Hello there! Here the first batch of the 'QStuff*': QjackCtl [1], Qsynth [2], Qsampler [3], QXGEdit [4], QmidiCtl [5] and QmidiNet [6], released for the (northern) End-of-Summer'23 season. Enjoy while it's still hot. ** QjackCtl - JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface [1] ** QjackCtl 0.9.12 (end-of-summer'23) is out! QjackCtl is an aged yet modern, not so 'simple' anymore, Qt [7] application to control the JACK [8] sound server, for the Linux Audio [12] infrastructure. Change-log: - Setup: disable Settings parameters altogether, except frames/period (aka. buffer-size) if running in the so called 'Active' pure-client mode (eg. under PipeWire's pw-jack substitution). - Connections: Fixed an old JACK client/ports aliases malfunction, hopefully. - Graph: Ctrl+left or middle-button click-dragging for panning, is now a lot smoother, hopefully. - Graph: Click-dragging with the mouse middle-button is now used for panning only, not to start a selection anymore. - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io http://qjackctl.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qjackctl/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.9.12.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.9.12-56.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.9.12-56.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-0.9.12-56.1.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qjackctl/code https://github.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qjackctl.git ** Qsynth - A FluidSynth Qt GUI Interface [2] ** Qsynth 0.9.12 (end-of-summer'23) is out! Qsynth is a FluidSynth [10] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [7] using Qt Designer. Change-log: - Restore all MIDI channels synth-engine funcionality, when the output peak-meters aren't opted in. - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qsynth.sourceforge.io http://qsynth.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.9.12.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.9.12-56.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.9.12-56.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.9.12-56.1.x86_64.AppImage - Windows package (thanks to Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas): https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-0.9.12-56.1.win-x64-setup.exe - Flatpak [21] package (thanks again to Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas): https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.rncbc.qsynth Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsynth/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsynth.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qsynth.git ** Qsampler - A LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface [3] ** Qsampler 0.9.11 (end-of-summer'23) is out! Qsampler is a LinuxSampler [11] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [7] using Qt Designer. Change-log: - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qsampler.sourceforge.io http://qsampler.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsampler Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsampler/files - source tarballs: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.9.11.tar.gz https://download.sf.net/qsampler/liblscp-0.9.11.tar.gz - source packages: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm https://download.sf.net/qsampler/liblscp-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm https://download.sf.net/qsampler/liblscp6-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm https://download.sf.net/qsampler/liblscp-devel-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_6… - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qsampler/qsampler-0.9.11-55.1.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsampler/code https://github.com/rncbc/qsampler.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qsampler.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qsampler.git https://git.code.sf.net/p/qsampler/liblscp https://github.com/rncbc/liblscp.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/liblscp.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/liblscp.git ** QXGEdit - A Qt XG Editor [4] ** QXGEdit 0.9.11 (end-of-summer'23) is out! QXGEdit is a live XG instrument editor, specialized on editing MIDI System Exclusive files (.syx) for the Yamaha DB50XG [14] and thus probably a baseline for many other XG devices. Change-log: - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qxgedit.sourceforge.io http://qxgedit.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxgedit Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxgedit/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.9.11.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qxgedit/qxgedit-0.9.11-55.1.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qxgedit/code https://github.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qxgedit.git ** QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast [5] ** QmidiCtl 0.9.11 (end-of-summer'23) is out! QmidiCtl [5] is a MIDI remote controller application that sends MIDI data over the network, using UDP/IP multicast. Inspired by multimidicast [15] and designed to be compatible with ipMIDI [15] for Windows. QmidiCtl [5] was long ago designed for the Maemo [17] enabled handheld devices, namely the late Nokia N900 [18] and promoted to the Maemo Package [18] repositories. Nevertheless, QmidiCtl [5] may still be found effective as a regular desktop application and recently as an Android application as well. Change-log: - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qmidictl.sourceforge.io http://qmidictl.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidictl Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidictl/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11-55.1.x86_64.AppImage - Android packages: https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11-55.1.arm64-v8a.apk https://download.sf.net/qmidictl/qmidictl-0.9.11-55.1.x86_64.apk https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.rncbc.qmidictl Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidictl/code https://github.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qmidictl.git ** QmidiNet - A MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast [6] ** QmidiNet 0.9.11 (end-of-summer'23) is out! QmidiNet is a MIDI network gateway application that sends and receives MIDI data (ALSA-MIDI [9] and JACK-MIDI [8]) over the network, using UDP/IP multicast. Inspired by multimidicast [15] and designed to be compatible with ipMIDI [16] for Windows. Change-log: - Preppings to next development cycle (Qt >= 6.6) Website: https://qmidinet.sourceforge.io http://qmidinet.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidinet Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qmidinet/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.9.11.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.9.11-55.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [20] package: https://download.sf.net/qmidinet/qmidinet-0.9.11-55.1.x86_64.AppImage Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qmidinet/code https://github.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git https://codeberg.com/rncbc/qmidinet.git -- License: All of the Qstuff* are free, open-source Linux Audio [11] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [12]. References: [1] QjackCtl - A JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io [2] Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface https://qsynth.sourceforge.io [3] Qsampler - A LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface https://qsampler.sourceforge.io [4] QXGEdit - A Qt XG Editor https://qxgedit.sourceforge.io [5] QmidiCtl - A MIDI Remote Controller via UDP/IP Multicast https://qmidictl.sourceforge.io [6] QmidiNet - A MIDI Network Gateway via UDP/IP Multicast https://qmidinet.sourceforge.io [7] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [8] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org [9] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [10] FluidSynth - A SoundFont Synthesizer A real-time software synthesizer based on SoundFont 2 specifications https://www.fluidsynth.org [11] LinuxSampler - The Linux Sampler Project A modular, streaming capable, realtime audio sampler https://www.linuxsampler.org [12] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [13] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [14] Yamaha DB50XG (https://web.archive.org/web/20150607065739/) http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/may96/yamahadb50xg.html [15] multimidicast - sends and receives MIDI from ALSA sequencers over network https://llg.cubic.org/tools/multimidicast [16] ipMIDI - MIDI over Ethernet ports - send MIDI over your LAN https://nerds.de [17] Maemo.org - Home of the Maemo community https://www.maemo.org [18] Maemo.org Wiki - Nokia N900 https://wiki.maemo.org/Nokia_N900 [19] Maemo.org - Downloads: QmidiCtl https://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/qmidictl [20] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [21] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2461 See y'all next time! -- rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela