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[ANN] The QStuff* End-of-Summer'23 Release batch #1

by Rui Nuno Capela

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

8 months

Update of tetraproc and tetrafile

by Fons Adriaensen

Hello all, Release 0.9.2 of the tetraproc and tetrafile processors for first order Ambisonic microphones is now available at: <http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads/index.html> Main changes: tetrafile now defaults to the Ambix format for both channel gains and order. It is still possible to create old style 'Fuma' files, see README. Ciao, -- FA

8 months

Oops!

by Will Godfrey

It seems those who switched from Github to Gitlab to escape from Microsoft may have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. I've just seen news on The Register that Gitlab is extending their 'partnership' with Google - I didn't even know there *was* a partnership. Interesting times :( -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'} https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/ http://yoshimi.github.io Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

8 months

wav format metadata editor

by Will Godfrey

Can anyone suggest a program that can edit metadata in 24bit wav files. It seems Picard treats these as faulty - all the music players have no problems. -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'} https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/ http://yoshimi.github.io Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

8 months, 1 week

pulse-jack inside of a vnc server

by drew Roberts

Does anyone know if you can run run pulseaudio (specifically the pulseaudio-module-jack stuff) inside of a vncserver session. If so, can you explain how you do it or provide a link to a document that explains the setup? I am on ubuntu (studio) 22.04 and using tightvnc server. Things run fine from my normal desktop on that machine but if I fire up the vnc server and connect to that, the pulse jack source and sink will not load properly for me. I am trying to do this with the dummy jack driver and would like to set it up so that it does not use the onboard sound via alsa. (Perhaps a dummy alsa card or ???) I want to get a sip phone or browser audio into my jack graph, so, if you know another way to get this done, great. I cannot find a sip phone that does jack audio. iirc, many years ago asterisk had an iax(2?) phone that could speak jack. long gone to my knowledge.) all the best, drew -- Enjoy the *Paradise Island Cam* playing *Bahamian Or Nuttin* - https://www.paradiseislandcam.com/

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