Linux-audio-user February 2026

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IEM Artistic Residency Program 2026 - Call for Applications

by IOhannes m zmoelnig

(sorry for cross-posting, please distribute) The IEM – Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics – in Graz, Austria is happy to announce its call for its 2026 residency program. # Artist in Residence <https://go.iem.at/residency> The residency is aimed at individuals wishing to pursue an artistic project related to the research fields of the IEM: • Algorithmic Composition • Algorithmic Experimentation • Audio-Visuality • Dynamical Systems • Experimental Game Design • Live Coding • Sonic Interaction Design • Spatialization/higher-order Ambisonics • Standard and non-standard Sound Synthesis • ... Duration of residency: 4 months Start date: September 1st 2026 (negotiable) APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31th 2026 Please reply to the official call by KUG for a Senior Artist (scroll down in the PDF for the English version): <https://go.iem.at/residency26> # The Institute The Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics is a department of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz founded in 1965. It is a leading institution in its field, with more than 35 staff members of researchers and artists. IEM offers education to students in composition and computer music, sound engineering, sound design, contemporary music performance, and musicology. It is well connected to the University of Technology, the University of Graz as well as to the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum through three joint study programs. The project results will be released through the Institute’s own Open CUBE and Signale concert series, as well as through various collaborations with international artists and institutions. What we expect from applicants: • A project proposal that adds new perspectives to the Institute’s activities and resonates well with the interests of IEM. • Willingness to work on-site in Graz for the most part of the Residency. • Willingness to exchange and share ideas, knowledge and results with IEM staff members and students, and engage in scholarly discussions. • The ability to work independently within the Institute. • A dissemination strategy as part of the project proposal that ensures the publication of the work, or documentation thereof, in a suitable format. This could be achieved for example through the release of media, journal or conference publication, a project website, or other means that help to preserve the knowledge gained through the Residency and make it available to the public. • A public presentation as e.g. a concert or installation, which presents the results of the Residency. What we offer: • 24/7 access to the facilities of the IEM. • Exchange with competent and experienced staff members. • A desk in a shared office space for the entire period and access to studios including the CUBE [1], according to availability. • Extensive access to the studios of the IEM during the period from July 1st until end of September. • access to the IKOsahedron loudspeaker [2] • access to the “Autoklavierspieler” [3] • infrared motion tracking systems • Regular possibilities for contact and exchange with peers from similar or other disciplines. • Concert and presentation facilities (CUBE 30 channel loudspeaker concert space). What we cannot offer to the successful applicant: • We can not provide any housing. • We also cannot provide continuous assistance and support, although the staff is generally willing to help where possible. • We can not host artist duos or groups, because of spatial limitations. • We can not offer any additional financial support for travel or material expenses. Feel free to contact residency(a)iem.at if you have any questions. [1] The Cube has a 30-channel loudspeaker system [2] <https://iko.sonible.com/> [3] <https://algo.mur.at/projects/autoklavierspieler/> -- please do not CC me for list-emails

1 week, 2 days

[ANN] Qsynth 1.0.4 - A Mid-Winter'26 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi y'all! Qsynth 1.0.4 (mid-winter'26) released! Qsynth is a FluidSynth [2] GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt framework [3] using Qt Designer. Change-log: - Make sure initial empty preset channel-map always gets Channel 10 to Bank 128 and Program 0 on default (GM Drums/Percussion). - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. 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-1.0.4.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qsynth/qsynth-1.0.4-5.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package: 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 License: Qsynth [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [5]. References: [1] Qsynth - A fluidsynth Qt GUI Interface https://qsynth.sourceforge.io [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [3] FluidSynth - A SoundFont Synthesizer A real-time software synthesizer based on SoundFont 2 specifications https://www.fluidsynth.org [4] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work http://linuxaudio.org [5] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [7] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2877 Enjoy && Have (lots) fun! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

1 week, 6 days

Open Live Mixing System is borning (arch+RT+Ardour+UAC)

by Francesco Nano

Hello, I'm building a foss RT system suitable for live mixing. The purpose is to create a distributed mixer max 48 I-O, based on standard PCs and common USB UAC sound cards. Does anyone here should be interested in testing my proof of concept and/or collaborate? Thank you so much. Francesco Nano from Italy. Website: https://openlivemixingsystem.org/ GitHub: https://github.com/Open-Live-Mixing-System-OLMS/Open-Live-Mixing-System/tre… Logs: https://hackaday.io/project/204936-open-live-mixing-system

2 weeks

[ANN] QjackCtl 1.0.5 - A Mid-Winter'26 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi everyone! QjackCtl 1.0.5 (mid-winter'26) is out! QjackCtl [1] is an aged yet modern, not so 'simple' anymore, Qt [2] application to control the JACK [3] sound server, for the Linux Audio [4] infrastructure. Change-log: - Graph: Save node positions as soon as they are taken or moved around, avoiding accidental re-positioning to the previous or original state. - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. 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-1.0.5.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [6] package: https://download.sf.net/qjackctl/qjackctl-1.0.5-6.1.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 License: QjackCtl [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [4] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later [5]. References: [1] QjackCtl - A JACK Audio Connection Kit Qt GUI Interface https://qjackctl.sourceforge.io [2] Qt framework, C++ class library and tools for cross-platform application and UI development https://qt.io/ [3] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org [4] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [5] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [6] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2876 Enjoy! - - - rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

2 weeks, 2 days

[Music] Feather Cruise

by Jeanette C.

Hey hey, finally - or all too soon - I have uploaded a new song: https://youtu.be/PP5pGRKmz9c It's baroque influenced electronica with my friend Ritual Notes playing flute. The external synths used are the usual analogue and wavetable candidates. On Linux Csound provided the mbria-like sound and anything drum-like. The latter was sampled and loaded into LinuxSampler together with strings from the VPO and a commercial harpsichord. Yoshimi supplied a few basses and stabs. Enjoy and best wishes, Jeanette -- * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g * GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c

2 weeks, 4 days

Using Csound Jack Backend with Pipewire

by Brandon Hale

Hello all, Has anyone been using csound with -+rtaudio=jack while using pipewire as their jack backend? I've found that it leads to some weirdness, including not playing back sound at all sometimes (this was happening in non-predictable ways). Also, it seems to require the -B buffer size to be 2048 for my machine, even though pw-top says it's running at 1024 as its buffer size. Csound has been working great using -+rtaudio=pulse, but when I want to use it for live midi stuff, I definitely will need to use the -+rtaudio=alsa, or -+rtaudio=jack for that lower latency. Thank you again for your help, Brandon Hale

2 weeks, 5 days

[ANN] Vee One Suite 1.4.0 - A Mid-Winter'26 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Hi all, The 'Vee One Suite', the 'gang-of-four' 'old-school' software instruments, * synthv1 [1] as a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer; * samplv1 [2] a polyphonic sampler synthesizer; * drumkv1 [3] as yet another drum-kit sampler; * padthv1 [4] a polyphonic additive synthesizer. Are here released as a Mid-Winter'26 update... All delivered in dual form: - a pure stand-alone JACK client with JACK-session [5], NSM (Non/New Session Management [6]) and both JACK MIDI and ALSA MIDI [7] input support; - a LV2 instrument plug-in [8]. Change-log: - DejaVuSans TTF font is now firmly embedded to improve on the self-containment status (ie. freetype2 static linking). - Fixed 'mime-info' file to the correct MIME-type icon names. - Get rid of CONFIG_WAYLAND build config option; add underlying platform name (eg. xcb, wayland) to Qt version string. The 'Vee One Suite' are free, open-source Linux Audio [10] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) [11] version 2 or later. **synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer [1] ** synthv1 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) is out! synthv1 is an old-school all-digital 4-oscillator subtractive polyphonic synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://synthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/synthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary packages (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/synthv1/synthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/synthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/synthv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/synthv1.git **samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler [2]** samplv1 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) is out! samplv1 is an old-school polyphonic sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://samplv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/samplv1/samplv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/samplv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/samplv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/samplv1.git **drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler [3]** drumkv1 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) is out! drumkv1 is an old-school drum-kit sampler synthesizer with stereo fx. LV2 URI: http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/samplv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/drumkv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/drumkv1/drumkv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/drumkv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/drumkv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/drumkv1.git **padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer [4]** padthv1 1.4.0 (mid-winter'26) is out! padthv1 is an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer with stereo fx. padthv1 is based on the PADsynth algorithm by Paul Nasca, as a special variant of additive synthesis. LV2 URI: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net/lv2 website: http://padthv1.sourceforge.net https://padthv1.sourceforge.io project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1 downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/padthv1/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.4.0.tar.gz - source package: https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tumbleweed): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.r… https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-lv2-1.4.0-11.1.rncbc.suse.x86_84.rpm - AppImage [9] package (JACK stand-alone only): https://download.sf.net/padthv1/padthv1-jack-1.4.0-11.1.x86_64.AppImage git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/padthv1/code https://github.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/padthv1.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/padthv1.git References: [1] synthv1 - an old-school polyphonic synthesizer https://synthv1.sourceforge.io http://synthv1.sourceforge.net [2] samplv1 - an old-school polyphonic sampler https://samplv1.sourceforge.io http://samplv1.sourceforge.net [3] drumkv1 - an old-school drum-kit sampler https://drumkv1.sourceforge.io http://drumkv1.sourceforge.net [4] padthv1 - an old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer https://padthv1.sourceforge.io http://padthv1.sourceforge.net [5] JACK Audio Connection Kit https://jackaudio.org/ [6] NSM, Non Session Management (legacy) http://non.tuxfamily.org/nsm/ New Session Manager https://new-session-manager.jackaudio.org/ [7] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [8] LV2, Audio Plugin Standard, the extensible successor of LADSPA https://lv2plug.in/ [9] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [10] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [11] GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2874 Enjoy && Have fun. - - - rncbc aka. Rui Nuno Capela

2 weeks, 6 days

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