A stable release, version 1.6, of MMA--Musical MIDI Accompaniment
is available for downloading. In addition to a number of bug fixes
and optimizations, MMA now features:
- A new track, the Plectrum. This can generate a realistic MIDI guitar.
Getting a realistic guitar sound using MIDI has been notoriously difficult
as calculating the notes in each chord and strumming patterns can be very
tricky. Now the MMA PLECTRUM pattern takes care of most of this for you
so all you have to do is to enter the chords names and how when you want
each string to be strummed or plucked. An example is available at:
http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/examples.html#plectrum
- Improved chord placement anywhere in a bar.
- Added MidiCopyright, MidiCue and MidiText commands.
- Improved lyric generation for Karaoke mode.
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
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**** 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
Aumix is for changing the settings on your hardware mixer. It works
with the OSS API. It has X11 and ncurses GUIs, but can also be
used from scripts.
This is a maintenance release. Several bugs were fixed and the build
system was updated. Thanks to Stefan Ott for helping to prepare this
release.
home page: http://jpj.net/~trevor/aumix.html
source: http://jpj.net/~trevor/aumix/aumix-2.9.1.tar.bz2
or http://sourceforge.net/projects/aumix/files/
mailing lists: https://gna.org/mail/?group=aumix
what's new in this version:
- icon is now compatible with KDE panel (Bruce Sass)
- cursor is no longer blue on exit from full-screen mode (Michael
Lee Yohe)
- loading a color scheme from a file works again
- a crash caused by wrong parsing of options is fixed (Kees Cook)
- build system and internationalization updated to use latest
autotools and gettext idioms (code credit: Owen Taylor, Alexandre
Oliva, Gordon Matzigkeit, Bruno Haible, Ulrich Drepper, and the
Free Software Foundation)
- fixed a bug that could leave the terminal unusable on exit from
full-screen mode (Aleksey Cheusov)
- non-ASCII shortcut keys, such as in the Swedish translation, now
work (Mikael Hedin)
- support for obsolete GTK+ 1.2 has been removed
- documentation mentions new mailing lists instead of defunct one
- in full-screen mode, record/play indicators are only redrawn
when their state changes (Romain Francoise)
- when an error occurs in GTK+ mode, an error message is now printed
and aumix will not try to close a window that has not yet been
opened (Bas Zoetekouw)
- a bug where mute script saved the wrong settings is fixed (Owen
Leonard/Cory Wiltshire)
- in full-screen mode, the cursor is placed next to the active
control, to ease reading on a Braille terminal (S?bastien Hinderer)
- bootstrap script added
- in the aumix.1 man page, -i, -o, -r and -W options are now
properly documented, and hyphens are changed to minus signs (Romain
Francoise, Tibor Cs?g?r and Stefan Ott)
- a syntax error was fixed in the xaumix.1 man page (Stefan Ott)
- in full-screen mode, the balance arrow is now erased once a
balance control is no longer active (Romain Francoise)
- new shortcut key "0" sets maximum level or extreme right balance
(Romain Francoise)
- error messages are now more informative (Stefan Ott)
- in full-screen mode, the active device is shown more prominently
- the shortcut key for muting was changed, and now works in the
German language (Bernhard Reiter)
- a crash when the HOME environment variable is set but empty has
been fixed (Eduard Bloch)
- the DISPLAY environment variable is now ignored if it is set,
but empty (Bas Zoetekouw)
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Trevor Johnson
Release 0.9 of the dssi-vst plugin adapter for Windows VST plugins on
Linux is now available.
http://breakfastquay.com/dssi-vst/
The only change in this release is the addition of a fix to idle
handling in the plugin code. Thanks to Robert Jonsson for the patch
and Torben Hohn for working out the fix (in fst) -- and no thanks to
me, for forgetting for the past few months that I hadn't released a
version with this fix in it yet.
Chris
Rubber Band Library v1.5.0 is now available.
http://breakfastquay.com/rubberband/
This release adds a key-frame mapping facility for managing variable
stretch ratios within a single offline time-stretch pass, plus a more
reliable transient detection mode for soft instruments and
band-limited transient detectors to improve performance with
compressed or lower-quality material. It is source and binary
backward compatible with v1.4, though code written for v1.5.0 may not
work with v1.4 (the new release adds one new function and one new
enum).
Chris
Apologies for cross-posting...
Dear Colleagues and fellow computer music enthusiasts,
On May 30th 1pm-7pm EST @ NYC Resistor L2Ork will hold a one-day workshop on building Linux-based laptop orchestra and unique opportunities such an ensemble brings about.
Synopsis:
L2Ork is an ultra-affordable tool for handling administrative logistics associated with starting a new Linux-based laptop orchestra using exclusively free software and cost-efficient hardware. The workshop will cover general issues in regards to starting a Linux-based laptop orchestra, as well as provide an opportunity for the workshop participants to engage in writing for L2Ork. The workshop will also cover L2Ork's latest initiative to bridge STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Arts in K-12 education and funding opportunities such a project may bring about.
Participants will learn about:
* administrative and logistical prerequisites for starting a Linux-based laptop orchestra
* design considerations in designing and building adequate infrastructure (speakers, soundcard, system configuration and optimization)
* streamlining Linux platform
* optimizing Pure-Data software for GUI-based networked performances
* ensuing creative opportunities of a networked laptop orchestra
* design strategies and standards developed for writing pieces for the L2Ork ensemble
* education-based opportunities attained through L2Ork's ultra-affordable infrastructure
* logistical considerations in building GUIs for a diverse group of performers with widely varying amount of musical training and experience
* wiimote strategies for an ensemble-oriented performance
* strategies for incorporating soloists into the L2Ork ensemble
Participants will be given access to:
* all L2Ork's resources, including custom code and Pure-Data abstractions designed specifically for the orchestra and its input devices
* customized Pure-Data software platform with performance, editor, and GUI enhancements
* access to software repository containing optimized Linux kernel and supporting software as well as turnkey Linux setup containing an entire hard-drive image of the L2Ork Linux system
* detailed list of parts necessary to build L2Ork-compatible ~$250 hemispherical speakers and a ~$750/seat turnkey setup including a laptop, external soundcard, wiimote & nunchuk, headset, cables and accessories, and a custom hemispherical speaker.
All participants will be also given an opportunity to interact with L2Ork members (performers and researchers alike) as well as submit their own works for programming consideration by the L2Ork ensemble.
For a more detailed overview and registration info please visit:
http://icmc-workshop-l2ork.eventbrite.com/
NB: please note that the times listed on the aforesaid site are in Pacific Time.
For additional info on L2Ork, please visit http://l2ork.music.vt.edu.
Should you happen to have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Assistant Co-Director, CCTAD
CHCI, CS, and Art (by courtesy)
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/
Hello everybody,
I'm pleased to announce the release of NASPRO 0.2.0, which includes:
* NASPRO core: a tiny convenience library containing useful code to
implement LV2 dynamic manifest plugins and especially bridges from
other APIs to LV2;
* NASPRO bridges bad: a collection of <API>-to-LV2 bridges which work
fine, but do not completely support the original APIs;
* Permafrost: a DSP language designed with physics-based modeling in
mind - the compiler produces RDF/Turtle data and C code implementing
LV2 plugins.
It should work on all POSIX-compliant platforms on LV2 hosts which
support the LV2 dynamic manifest extension (zynjacku >= 5 or SLV2 >
0.6.6 based hosts with SLV2 compiled with the --dyn-manifest option).
The bridged APIs in this release are LADSPA 1.1 (+ LRDF) and DSSI 1.0;
the LADSPA bridge supports almost all LADSPA/LRDF features
(run_adding() and LRDF presets are missing), while the DSSI bridge is
still lacking (no GUI, no MIDI programs, no run_multiple_synth*()
support).
Permafrost, instead, is a very experimental thing, so there is no
official documentation (but you can easily guess the syntax by looking
at the provided examples) and backwards compatibility is not taken
seriously in the next releases.
Enjoy,
Stefano
Website: http://naspro.atheme.org
gst123-0.0.2 has been released.
Overview of Changes in gst123-0.0.2:
------------------------------------
* passing a directory as argument will play all files in that directory
* cursor keys can be used to seek in the file that is being played
* time display includes hours now
What is gst123?
---------------
The program gst123 is designed to be a more flexible command line player in the
spirit of ogg123 and mpg123, based on gstreamer. It plays all file formats
gstreamer understands, so if you have a music collection which contains
different file formats, like flac, ogg and mp3, you can use gst123 to play all
your music files.
It is implemented in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL version 2
Links:
------
Website: http://space.twc.de/~stefan/gst123.php
Download: http://space.twc.de/~stefan/gst123/gst123-0.0.2.tar.gz
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Stefan Westerfeld, Hamburg/Germany, http://space.twc.de/~stefan
Hi,
I am proud to introduce Foo YC-20, the Yamaha YC-20 software synthesizer
The YC-20 is a divide-down combo organ designed in the late 60's. This
emulation faithfully copies the features, sounds and flaws of the
original organ.
Features:
* 61 keys
* Two main voice sections
* Switchable bass section
* No polyphony restrictions
* A realism control to add flaws found in the real organ
Flaws:
* Unbelievable amount of CPU load
* No touch vibrato
The emulation is written in Faust and uses Jack for audio and MIDI. All
controls of the synthesizer can be controlled with MIDI.
http://code.google.com/p/foo-yc20/http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/files/foo-yc20-1.0.0.tar.bz2
Note! The synthesizer contains and undocumented "easter egg". If the
program is given an argument, that argument will be used as the
configuration file name. The file will be created if it doesn't exist.
When quitting, the file is overwritten with the current setup.
Obligatory screenshot:
http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/graphics/screenshot.png
More on the actual organ at
http://www.combo-organ.com/Yamaha/yamaha.htm#YC-20
Sampo Savolainen
Hello,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, funk to funky. Yawn. Cut the non-sense,
there's no burial service nor Bowie's song here. Just blowing some aging
stuff, maybe giving the patine that it deserves ;) Almost one long year
has gone by and sadly enough, there's no big new and flashy features to
show off. But, nevertheless,
Qsynth 0.3.5 is out from the closet!
Hope you enjoy the (not so big) news :) Have fun.
Description:
Qsynth is a FluidSynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around
the Qt4 toolkit using Qt Designer. FluidSynth is an excellent command
line software synthsizer based on the Soundfont specification.
Website:
http://qsynth.sourceforge.net
Project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth
Downloads:
- source tarball:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.3.5.tar.gz
- source package (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.3.5-2.rncbc.suse112.src.rpm
- binary packages (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.3.5-2.rncbc.suse112.i586.r…http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.3.5-2.rncbc.suse112.x86_64…
- binary packages (Ubuntu 9.10):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth_0.3.5-2.rncbc.ubuntu910_i386…http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qsynth/qsynth_0.3.5-2.rncbc.ubuntu910_amd6…
Change-log:
- Initial widget geometry and visibility persistence logic has been
slightly revised as much to avoid crash failures due to wrong main
widget hidden state.
- General source tree layout and build configuration change.
- Most modal message dialog boxes (eg. critical errors) are now replaced
by system tray icon bubble messages where available.
- Reverb and Chorus parameter ranges have been revised to match and
comply with fluidsynth back-end (libfluidsynth).
- Fluidsynth channel info and unset program interfaces are now in use
where available (libfluidsynth >= 1.1.1, EXPERIMENTAL).
- Global configuration state is now explicitly saved/committed to disk
when Options dialog changes are accepted and applied.
- Output peak level meters get their long deserved gradient look.
- Automatic crash-dump reports, debugger stack-traces (gdb),
back-traces, whatever, are being introduced as a brand new configure
option (--enable-stacktrace) and default enabled on debug build targets
(--enable-debug).
- Added Czech (cs) translation, contributed by Pavel Fric.
- The channel preset selector (Channels/Edit...) has been seriously
crippled for ages, only showing the presets of the last loaded
soundfont, now fixed.
- Minimum number of MIDI channels allowed on engine setup has been
dropped from the old value 16 to as low as 1 (one), not that it makes a
difference, as (lib)fluidsynth internals just rounds it to the nearest
multiple of 16 anyway.
- Cleanup to knobs source, simplified from redundant stuff.
Weblog (upstream support, yours truly):
http://www.rncbc.org
License:
Qsynth is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
Cheers && Enjoy.
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
Hi everyone,
The Jackbeat step sequencer version 0.7.5 has been released.
Download it from:
http://jackbeat.samalyse.org
News
~~~~
A critical compatibility issue with gtk >= 2.19 has been fixed.
ChangeLog
~~~~~~~~~
jackbeat (0.7.5)
* #47: fix startup crash with gtk >= 2.19 caused by new GtkBuilder widget
name handling
Musically yours
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Olivier
