The new release of TkEca is available for downloading at: http://tkeca.sourceforge.net *What is Tkeca?* Tkeca is a TCL/TK frontend for Kai Vehmanen's ECASOUND <http://www.eca.cx/ecasound/>. So you will need it in order to use Tkeca. It's intended to have all the ECASOUND <http://www.eca.cx/ecasound/> features including: unlimited number of tracks, volume and pan control on each track, up to 8 effects for each track, LADSPA support, multitrack support, multiple inputs/outputs/soundcards, effects preview, multiple takes on each track, mute track and more. Tkeca was tested only in a linux box. *Main Features:* - Mixer look. - Unlimited tracks. - Unlimited takes for track. - Playback/Recording device selecting for each track. - Multichannel soundcard support. Useful also in common stereo soundcards. - LADSPA support. - Up to 8 effects for track. - Real time volume control. - Real time master volume control. - Real time pan control. - Real time mute/unmute control. - Real time Solo/Unsolo control. - Real time Bypass/Connect effects. - Real time effects parameters control. - ecasoundrc edit window. - Mixdown to wave file. - Export to .ecs (Ecasound Chain Setup). - Tools button: Ecanormalize, DC fix, Wave edit (using the Ecasound default wave editor) and wavefile delete. - Locate windows with up to 16 preset positions. - Punch-in and punch-out user defined positions. - Switch between MM:SS and SSSS time format. - Project open/save. *Requirements:* - Tcl/tk. - Ecasound. - Soundcard with OSS/ALSA drivers. - LADSPA (Optional). - Jack (Optional). - Ecawave (Optional). *Changes from version 4.2.0:* - LADSPA Loading Window. - Main Window is visible during the LADSPA plug-ins loading. - Message if Tkeca is unable to find ecasoundrc file. - Processing Mixdown window. - Master volume control. - Filenames with spaces are allowed. - Certain buttons get disabled during mixdown. - Compressor utility is no longer available for mixdow, it was useless and buggy. - Bug: Certain buttons remain disabled after exporting .ecs. - Bug: Track Properties windows always reset to default values. - Bug: Always applying compressor due an "IF" error.