[linux-audio-dev] [ann] muse-0.7.1 is released

Hi everybody, MusE 0.7.1 has now been released. This release is mainly a bugfix release, though a number of new features have been added. All users are encouraged to upgrade. Notable new features: - New synths + DeicsOnze from Alin Weiller + SimpleDrums from Mathias Lundgren - Audio metronome - Some new instrument definition files: + Alesis QSR,QS7 and QS8 + Access Virus + Hammond XB + Waldorf Microwave + ZynAddSubFx Notable things that are planned but not yet in this release: - Getting external-midi-sync to work again - reading of muse 0.6.x songfiles Notable bugs: - See the errata section on the homepage for the latest: http://www.muse-sequencer.org/wiki/index.php/Errata0.7 A selection of changes from the ChangeLog: * Now the length is updated when importing a midi file to a project, fixes bug: 1056994 * Disabled freewheeling for bounce functions (song.cpp:_bounce) * Fixed bug: 1094622, MidiTransform now uses new controller types * Fixed bug with custom plugin guis that caused them to be uninitialized * Fixed a crash problem when using several fluidsynths * Now fluidsynth restores most memory upon deletion * Fixed crash / hang when closing connected jack apps * Insertion of tempo events in list mastereditor added * Added support for changing time signature in list master editor * Added support for changing tempo + position of tempoevents in list mastereditor * Backported auto rec-enable from HEAD branch * Added visual feedback of marker addition in ruler as well as possibility to remove markers with shift+rmb * Made it easier to resize the last track (bug: 1041798) * Fixed bug: 966005, new projects are now called "untitled" * fixed bug: 1085791, no more crashes with delete + drag * Listedit bugfixes. Consideration of part offset used for events * Fix for bug #1085796 (when renaming channel by doubleclicking it in tracklist and a part is selected, pressing return opens editor for part) * -a (No Audio) flag added, improved Dummy audio backend * fixed import of type 0 midi files * fix midi import: tick values of tempo/signature and marker events are now properly converted to internal resolution (backport from 0.8) * Added Alsa Timer as a new timing device * Made some changes to how threads are created, for systems where thread creation has been erratic, linux2.6 in various configurations. For a complete list of changes see the ChangeLog: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?rev=1.214.2.41       Regards, /MusE Development team