Hi,
I proudly released version 0.1 of uli-plugins, a collection of LV2 plug
ins. ULI is the abbreviation for *U*lis-*L*v2-*I*nserts.
The release contains a simple series of logic gates. Namely an AND,
NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR and a NOT.
It's hosted on sourceforge:
http://uli-plugins.sourceforge.net
Regards
Uli
Hi everyone,
A new release of my minimalistic sequencer, namely Jackbeat 0.7.2, is out!
Grab it from: http://jackbeat.samalyse.org
News
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- Track solo controls have been added, OSC bindings included
- Minor file access and user interface bugs have been fixed
- Jackbeat now runs on Windows in addition to Mac OS X and Linux
ChangeLog
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jackbeat (0.7.2)
* #14: add filters in file dialogs
* #18: add track solo controls
* #37: fix opening jab files whose path contains spaces
* #39: fix conflict between single-letter shortcuts and UI input
* win32 support: now cross-compiles on Linux with mingw32
* wipe temporary directories in a more secure manner
* fix bogus modified status when changing current track
* libtool isn't needed anymore
* some consolidation
Enjoy
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Just after one month the Denemo project has released a new version of its music notation program. Denemo 0.8.6, which is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS (via third-party builds) as source and binaries. The software is distributed under the GPL. Denemos notation-functionality is ready for daily and professional use and aims to be the only tool you ever need for notation and an Open Source alternative to Finale, Sibelius or other unfree software, because the tools for producing art and culture should be free.
Notable new features are
- Downloading new commands and edit scripts between releases
- MIDI out, Tempo and Volume changes and insertion of arbitrary MIDI messages at any point in the music.
- Edit lyrics in text editor and see the syllable placement as you type. Multiple verses per voice allowed.
- Pasting LilyPond text directly into the Denemo window. By pasting the actual music text a Denemo editable score can be created from almost any LilyPond file.
- With JACK, the playback starts from the cursor or plays back the selection if there is one. All this happens withoutre-creating the MIDI data, and in any case without generating external files.
Official support, beneath our website, is avaible via our IRC channel #denemo on irc.freenode.net.
For future improvements our team searches for additional developers. If you are interested in notation and midi-sequencing please join the team!
Website: http://www.denemo.org
Additional information:
GNU Denemo is a free, GPL, open source music notation editor for Linux, MacOS and Windows that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more. Music can be typed in at the PC-Keyboard, or played in via MIDI controller, or input acoustically into a microphone plugged into your computer's soundcard.
SuperCollider is an environment and programming language for real time
audio synthesis and algorithmic composition. It provides an
interpreted object-oriented language which functions as a network
client to a state of the art, realtime sound synthesis server.
The new release, 3.3.1, includes various minor updates to 3.3 (the
most signficant changes being for mac users). Here are some
linux-relevant items from the changelog:
* 2009-05-18 LID support for setting "MSC" state as well as "LED" on
devices - ds
* 2009-05-18 enabled control rate versions of Ball, TBall and Spring - mb
* 2009-05-xx various improvements to ubuntu-debian packaging scripts - ds, am
* 2009-06-17 small fix to SConstruct to allow for new Debian X11
location when compiling on linux - mb
* 2009-06-19 Blip ugen: prevent sound blowup by never letting numharm
be less than 1 - fo
* 2009-06-21 Fold, Clip and Wrap can now modulate the low and high inputs.
Source packages for linux can be found at
http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/downloads/
Ubuntu debs are on launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/~supercollider/+archive/ppa
Best,
Dan
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guitarix is a simple Linux Rock Guitar amplifier and is designed to achieve nice thrash/metal/rock/blues guitar sounds.
Guitarix uses the Jack Audio Connection Kit as its audio backend and brings in one input and two output ports to the jack graph.
Release 0.04.6-1 comes with some major changes:
* Build environment and source code changes:
- use of the python based waf build system.
- use of the boost library for command line options.
- various code cleanups and source tree restructuring
All this has been done by our new project member James Warden.
* Audio effect and modeling:
- new tube model
- fuzz
Please read the README for more details regarding the new
build process and the command line options.
have fun
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The standalone version of guitarix is based on GTK2+. But guitarix is also released as a suite of LADSPA plugins and can be used in e.g. ardour.
guitarix is licensed under the GPL.
Project page with screenshots:
http://guitarix.sourceforge.net/
download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guitarix/
For capture, guitarix uses the external application 'jack_capture' (version >= 0.9.30) written by Kjetil
S. Matheussen. If you don't have it installed, you can look here:
http://old.notam02.no/arkiv/src/?M=D
For extra Impulse Responses, guitarix uses the convolution application 'jconv' created by Fons Adriaensen. If
you don't have it installed, you can look here:
http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/index.html
I(hermann) use faust to build the prototype and will say
thanks to
: Julius Smith
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/realsimple/faust/
: Albert Graef
http://www.musikwissenschaft.uni-mainz.de/~ag/ag.html
: Yann Orlary
http://faust.grame.fr/
regards hermann & James
gdigi 0.1.8 has just been released.
Changes in this release:
Data is now being read asynchronously from devices.
Added basic DigiTech GNX3000 and GNX4k support.
gdigi is tool aimed to provide X-Edit functionality to Linux users.
gdigi is a GPL v3 program available for Linux.
Further information, screenshots and download links are available at:
http://desowin.org/gdigi/
hello
I want to announce openArtist (http://www.openartisthq.org). Its a ready to use ubuntu flavour build for creative people.
Its main categories are 2D, 3D, Audio, Video, VJ, HardwareInterfacing, Programming and Collaboration.
it is a try to put all things that are relevant in terms of multimedia into one package, ready configured and documented.
- based on ubuntu hardy, but heavily patched to jaunty, in terms of multimedia.
- custom made menues, with all the tools sorted logically.
- can be used as livecd or installed.
A specialization in other areas than audio (3D, VJ, e.g) is completely lacking in GNU/Linux, so I think that my project has the right of existence. Also I think I digg a bit deeper, e.g. I also include free windows apps via wine and applications that run in the webbrowser (the aviary tools, for example).
as stated before, the documentation is onboard, which means there is a mindmap (actually a net of mindmaps, which is also the website), which collects everything relevant about a program. There is also extended help in the comments when you hover over an application launcher, local documentation symlinked into one directory, special help built into menue structure or program launchers, where needed
I stated to digg deeper, and I want to prove this with the examples of how I went into audio and 3D
audio:
I tried to make things as smooth and easy as possible.
In openArtist, there are mainly Jack and Alsa (also pulseaudio, but its turned off by default)
For every program that needs Jack to run (good), qjackctl will start with that program, automatically
When you close the program, you will also be asked if you want to close jack.
I provide a list of programs which MUST, CAN, and CANNOT use jack, and which audio device is selected in the program settings by default, in
Audio -> control -> (Jack) Application Setup list
There are many little helper scripts in Audio -> Control, which help you tracking audio conflicts and such. like the "check which programs user the sounddevice" script, the "kill all running jack instances" or the "reset alsa" script. I know you can do that all form commandline and more, but for new users this is much more convenient.
Then you have a script to inspect your audio hardware and settings, "soundhardware info". You get info about built-in audio hardware, usb, firewire and pcmica devices, also alsa and pulseaudio settings (which are a bit documented by the way).
as said before, (most of) the jack-aware applications are started with jack.
I divided the audio menu into some subcategories:
plugins / synths racks: all the synths live there, also the ladspa, dssi, lv2 racks (jackrack and similar), patchage, the jost vst host, and some standalone
tools like jackEQ, the tools form linuxdsp.co.uk. Bristol has custom launchers for every available synth.
dj/live: mixx, xwax, aquaduo (a custom script by my which glues two aqualung players (which have lasdspa plaugin support) together with jackEQ and timmachine for recording), freewheeling, loopdup, superlooper, terminatorx, seq24, tapeutape, tranches
SoundCoding / experimental: blue , algoscore, athenacl, pd, supercollider, AVsynthesis (soundbased, draw music), beast
streaming: internet dj console, muse, darksnow, pd-based streamers form giss.tv
analyze: jaaa, japa, sonic visualizer, sonorgam.
more...: recorders, rippers, note editors, id3tag editors..
the main audio folder holds the primary programs like audio players (aqualung audaicous2, amarok), daws and sequencers (ardour, lmms, rosegarden..), samplers and drumboxes (hydrogen, jackbeat, freecycle..) and the wave editors (traverso, sweep, audacity...)
I do not think i made a near perfect system for audio, but I thisk its working quite fine.
ok, I lack a recent rt-kernel, I use the one form puredyne project, a 2.6.24.
I actually took quite a lot from them. they do excellent packaging for plugins (pd and supercollider)
one can install that by using a script on the desktop, or the usual way.
I also have to thank elgenerealmidi form http://ubuntufromscratch.tuxfamily.org/ for his exceptional work.
but I did not want to do another audio distribution:
3D:
massive blender focus.
- 5 versions of blender (2.49, 2.5 with automatic download script of graphicall daily build, 2.41, 2.45, publisher 2.2.5 for compatibility reasons and fun :-)
- integration into nautilus (own blender mimetype, open with 2.41, 2.45, control movies with blender:anim on rightclick), hidden blender folder in home directory for fast access to scripts folders of all versions and to sequence and texture plugins)
- collaborative blender scripts folder (symlinked into dropbox, drop a script there and all others will get it, too). many scripts installed (focus mainly on renderers integration until now, all render-related scripts appear in render menu now)
- renderers preinstalled for use with blender: yafray, yafaray, kerkythea, indigo (these two via download script, as they cannot be redistributed), aqusis, pixie, nvidia gelato, luxrender (beta and stable), sunflow, pantograph.
also, freestyle standalone and helios distributed renderer are available. which brings me to the next point:
- distributed rendering category: helios (distributed rendering with sunflow), drqueue (packed in custom scripts and with help to be user friendly), yadra, networkrender, farmerjoe. Also all online-tools which allow renderfarming with blender are there, with test accounts: Pgrade Grid portal, HGblender ranch, burp, open rendering environment, BOINC, then the commercial ones: greenButton, respower, pouwa client, deadline renderfarm.
- blender video sequence editor and composite editor launcher in VID cateory, with test project and little intro texts.
other interesting things:
- 3D programs: ayam, moonlight, wings3d, k-3d, topmod modeller, equinox, gsculpt, kpovmodeller. Makehuman is there, once with the old version, and MHPhoenix, and a script to automatically download and compile the latest version.
there is also Sharpconstruct (standalone scuplter) and structuresynth (where you can code 3D objects)
- texture tools: Mapzone (via wine and a script for download), semicuro, cellule (for procedural textures)
- shaderman tools: sler, shaderman (via wine) and cutter
- plant generators: arbaro, Ivy, ngplant, and apparently, tree form curves.
- g3dviewer: previews all major 3d formats
- bvhplay: player for bvh motioncapture files.
useful things beyond 3D
2D: gimp is heavily pimped with all major plugins and scripts
actually, there are 3 versions of gimp.
one is special-pimped for use with graphics tablets: Gimp paint studio.
- more graphics tablets apps: mypaint, gogh, drawpile, alchemy, qaquarelle, and pencil.
- djv imaging for image sequce playing and processing
- cinepaint is there. with full color management builtin.
- colour mangement: all relevant tools for linux are there (lcms argyl, lprof, oryanos, dispcal), but you will also find tools like a print plugin in gimp, which accepts coulor profiles of printers, or the CMYK plugin for gimp.
- special kernels: there is a highram kernel available, which could be neat for renderings with more than 3GB ram. Yes you can use more the 3GB ram with a 32bit system. this kernel has to be installed seperatly, but there is an install script on the desktop
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the Programming tools are python- and web-orientated, but there are also tools to produce art out of code
hardware interfacing allows you to interact with software via wii controller, reactable, osc, openmoko, graphics tablets.
the video category features not only video editors, but also 2D animation apps, streaming tools, dvd tools, converters, viewers etc.
and everything is configured, too. this means every mimetype opens with the appropriate program. Media information programs are integrated into nautilus,
I hope I've got your appetite wetted.
about me:
my (nick)name is cellstorm, I am a student of software development at tu graz, Austria.
I started this project about one year ago, in a rage of seeing so much good free software available,
but no one integrates it as is should be: configured, documented, with a menu structure that makes sense.
Until now, I did 3 releases, constantly updating the programs to newest state and finding new exiting stuff.
As I am doing all this stuff alone right now, It's kinda hard to do much in advertising.
I have been featured by mkl, medienkunstlabor graz, a media artist laboratory in my hometown, where I am kinda
resident artist now. This means I do not only produce this distro, I also use it as production environment.
you can download openArtist at http://www.openartisthq.org
is hat grown to about 3.5gig until now.
(screenshots: http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/331020/1/openArtist?h=49f07b)
greets, cellstorm
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Four-band parametric equaliser LV2 plugin. DSP code by Fons Adriaensen.
Homepage: http://nedko.arnaudov.name/soft/lv2fil/
Screenshot: http://nedko.arnaudov.name/soft/lv2fil/lv2fil.png
Tarball download:
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= Overview =
Stereo and mono LV2 plugins, four-band parametric equalisers.
Each section has an active/bypass switch, frequency, bandwidth and
gain controls. There is also a global bypass switch and gain control.
= DSP =
The 2nd order resonant filters are implemented using a Mitra-Regalia
style lattice filter, which has the nice property of being stable
even while parameters are being changed.
All switches and controls are internally smoothed, so they can be
used 'live' whithout any clicks or zipper noises. This should make
this plugin a good candidate for use in systems that allow automation
of plugin control ports, such as Ardour, or for stage use.
= GUI =
The GUI provides knobs and toggle buttons for tweaking filter
parameters. It also provides frequency response widget with
differently coloured curve for each section and separate curve for
total equalization effect.
The GUI uses the External UI extension. lv2rack (part of zynjacku)
supports this extension. Ardour-2.8 needs patch to support the
external UI extension.
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In this release:
* slv2 is no longer required
* cache list of suitable plugins
* speedup plugin list window
* new tool, zynspect, that can be used to list and inspect available
lv2 plguins.
* Fix assert when restoring rack presets
* By default, sort plugins by name
* Experimental support for dynmanifest extension. Combined with
NASPRO allows loading ladspa plugins in lv2rack.
* Set plugin GUI window's role to "plugin_ui" (for WM kludges etc)
* single plugin mode for lv2rack
* Hide external UIs when zynjacku/lv2rack quits
zynjacku is JACK based, GTK (2.x) host for LV2 synths. It has one JACK
MIDI input port (routed to all hosted synths) and one (two for stereo
synths) JACK audio output port per plugin. Such design provides
multi-timbral sound by running several synth plugins.
zynjacku is a nunchaku weapon for JACK audio synthesis. You have solid
parts for synthesis itself and you have flexible part that allows
synthesis to suit your needs.
lv2rack is a host for LV2 effect plugins.
Project homepage with screenshots:
http://home.gna.org/zynjacku/
Get tarball from here:
https://gna.org/files/?group=zynjacku
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