22 May
2010
22 May
'10
12:24 a.m.
So much to tell, even more to do... then one could hardly shake, this
long overdue. Lousy rhymes and no miserly times. And there it is: a
bug-fix release, I'll mean to ease.
Oh crap! Let's get it through once and for all.
With huge compliments to all who got the nerve and report as many too
much idiosyncrasies (nee bugs). Don't, never look back. There's plenty
more ahead, no matter where you look, or hear, whether is up or down hill :)
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
Release highlights:
- MIDI Editor draw mode (aka paint mode) (NEW)
- MIDI Swing-quantize (NEW)
- LV2 UI Instance & Data-access extension support (NEW)
- JACK Session support (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW)
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support (NEW)
- MIDI Editor event list in-line editing (NEW)
- MIDI Clip time-stretching (FIX)
- MIDI Clip editor file salvage quietness (NEW)
- MIDI Control bus switching crash (FIX)
- MIDI Bank-selection backout (FIX)
- Initial widget geometry extents (FIX)
- Input-only bus playback crash (FIX)
- Bus connection persistence crash (FIX)
- Drag-and-drop cloning plugins (FIX)
- MIDI Editor floating-selection persistence (NEW)
- Audio inserts garbage signal (FIX)
A bit more or not so detailed change-log is found below.
Website:
http://qtractor.sourceforge.net
Project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor
Downloads:
- source tarball:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6.tar.gz
- source package (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.sr…
- binary packages (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.i5…
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.x8…
- binary packages (Ubuntu 10.04):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004…
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004…
- user manual (outrageously outdated):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.3.0-user-manual.pdf
Weblog (upstream support):
http://www.rncbc.org
License (no kiddin'):
Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
Change-log:
- Introducing a non-painting edit sub-mode on the MIDI clip editor's
piano-roll (see Edit/Select Mode/Edit Draw menu).
- The MIDI clip editor (aka piano-roll) is now a lot more quiet about
saving its own dirty content, delegating all salvage questions to main
session control.
- Don't show session restart message box when changing JACK transport
mode option anymore.
- Dedicated MIDI control bus switching fixed. Was closing the wrong bus
eventually and crashing the whole show with it (fixes bug #2989590).
- MIDI bank/program backout has been corrected on MIDI track properties
dialog rejection (ie. user cancellation).
- MIDI bank select method has been corrected for tracks with no
instrument defined (probably fixing bug #2987071).
- LV2 UI Instance and Data Access extension support added; reduce LV2
external UI parameter value update flickering.
- JACK session infrastructure support. (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Initial widget geometry and visibility persistence logic has been
slightly revised as much to avoid crash failures due to wrong main
widget hidden state.
- Initial mixer widget extents are now set reasonably larger.
- General source tree layout and build configuration change.
- Ever since smooth-ramping introduction that having at least one
input-only buses were causing immediate playback crashes, now hopefully
fixed.
- Refactored for common engine client nomenclature, primarily provided
by JACK, then secondarily passed to ALSA Sequencer, getting rid of the
JackUseExactName requirement and lifting the unique/single instance
restriction in the process.
- Current JACK Transport, MMC Device, and MIDI Song Position pointer
(SPP) control modes are now saved/loaded as part of session option
properties.
- MIDI clip editor's context menu crash on Qt >= 4.6 has been fixed
(resolving bug #2972603).
- An ancient double-free corruption has been finally fixed at the
audio/MIDI bus connection persistence logic.
- Improved visibility of track state buttons text (R, M, S) when turned
on dark colored themes.
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support kicks off.
- MIDI engine read-ahead period has been shortened to half than it was
since inception--now it's a 500msec cycle.
- MIDI clip editor event list gets its due inline editing, for time,
note, value/velocity and duration columns, just one double-click away
over the target cell ;)
- Add-plugin selection dialog position and extent are now remembered
across invocations and application sessions (tipping by Frank Neumann).
- MIDI clip time-stretching is now made available through the same
gestures as audio ones, by just shift+dragging either of the clip edges.
- Drag-and-copying plug-in instances (cloning) is now fixed with regard
to parameter value replication.
- MIDI clip editor snap-per-beat setting is now independent from main
multi-track view; File/Save As... dialog fixed; the current event
selection is now kept floating as long as it's possible after editing
command actions; finally, edit mode has been extended to free-hand event
drawing, chalking off (piano roll) draw mode from the TODO list.
- Swing-quantize has finally made its overdue debut as an additional
MIDI clip editor tool (see Tools/Quantize...).
- Almost since its inception, audio inserts were injecting garbage
random noise when not being activated, now fixed.
- Dedicated audio output ports for MIDI track plugins, now have their
connection persistence back in business due on session load.
Cheers && Enjoy (what else?)
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
22 May
22 May
2:51 a.m.
Regarding the just-released "Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless)": In case
anybody wants it, I modified the SUSE RPM spec file from
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.sr…
Into a Fedora12 Spec file and built RPMs for x86_64 architecture
(which is
what i use). Feel free to use these until Fedora or CCRMA repos are updated:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 721437 2010-05-21 17:39
http://nielsmayer.com/qtractor-0.4.6-4.npm.fc12.src.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5921972 2010-05-21 17:37
http://nielsmayer.com/qtractor-debuginfo-0.4.6-4.npm.fc12.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 829528 2010-05-21 17:37
http://nielsmayer.com/qtractor-0.4.6-4.npm.fc12.x86_64.rpm
The RPM spec file differences are trivial
http://nielsmayer.com/qtractor-0.4.6-4.npm.fc12.spec
gnulem-136-.../rpmbuild/SPECS> diff qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.i586.spec
qtractor-0.4.6-4.npm.fc12.spec
3c3
< %define release 4.rncbc.suse112
---
%define release 4.npm.fc12
10c10
< Release: 4.rncbc.suse112
---
Release: 4.npm.fc12
15c15
< Packager: rncbc.org
---
Packager: NielsMayer.com
19,21c19,21
< BuildRequires: libqt4-devel >= 4.1
< BuildRequires: libjack-devel >= 0.100.0
< BuildRequires: alsa-devel
---
BuildRequires: qt-devel >= 4.1
BuildRequires: jack-audio-connection-kit-devel >=
0.100.0
BuildRequires: alsa-lib-devel
26c26
< BuildRequires: librubberband-devel >= 1.0.1
---
BuildRequires: rubberband-devel >= 1.0.1
Niels
http://nielsmayer.com
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc(a)rncbc.org> wrote:
So much to tell, even more to do... then one could hardly shake, this
long overdue. Lousy rhymes and no miserly times. And there it is: a
bug-fix release, I'll mean to ease.
Oh crap! Let's get it through once and for all.
With huge compliments to all who got the nerve and report as many too
much idiosyncrasies (nee bugs). Don't, never look back. There's plenty
more ahead, no matter where you look, or hear, whether is up or down hill
:)
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
Release highlights:
- MIDI Editor draw mode (aka paint mode) (NEW)
- MIDI Swing-quantize (NEW)
- LV2 UI Instance & Data-access extension support (NEW)
- JACK Session support (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW)
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support (NEW)
- MIDI Editor event list in-line editing (NEW)
- MIDI Clip time-stretching (FIX)
- MIDI Clip editor file salvage quietness (NEW)
- MIDI Control bus switching crash (FIX)
- MIDI Bank-selection backout (FIX)
- Initial widget geometry extents (FIX)
- Input-only bus playback crash (FIX)
- Bus connection persistence crash (FIX)
- Drag-and-drop cloning plugins (FIX)
- MIDI Editor floating-selection persistence (NEW)
- Audio inserts garbage signal (FIX)
A bit more or not so detailed change-log is found below.
Website:
http://qtractor.sourceforge.net
Project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor
Downloads:
- source tarball:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6.tar.gz
- source package (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.sr…
- binary packages (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.i5…
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.x8…
- binary packages (Ubuntu 10.04):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004…
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004…
- user manual (outrageously outdated):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.3.0-user-manual.pdf
Weblog (upstream support):
http://www.rncbc.org
License (no kiddin'):
Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
Change-log:
- Introducing a non-painting edit sub-mode on the MIDI clip editor's
piano-roll (see Edit/Select Mode/Edit Draw menu).
- The MIDI clip editor (aka piano-roll) is now a lot more quiet about
saving its own dirty content, delegating all salvage questions to main
session control.
- Don't show session restart message box when changing JACK transport
mode option anymore.
- Dedicated MIDI control bus switching fixed. Was closing the wrong bus
eventually and crashing the whole show with it (fixes bug #2989590).
- MIDI bank/program backout has been corrected on MIDI track properties
dialog rejection (ie. user cancellation).
- MIDI bank select method has been corrected for tracks with no
instrument defined (probably fixing bug #2987071).
- LV2 UI Instance and Data Access extension support added; reduce LV2
external UI parameter value update flickering.
- JACK session infrastructure support. (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Initial widget geometry and visibility persistence logic has been
slightly revised as much to avoid crash failures due to wrong main
widget hidden state.
- Initial mixer widget extents are now set reasonably larger.
- General source tree layout and build configuration change.
- Ever since smooth-ramping introduction that having at least one
input-only buses were causing immediate playback crashes, now hopefully
fixed.
- Refactored for common engine client nomenclature, primarily provided
by JACK, then secondarily passed to ALSA Sequencer, getting rid of the
JackUseExactName requirement and lifting the unique/single instance
restriction in the process.
- Current JACK Transport, MMC Device, and MIDI Song Position pointer
(SPP) control modes are now saved/loaded as part of session option
properties.
- MIDI clip editor's context menu crash on Qt >= 4.6 has been fixed
(resolving bug #2972603).
- An ancient double-free corruption has been finally fixed at the
audio/MIDI bus connection persistence logic.
- Improved visibility of track state buttons text (R, M, S) when turned
on dark colored themes.
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support kicks off.
- MIDI engine read-ahead period has been shortened to half than it was
since inception--now it's a 500msec cycle.
- MIDI clip editor event list gets its due inline editing, for time,
note, value/velocity and duration columns, just one double-click away
over the target cell ;)
- Add-plugin selection dialog position and extent are now remembered
across invocations and application sessions (tipping by Frank Neumann).
- MIDI clip time-stretching is now made available through the same
gestures as audio ones, by just shift+dragging either of the clip edges.
- Drag-and-copying plug-in instances (cloning) is now fixed with regard
to parameter value replication.
- MIDI clip editor snap-per-beat setting is now independent from main
multi-track view; File/Save As... dialog fixed; the current event
selection is now kept floating as long as it's possible after editing
command actions; finally, edit mode has been extended to free-hand event
drawing, chalking off (piano roll) draw mode from the TODO list.
- Swing-quantize has finally made its overdue debut as an additional
MIDI clip editor tool (see Tools/Quantize...).
- Almost since its inception, audio inserts were injecting garbage
random noise when not being activated, now fixed.
- Dedicated audio output ports for MIDI track plugins, now have their
connection persistence back in business due on session load.
Cheers && Enjoy (what else?)
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
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3:11 a.m.
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc(a)rncbc.org> wrote:
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
oh well, i guess that's it ... war! :))
sometimes i wonder if rui is some kind of AI project designed to keep me up
late at night, or if not up, then asleep with nightmares about what his next
release will contain. the problem is that i've met him, and he easily passed
not on the turing test but the alchohol test too. so now i need to determine
another motive for his work ... can it really be that he hates GTK+ that
much? :))
--p
4:17 a.m.
On 05/22/2010 02:11 AM, Paul Davis wrote:
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc(a)rncbc.org
<mailto:rncbc@rncbc.org>> wrote:
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
oh well, i guess that's it ... war! :))
sometimes i wonder if rui is some kind of AI project designed to keep me
up late at night, or if not up, then asleep with nightmares about what
his next release will contain. the problem is that i've met him, and he
easily passed not on the turing test but the alchohol test too. so now i
need to determine another motive for his work ... can it really be that
he hates GTK+ that much? :))
nope. when i looked at gtk the first time (a decade ago) that just got
my hair outta ... you know what i mean
i've been raised on old-school c++ and i really just can't go back to c
grassroots or whatever that means (not even that j vthing)
oh Paul
indeed, there's one old rambling of mine re. ardour vs. qtractor that i
wish to share with you all, but let's make it this way:
1. ardour3 will rule <= jack-midi (almost ready for the masses, ain't it?)
2. qtractor will linger <= alsa-midi (as it was designed to from the
ground up, and beleieve me, ain't gonna change much, in the near term:)
but sure i'll take any islay single malt you can throw at me ;)
slàithe! make it cask strength please ;)
cheers
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
12:28 p.m.
Paul Davis wrote:
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela
<rncbc(a)rncbc.org> wrote:
And then he still dares to call himself an überprocrastinator ;)
And a bit of a bummer I couldn't shake hands with you Rui, at LAC 2010.
As soon as I have some spare time between changing diapers I'll try out
the Funky Deviless.
Best,
Jeremy
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
oh well, i guess that's it ... war! :))
sometimes i wonder if rui is some kind of AI project designed to keep me up
late at night, or if not up, then asleep with nightmares about what his next
release will contain. the problem is that i've met him, and he easily passed
not on the turing test but the alchohol test too. so now i need to determine
another motive for his work ... can it really be that he hates GTK+ that
much? :))
--p
24 May
24 May
10:52 p.m.
Jeremy wrote:
Paul Davis wrote:
For those interested, I've uploaded 0.4.6 to my PPA for those who
(still) use Karmic Koala like me. This implies that this version doesn't
come with LV2 and JACK session management support ;)
Best,
Jeremy
http://ppa.launchpad.net/autostatic/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/q/qtractor/
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela
<rncbc(a)rncbc.org> wrote:
And then he still dares to call himself an überprocrastinator ;)
And a bit of a bummer I couldn't shake hands with you Rui, at LAC 2010.
As soon as I have some spare time between changing diapers I'll try out
the Funky Deviless.
Best,
Jeremy
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http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
oh well, i guess that's it ... war! :))
sometimes i wonder if rui is some kind of AI project designed to keep me up
late at night, or if not up, then asleep with nightmares about what his next
release will contain. the problem is that i've met him, and he easily passed
not on the turing test but the alchohol test too. so now i need to determine
another motive for his work ... can it really be that he hates GTK+ that
much? :))
--p
11:40 p.m.
How come? I've compiled all latest svns with LV2 support on my jaunty.
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Jeremy Jongepier <jeremy(a)autostatic.com>wrote;wrote:
Jeremy wrote:
For those interested, I've uploaded 0.4.6 to my PPA for those who
(still) use Karmic Koala like me. This implies that this version doesn't
come with LV2 and JACK session management support ;)
Best,
Jeremy
http://ppa.launchpad.net/autostatic/ppa/ubuntu/pool/main/q/qtractor/
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Paul Davis wrote:
> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc(a)rncbc.org>
wrote:
>
>> Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
>>
> oh well, i guess that's it ... war! :))
>
> sometimes i wonder if rui is some kind of AI project designed to keep me
up
> late at night, or if not up, then asleep with
nightmares about what his
next
> release will contain. the problem is that
i've met him, and he easily
passed
> not on the turing test but the alchohol test
too. so now i need to
determine
another
motive for his work ... can it really be that he hates GTK+ that
much? :))
--p
And then he still dares to call himself an überprocrastinator ;)
And a bit of a bummer I couldn't shake hands with you Rui, at LAC 2010.
As soon as I have some spare time between changing diapers I'll try out
the Funky Deviless.
Best,
Jeremy
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25 May
25 May
12:25 p.m.
Louigi Verona wrote:
How come? I've compiled all latest svns with LV2
support on my jaunty.
Hello Louigi,
And you didn't install/compile anything else concerning LV2? Karmic only
comes with lv2core, afaik that is not enough for QTractor to compile
with LV2 support.
Best,
Jeremy
12:45 p.m.
Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
Louigi Verona wrote:
Addendum: http://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/183#comment-3294
So to use LV2 with Qtractor on Karmic you need libslv2-9 which is not in
the standard repo's.
Best,
Jeremy
How come? I've compiled all latest svns with
LV2 support on my jaunty.
Hello Louigi,
And you didn't install/compile anything else concerning LV2? Karmic only
comes with lv2core, afaik that is not enough for QTractor to compile
with LV2 support.
Best,
Jeremy
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