There are only two days (and some) left to vote for your favourite
tracks in The Open Source Music FM Synthesizer Challenge:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/vote/
We have 15 fantastic entries, please show your appreciation by voting.
So far we have 28 voters. Can we reach 50 or 60?!
As an incentive, we'll GIVE AWAY one license of the Cadmium synthesizer
by LHI Audio to a voter selected by draw. See the "Prizes" page for more
information:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/prizes/
See you at the Sonoj Convention!
--
The Operator,
Christopher Arndt
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/
fmchallenge(a)osamc.de
ardour2fpx
==========
Convert an Ardour VST presets XML file to VST2 FXP preset files.
What is it?
The Open Source DAW Ardour saves user presets for VST plugins in its own
XML format. Unfortunately, most proprietary DAWs expect presets for VST2
plugins as FXP files. This makes it very hard to share presets for VST2
plugins between users of Ardour and those propietary DAWs.
The ardour2fxp script converts Ardour VST preset files to FXP preset
files, so they can be imported when using the same plug-ins in another DAW.
Where to get it?
https://github.com/SpotlightKid/ardour2fxp
or via pip:
pip install ardour2fxp
How to use?
After installation, the ardour2fxp script can be used like this:
ardour2fxp ~/.config/ardour5/presets/vst-1094861636 my-presets
This will create an FXP (extension .fxp) file for every preset in the
Ardour preset file (vst-1094861636 in the example above). FXP files will
be put into sub-directories of the output directory given as the second
command line argument (my-presets in the example). The FXP files will be
named after the preset label (with spaces replaced with underscores) and
the sub-directories will be named after the plug-in identifier
(1094861636 -> "ABCD" in the example).
*Share & Enjoy*
Christopher Arndt
Hi Synthusiasts!
the submission period for the Open Source Music FM Synthesizer Challenge
has ended and the competition entries are now waiting for your votes!
We have a fantastic turnout of 15 great tracks, to which you can listen
here:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/list/
Voting is open to everybody (email registration required) and runs until
the end of 2018-10-24.
Please honour the labour that went into the competition entries and show
your appreciation by casting your vote here:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/vote/
--
The Operator,
Christopher Arndt
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/
fmchallenge(a)osamc.de
Hey everyone,
the Open Source Music FM Synthesizer Challenge is in full swing, we
already have a few tracks for you to listen to and voting starts on
Monday 15th Oct:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/vote/
But you still have a whole weekend to make a track and enter the
competition and have a chance to *win a MOD Duo*!
Yes, that's right, MOD Devices has offered to give away a MOD Duo to the
winner of the first place in the competition!
Check out our prizes page, to learn about the MOD Duo and MOD Devices:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/prizes/
The company has kindly asked me to draw special attention to their MOD
Labs community program, which I am happy to do. More information about
this program can be found here:
https://www.moddevices.com/community/modlabs
The Operator,
Christopher Arndt
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/
fmchallenge(a)osamc.de
A maintenance release for fluidsynth has been released. Most notably
it fixes a crash when running qsynth with multiple jack drivers.
Details can be found in the release notes:
Download: https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/releases/tag/v2.0.1
API: http://www.fluidsynth.org/api/
Website: http://www.fluidsynth.org
FluidSynth is a real-time software synthesizer based on the
SoundFont(tm) 2 specifications. It can read MIDI events from the MIDI
input device and render them to the audio device. It can also play
MIDI files.
Tom Moebert
FluidSynth Developer Team
Hi Synth Lovers,
there are only less than *eight days* left in the Open Source Music FM
Synthesizer Challenge to finish and submit your entry.
The competition entry submission form is now finally online (sorry for
the long delay), so please submit your entries here before Oct 14th,
2018 23:59:59 UTC:
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/submit/
I encourage you all to submit your tracks as soon as possible even if
they are not finished yet. Each submitted entry is first in draft
status, until you publish it. Only then* will the track be publicly
visible and really enter the competition. If it stays in draft status
until the deadline, it does *not* enter the competition, so there's no
harm in submitting your track now, even if you are not sure whether you
will finish it in time. But you won't miss the deadline, just because
there are technical difficulties or your upload to Archive.org doesn't
pass the checks.
* I also need to approve it. I will basically just check the description
and production notes for spam and conformance to the rules and usually
approve it within minutes if everything is ok.
P.S. The first one to break the web application gets to keep the pieces!
;) Seriously, if there are any problems with the submission form or the
site, please contact me via <fmchallenge(a)osamc.de> immediately.
P.P.S.S. There will be another announcement on Monday about a very
desirable sponsored prize for the winner, so keep an eye out!
I'm looking forward to hear what you came up with!
--
Christopher Arndt
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne
https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/
fmchallenge(a)osamc.de
[Apologies for cross-posting.]
The School of Music (http://www.music.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute
of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty position in Music Technology. Applicants will be considered at the
level of Assistant Professor.
The School seeks a scholar in music technology whose interdisciplinary
research spans both technical research and creative practice, transforming
the ways in which we create, experience, and understand music. The
candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in
music technology and to lead a research lab at the Georgia Tech Center for
Music Technology. The primary emphasis area can be drawn from any area of
music technology; examples include research that addresses
Virtual/Augmented Audio, Game Audio, Musical Acoustics, Computational
Musicology broadly defined, or Musical Interfaces and Hardware. Candidates
are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and
mentoring of students.
The School of Music offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in music
technology, along with a music minor, that develop students' musical,
technical, and theoretical skills. In collaboration with the Georgia Tech
Center for Music Technology, the School's faculty and students conduct
cutting edge research in areas such as music cognition, music information
retrieval, data sonification, robotic musicianship, and education. In
addition, the School houses a variety of performing ensembles that attract
the participation of over 800 Georgia Tech students per semester.
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the
heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with great economic and
cultural strengths. The Institute is a member of the University System of
Georgia, the Georgia Research Alliance, and the Association of American
Universities. Georgia Tech prides itself on its technology resources,
collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to diversity,
equity, and inclusion.
The following application materials should be submitted as a single .PDF
file via email to musicfacultysearch2019(a)gatech.edu:
* Letter of application
* Link to online portfolio (sample of research, creative work, and/or
performances)
* Research statement (2-3 pages, summary of past and planned research
activities)
* Teaching statement (1-2 pages, description of teaching experience,
interests, and philosophy)
* Diversity statement (1-2 pages, description of interest and
experience in cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment)
* Curriculum vitae
* Names, addresses (including e-mails), and telephone numbers of
three academic / professional references.
Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Alexander Lerch, Chair of
the School of Music Faculty Search Committee (alexander.lerch(a)gatech.edu).
Applications will be considered beginning November 1, 2018, but the search
will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate is
required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be
completed prior to employment.
Georgia Tech is an equal education/employment opportunity institution
dedicated to building a diverse community. We strongly encourage
applications from women, underrepresented minorities, individuals with
disabilities, and veterans. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy
work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting
the needs of two careers.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the second annual Sonoj Convention 2018 takes place in less than a month. (October 27th, 28th. Cologne, Germany).
The event is about music production with open source software.
1) Last Call!
Almost all seats are taken, now is probably the last chance for you to register as a visitor.
Simply send an e-mail with your name to info(a)sonoj.org or use the form on our website. https://sonoj.org/#registration
2) Please Help!
Fundraising has been quite slow so far, therefore we are going to do a fundraising-week from Monday, October the 1st to Sunday the 7th!
Why should you care if you don't attend? How much is needed? Read more at https://sonoj.org/fundraiser
In short, you have two options:
Bank Transfer (preferred) to
Nils Hilbricht / Sonoj Convention
IBAN: DE34500105175557832057
BIC: INGDDEFFXXX
Paypal to info(a)sonoj.org (IDV76FF39PH6E3W)
The amount is entirely your choice. Thank you very much!
We would be happy to hear from you!
Regards,
Nils
https://www.sonoj.org