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[ANN] Qtractor 0.9.36 - An Autumn'23 Release

by Rui Nuno Capela

Howdy! Qtractor 0.9.36 (autumn'23) is released! Change-log: - Multiple audio and/or MIDI files may now appear as arguments on the command line and get immediately imported into a new session; also, any audio or MIDI file may now be promptly imported into a new session from the main File/Open... dialog. - New MIDI clip tool option added: Rescale/Invert. - Introducing brand new MIDI clip tool: Tempo ramp. - Disable or better hide the Add Tracks option on the MIDI tracks export dialog. - Fixed a yearlong bug in MIDI file import/export of tempo, time and key signatures and markers, to severely wrong locations. - Enable Aux-Send inserts on output buses, but list possible target buses only; audio output buses are now listed as possible targets iif they follow or succeed the source one (in internal processing order). - Fixed MIDI tracks latency compensation, now working as expected. - Show current/total plugins latency on the Track properties dialog, - Fixed MIDI Step-input for non-zero offset clips. Description: Qtractor [1] is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework [2]. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK [3]) for audio and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA [4]) for MIDI are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio. Website: https://qtractor.org https://qtractor.sourceforge.io http://qtractor.sourceforge.net Project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor/files - source tarball: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.36.tar.gz - source package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.36-79.1.rncbc.suse.src.rpm - binary package (openSUSE Tubleweed): https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.36-79.1.rncbc.suse.x86_64.rpm - AppImage [7] package: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.9.36-79.1.x86_64.AppImage - Flatpak [8] package (thanks Hubert Figuière): https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.rncbc.qtractor Git repos: https://git.code.sf.net/p/qtractor/code https://github.com/rncbc/qtractor.git https://gitlab.com/rncbc/qtractor.git https://codeberg.org/rncbc/qtractor.git Wiki (outdated; help wanted!): https://sourceforge.net/p/qtractor/wiki/ - static rendering: https://qtractor.org/doc http://qtractor.sourceforge.net/doc https://qtractor.sourceforge.io/doc - user manual & how-to's: https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-manual-and-howtos.epub https://download.sf.net/qtractor/qtractor-manual-and-howtos.pdf License: Qtractor [1] is free, open-source Linux Audio [5] software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL [6]) version 2 or later. References: [1] Qtractor - An audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer https://qtractor.org https://qtractor.sourceforge.io http://qtractor.sourceforge.net [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] ALSA, Advanced Linux Sound Architecture https://www.alsa-project.org/ [5] Linux Audio consortium of libre software for audio-related work https://linuxaudio.org [6] GPL - GNU General Public License https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html [7] AppImage, Linux apps that run anywhere https://appimage.org/ [8] Flatpak, next-generation technology for building and distributing desktop applications on Linux https://flatpak.org/ See also: https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2485 Cheers && Have fun! -- rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela

2 years

SoundTracker 1.0.5-pre1 released

by Yury Aliaev

Hi all, The first pre-release of SoundTracker v1.0.5 is done. The main feature of 1.0.5 release is full support of stereo samples (MODPlug XM / XI extension), including conversion between mono and stereo samples and some specific editing functions. This pre-release also includes some less important updates and fixes. You can find more new features in NEWS file. SoundTracker download page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/ Regards, Yury.

2 years

SpectMorph 0.6.1

by Stefan Westerfeld

SpectMorph 0.6.1 has been released. The main changes are: - Instrument editor improvements - Support for multiple banks for WavSources - New standard instruments - The code is now hard RT capable - UI fixes for macOS What is SpectMorph? ------------------- SpectMorph is a free software project which allows to analyze samples of musical instruments, and to combine them (morphing). It can be used to construct hybrid sounds, for instance a sound between a trumpet and a flute; or smooth transitions, for instance a sound that starts as a trumpet and then gradually changes to a flute. SpectMorph ships with many ready-to-use instruments which can be combined using morphing. SpectMorph is implemented in C++ and licensed under the GNU LGPL version 2.1 or later Integrating SpectMorph into your Work ------------------------------------- SpectMorph is currently available for Linux, Windows and macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), with CLAP/LV2/VST plugins. Under Linux, there is also JACK Support. Links: ------ Website: http://www.spectmorph.org Download: http://www.spectmorph.org/downloads There are many audio demos on the website, which demonstrate morphing between instruments. List of Changes in SpectMorph 0.6.1: ------------------------------------ #### Instrument Editor * Support click & drag sample to scroll & zoom (#22). * Support stereo to mono conversion when loading stereo samples (#14). * Add manual volume editing / normalization. * Implement automatic selection triggered by midi. #### New instruments * Bass Flute * Soprano Saxophone * Clarinet, Bass Clarinet * Tenor Trombone * Viola, Double Bass * Make samples and meta information for standard instruments available on github. #### Improvements * Support multiple banks for WavSources / instrument editor. * Avoid allocations in DSP thread to be hard RT capable. * Allow overriding analysis parameter for frame stepping to get higher time resolution. #### Fixes * Make UI work properly in Ableton Live (and possibly other hosts) on macOS. * Fix UI scaling problem on M1 macOS builds. * Fix crash if instrument editor is closed without any samples. * Fix cases of undefined behaviour. * Fix timing problems for long notes, reproduce long WavSource notes with exact tempo. * Fix use-after-free for outdated control events. * Fix freetype related memory leak. -- Stefan Westerfeld, http://space.twc.de/~stefan

2 years

SOS forum 5th Album

by Will Godfrey

This has been put together from musicians that are all on the SOS forum. All the proceeds (with no deductions) are given to these people: https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/about-us/ The album is here: https://sosforumalbum.bandcamp.com/album/the-5th-sound-on-sound-forum-album -- 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.

2 years

Update of jnoisemeter

by Fons Adriaensen

Hello all, Release 0.4.1 of jnoisemeter is available at the usual place: <http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads/index.html> Jnoisemeter is a small Jack app for accurate measurement of audio signals, in particular noise signals. See README for the details. New in this release: IEC class 0 octave band filters. Ciao, -- FA

2 years

sanitize midi files on command line?

by Peter P.

Hi list, I am looking for a program (ideally on the command line) that allows me to check for identical notes being retriggered before they have been turned off. In addition I wonder if such a tool could then correct note lengths to prevent this case? In addition, is there a similar tool for checking and repairing missing note-off events (hanging notes) within a midi file? I think I have checked all on this list https://wiki.linuxaudio.org/apps/categories/midi_software but so far no solution found. Thanks for any ideas! Peter

2 years

Solo stringed instrument sounds

by David Sumbler

I am in the process of creating a MIDI version of some string quartet music. So far I have been using VPO solo strings sounds, but these are not very satisfactory even after editing the .sfz files to the best of my (limited) ability. VPO has some great sounds for string sections no doubt, but for solo instruments it is not so good. I downloaded an sf2 version of some solo string sounds and converted them to sfz, but found that they were very synthetic sounding. I have also downloaded the Philharmonia Orchestra samples. These are fairly comprehensive and sound good, but unfortunately the samples themselves are very short (typically only 1 or 2 seconds long), and I haven't been able to make satisfactory loops with them. Can anyone suggest where I might find some good quality solo string sounds? Ideally, as well as normal bowed and pizzicato sounds, I would like natural and artificial harmonics and open (i.e. unstopped) string sounds.

2 years

How sound is providing new clues about the Universe - BBC Future

by David W. Jones

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231011-how-sound-is-providing-new-clue… And perhaps they use Linux in the processing? --- David W. Jones gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com exploring the landscape of god http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.

2 years, 1 month

SoundTracker 1.0.4 released

by Yury Aliaev

Hi there, I have released SoundTracker v1.0.4. Comparing to the last pre-release, 1.0.3-pre2, it contains several important bugfixes, so I recommend everyone to upgrade. Its main revolutionary feature is a facility to process samples by any external program that can communicate through STDIO. The interaction with such a program is described used XML specs (not documented yet, but the comprehensive example: much of SOX functions, is included), so one need not recompile ST, only restart after adding new specs. Other main features of the 1.0.4 release are: * General: - Full-screen mode - Volume of all samples of an instrument / all samples in the module can be set to a value, not only gained. Also all samples panning can be adjusted. These functions can also modify the explicitly given values of volume / panning of notes in patterns - Improved compatibility with FastTracker, also MOD files are played more correctly - Unused patterns are listed in the Pattern Sequence Editor - Sampling rate can be specified while saving a sample as WAV - New module optimizer with many control parameters * Track Editor: - Moving notes up / down is implemented * Sample Editor: - The whole sample is drawn after recording - Exponential / reverse exponential volume fade transients * Instrument Editor: - Envelope inversion and shifting is implemented You can find more new features in NEWS file. SoundTracker download page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/ Regards, Yury.

2 years, 1 month

Programmable Audio Workshop (PAW-23), Lyon, France, Dec. 2, 2023 + Bonus Workshop on Faust -> FPGA

by Stéphane Letz

The Programmable Audio Workshop (PAW) is a yearly one day FREE event gathering members of the programmable audio community around scientific talks and hands-on workshops. The 2023 edition of PAW is hosted by the INRIA/INSA/GRAME-CNCM Emeraude Team at the Marie Curie Library of INSA Lyon (France) on December 2nd, 2023. The theme of this year's PAW is "Artificial Intelligence and Audio Programming Languages" with a strong focus on computer music languages (i.e., Faust, ChucK, and PureData). The main aim of PAW-23 is to give an overview of the various ways artificial intelligence is used and approached in the context of Domain Specific Languages (DSL) for real-time audio Digital Signal Processing (DSP). As a side event, we will also be organizing a "Faust/FPGA" workshop on Dec. 1, 2023 in Lyon. More information as well as the full program of these events are available at: https://paw.grame.fr We look forward to seeing you there and we remain at your disposal if you have any questions. Stéphane for the PAW-23 Team

2 years, 1 month

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