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Hello there!
This might come as an end to a long cycle indeed, really approaching a
final and last milestone, whatever...
But one thing is for sure: besides the prodigal but (pun, somewhat,
not intended:)), this wraps up the so called Qstuff* Fall'16 release
business deal [7][8].
Qtractor 0.8.0 (snobbiest graviton) is out!
And the release highlights are:
* Auto-backward location marker (NEW)
* Clip selection edge adjustment (NEW)
* Improved audio clip zoom-in resolution (NEW)
* Clip selection resilience (FIX)
* MIDI (N)RPN running status (FIX)
And the band plays on...
Maybe you can further decrypt the fresh juice from the change-log
below -- or rather never mind though and go for the grabs already ;).
Qtractor [1] is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application
written in C++ with the Qt framework [2]. Target platform is Linux,
where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK [3]) for audio and the
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA [4]) for MIDI are the main
infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio
workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.
Website:
http://qtractor.sourceforge.net
Project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor
Downloads:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor/files
- - source tarball:
http://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.8.0.tar.gz
- - source package:
http://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.8.0-28.rncbc.suse.src.rpm
- - binary packages:
http://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.8.0-28.rncbc.suse.i586.rpmhttp://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.8.0-28.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rp
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Git repos:
http://git.code.sf.net/p/qtractor/codehttps://github.com/rncbc/qtractor.githttps://gitlab.com/rncbc/qtractor.githttps://bitbucket.org/rncbc/qtractor.git
Wiki (on-going help wanted!):
http://sourceforge.net/p/qtractor/wiki/
License:
Qtractor [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [5] software,
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL
[6]) version 2 or later.
Change-log:
- - MIDI clip tools redo/undo processing refactored as much to avoid
replication over multiple hash-linked clips; MIDI clip editor's
floating selection/anchor event stability has been also improved, in
regard to MIDI tools processing range.
- - Auto-backward play-head location, when playback was last started, is
now shown on main track-view, as a momentary dark-red vertical line
marker.
- - LV2 plugin-in parameter optimization: stuff consecutive series of
plug-in's parameter value changes, as much as possible into one single
undo/redo command.
- - LV2_STATE__StateChanged is now recognized as a regular atom
notification event and raising the current session dirty flag, as
normal behavior.
- - Adjusting clip selection edges is now possible and honored while on
the the main track-view canvas.
- - Audio peak file caching and rendering, as far as audio clip
wave-forms are concerned, have been refactored and optimized a couple
of notches higher, on the ephemeral and rather marginal throughput
front ;).
- - Fixed a potential crash on the singleton/unique application instance
setup.
- - Edit/Select Mode tool-buttons moved into single drop-down
tool-button on the main and MIDI editor's tool-bar.
- - Do not reset the current clip selection when updating the main
track-view extents eg. while zooming in or out.
- - Automation curve node editing auto-smoothing revisited; also fixed
input MIDI RPN/NRPN running status processing, which was crippling
some plug-in automation curve nodes, when saved in high-resolution
14-bit mode.
- - Fixed the visual play-head position (vertical red line) while
zooming in or out horizontally.
- - Almost complete overhaul on the configure script command line
options, wrt. installation directories specification, eg. --prefix,
- --bindir, --libdir, --datadir and --mandir.
- - LV2 Plugin-in worker/schedule fix: make request/response ring-buffer
writes in one go, hopefully atomic (suggested patch by Stefan
Westerfeld, while on SpectMorph, thanks).
References:
[1] Qtractor - An audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer
http://qtractor.sourceforge.net
[2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for
cross-platform application and UI development
http://qt.io/
[3] JACK Audio Connection Kit
http://jackaudio.org
[4] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
http://www.alsa-project.org/
[5] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work
http://linuxaudio.org
[6] GPL - GNU General Public License
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
[7] The QStuff* Fall'16 Release
http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/1773
[8] Vee One Suite 0.8.0 - A Fall'16 Release
http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/1775
See also:
http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/1777
Enjoy && Keep the fun.
- --
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
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Hello linux audio community,
The 3.0.0 release of Zyn 3.0.0 aka Zyn-Fusion has arrived.
For those of you who haven't been following this development
the 3.0 release is all about resolving the major issues with the
existing user interface.
How you ask?
By creating an entirely new user interface based upon Budislav
Stepanov's excellent mockups.
This new UI is a single window UI with nicely organized controls and a
vastly improved navigation system.
This release features pre-compiled binaries for both 64bit Linux and
windows.
Sales for these binaries are being used to fund development for the time
being.
For more information please see
http://zynaddsubfx.sf.net/zyn-fusion.html and
http://zynaddsubfx.sf.net/demo.html
Commit stats since 2.5.4:
Mark McCurry 164 (zynaddsubfx) + 739 (zyn-fusion) (903 total)
Johannes Lorenz 20
Hans Petter Selasky 10
FalkTX 8
Olivier Humbert 1
Jeremy Carter 1
Additionally I'd like to say thank you to unfa and grejppi for creating
the demo video shown on http://zynaddsubfx.sf.net/zyn-fusion.html
Big thanks to everyone who has helped make this release a reality
Now go make some noise!
--Team Zyn.
Project Page:
http://zynaddsubfx.sf.net/
Zyn-Fusion:
https://gumroad.com/l/zyn-fusion
Mailing List:
https://sourceforge.net/p/zynaddsubfx/mailman/
Forums:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=47
Bug/Feature Tracker:
https://sourceforge.net/p/zynaddsubfx/bugs/https://github.com/zynaddsubfx/zyn-fusion-issues/issues
IRC:
##zynaddsubfx on FreeNode
This is a one-year maintenance release of qmidiarp. A few new little features
have sneaked in and a few bugs have been fixed, both thanks to people filing
tickets!
Nothing else to say, except that the detailed changes are right below ;)
Check it out, have fun!
Best
Frank
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qmidiarp-0.6.4 (2016-11-01)
Improvements
o All Modules now have the Note Filter already present in the Arps.
Also, the note range entries can now be set by MIDI learn
o Arp: The octave mode is now defined by independent upper/lower bounds
(feature request #12 by ssj71)
o LFO: New waveform flip button (feature request #11 by MilkMiruku)
o Seq: The output MIDI channel is now a MIDI controllable item. This
allows for instance an LFO to control the Seq MIDI channels for
dispatching sounds within a sequence (feature request #13 by Menno)
Fixed Bugs
o LFO: Offset slider didn't follow drawing and led to jumps on
first use
o LFO: Waveform type switched to custom when muting points (bug #16
reported by MilkMiruku)
o Arp: When using Global Storage "Restore", the restore step was
incorrect
-----
QMidiArp is a MIDI arpeggiator, phrase generator and controller LFO for JACK
and ALSA. It can run multiple synchronized arpeggiators, LFOs and step
sequencers. The modules are also available as LV2 plugins with Qt user
interface. All in all it is a handy live tool.
Website with Documentation:
http://qmidiarp.sourceforge.net/
Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidiarp/files/qmidiarp/0.6.4/qmidiarp-0.6.…
Git repos
http://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidiarp/codehttps://github.com/emuse/qmidiarp
This is a one-year maintenance release of qmidiarp. A few new little features
have sneaked in and a few bugs have been fixed, both thanks to people filing
tickets!
Nothing else to say, except that the detailed changes are right below ;)
Check it out, have fun!
Best
Frank
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qmidiarp-0.6.4 (2016-11-01)
Improvements
o All Modules now have the Note Filter already present in the Arps.
Also, the note range entries can now be set by MIDI learn
o Arp: The octave mode is now defined by independent upper/lower bounds
(feature request #12 by ssj71)
o LFO: New waveform flip button (feature request #11 by MilkMiruku)
o Seq: The output MIDI channel is now a MIDI controllable item. This
allows for instance an LFO to control the Seq MIDI channels for
dispatching sounds within a sequence (feature request #13 by Menno)
Fixed Bugs
o LFO: Offset slider didn't follow drawing and led to jumps on
first use
o LFO: Waveform type switched to custom when muting points (bug #16
reported by MilkMiruku)
o Arp: When using Global Storage "Restore", the restore step was
incorrect
-----
QMidiArp is a MIDI arpeggiator, phrase generator and controller LFO for JACK
and ALSA. It can run multiple synchronized arpeggiators, LFOs and step
sequencers. The modules are also available as LV2 plugins with Qt user
interface. All in all it is a handy live tool.
Website with Documentation:
http://qmidiarp.sourceforge.net/
Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidiarp/files/qmidiarp/0.6.4/qmidiarp-0.6.…
Git repos
http://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidiarp/codehttps://github.com/emuse/qmidiarp
DrumGizmo version 0.9.11 now available!
Get it at http://www.drumgizmo.org/
DrumGizmo is an open source, multichannel, multilayered, cross-platform
drum plugin and stand-alone application. It enables you to compose drums
in midi and mix them with a multichannel approach. It is comparable to
that of mixing a real drumkit that has been recorded with a multimic setup.
This is mostly a bugfix release, but also introduces the use of the
Ardour inline feature in the LV2 version of the plugin. Go load it up,
you'll see a loading bar in the mixer panel.
A unicode bug has been fixed and we also fixed a problem that occurred
when using more than one instance of DG in your DAW. Plus a tonne of
other stuff. Check the roadmap for the full details.
Important note to package maintainers:
We now copy vst source files into the build tree while building the vst
plugin. This mean that should you wish to make a tar-ball available with
the build directory after the build has finished this must either be
stripped of said files or not be made public.
Hello Everyone,
The CIEREC,
the Music & d'Arts Departments at the University of Lyon / Saint-Etienne (France),
GRAME,
The School of Arts & Design (Saint-Etienne)
are pleased to announce that LAC 2017 (Linux Audio Conférence) will be held for the first time in France, at the University of Lyon / Saint-Etienne (France), from May 18 to 20, 2017.
The calls for communication, music, multimedia installations, workshops, demonstrations … will be sent later.
More info and link to online submission forms will be available soon:
http://musinf.univ-st-etienne.fr/lac2017.html
Please forward to anybody you feel might need the information.
With best wishes,
Laurent Pottier
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Bonjour à tous,
Le CIEREC (EA-3068),
les départements de Musique et d'Arts plastiques de l'université Jean Monnet,
GRAME,
l'Ecole Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Saint-Etienne
sont heureux de vous annoncer que LAC 2017 (Linux Audio Conférence) se tiendra pour la première fois en France, à l'université Jean Monnet Lyon-Saint-Etienne, du 18 au 20 mai 2017.
Les appels à communications, à œuvres musicale, installations multimédia, workshops, démonstrations … seront envoyés prochainement.
Plus d'informations prochainement sur le site :
http://musinf.univ-st-etienne.fr/lac2017.html
Cordialement,
Laurent Pottier
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CIEREC - EA3068
35, rue du 11 novembre
42023 Saint-Etienne Cedex 02 - France
port. : +33(0)6 21 66 28 76
tel : +33(0)4 77 42 16 61
fax : +33(0)4 77 42 16 84
laurent.pottier(a)univ-st-etienne.fr
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HI,
I have just released an update of the AVL-Drumkits (now at 1.1). For
those who are unfamiliar these are free sample libraries of 2 complete
Drumkits and hand percussion in Hydrogen, SFZ and Soundfont2 formats.
These kits are intended to bring an authentic acoustic, organic drum
sound to your MIDI DAW arrangements and preserve real-world
characteristics such as tom ringing and overtones unlike many General
MIDI kits that sound sterile. AVL-Drumkits feature 5 sample layers per
kit piece, have a very light memory footprint and are suitable for
systems old and new. The shell samples provide both center and edge
hits to emulate right and left hands and the cymbals are quite
realistic without truncated samples. Additional resources are
available such as a PDF Keymap and Midnam files to use with MIDI
tracks in Ardour and Mixbus.
Changelog:
* - Now licensed CC-BY-SA [1] with a slightly modified license
(Thanks to Nils Gey)
* - NEWLY ADDED SOUNDFONT2 VERSIONS! (tested with the new 'a-Fluid
Synth' plugin in Ardour 5.4)
* - Cleaned up formatting of SFZ text files with better key number
ordering (didn't affect performance, just my OCD)
* - New Kick drum samples for both kits with fuller sounding closed
resonant heads.
Downloads, more detailed information and Audio and Video demos of the
Kits can all be found at the AVL-Drumkits webpage:
http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/
Enjoy! Glen MacArthur - AV Linux Maintainer
Links:
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[1] http://bandshed.net/pdf/AVL-Drumkits%20CC-BY-SA%20License.pdf
Hi all,
Today 64 Studio is announcing the first official release of the PiDeck
project; version 0.1 is named in honour of DJ Kool Herc. Demo video at:
http://pideck.com/
PiDeck is an open source project retro-fitting the Raspberry Pi onto any
DJ turntable, eliminating the need for each DJ to carry their own
laptop. The xwax digital vinyl system is built into a custom micro SD
card image which you can extend with new and experimental features, or
just download and use today.
Music files are loaded from USB sticks so that DJs can hand over between
sets without any cable plugging or unplugging. The hardware parts cost
is around £150 sterling/166 euro/US $182 per turntable and there is no
soldering or modification to the turntable required.
See https://github.com/pideck/pideck-distro/releases to download the
software. We love pull requests :-)
Cheers!
Daniel James
Director
64 Studio Ltd.