Qsampler - A LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface ------------------------------------------ ChangeLog CVS HEAD * Master sampler volume slider/spinbox combo is now featured. * Initial support for sampler channel FX sends, while saving the session state, only at code-level. * Sampler channel setup dialog does not mandate for valid nor existing instrument file name. * Revised error verbosity in general and on session load/save; hour-glass wait cursor is now displayed on session load/save; keyboard shortcuts changed on MIDI instruments view context; improved channel strip arrangement on session open/load; instrument map entry removal confirmation (as optional); corrected some tooltip text strings. * Most top-level widgets were missing the normal-widget flag, which were causing some sticky size behavior while on some window managers. * Added preliminary MIDI instrument mapping support; now with an instrument list widget and editing capabilities; MIDI instrumeent map program numbers are now displayed in the range 1-128, instead of the internal 0-127. * GPL address update. 0.1.3 2006-06-01 Its been a long year isn't it? * Changed deprecated copyright attribute to license, on qsampler.spec (RPM). * Added configure support for x86_64 libraries (UNTESTED). * Optional specification of alternate liblscp and libgig installation paths have been added to configure command arguments (--with-liblscp, --with-libgig). * Whenever the listing of actual instrument names is not an option (e.g. due to lack of libgig support), the whole number of selectable instrument items is now being graciously increased from just the bare 8 (eight) right up through 100 (one hundred), on the sampler channel setup dialog. * The selection buttons, on the right of the Instrument, Audio and MIDI devices combo-boxes, on the sampler channel dialog, are now expected to be a little better looking than it was before, at least for those Mac OS X eyes. * Minor fixing on the initial messages dock-window height. * Audio output channel routing configuration finally hits the sampler channel dialog, at last! (EXPERIMENTAL). * All widget captions changed to include proper application title name prefix. * Attempt to bring those aging autoconf templates to date; sample SPEC file for RPM build is now being included and generated at configure time. * Set to use QApplication::setMainWidget() instead of registering the traditional lastWindowClosed() signal to quit() slot, just to let the -geometry command line argument have some effect on X11. * Added MUTE/SOLO buttons to individual channel strips. * Fixed compilation error which occured when Qt was compiled with -no-stl. 0.1.2 2005-06-23 Even minor workings needs a rest. * Fixed output disability when messages limit option is turned off (thanks to Wolfgang Woehl for spotting this one, while on qjackctl). * Added CHANNEL_INFO event feedback notification handling; minor stream/voice usage auto-refresh cycle optimization. 0.1.1 2005-06-12 The mantra of bugfixes. * New improved and full-featured application icon, thanks to Christian Schoenebeck design. * Fixed refresh cycle of channel strips that are found in an error state, which was preventing correct channel info updates. * Device configuration now accessible on toolbar. Added buddy text label to device port/channel combobox on the device dialog. * Include libgig version info on command line request (-v). * Minor configure and Makefile install fixes, as Debian and Mac OS X specialties. Also, install does the right thing with target file modes (thanks to Matt Flax and Ebrahim Mayat, for pointing these out). 0.1.0 2005-05-23 Device configuration breakthrough. * Device configuration is now complete (EXPERIMENTAL). * [bug #9] Fixed for a LSCP command syntax convention consistency, regarding the enumeration of available sampler engines, Audio and MIDI drivers. * [bug #13] Update instrument names list when a new instrument file is select on the channel setup dialog. * Show appropriate message in channel strip while loading an instrument. * Show libgig version in About box (in case libgig is used). 0.0.5 2005-03-04 Fifth alpha-release. * Fixed device driver type channel information gathering, which was severely flawed, dropping all channel session configurations to the default audio driver type (which is ALSA) unexpectedly. * Channels are now properly renumbered when saving to a session LSCP script, assuming that it should be always loaded from scratch (i.e. zero channels). * Disabled MIDI port setting on channel dialog, and on session file save, as its use is still troublesome. * Added new menu and toolbar option: Reset All Channels. * Channel setup changes are now properly filtered, as for only those settings that are actually changed gets applied; change information are now also posted to messages window. * Drag-and-drop of either session files (LSCP scripts) or instrument files (GIG) are now supported. Multiple files drop is allowed, but it only makes sense for instrument files, each one prompting to create a new sampler channel. * Drag-and-drop to an existing channel strip is now also featured, allowing the in-place change of the channel sampler instrument file. * Actual instrument names are now optionally retrieved from the instrument file, even though libgig is available, avoiding excessively annoying load times while on the channel dialog, when huge instrument files are selected. * Set to ignore the SIGPIPE ("Broken pipe") signal, where available, as the default handler is usually fatal when a JACK client is zombified abruptly. * Messages window limit is now enforced only when the line count exceeds in one third the user configured line count maximum; if Qt 3.2.0+ is in use, the QTextView widget is otherwise set to the optimized Qt::LogText format. 0.0.4 2004-11-19 Fourth alpha-release. * Instrument index selection now made via combo box widget; actual instrument names are now properly retrieved from the instrument file, provided if libgig is available. * Sampler channels strips are just created if, and only if, the respective channel setup dialog is actually accepted, following common user-interface guidelines. * Almost complete rewrite of sampler channel strips internal control structures. * Sampler reset command action added to menu and toolbar. * MIDI channel selection is now a dropdown list, allowing the explicit selection for "All" channels input per sampler channel (omni mode). * Channel strip display glass effect has changed background color to black (was green), being now an user option. * Minor configure fixes. 0.0.3 2004-07-06 Third alpha-release. * Mon-modal intrument file loading and status support. * Effective MIDI input port setting on channel dialog, and on session file save. * Channel dialog gets sensible engine and driver defaults on create time. * Implied channel reset on successful instrument load. 0.0.2 2004-06-15 Pre-revolutionary release. * The channel context menu is also accessible by right-clicking over the empty workspace area. * Added small wait event loop on qsamplerMainForm::stopServer(), so let local server terminate gracefully and stabilize, and avoiding a probable segfault on exit, which was preventing the correct salvage of settings and configuration. * Maximum channel volume percent setting is now a global option, provided to override the default (which is 100%). * Client/server transaction timeout option upper limit has been increased from 5000 to 60000 milliseconds. * A channel context menu is now featured, by right-clicking over each sampler channel strip. * Commented SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_PORT command from qsamplerMainForm::saveSessionFile(), it has no effect. * Insert a n #include on qsamplerMessages.cpp, between a #if !defined(WIN32) clause. * An initial non zero value (0.8) is now set for volume of every new sampler channel strip. * The order to load/save and setup channel settings is now as suggested in the following lines: SET CHANNEL AUDIO_OUTPUT_TYPE ... SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_TYPE ... SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_CHANNEL ... LOAD ENGINE ... LOAD INSTRUMENT ... SET CHANNEL VOLUME ... 0.0.1 2004-06-05 Primordial alpha release.