A stable release, version 15.01, of MMA--Musical MIDI Accompaniment
is available for downloading. In addition to a number of bug fixes
and optimizations, MMA now features:
- Works with Python 2.7 or 3.x
- Number of minor bug fixes
- TRIGGER function
- STICKY tracks which override grooves
- ORNAMENT enhancements and fixes
Please read the file text/CHANGES-14 for a complete list of changes.
MMA is a accompaniment generator -- it creates midi tracks
for a soloist to perform with. User supplied files contain
pattern selections, chords, and MMA directives. For full details
please visit:
http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/
If you have any questions or comments, please send
them to: bob(a)mellowood.ca
--
**** Listen to my FREE CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars ****
Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca
WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca
Radium is a new type of music editor. It is inspired by trackers,
but has fewer limitations and uses graphics to show musical data.
Homepage: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/
Screenshots and videos:
http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/screenshots.php
Source code and 64 bit binary packages are available.
Most important changes in 3.0.rc2 -> 3.0.rc3
=================================
* Fix pd plugin on fedora 21 (and other distributions having wish8.6)
* Fix various crashes related to changing the number of visible lines while
playing
* Use Unicode everywhere. Don't crash if running Radium in a non-ascii path.
* Fix "use last estimated vblank value" button
* Fix clang 3.5 compilation
* Give specific warning if using the Nouveau driver
* Fix memory leaks when loading samples
Dear all,
(With apologies for cross posting, please distribute!)
This is a reminder that the call for participation for ICAD15 is currently open. http://icad15.iem.at
Call for Papers, Posters, Extended Abstracts, Music, Installations, and Workshops - ICAD 2015
ICAD in Space: Interactive Spatial Sonification
The 21st International Conference on Auditory Display
July 6 - 7 Workshops and Student Think Tank
July 8 - 10 Conference
University of Music and Performing Arts and Technical University of Graz, Austria.
The conference is organised by the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM). IEM is one of the
leading institutions in the field of audio engineering and computer music. As part of the University of
Music and Performing Arts Graz, IEM is a multidisciplinary institution, whose general mission is to bridge
the gap between science and the arts. As a unique characteristic, IEM focuses on sonification as part of
its research in computer music. IEM facilities include laboratories and performance spaces such as CUBE,
which are equipped with spatial audio and motion tracking systems. Since 2014, IEM hosts the Sonic
Interaction Design (SID) lab, in which interactive sound systems are designed and evaluated.
ICAD is a highly interdisciplinary conference with relevance to researchers, practitioners, artists, and
graduate students working with sound to convey and explore information. The conference is unique in
its specific focus on auditory displays and the range of interdisciplinary issues related to their use. Like
its predecessors, ICAD15 will be a single-track conference, open to all, with no membership or affiliation
requirements. In addition to ICAD's core interests, we would like to take the opportunity of the
conference being held at IEM to highlight this yearʼs theme ICAD in Space: Sonification, Sonic Interaction
Design, and Spatial Audio.
::::::::::::::::: KEY DATES :::::::::::::::::
15 February 2015 Submission of Papers, Posters, Music, and Installations
15 March 2015 Submission of Workshops
15 April 2015 Submission of Extended Abstracts
15 April 2015 Notification of acceptance for Workshops
01 May 2015 Notification of acceptance for Papers, Posters, Music, and Installations
15 May 2015 Notification of acceptance for Extended Abstracts
01 June 2015 Camera-Ready deadline
::::::::::::::::: AREAS OF INTEREST :::::::::::::::::
Relevant areas for ICAD include but are not limited to:
Auditory Display:
- Aesthetics, Culture, & Philosophy
- Design, Theory & Methods
- Technology: Tools & Applications
- Perceptual and Cognitive Aspects
- Usability & Evaluation
- Accessibility
Special Focus of ICAD15:
- Sonification:
- Exploration of Data through Sound
- Sonification as Art
- Sonic Interaction Design
- Interaction design
- Input technologies
- Auditory Information Design
- Spatial Audio
- Binaural virtual acoustics
- Loudspeaker-based sound field synthesis
Accepted papers will be included in the published proceedings and made publicly available in the
Georgia Tech SMARTech system (http:// smartech.gatech.edu/). The types of submissions solicited for
ICAD15 include:
::::::::::::::::: PAPERS AND POSTERS:::::::::::::::::
Paper and poster submissions will be 4-8 pages in length, including all figures and references. Typical
paper contributions are between 6 - 8 pages, and typical poster contributions are 4 - 5 pages long. Full
papers should describe work that offers a substantial contribution to the field of auditory display.
Authors of accepted papers will be invited to give an oral presentation of their work, and at least one
author must present the work at the conference for the paper to appear in the proceedings. Poster
submissions should describe both finished work and work in late stages of progress. Work that is
complete enough that meaningful conclusions can be drawn at the time of submission are encouraged.
Authors of accepted submissions will be invited to participate in a poster and/or demonstration session,
and at least one author must present the work at the conference for the paper to appear in the
published proceedings. When weighing the decision to submit to poster and demonstration sessions, we
encourage authors to consider their work in relation to the potential positive benefits (both to authors
and their audiences) afforded by the personal interactions that occur in this type of session.
Authors of selected full papers will be invited to submit an extended version (up to 12 pages) of their
papers for publication in a Special Issue of the Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces (JMUI): Auditory
Display.
(http:// www.springer.com/computer/hci/journal/12193)
::::::::::::::::: EXTENDED ABSTRACTS :::::::::::::::::
Extended abstracts include, but are not limited to late-breaking results, works in early stages of
progress, novel methodologies, unique or controversial theoretical positions, and discussions of
unsuccessful research or null findings. Submissions for extended abstracts require a proceedings paper
of up to 2 pages in length. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to give a short presentation of
their work, and at least one author must present the work at the conference for the abstract to appear in
the published proceedings. The deadline of the extended abstracts is later to allow very recent
contributions in the field.
Papers Co-Chairs
Visda Goudarzi and Areti Andreopoulou
papers.icad15(a)iem.at
::::::::::::::::: MUSIC AND INSTALLATIONS:::::::::::::::::
We invite submissions of music and sound installations. Sonification should be a constitutive element of
the proposed works. Priority will be given to works employing space and interaction as additional
dimensions to an artistic data exploration. We therefore especially encourage the submission of
multichannel electroacoustic or acousmatic pieces and interactive sound installations.
The works will be reviewed by an international panel of sound and sonification experts. Preference will
be given to submissions that are technically feasible and have a clear documentation of the setup. At
least one of the authors who wish to have their works presented at ICAD15 must register and attend to
the conference. As we would like to extend the presentation of these works beyond the time limits of the
conference, authors of accepted works are encouraged to present their work also online using the
Research Catalogue (http://www.researchcatalogue.net), an international database for artistic research.
The conference page will provide a portal to these presentations.
Music Co-Chairs
Johannes Zmölnig and Gerhard Eckel
music.icad15(a)iem.at
::::::::::::::::: WORKSHOPS ::::::::::::::::
ICAD workshops and tutorials provide in-depth opportunities for conference attendees to discuss and
explore important topics in the field of auditory display with like-minded researchers and practitioners.
Please submit concepts for hands-on workshops or discussion platforms, possibly allowing participants
to contribute, but no paper sessions on their own. Focus areas can range from applications and
programming methodologies to interdisciplinary research skills, emerging concepts, and challenge
problems.
Space, facilities, technical support, and the number of sessions that can be accepted are limited, so early
submission of proposals is encouraged. Workshop and tutorial organizers are expected to collaborate
with the conference committee, issue calls for participation, gather and review contributed materials (if
appropriate), and decide upon the final program for their session.
Workshop Co-Chairs
Franz Zotter and Derek Brock
workshop.icad15(a)iem.at
::::::::::::::::: SONIFICATION CONTEST ::::::::::::::::
The call for the Sonification Contest will be released in early 2015.
::::::::::::::::: STUDENT THINK TANK ::::::::::::::::
The call for the Student Think Tank will be released in early 2015.
We will provide child care during the conference and workshops. If you travel with a kid/ kids please
drop us an email ahead of time.
For more information on submission in different categories please refer to the conference website:
http://icad15.iem.at
Conference Co-Chairs
Katharina Vogt and Ypatios Grigoriadis
chair.icad15(a)iem.at
Radium is a new type of music editor. It is inspired by trackers,
but has fewer limitations and uses graphics to show musical data.
Homepage: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/
Screenshots and videos:
http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/screenshots.php
This time there are also 64 bit binary packages available for download.
Most important changes in 3.0:
=======================
* OpenGL to show graphics.
* Smooth scrolling
* Lots of code rewritten.
* Enhanced graphics and user interface
* Lots of bugs removed and features added.
Hi all:
My project of the last few months is probably ready to set free on some
more machines.
OSC2MIDI is a flexible osc <-> midi bridge written in C and designed
especially for control of jack midi apps from an android device. It was
created with the open source android app Control (OSC + MIDI) in mind,
since thats what I use, but was deliberately designed so that one can
specify any arbitrary mapping of messages for conversion with plain text
files. The default mapping works with well with Control but I also have
included maps for adrosc, touchosc, and generic osc messages. Mapping is
(in my opinion) extensively documented in the map file default.omm included
with the source so you can quickly create your own map to suit your own
needs.
Please give it a whirl if you are interested and leave feedback on the
sourceforge project page (discussion for questions, tickets for issues).
I'll let it sit at beta for a bit. Once I clear out any initial bugs (or
miraculously none are found) I'll take off the beta status.
Get it at:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/osc2midi/
Follow the README for installation help, or if stuck, please reach out to
me.
Enjoy!
_ssj71
note: as for the ambitious version number (0.0.00) I see no point in
version numbering before release of a one-man project. :) If it scares you
feel free to rename the folder with a larger number. Once a few bug reports
come in it will grow.
MusE 2.2 - 2015-01-06
Hi All!
Following our plan of making monthly releases. Ah, I mean yearly releases...
Well, actually, it's been nearly two years since last stable release. Sorry.
Here we are anyway with a new release of MusE, and we think it's a good one!
Since last we have moved to github and Andrew has joined the team to, among
other things implement LV2 support, which he has done excellently. We are
quite happy with the current state and music has been recorded with MusE like
never before, some demonstrations are listed below.
Major feature improvements of this release includes:
* Support for LV2 Synths and effects
- effects are supported both in Effect rack and in Arranger
- State interface
- Worker interface.
- Instance-access.
- KX studio Programs interface + extended programs interface to support
per-channel bank/patch change (only Yoshimi now supports this feature).
- Common must-have features: Atom, buf-size, event, options, uri-map, urid.
+ Other extensions: CV type lv2 ports
+ LV2_TIME__Position
+ Atom_Event_Transfer support for plugin<->UI communication
+ LV2 path MAP and MAKE extensions
+ LV2 LOG extension
- UI interface. Supported UI subtypes:
+ QT4
+ GTK2
+ GTKMM2
+ X11
+ External interfaces (from kx studio specs).
+ idle callbacks
* Yet another MAJOR audio engine and plugin/synth process chain re-write
- Track controllers (vol, pan) now sample-accurate and near noise-less
Numerous bug fixes and minor enhancements:
- Metronome with accent clicks and replaceable clicks
- Synths rearranged in separate menus
- Reworked the PluginDialog to use a ui file and give more filter
possibilities
- Added [HOME] button to file open dialog
- Ignore undo/redo while recording
- Fix crash reported by LakeIshikawa: Pressing delete while clicking or
dragging events or parts
- Fixed copy/paste problem: Paste copies not clones, if the original
parts/tracks have been deleted.
- More commands support Undo/Redo, like setting global tempo.
- Some new scripts, RemoveAftertouch, TempoDelay
- Fix song not 'dirty' on many operations (close was not prompting to save).
- Instrument Editor now basically complete: Added Initialization Sequence
editor.
- Sysex event editor now allows selection from pre-defined Instrument Sysex
list.
- Revised and edited Roland SD-50.idf by Patrick (split into GM2/nonGM2).
- MusE now imports GM2 midi files. (Properly selects GM2 instrument.)
- Added a visual metronome to Bigtime
- Added line drawing of tempo in graphical master track editor
- Fixed bug (issue #342 Moving Aux sends crashes muse)
- Added more keyboard shortcuts in midi editors
- Mods/fixes to Midi Input Transformator plugin:
- When midi in is enabled in drum editor the selected track is moved along
with the triggered key
- Fixed bug with playback of drums clicking on notes in the new drum editor,
it was playing the wrong instrument
- MESS synths (esp Deicsonze): Controls (like Track Info program) and synth
controls now mirror each other, both ways.
- Deicsonze softsynth: Fixed: Not remembering settings + ladspa plugin
settings, midi controllers moved to NRPN14 type.
- Native VST: Call idle periodically. Makes some plugins like Glitch work,
as per LAD mail.
- Change window title when there are unsaved changes
- Add auto-save feature, when enabled tries to save after 5 minutes
- Added pitch control to SimpleDrums, first version
- Fixed Ctrl+arrows in the arranger so the track list is scrolled
For more information and additional changes see the full changelog at:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/muse_2_2/muse2/ChangeLog
News section:
http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/News
Download:
http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/Download
Demos page:
http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/Demos
Forum:
http://muse-sequencer.org/forum/
Happy new year from the MusE Team!
[Sorry for cross-posting, please distribute.]
Linux Audio Conference 2015 - Call for Participation
(Due to exceptional circumstances, this announcement comes a bit late,
so please note the early deadline of Feb 1st for submissions. We
apologize.)
We are happy to announce the next issue of the Linux Audio Conference
(LAC), April 9-12, 2015 @ JGU | Johannes Gutenberg University, in
Mainz, Germany.
http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2015/
The Linux Audio Conference is an international conference that brings
together musicians, sound artists, software developers and researchers,
working with Linux as an open, stable, professional platform for audio
and media research and music production. LAC includes paper sessions,
workshops, and a diverse program of electronic music.
*Call for Papers, Workshops, Music and Installations*
We invite submissions of papers addressing all areas of audio processing
and media creation based on Linux and other open source software. Papers
can focus on technical, artistic and scientific issues and should target
developers or users. In our call for music, we are looking for works
that have been produced or composed entirely/mostly using Linux and
other open source music software.
The online submission of papers, workshops, music and installations is
now open at http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2015/participation
The deadline for all submissions is Feb 1st, 2015 (23:59 HAST).
You are invited to register for participation on our conference website.
There you will find up-to-date instructions, as well as important
information about dates, travel, lodging, and so on.
This year's conference is hosted by the Computer Music Research Group
(Bereich Musikinformatik) at the IKM (Institut für Kunstgeschichte und
Musikwissenschaft) of the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) at
Mainz. Being founded in 1991, our research group has been among the
first German academic institutions in this interdisciplinary field at
the intersection of music, mathematics, computer science and media
technology. In our media lab students are working almost exclusively
with Linux, and in our research we are also devoted to contributing to
the growing body of open source audio and computer music software.
http://www.musikwissenschaft.uni-mainz.de/Musikinformatik/
We look forward to your submissions and hope to meet you in Mainz in
April!
Sincerely,
The LAC 2015 Organizing Team
--
Dr. Albert Gr"af
Computer Music Research Group, JGU Mainz, Germany
Email: aggraef(a)gmail.com
WWW: https://plus.google.com/+AlbertGraef
I would like to announce LSA (LiSt properties of Audio files). This is a
minimal, lightweight, console, Unix-style program to list various
parameters of audio files.
'Unix-style' means that it tries to do one thing and do it well.
LSA also tries to be fast. It has been written in C, it's multithreading
(creates one thread per physical core), it uses SSE and SSE2 intrinsics
(some people are still using some AMD processors that have no support
for SSE4). If you ever have to wait for results, it's because of hard
drive speed or decompression. Decompression is performed by Audio File
library, so I cannot easily speed up this.
LSA is built on top of Audio File library, so it inherits its list of
supported file formats:
* AIFF/AIFF-C (.aiff, .aifc)
* WAVE (.wav)
* NeXT .snd/Sun .au (.snd, .au)
* Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File (.sf)
* Audio Visual Research (.avr)
* Amiga IFF/8SVX (.iff)
* Sample Vision (.smp)
* Creative Voice File (.voc)
* NIST SPHERE (.wav)
* Core Audio Format (.caf)
* FLAC (.flac)
Supported compression formats:
* G.711 mu-law and A-law
* IMA ADPCM
* Microsoft ADPCM
* FLAC
* ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
The program currently is capable to display the following parameters:
* sample rate;
* sample width;
* sample format (signed or unsigned integer, single or double precision
floating point);
* number of channels;
* length in minutes, seconds, and hours (if necessary) per file;
* total length of all files in actual directory;
* number of frames per file;
* total number of frames of all files in actual directory;
* peak [0..1] per file;
* maximum peak among all files in actual directory;
* compression scheme.
TODO:
* efficiently calculate perceived loudness (as per ITU-R BS.1770-3);
* efficiently calculate loudness range.
LSA repository is here: https://github.com/mrkkrp/lsa
Documentation: LSA comes with its own man page
License: GNU GPL
