Greetings,
While browsing KVRAudio I happened to find news of the release of three
new VSTs for Linux (native .so format) from Loomer :
http://www.loomer.co.uk/
Aspect is a polyphonic synth. Resound is a delay/echo unit, and Manifold
is a harmonizer. They're available as plugins or standalone versions,
they support ALSA and JACK audio/MIDI connectivity (including JackMIDI),
and all appear to have been created with the JUCE framework. I checked
out the demos for Aspect and Resound, they worked very well in their
standalone versions.
Please note that these are commercial products, prices can be found on
their Web site. Also note that I have nothing to do with Loomer, they
don't even know I'm posting this announcement.
Fans of native Linux VST plugins might also be interested to known that
the pizmidi plugin collection was updated in December. These free
plugins (source on request) are some of the most useful helpers in my
MIDI work, you can check out the variety here :
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=192282
Piz has added some neat new plugins, they all work perfectly in the JOST
system. No standalone versions, sorry.
Again, I have nothing to do with the creation of this software beyond my
work with them as a user.
Best,
dp
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Aldrin is an open source modular music sequencer/tracker for the
GNU/Linux operating system. It is written in python and supported by
the Armstrong audio processing backend (previously known as libzzub).
Improvements in this release:
- All of the user interface elements reworked into a new component system
- Full undo/redo support
- Searchable plugin list browser
- Pattern editor zooming
- Improved LADSPA/DSSI support
Project sites:
http://code.google.com/p/aldrin-sequencer/http://code.google.com/p/armstrong/
Nightly builds for Ubuntu and Debian:
http://www.pohunek.free.fr/
Announcing the DSSI Soft Synth Interface version 1.0 release:
http://dssi.sourceforge.net/
DSSI is an audio plugin API for software instruments and effects,
based on LADSPA, the ALSA sequencer event types, and OSC (Open
Sound Control) communications.
DSSI is now supported by six full-featured hosts, several
specialized hosts, and at least twenty-two DSSI plugins. (See the
above URL for a list.)
This release contains one small addition to the DSSI API itself,
allowing for communication of the sample rate to DSSI UIs. Since the
DSSI API has been stable now (with minor additions) for four and a
half years, and since most active interest in further extending a
Linux softsynth plugin standard has been absorbed by the LV2
project, it seems appropriate to call this release "version 1.0".
In addition to the API addition, code and documentation updates have
been made in the DSSI release itself, and in FluidSynth-DSSI,
hexter, and Xsynth-DSSI. New versions of each are available at the
above URL. Specific changes include:
DSSI 1.0.0:
* Addition to API of the new 'sample-rate' OSC method.
* Addition of a Karplus-Strong example synth.
* Documentation improvements.
* Updates for newer gcc/glibc, for Mac OS X, and for newer JACK.
* Addition of man pages thanks to Mark Hymers and Debian.
FluidSynth-DSSI 1.0.0:
* Fixed a bug that caused distorted sound when hosted by Aldrin.
* Updates for Mac OS X.
* Changed GUI to handle (ignore) the 'sample-rate' method.
* Added '-test' option to allow testing the GUI without a host.
hexter 0.6.2:
* Updates for newer GTK+.
* Changed GUI to handle (ignore) the 'sample-rate' method.
Xsynth-DSSI 0.9.2:
* Updates for newer gcc/glibc, RPM-based distros, Mac OS X, and
newer GTK+.
* Changed GUI to handle (ignore) the 'sample-rate' method.
* Added '-test' option to allow testing the GUI without a host.
Enjoy!
Sean Bolton
Version 1.2 of libsmf can be downloaded from the projects site:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libsmf/
LibSMF is a BSD-licensed C library for handling SMF ("*.mid") files.
It transparently handles time<->pulses conversions, tempo map handling
etc. The only dependencies are C compiler and glib. API documentation
and examples are included. It was tested under Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X
and Solaris.
Please note that, by default, libsmf is built with lots of asserts,
which make it slower; for example, inside smf_save, there is some code
that loads the newly saved file and compares it with what it was
supposed to save. If some operation takes noticeable amount of time,
try to recompile libsmf with -DNDEBUG to disable asserts.
API documentation is here:
http://libsmf.sourceforge.net/api/
SVN repository is here:
http://libsmf.svn.sourceforge.net/
Thanks to Dominic Sacré for help with testing this release.
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sorry for x, please `cat /dev/mem > /dev/dsp`
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the new pure:dyne GNU/Linux leek&potato released!
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pure:dyne is an operating system developed to provide media artists with
a complete set of tools for realtime audio and video processing.
pure:dyne is a live distribution, you don't need to install anything.
Simply boot your computer using the liveCD/DVD or liveUSB and you're
ready to start using software such as Pure Data, Supercollider, Icecast,
Csound, Fluxus, Processing, Arduino and much much more.
pure:dyne will work on any x86 PC laptop, desktop, and single-board
computers, including the intel-based Mac, Asus' Eee PC, and any x86
netbooks :)
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Get pure:dyne now!!!
(CD/DVD ISO, liveUSB, Debian packages, etc)
https://code.goto10.org/projects/puredyne/wiki/GetPureDyne
complete software list:
https://code.goto10.org/projects/puredyne/browser/press/deb/
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Each pure:dyne release come with a Free/Libre and Open Source Soup
(FLOSS). This time we hope you will enjoy our leek and potato flavor :)
Depends: Leek, Potato, Milk, Salt, Oil, Pumpkin oil
Suggests: Thyme, Sage, Pepper, Parsley, Crème fraiche
Build-Depends: Cookpot, BlenderkMasher, Frypan, Bowl
make: default: serving
tender potato: potato cookpot salt water 20min
tasty leek: leek oil frypan 5min
puree: tender potato tasty leek blender
soup: puree milk herbs cookpot 5min
herbs: thyme sage pepper serving: soup bowl
parsely pumpkin oil crème fraiche
for more details:
echo "deb http://debian.goto10.org/debian/ lenny main" >> \
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pure:dyne is a GOTO10 project, developed by Rob Canning, Heather
Corcoran, Antonios Galanopoulos, Karsten Gebbert, Claude Heiland-Allen,
Chun Lee, Aymeric Mansoux, Marloes de Valk and with the contribution of
Robert Atwood (Openlab) and Jof Thibaut (Labomedia).
pure:dyne is supported by Arts Council England and powered by GNU/Linux
Debian, debian-multimedia.org and the great Debian Live project.
We would like to thank bob the pbuilder and all the pure:dyne users for
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LilyPond version 2.12 available — 12 year anniversary release
-------------------------------------------------------------
December, 2008.
We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.12 “Rune”.
Our joy is tinged with sadness, as long-time LilyPond contributor
and friend Rune Zedeler passed away on the 2nd of July, 2008. This
release is dedicated to him.
Rune was a computer programmer, a musician and a valued
contributor to LilyPond. He had been enthusiastically involved in
the project for the past six years, and he will be sorely missed
in our community.
Major updates
-------------
* Collision detection has been vastly improved. Outside-staff
objects now avoid each other automatically, so far fewer manual
tweaks are required to obtain a pleasing layout.
* The documentation has been almost entirely rewritten during
the year-long "Grand Documentation Project", and the online
documentation is both much better-looking and far easier to
browse. The program is now available in 6 languages, and the
documentation is partially available in French, Spanish and
German. It has never been easier to get started with 'Pond!
* Almost 30 new features, among others transposable fret
diagrams, microtonal accidentals, and a much improved musicxml2ly,
have been implemented and nearly 200 bugs have been fixed. For a
complete overview surf to
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html.
Happy music typesetting!
LilyPond was brought to you by...
Development team
----------------
Han-Wen Nienhuys – Core development
Jan Nieuwenhuizen – Core development
Joe Neeman – Core development
Graham Percival – Documentation Editor and Bug Meister
Valentin Villenave – LSR Editor and Bug Meister
Mats Bengtsson – Support Guru
John Mandereau – Translation Meister
Contributors
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Rune Zedeler, Maximilian Albert, Milan Zamazal, Reinhold Kainhofer
(musicxml2ly development), Erlend Aasland, Stan Sanderson
(Regression Checker), Neil Puttock.
Grand Documentation Project
---------------------------
Trevor Daniels – Assistant Documentation Editor
Andrew Hawryluk, Carl Sorensen, Eyolf Østrem, Francisco Vila, Jay
Hamilton, Jonathan Kulp, Joseph Harfouch, Patrick McCarty, Ralph
Palmer, Till Rettig – Notation Reference work
Kurt Kroon – Glossary Updates, Notation Reference work
Alard de Boer – Formatting
Michael Rasmussen – Formatting
Trevor Baca – Inspirational Headwords
Reinhold Kainhofer – Technical Aid
Neil Puttock – Snippet Editor, Technical Aid.
Translators
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Clytie Siddall, Damien Heurtebise, Francisco Vila, Heikki Junes,
Jean-Charles Malahieude, John Mandereau, Nicolas Klutchnikoff,
Till Rettig, Valentin Villenave.
Sponsors
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Mike Amundsen, Trevor Baca.
Bug hunters and suggestions
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Adam James Wilson, Alard de Boer, Alex Rolex, Andy Haupt, Arvid
Grøtting, Bertalan Fodor, Benjamin Drung, Cameron Horsburgh, Carl
Sorensen, Christian Hitz, Christian Herzberg, David Bobroff, David
Griffel, Daniel Hulme, Daniel Johnson, Dominic Neumann, Eduardo
Vieira, Frédéric Chiasson, Georg Dummer, Georg Romstorfer, Gilles
Thibault, Hernán J. González, Hu Haipeng, Jay Anderson, James
Kilfinger, Jean-Marie Mouchel, Jean-Yves Baudais, Jesús Guillermo
Andrade, Jonathan Henkelman, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Kevin Dalley, Laura
Conrad, Luc Wehli, Maarten Hijzelendoorn, Marc Lanoiselée, Mark
Polesky, Matthijs Frankeno, Martijn Vromans, Marnen Laibow-Koser,
Maximilian Albert, Mirosław Doroszewski, Mike Coleman, Neil
Puttock, Nicolas Mayencourt, Nicolas Sceaux, Orm Finnendahl, Peter
Budny, Phillip Kirlin, Pierre-Emmanuel Brame, Ralph Palmer, Renaud
Flavigny, Rick Hansen, Risto Vääräniemi, Robin Bannister, Roland
Goretzki, Rune Zedeler, Ruud van Silfhout, Sean Reed, Steven
Weber, Tomas Sauer, Thomas Scharkowski, Trevor Baca, Vivian
Barty-Taylor, Werner Lemberg, Wilbert Berendsen, William Oram,
Yota Moteuchi, Zack Charter, and Zoltan Selyem.
KMidimon is a MIDI monitor for Linux using ALSA sequencer and KDE user
interface. Temporary web site: http://kmetronome.sourceforge.net/kmidimon/
KMetronome is a MIDI metronome with KDE interface, based on the
ALSA sequencer. Web site: http://kmetronome.sourceforge.net
They are licensed under the GPLv2.
New releases available:
KMidimon - 0.6.0
KMetronome - 0.9.0
This release is the first one after the migration from KDE3 to the newer KDE4
and Qt4 frameworks. Also, a new common library providing ALSA sequencer
services has been developed and included in both programs - early snapshot,
to be statically linked. The library itself will be officially released next
year after more testing, documentation and polishing.
Download the sources from:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=134956
Happy new year.
Regards,
Pedro
On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce
the release of Rivendell v1.2.1. Rivendell is a full-featured radio
automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It
is available under the GNU General Public License. Changes in this release
include (from the NEWS file):
*** snip snip ***
This is a maintenance release of Rivendell. The following issues have been
corrected:
Several errors in handling metadata values in file imports have been
corrected, and support for detecting Ogg metadata tags added.
Fixed a bug in RDAirPlay that could cause a segfault when loading a log
over an existing log.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 170, 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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Renoise RC2 contains a new demo song, tweaks and bugfixes. This is the last version before Renoise 2.0 goes gold.
This version is "free as in beer" and looking for Linux testers outside the registered user base.
Download:
http://www.renoise.com/download/renoise/
Announcement:
http://www.renoise.com/board/index.php?showtopic=19082
What's new:
http://www.renoise.com/new/
About Renoise:
Renoise has a different approach to making music compared to conventional sequencers, called Tracking. Tracking comes from the demoscene that pushes technical limits to show off coding skills, art, and music beyond what is thought possible.
Renoise was originally written from code by the late Arguru. In 2000 the new Renoise team started to take tracking software into a new standard of quality, enabling users to make music on par with mainstream sequencers, while still keeping the proven design principles of years gone by.
With Renoise 2.0 a generation of oldschool trackers and contemporary musicians looking for something "different" have reason to celebrate.
Track on!
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http://www.renoise.com/
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Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/events.aspx
Hi,
Apologies for cross-posting.
Forwind invites musicians/software developers/artists who write custom audio
software to submit both a piece of music created with the software and the
software itself for inclusion in an audio and software compilation due to be
released mid 2009.
This compilation will strive to present both the software and audio on an
equal footing. Design of the end package will be in the very capable hands
of Paul Finn from Fitzroy & Finn (www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk). The intentions
are for this to be a substantial physical release (Book, double CD etc -
details have yet to be finalized.)
Software may but not necessarily need to include patches/code from
PureData/Max MSP, Supercollider, Chuck, CSound, Faust, CLM, Snd-Rt, VSTs,
Ladspa's, Processing, bespoke sound apps (C/C++, python, ruby, fortran,
assembly!) et al ...
Please send submissions to
Forwind Comp.
36B Bodney road,
London,
E8 1AY,
U.K
Deadline 2009/03/31
more details @ www.forwind.net/home/call_for_work
Nice holiday all !
Best regards,
Conor J Curran