spectmorph-0.4.0 has been released.
Overview of Changes in spectmorph-0.4.0:
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* Windows is now supported: provide 64-bit Windows VST plugin
* Plugin UI redesign
- use pugl library for portability (uses GL + cairo) instead of Qt5
- use categories for instruments
- directly support instrument names in linear morphing
- get rid of Qt5 dependency for libspectmorph, smjack, VST and LV2 plugins
- UI now has "Zoom" feature to support higher DPI displays
* Use non-linear configurable new velocity -> volume mapping for midi
* New instrument: French Horn
* Improved tools for building custom instruments
- tools are now installed by default
- sminstbuilder files support new syntax for relative paths
- encoder cache moved to ~/.cache/smenccache, which is created if necessary
- use number of processors as default for jobs
* LPC/LSF support removed
* Some portability fixes for macOS (which however isn't supported yet)
What is SpectMorph?
-------------------
SpectMorph is a free software project which allows to analyze samples of
musical instruments, and to combine them (morphing). It can be used to
construct hybrid sounds, for instance a sound between a trumpet and a flute; or
smooth transitions, for instance a sound that starts as a trumpet and then
gradually changes to a flute.
SpectMorph ships with many ready-to-use instruments which can be combined using
morphing.
SpectMorph is implemented in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL version 3
Integrating SpectMorph into your Work
-------------------------------------
SpectMorph is currently available for Linux and Windows users. Here is a quick
overview of how you can make music using SpectMorph.
- VST Plugin, especially for proprietary solutions that don't support LV2.
(Available on Linux and 64-bit Windows)
- LV2 Plugin, for any sequencer that supports it.
- JACK Client.
- BEAST Module, integrating into BEASTs modular environment.
Note that at this point, we may still change the way sound synthesis works, so
newer versions of SpectMorph may sound (slightly) different than the current
version.
Links:
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Website: http://www.spectmorph.org
Download: http://www.spectmorph.org/downloads/spectmorph-0.4.0.tar.bz2
There are many audio demos on the website, which demonstrate morphing between
instruments.
--
Stefan Westerfeld, Hamburg/Germany, http://space.twc.de/~stefan
Radium is a vertical music editor. Radium is inspired by trackers, but uses
more graphics to show musical data. Radium is also a multitracker and
supports MIDI sequencing and hard disk recording.
Radium has features like smooth scrolling, zooming, automation, piano roll,
embedded Pure Data (Pd), and embedded Faust.
* Homepage: http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/
* Screenshot:
http://users.notam02.no/~kjetism/radium/pictures/radium_5_5_8.png
* Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/KjetilMatheussen/videos
* Demonstration video by Tobias Lutzenkirchen showing some of the features:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhwmT0G5EwM (Radium 3.9.1)
*Demonstration video showing developing Faust programs inside Radium:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJm9Lox1WFA (Radium 3.9.4)
Changes between 5.3.0 and 5.5.8:
* Sequencer: Support for audio files in the sequencer. The files are played
from HD, not from memory.
* Sequencer: Automatic cross fades for audio files.
* Sequencer: Realtime stretching and resampling of audio files.
* Sequencer: Convenient option to split audiofiles under mouse pointer.
* Sequencer: Sequencer block fade in/out.
* Sequencer: Sequencer block volume envelope.
* Sequencer: Several interface and GUI improvements.
* Editor: Support high DPI displays (retina, etc.).
* Modulators: Added Random type.
* Mixer Strips: Easier to read text.
* Audio: Convenient support for 8 channel mixes.
* Edit: Add "Randomly delete notes" function to the Randomize / Skew /
Shuffle tab.
* Two new demo songs.
* Many other bug fixes and improvements.
* 185 other changes. (305 git commits)
Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard is a MIDI events generator and receiver. It
doesn't produce any sound by itself, but can be used to drive a MIDI
synthesizer (either hardware or software, internal or external). You can
use the computer's keyboard to play MIDI notes, and also the mouse.
You can use the Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard to display the played MIDI
notes from another instrument or MIDI file player.
Changes for v0.7.0:
* New features
Direct output (plugin) synth for Linux: EASSynth
Direct output (plugin) synth for macOS: Apple DLS Synth
#50 Shortcut key in extra controls editor for 'Button Ctl'
* Fixes for several drivers (provided by Drumstick 1.1.1 libraries)
* Fixed vmpk tickets:
#37 - duplicated midi events on touch screens
#32, #35, #40, #47 - crashes at startup on macOS,
so FluidSynth direct output driver for all platforms has been removed
Compilation minimum requirements for all platforms: CMake 3.0, Qt 5.x and
Drumstick 1.1 or later.
Please use the mailing list <vmpk-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net> for
questions and comments. Thanks.
Copyright (C) 2008-2018, Pedro López-Cabanillas and others
License: GPL v3
More info
http://vmpk.sourceforge.net
Downloads
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmpk/files/0.7.0
On behalf of the entire Rivendell development team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Rivendell v2.19.1. Rivendell is a full-featured radio automation system targeted for use in professional broadcast environments. It is available under the GNU General Public License version 2.
From the NEWS file:
*** snip snip ***
Changes:
HPI Support. Implemented support for DMA bus-mastering for AudioScience
HPI devices.
RDHpiInfo. Removed rdhpiinfo(8). Replaced by the stand-alone 'hpiinfo'
package.
RDCatch Play Events. Removed the event time check for Playout events in
rdcatch(1), as there is no sane way to determine a consistently 'free'
playout time in the face of shifting cut lengths.
RDLogManager. Fixed a bug in rdlogmanager(1) that caused DB corruption
when a clock was deleted while still being assigned to a grid.
Database Update:
This version of Rivendell uses database schema version 275, 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 <http://www.rivendellaudio.org/>
Cheers!
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer |
| | Paravel Systems |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Don't tell me I'm burning the candle at both ends -- tell me where |
| to get more wax!! |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm pleased to announce the 1.1.0 release of hexter, a DSSI softsynth
plugin that models the sound generation of a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer.
This release provides support for DSSI hosts which don't support
run_multiple_synths(), for example, Carla and Renoise. Each instance of
the plugin is run separately, and support for the global polyphony
limit has been removed.
Several bugs and numerous compiler warnings have been fixed.
Find hexter here:
http://smbolton.com/hexter.html
The distribution tarball is here:
https://github.com/smbolton/hexter/releases/tag/version_1.1.0
More information on the DSSI plugin standard, available hosts and
plugins can be found here:
http://dssi.sourceforge.net/
hexter is written and copyright (c) 2018 by Sean Bolton, and licensed
under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
Thanks to Andreas Müller for contributing a bug fix.
Have fun!
-Sean
NIME 2018 Call for submissions
Please pardon the cross-posting,
*A friendly reminder that the submission deadline of March 1st, 2018,
for the NIME 2018 conference workshops and non-paper demos is now less
than 24 hours away. Additional information is available on the website
(**NIME2018.ORG <http://nime2018.org>).
* *We sincerely look forward to your submissions. In the meantime,
should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.*
*About NIME*
NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) is the premier conference
in human-machine interfaces and interactions for musical performance.
NIME is a gathering of researchers, designers, musicians, who come
together to share knowledge, perform music, and build community through
research presentations, concerts, installations, and workshops.
On behalf of the 2018 NIME Committee I am pleased to announce that the
NIME 2018 "Mirrored Resonances" Conference call for submissions is now
officially open! Co-organized between Virginia Tech and the University
of Virginia, the conference will take place June 3-6, 2018 in
Blacksburg, Virginia. We welcome submissions of papers, posters, panels,
musical performances, installations, demos, and workshops, particularly
those that may respond to the overarching conference theme of “Mirrored
Resonances” and its thematic areas in any of the many ways they might be
interpreted. Likewise, we encourage potential participants to consider
exploring the unique Virginia Tech facilities, including the Institute
for Creativity, Arts, and Technology’s Cube with a massive high density
loudspeaker array. The deadline for the *double-blind peer reviewed
submissions*, including papers, panels, demo papers, music, and
installations is January 20th, 2018. Submissions created by January 20th
will continue to be editable until January 27th when the submission
process will close. Demos without paper and workshops will be *curated
*and have an extended submission deadline until March 1st, 2018. In
addition to the NIME and academic communities, we also invite industry,
as well as non-academic creatives to consider participating in the
aforesaid categories. For a complete list of important dates visit the
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We are excited to announce that the conference will feature four keynote
artists:
*Onyx Ashanti**
**Benjamin Knapp**
**Ikue Mori**
**Pamela Z*
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