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146                          <div id="contents">                          <div id="contents">
147    
148                          <h2>The Project</h2>                          <h2>The Project</h2>
149                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
150                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the
151                          goal to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler                          goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure
152                          with professional grade features, comparable to both hardware and                          software audio sampler with professional grade features,
153                          commercial Windows/Mac software samplers                          comparable to both hardware and commercial Windows/Mac software
154                          and to introduce new features not yet available by any other                          samplers and to introduce new features not yet available by any
155                          sampler in the world.                          other sampler in the world.
156                          </p>                          </p>
157    
158                          <h2>The Engine</h2>                          <h2>The Engine</h2>
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209                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu_preview.png">                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu_preview.png">
210                                  </a><br>                                  </a><br>
211                                  <br>                                  <br>
212                                    Note however, QSampler does not fully support all features of
213                                    the sampler engine (LinuxSampler) yet. Most notably the
214                                    engine's instruments database feature is not yet covered by
215                                    QSampler. But if you don't need that particular feature,
216                                    you're certainly fine with QSampler as well.<br>
217                                    <br>
218                                  </li>                                  </li>
219    
220                                  <li>                                  <li>
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227                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>
228                                  <br>                                  <br>
229                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the
230                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler).<br>                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler). Also note that even though
231                                    JSampler is written in Java and slightly more hungry
232                                    regarding resources (compared to QSampler), this usually
233                                    does not have any impact on the audio rendering performance
234                                    of the sampler, since the engine runs completely independently
235                                    and with much higher CPU priority than the frontend(s).<br>
236                                  </li>                                  </li>
237                          </ul>                          </ul>
238                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
239                          It's completely up to you which frontend to use. You could even use                          It's completely up to you which frontend to use. You could even use
240                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine
241                          instance, really! ;-)                          instance, really! ;-) You're concerned that your sampler frontend
242                            might waste precious resources of your computer? No problem, just
243                            setup the sampler session for your needs and then quit the
244                            frontend application. The sampler engine doesn't care! It continues
245                            to do its job. You need to change something? Start the frontend
246                            again (or another frontend) and you see what you expect to see: the
247                            current setup and state of the running sampler engine.
248                          </p>                          </p>
249    
250                          <h2>The Format</h2>                          <h2>The Format</h2>
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284                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)
285                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.
286                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into
287                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together. Just                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together.
288                          press the "Edit" button on a channel strip of a frontend and                          <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/doc/gigedit/quickstart/gigedit_quickstart.html#live_editing">
289                                    Just press the "Edit" button
290                            </a> on a channel strip of a frontend and
291                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're
292                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your
293                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge
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310                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which
311                          we call "<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html" title="LinuxSampler Control Protocol">LSCP</a>"                          we call "<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html" title="LinuxSampler Control Protocol">LSCP</a>"
312                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.
313                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allwos                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allows to
314                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from
315                          another computer, probably even running a completely different                          another computer, probably even running a completely different
316                          Operating System.                          Operating System. And compared to other remote control solutions,
317                            the frontend won't feel sluggish, as the frontend is running on
318                            your local machine.<br>
319                            <br>
320                            You can also configure your computer to automatically start the
321                            sampler engine and loading your prefered sampler session without
322                            any frontend, simply by using a <i>LSCP session file</i>. How do
323                            you get such a "LSCP session file"? Both frontends write LSCP
324                            session files for you when you request them to save your current
325                            sampler session. And as those LSCP session files are ordinary
326                            human readable text files, you can adjust them with any text
327                            editor if you want.
328                            </p>
329    
330                            <h2>The Compatibility</h2>
331                            <p class="default">
332                            LinuxSampler is available for the most popular operating
333                            systems and already supports a variety of audio and MIDI driver
334                            systems on each OS. It does not require any special dedicated
335                            device drivers from the sound card manufacturers, so you can
336                            also use it with cheap consumer cards. Due to its clean design
337                            the sampler can be ported to other operating systems and
338                            extended for further driver systems with a minimum of effort.
339                            So we're prepared for the future!
340                          </p>                          </p>
341    
342                          <h2>The Community</h2>                          <h2>The Community</h2>
343                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
344                            You need a helping hand? You certainly get the answers on your
345                            personal questions on our
346                            <a href="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/">web forum</a>.<br>
347                            <br>
348                          All applications are under active development. However we all work                          All applications are under active development. However we all work
349                          on this project for fun in our spare time. There are still so many                          on this project for fun in our spare time. There are still so many
350                          things to do and our hands are limited. So don't hesitate on                          things to do and our hands are limited. So don't hesitate on
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354                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps
355                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our
356                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
357                                  mailing list                                  developers mailing list
358                          </a> and we'll of course take you by the hand in case you want to                          </a> and we'll of course take you by the hand in case you want to
359                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!
360                          You have your own ideas and concepts for making the sampler better?                          You have your own ideas and concepts for making the sampler better?
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