Ladies and Gentlemen, dear distribution packagers,
hereby the Laborejo Software Suite releases maintenance updates for Agordejo 0.4.1.
Changelog: Handle xdg-lib exceptions and log them as error, instead of crashing
Signed source-downloads can be found here: https://laborejo.org/downloads/
Or directly: https://laborejo.org/downloads/agordejo-0.4.1.tar.gz
More information about the programs and full multi-language manuals can be found on the website
https://www.laborejo.org/
Greetings,
Laborejo Software Suite
Version 3.0.0 of Rubber Band Library is now available.
https://breakfastquay.com/rubberband/
Rubber Band Library is an audio time-stretching and pitch-shifting library and utility designed for musical applications. It allows you to change the tempo and pitch of an audio recording independently of one another.
This is an exciting major release which, among other things, introduces an entirely new processing engine known as the R3 or Finer engine. This typically produces substantially higher-quality output than the existing engine (now referred to as R2 or Faster), although at higher CPU cost. The more energy-efficient R2 is still the default, and R3 can be selected using the new OptionEngineFiner option on construction.
I'm immensely proud of the work done for this release, and hope it will delight you and all the users of your software.
Chris
Ladies and Gentlemen,
hereby the Laborejo Software Suite releases updates for its programs in
the hope to be useful in your musical toolbox.
You can now download Laborejo 2.1.0, Tembro 0.5.1 and Fluajho 1.7.3
The programs require a new version of our library, libcalfbox-lss-1.1.0 which is now also released.
https://laborejo.org/downloads/laborejo-2.1.0.tar.gzhttps://laborejo.org/downloads/tembro-0.5.1.tar.gzhttps://laborejo.org/downloads/fluajho-1.7.3.tar.gzhttps://laborejo.org/downloads/libcalfbox-lss-1.1.0.tar.xz
Laborejo (Esperanto: Workshop) is a MIDI sequencer based on classical
music notation. Its main purpose is to compose and produce "traditional" music,
such as instrumental pieces, soundtracks and other music normally played
back by samplers. Working in Laborejo is very fast and efficient by using
a combination of midi input and typing.
Tembro (which is Esperanto for musical "Timbre") is a virtual software
instrument based on samples. All instruments are permanently built-in.
All projects and all users have the same setup, ideal for communication
and collaboration.
Fluajho (with jh as in pleasure) means fluid in Esperanto. It is a simple
sf2 soundfont host/player for Linux. Behind the scenes the Fluidsynth
library is at work, hence the name.
Changelog Highlights:
[All] Turn off auto connecting the audio ports. Replace with default-off menu setting to do so.
[Laborejo]:
* New function: custom key signature for any combination.
* Add area in the GUI to set initial key signature, metrical instructions and clefs, accessed through the track editor
* Add two new functions to paste directly transposed (modal and real transposition)
* Add function to duplicate more often than once.
* When not in F4-StepInput Mode use midi keyboard as pitch-cursor.
* Add midi-in selector drop down, as seen in Tembro and Fluajho.
* Add new widget that shows the current track as list of text items for easier navigation and overview
* Rewrite grid, which was a performance drag in the past.
* Add functions to move block to start or end of track.
* Scroll view when dragging blocks and tracks with the mouse.
* Block name font color is now always readable, no matter the background color
* Shift+Up and Down will now select the current chord.
* Add 3/2 to metrical instruction.
* Add custom Multimeasure-Rest submenu and menu command.
* Add multiplication buttons to the tick widget.
* Autosave when exporting Lilypond .ly or PDF.
* Command to quickly add text below or above a staff.
* Allow menu commands in CC and Block view: PDF, .ly export, metadata edit, zoom.
* Add buttons to create 1/10 new tracks to Track Editor.
* Add information label with order of blocks to Track Editor.
* Fix lilypond tempo export. Also add option to Lilypond Properties to not print metronome markings.
* Optional text description for tempo items like "allegro"
* Add Slurs to Lilypond output.
* Add Staccato and Tenuto to Lilypond output.
* Dynamic signatures and ramps are now output to Lilypond as well
* Cleaner .ly export with more line breaks, comments and using more default ly instructions when available, instead of our custom generic-purpose scripts.
* Settings menu to autoconnect metronome audio ports to system on startup. Default off.
* Metronome audio outputs now use real metronome name, not only pretty name
* Use lilypond title as jack pretty client name, if provided (needs libcalfbox-lss 1.1.0)
* Add preview image to Lilypond properties and metadata
* More information about the cursor and position in the status bar
* Fix all drawn items to properly work with high zoom-out levels. Side effect: slightly better performance.
* Better alignment for all drawn items.
* Fix temporary tempo item creation crash, also don't export them to lilypond anymore.
* Fix drawing of ties and staccato dots.
* Fix ledger lines of added chord notes
* Fix cursor jumping around on track change if you start near a metrical signature
* Fix double saving of the score and quadruple saving of each track! :/
* Update German translation.
You can find all releases as sources here.
https://laborejo.org/downloads/
You also need our own library:
https://git.laborejo.org/lss/libcalfbox-lss
which has download and build instructions in it's readme.
Also check your distribution for packages in a few days after this announcement, please.
For more information, a multi-language user manual, build instructions
and git access please visit
https://www.laborejo.org/laborejo/https://www.laborejo.org/patroneo/https://www.laborejo.org/tembro/https://www.laborejo.org/patroneo/https://www.laborejo.org/fluajho/
Greetings,
Laborejo Software Suite
https://www.laborejo.org/
I'm pleased to announce the release v0.4 of XUiDesigner
A easy to use GUI generator/designer tool to create X11 based UI's for
LV2 plugins.
Inspired by Glade and QT Designer
XUiDesigner allow to generate alternative UI's for existing LV2 plugins
which could be installed and used parallel to the existing ones.
It allow as well to create full LV2 plugin bundles from scratch, were
only the dsp part needs to be done.
With this version, it allow to generate LV2 plugin bundles from faust
(*.dsp) files. Those could be simply drop on the XUiDesigner interface
and XUiDesigner will create the UI for it. The UI could be reworked when
needed (reorder the controls, implement colours or images, . . .) . Then
the complete Bundle could be saved. All what needs to be done then is
run |make && make install| on the bundle, to get the LV2 plug into the
preferred LV2 host.
Still this is in the beta stage, so there may be come changes which are
not backward compatible, but the generated LV2 bundles are all fully
working.
Project page:
https://github.com/brummer10/XUiDesigner
release:
https://github.com/brummer10/XUiDesigner/releases/download/v0.4/XUIDesigner…
regards
hermann
Dear Colleagues and fellow Linux Audio enthusiasts,
It's been quite a few years since Linuxaudio.org consortium has maintained
an active presence beyond serving as a nexus for all things Linux audio.
Almost two decades ago when the consortium was formed by Daniel James et
al., Linux was in need of a concerted effort to improve audio on Linux, as
well as expand its visibility and adoption. Today, Linux is ubiquitous and
its audio infrastructure arguably superior to alternatives, including
commercial efforts by industry behemoths, such as Apple and Microsoft.
Likewise, the Linux audio software has been growing and maturing by leaps
and bounds, with an increasing number of commercial vendors also embracing
it as a viable platform both for studio and entertainment purposes.
Undoubtedly, we could have never reached these new and impressive levels
without this community and its commitment and energy. And as Linux audio
matured, the consortium role increasingly shifted to that of offering
community resources and historical preservation. Following a hack in 2018,
thanks to Jeremy Jongepier and Robin Gareus' help, we transitioned the
hosting away from Virginia Tech while doing our best to ensure a seamless
transition. Shortly thereafter, the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic.
So, here we are, in 2022, at what appears to be (hopefully!) the tail end
of the pandemic. Linuxaudio.org has fully embraced its primary role as an
online resource, including archiving of the Linux Audio Conference
materials, and hosting longest-running community mailing lists pertaining
to the Linux audio. With this, I believe we have arrived at the end of
consortium's first chapter. I see this as an opportunity for the community
to reflect on what we believe Linux audio needs in 2022 and onwards and how
the consortium may need to evolve to better meet these newfound
opportunities and challenges.
Just as importantly, having served as the consortium's director for almost
two decades, I believe it is time for me to step down and make room for new
leadership. If the community so desires, we may also want to use this as an
opportunity to transition away from what may be seen as a traditional form
of organizational structure and instead explore forming a committee of key
community members, each with their own specific tasks and areas of focus.
With all this in mind, I invite your feedback and input, including
(self-)nominations for service on the proposed committee and/or my
successor. The aspirational goal is to form the committee and/or select the
successor by the end of July 2022.
I sincerely look forward to your input and feedback.
Best,
Ico
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Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Director, Creativity + Innovation
Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Virginia Tech
Creative Technologies in Music
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
ico(a)vt.edu
ci.icat.vt.edul2ork.icat.vt.eduico.bukvic.net
Please pardon the cross-posting. My COMPEL project collaborators and I
would appreciate it if you would please distribute this email widely among
various communities whose work is rooted in computer music, starting with
composers, performers, and instrument and installation designers.
Dear all,
As part of the preparations for the Workshop on NIME Archiving
<https://nime.pubpub.org/pub/oyi0po4b> to be held on 28 June, we look for
volunteers to fill out one or more records of *artifact*s (defined broadly)
in this survey:
*https://forms.gle/A8zNrFVxs9N4aBcp9 <https://forms.gle/A8zNrFVxs9N4aBcp9>*
The idea is to check whether categories developed for the COMPEL archive
make sense from the community's perspective. We ask that you please
consider filling out the survey *before 24 June* so that we have a couple
of days to look at results before the workshop. Feel free to make entries
also if you cannot make it to the workshop!
Given that this effort may benefit the broader computer music community,
please note that *both the survey and the workshop are open to any person
who is interested in participating*, regardless whether they are registered
for the conference. Since this year NIME is an online-only conference, *the
zoom link will be forthcoming and will be shared with all survey
contributors and conference participants soon*.
The workshop will continue discussions in the community on how to best
preserve information from the NIME conferences, the NIME community, and the
computer music community at large. The workshop will follow up on threads
from the NIME publication ecosystem workshop
<https://nime2020.bcu.ac.uk/nime-publication-ecosystem-workshop/> (NIME
2020, Birmingham), ICMC 2018 paper
<https://dblp.org/rec/conf/icmc/BukvicO18.html>, SEAMUS 2018 conference
presentation, and the NIMEhub workshop
<https://www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/50604> (NIME 2016, Brisbane). As we
rebuild the COMPEL platform to sidestep technological limitations of the
old infrastructure, the main task is to find a solution for an open,
future-oriented, engaging, and institutionally recognized archiving
solution for the activities of the community that ensures *reproducibility *of
archived artifacts. While NIME publications are archived according to the FAIR
principles <https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/>, currently no
solutions exist for archiving information about instruments/interfaces and
other hardware/software-based artifacts produced in the community. Neither
do we have a system for describing and preserving compositions/pieces,
installations, performances, and workshops. We believe that this challenge
affects the computer music community at large. The goal of this workshop
and forum discussions
<https://forum.nime.org/t/survey-and-workshop-on-nime-archiving/306> is to
propel the project forward and expand the community engagement.
Thank you for your consideration and participation. Should you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the workshop organizers
<https://nime.pubpub.org/pub/oyi0po4b>.
Best,
Ico
--
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Director, Creativity + Innovation
Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Virginia Tech
Creative Technologies in Music
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
ico(a)vt.edu
ci.icat.vt.edul2ork.icat.vt.eduico.bukvic.net
ICAD 2022
Registration is Open
<https://reg.pwd.aa.ufl.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?me…>
27th International Conference on Auditory Display
Registration is Open
<https://reg.pwd.aa.ufl.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?me…>
Virtual Conference
24-27 June 2022
https://icad2022.icad.org
THEME: SAFE AND SOUND
Sound is used in a wide variety of applications to alert listeners to the
status of a person or environment. At ICAD 2022, we want to highlight
sonification work that can be used to maintain awareness in some capacity
(outside navigation, hospitals, air traffic control, etc). Papers are not
limited to this theme, as we will value and embrace all types of
submissions, including papers, posters, multimedia (videos/audios), demos,
and concert pieces
Why ICAD 2022?
ICAD is a highly interdisciplinary academic conference with relevance to
researchers, practitioners, musicians, and students interested in the
design of sounds to support tasks, improve performance, guide decisions,
augment awareness, and enhance experiences. The conference is unique in its
singular focus on auditory displays and the array of perception,
technology, and application areas that this research area encompasses. Like
its predecessors, ICAD 2022 will be a single-track conference, open to all,
with no membership or affiliation requirements.
For details on the Program, please visit: https://icad2022.icad.org/program
Papers Chairs:
Areti Andreopoulou and Bruce Walker
papers(a)icad2022.icad.org
Conference Chairs:
Kyla McMullen and Niklas Rönnberg
chairs(a)icad2022.icad.org
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Hi all,
I am happy to announce that Orastron (https://www.orastron.com/), the company of which I am founder and CEO, has released a new and experimental audio DSP programming language called Ciaramella and its source-to-source compiler called Zampogna under the ISC license.
You can check out the official website (https://ciaramella.dev/) - which also contains a web playground for trying it out directly in the browser - and read about its history and motivation here: https://www.orastron.com/blog/ciaramella-smc. The compiler source code is available at https://github.com/paolomarrone/Zampogna.
We'll also present a scientific paper that describes it in the detail on Friday 10th June 2022 at the Sound and Music Computing conference in Saint-Etienne, France (https://smc22.grame.fr/).
Best regards,
Stefano