[LAA] wcnt-1.26-pre

Pre-release of Wav Composer Not Toilet 1.26 wcnt is a not-real-time commandline text-file-based modular synth/sequencer/sampler for GNU/Linux to generate WAV audio files. Download from: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=76646&package_id… Website: http://wcnt.sourceforge.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the second release building up to wcnt-1.26 Since wcnt-1.25.5, the program has undergone many important changes. * libsndfile: the audio file IO lib from mega-nerd.com allows wcnt to read and write *WAV* audio in other data formats besides 16bit pcm. Consequently, all 16bit 'audio' inputs and outputs have been removed. *** Make sure you have it installed *** :) * LADSPA: a number of modules (9) have been created to use a select few LADSPA plugins. These provide much better filters, reverb, limiting, and compression. More might be added in future. * orbit module: impliments three orbit fractals which iterate upon a trigger, and the output of which is scaled (via an iteration test) within the -1.0 to +1.0 range. * adsr_scaler data object: allows indivdual sections of previously defined adsr modules to be scaled on the time axis. it's quick and easy. * improved command line option handling: help describing the command line options. several new options such as --dont-run and --no-title. module help now lists the modules sorted into three alphabetical collumns to make life easier. * many memory leaks plugged, and numerous operational bugs squashed. * no more -ffast_math compiler optimizations causing dodgy calculations. * removed sine_wave and tri_wave modules altogether. * wave module: a new easy-to-use module for quickly generating sine, triangle, and sawtooth waveforms and a number of variations of these outputting in the 0.0 to +1.0 range (instead of -1.0 to +1.0). * wave_phase module: comes close to the old sine_wave and triangle_wave implimentations. seperate phase trigger and phase_step inputs, and seperate phase_step input for a shaping waveform. improved algorythm means it's more likely to do what it's meant to :). new parameter to invert every other phase (or every other partial phase etc), combined with shaping (ie multiplication of two waveforms) allows a greater variety of waveforms to be created. * dc_filter and rms modules: no longer do their calculations in such an extremely deffective manner. * deg_size type inputs and outputs renamed to the far more sensible phase_step type. * constant_freq and constant_note: two new constant modules which output translations of their parameter, so they're independant of the sample rate unlike doing the same thing with the constant module. * balance module: this is the modifier module renamed to show what it actually does: balance two signals. * modifier module: does something much more interesting than balance two signals - ie combining two waveforms to create a third. * many code changes and improvments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***** Please note the online help at wcnt.sf.net is now out of date. I've begun working on inline help, the beginnings of which are included as a number of text files. The text files provide short descriptions and guidlines on the usages of individual modules. ***** All your old .wc files will now be broken with this version. Sorry - things change as I slowly learn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download from: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=76646&package_id… Website: http://wcnt.sourceforge.net best regards, james jwm-art net