A wild crosspost appears!
Laborejo, Esperanto for "Workshop", is used to craft music through notation.
It is a Lilypond GUI frontend, a MIDI creator and finally a tool collection to inspire and help you compose.
It works by reducing music-redundancy and by seperating layout and data.
Before you read the details make sure to connect to Laborejos Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus!
https://www.facebook.com/Laborejohttps://twitter.com/#!/Laborejohttps://plus.google.com/b/116744898976321238325/
Screenshot: http://www.laborejo.org/images/screenshots/latestscreenshot.png
This is the release of version 0.4
Download: https://github.com/nilsgey/Laborejo/tarball/0.4
Dependencies: http://www.laborejo.org/documentation
Linux Instructions: Unpack, cd into the created directoy, execute:
./laborejo-qt
Then use the number- and cursor keys for immediate success!
Check Help->Manual for navigational and note/rest entry keys. Everything else is in the menus.
New since version 0.3 (highlights):
* Lyrics are visible under the tracks directly and aligned to their notes
* Nicer cursor :)
* New dynamics like fp and sfz.
* New commandset for note speed entry with the numblock.
* Colored always-visible Marker in the GUI to indicate track groups. Also displays small instrument name for better orientation
* Lilypond binary and pdf viewer are now a config variable
* More Subsitutions (assign a pre-defined group to host notes. Group gets transposed and scaled accordingly). Final Fantasy arpeggio, common melody figures etc.
* Many bugfixes and small improvements that make the program work like you expected it to do anyway
Most important known problems:
* This is Alpha Grade Software. Don't use for long-term work. However, the produced midis and PDFs will last forever.
* There is no built-in jack midi output yet. You have to export midi files.
* Documentation is nearly non-existent.
* Deleting selected objects may result in strange gui behaviour. Nothing a save/reload can't fix for now.
Have fun, it would be nice to hear from you!
Nils
http://www.laborejo.org
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Hi LADs,
I'm pleased to declare http://ltcsmpte.sourceforge.net/ as deprecated
and release libltc-1.0.2 into the wild.
Linear (or Longitudinal) Timecode (LTC) is an encoding of SMPTE timecode
data as a Manchester-Biphase encoded audio signal. The audio signal is
commonly recorded on a VTR track or other storage media.
libltc is a LGPL library which provides functionality to encode and
decode LTC to/from timecode.
source: https://github.com/x42/libltc
documentation: http://x42.github.com/libltc/
In addition to a major API overhaul, libltc adds support for
vari-speed en/decoding and reverse LTC. Furthermore the LTC decoder's
accuracy and efficiency has been improved. The various tools that came
with ltcsmpte have been migrated to https://github.com/x42/ltc-tools .
A fully functional LTC slave and latency free encoder can be found in
Ardour3 since svn rev. 13390.
Many thanks to Chris Goddard who spent countless hours staring at
scopes, listening to LTC and doing real-world tests to assure sample
accuracy and quality in general.
Thanks to Jaromír Mikeš and Alessio Treglia libltc has already found
its way into debian.
happy A/V syncing,
robin
PS. The timecode conversion functions of ltcsmpte are in progress to
find their way into a standalone library which is still in the works.
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GeoSonix is a graphical music sequencer and music composition
environment I've been developing for over a year after forking it from
IanniX. I contributed to development of the previous version of
IanniX, but my goals differed from those of the IanniX team.
What distinguishes GeoSonix from IanniX is that it has much better
support for MIDI as well as built in support for the control and
generation of rhythmic music harmony, and "tonal music", the ability
to incorporate bitmap images into music generation, and many other
unprecedented capabilities for music composition. I will be
continuing to extend GeoSonix in these directions.
For examples of what GeoSonix can do, see my Vimeo site:
vimeo.com/user4679000/videos (and these are a tiny taste of its
capabilities).
Previously GeoSonix has been only available for Mac (and earlier, for
Windows) but I'm pleased to announce a first version for Linux.
You can download a binary version here (64 bit):
bitbucket.org/chrisgr99/geosonix/downloads.
Source code is also available from bitbucket.org/chrisgr99/geosonix
It's based on the Qt.
Warning: I developed and tested the Linux version on the one Linux
computer I have available here but I don't have another to confirm
portability. Please let me know ASAP if you find any problems, by
email to chrisgr99 at gmail dot com.
I welcome comments and suggestions.
- Chris Graham
On the eighth anniversary of hexter's first public release, I am
pleased to announce the new 1.0.0 version.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dssi/files/hexter/1.0.0/
hexter is a software synthesizer that models the sound generation of
a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. It can easily load most DX7 patch bank
files, edit those patches via a built-in editor or MIDI sys-ex
messages, and recreate the sound of the DX7 with greater accuracy
than any previous open-source emulation (that the author is aware
of...) hexter operates as a plugin for the DSSI Soft Synth
Interface.
Release 1.0.0 adds significant capability to hexter over the 0.6.2
release, including:
* An integrated patch editor (finally!)
* The option to use floating-point math in the synthesis code
instead of fixed-point.
* Performance optimizations.
* Better patch bank loading, thanks to Martin Tarenskeen.
* MIDI non-registered parameter (NRPN) support, thanks to Jamie
Bullock.
hexter is written and copyright (c) 2012 by Sean Bolton, and
licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
More information about hexter and DSSI can be found at:
http://dssi.sourceforge.net/hexter.html
Fomp is an LV2 port of the MCP, VCO, FIL, and WAH plugins by Fons
Adriaensen.
There are 13 plugins in total: 1 auto-wah, 1 EQ, 3 chorus, 5 filters,
and 3 oscillators.
The plugin implementations are identical to their LADSPA forebears,
except the primary frequency port of oscillators and filters has been
converted to Hz to facilitate use in any host without assuming the
hidden tuning frequency of AlsaModularSynth. All other frequency ports
remain as they were, using octaves for faithful Moog-like modulation.
Aside from that, the main benefit of these LV2 ports is improved
metadata: CV ports are distinguishable from audio ports, controls have
units where applicable, documentation is built-in for display in host
UIs, and so on.
The oscillators and filters are mainly useful in modular synthesizers,
but since CV ports are distinct from audio ports, they should work fine
in non-modular hosts as well.
Homepage: http://drobilla.net/software/fomp/
Download: http://download.drobilla.net/fomp-1.0.0.tar.bz2
Enjoy,
-dr
CALL FOR MUSICIANS
==================
If you are a musician and interested in Free Software, the Beast project
needs your input. You can contribute with testing, feature feedback,
demos and tutorials. Please see our website: http://beast.testbit.eu/
BEAST RELEASE
=============
BEAST/BSE version 0.7.6 is available for download at:
http://beast.testbit.eu/beast-ftp/v0.7/
This release is largely a bug fix release that improves stability and
interoperation with system libraries.
This is a development version of BEAST/BSE, the Better Audio System
and the Better Sound Engine. BEAST is a powerful music composition
and modular synthesis application released as Free Software under the
GNU LGPL that runs under Unix. The "Better" portion of the name
refers to the complexity and many interations involved in implementing
such a "BEAST" (pun intended). The About page covers more details:
http://beast.testbit.eu/about
Contact information about mailing lists, IRC, Bugzilla and more is at:
http://beast.testbit.eu/Beast_Contact
GUI skins, example sounds and instrumets for BEAST/BSE as well as
screenshots can be found at:
http://beast.testbit.eu/Beast_Sound_Galleryhttp://beast.testbit.eu/Beast_Screenshots
The 0.7 development series of Beast focusses on improving usability and
ease of music production. Feedback is very much appreciated, please take
the opportunity and provide your comments and questions in our forums
like the Beast Wiki or the mailing list, all of which can be reached
through: http://beast.testbit.eu/.
TRANSLATORS: Please help us to improve the BEAST translation, just
download the tarball, edit po/<LANGUAGE>.po and email it to us or
submit translations directly via transifex:
https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/gnome-org-beast/resource/messagespot/
Overview of Changes in BEAST/BSE 0.7.6:
* Packaging fixups, download and integrate documentation from beast wiki.
* Work around regressions introduced in recent GLib and GTK+ versions.
* Various bug and leak fixups.
* Moved lots of code to C++.
* Build documentation with doxygen.
* Code fixups for g++-4.4, g++-4.7.
* Improved DavOrgan frequency handling.
--
Yours sincerely,
Tim Janik
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http://timj.testbit.eu/ - Free software Author
Apologies for x-posting...
It is my pleasure to announce latest version a.k.a. stable candidate of
pd-l2ork. Having chased down a couple of lingering and extremely sporadic
bugs, I am pleased to report that this latest version is our first "beta"
release with the primary focus on ensuring 100% stable experience. The
latest version also includes updates to the K12 module which now includes
over 40 unique abstractions. As usual, for additional info as well as both
32-bit and 64-bit Linux builds please visit
http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/?page_id=56
I would also like to use this opportunity to extend an invitation to
community members who may be interested in helping us improve the
documentation, as well as porting our efforts to other platforms to please
contact me and/or consider joining our l2ork-dev mailing list that can be
found at http://disis.music.vt.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l2ork-dev
Best wishes,
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Head, ICAT IMPACT Studio
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Music - 0240
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
(540) 231-5034 (fax)
ico(a)vt.edu
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/bukvic/
On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Rivendell v2.2.1. Rivendell is a full-featured radio automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It is available under the GNU General Public License.
From the NEWS file:
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Changes:
RDMonitor Module. A persistent desktop applet has been added that
continuously monitors the health of the system and alerts the operator
in the event of any detected problems. See 'RDMONITOR.txt' for usage
and configuration info.
Sage Digital ENDEC Control. A 'sage_endec_rwt.sh' script has been
added that allows a Required Weekly Test (RWT) to be executed on a
Sage Digital ENDEC via TCP/IP. See 'SAGE_ENDEC.txt' for usage and
configuration info.
Cut Attribute Searching. The cart filter will now include the
attributes of underlying cuts when searching the library.
RDCheckCuts Utility. An rdcheckcuts(1) command-line utility has
been added for checking the integrity of the audio store.
Multiple bug fixes. See the ChangeLog for details.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 207, and will
automatically upgrade any earlier versions. To see the current schema
version prior to upgrade, see RDAdmin->SystemInfo.
As always, be sure to run RDAdmin immediately after upgrading to allow
any necessary changes to the database schema to be applied.
*** snip snip ***
Further information, screenshots and download links are available at:
http://www.rivendellaudio.org/
Cheers!
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| | Paravel Systems |
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| “Computers are good at following instructions, |
| but not at reading your mind.” |
| – Donald Knuth |
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A stable release, version 12.10, of MMA--Musical MIDI Accompaniment
is available for downloading. In addition to a number of bug fixes
and optimizations, MMA now features:
- New voicing options.
- Sequences in melody/solo tracks.
- Many minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Please read the file text/CHANGES-12 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 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
