https://github.com/xjjx/senderspike_plugins/actions/runs/21938203666 ## Notable differences from the original versions * Originally, parameters were exposed to hosts only in normalized form (0–1). I’ve added meaningful parameter display (e.g. VST2 effGetParamName support)) where possible. * Knob behavior is slightly different — I wasn’t able to perfectly recreate the original behavior, but it’s close enough. * Product codes has been changed to allow side-by-side testing with older versions. * SN06 contains resizable GUI code, but it's currently disabled. ## Repository branches * master – original plugins, recompiled for Linux * juce – current JUCE-based development branch * vstgui – unsuccessful attempt to upgrade to VSTGUI v4 Additionally, the repository includes a small script to fix the VST2 cache in Qtractor. https://github.com/xjjx/senderspike_plugins/blob/juce/tools/qtractor_fix_vs… Feedback, testing, and bug reports are very welcome. Best regards, Pawel / Xj

5 days, 2 hours

QjackCtl 1.0.5 - A Mid-Winter'26 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi everyone! QjackCtl 1.0.5 (mid-winter'26) is out! QjackCtl [1] is an aged yet modern, not so 'simple' anymore, Qt [2] application to control the JACK [3] sound server, for the Linux Audio [4] infrastructure. Change-log: - Graph: Save node positions as soon as they are taken or moved around, avoiding accidental re-positioning to the previous or original state. - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. Website: https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [6] package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qjackctl/code https://github.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git License: QjackCtl [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [5]. References: [1] QjackCtl - A JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io [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] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [5] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2876 Enjoy! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

5 days, 3 hours

Yoshimi V 2.3.6 is out now

by Will Godfrey

* New feature: Kit Mode now has a crossfade Volume option as well as Velocity.. * New feature: Yoshimi now recognises old and new versions of MXML and FLTK. * New feature: Yoshimi can run on the wayland windowing system without issues. * Various code refinements. ### Building Full build instructions are in [INSTALL](INSTALL). ### Source Yoshimi source code is available from either: * Sourceforge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/yoshimi * Github: https://github.com/Yoshimi/yoshimi ### Community Our list archive is at: https://www.freelists.org/archive/yoshimi To post, email to: yoshimi(a)freelists.org ### License GPLv2+ see [COPYING](COPYING) for license details. -- Will J Godfrey .

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Vee One Suite 1.4.0 - A Mid-Winter'26 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi all, 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 as a Mid-Winter'26 update... All 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: - DejaVuSans TTF font is now firmly embedded to improve on the self-containment status (ie. freetype2 static linking). - Fixed 'mime-info' file to the correct MIME-type icon names. - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. 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 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) 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/synthv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.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 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) 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/samplv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.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 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) 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/drumkv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.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 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) 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/padthv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.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/2874 Enjoy && Have fun. - - - rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

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Linux-audio-announce February 2026