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115                  <h1><span class="hidden">The LinuxSampler Project</span></h1>                  <h1><span class="hidden">The LinuxSampler Project</span></h1>
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176                          <div id="contents">                          <div id="contents">
177    
178                          <h2>The Project</h2>                          <h2>The Project</h2>
179                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
180                          The LinuxSampler proect was founded with the                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the
181                          goal to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler                          goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure
182                          with professional grade features, comparable to both hardware and                          software audio sampler with professional grade features,
183                          commercial Windows/Mac software samplers                          comparable to both hardware and commercial Windows/Mac software
184                          and to introduce new features not yet available by any other                          samplers and to introduce new features not yet available by any
185                          sampler in the world.                          other sampler in the world.
186                          </p>                          </p>
187    
188                          <h2>The Engine</h2>                          <h2>The Engine</h2>
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235                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win.jpg">                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win.jpg">
236                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win_preview.jpg">                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win_preview.jpg">
237                                  </a>&nbsp;                                  </a>&nbsp;
238                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.jpg">                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.png">
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240                                  </a><br>                                  </a><br>
241                                  <br>                                  <br>
242                                    Note however, QSampler does not fully support all features of
243                                    the sampler engine (LinuxSampler) yet. Most notably the
244                                    engine's instruments database feature is not yet covered by
245                                    QSampler. But if you don't need that particular feature,
246                                    you're certainly fine with QSampler as well.<br>
247                                    <br>
248                                  </li>                                  </li>
249    
250                                  <li>                                  <li>
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257                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>
258                                  <br>                                  <br>
259                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the
260                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler).<br>                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler). Also note that even though
261                                    JSampler is written in Java and slightly more hungry
262                                    regarding resources (compared to QSampler), this usually
263                                    does not have any impact on the audio rendering performance
264                                    of the sampler, since the engine runs completely independently
265                                    and with much higher CPU priority than the frontend(s).<br>
266                                  </li>                                  </li>
267                          </ul>                          </ul>
268                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
269                          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
270                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine
271                          instance, really! ;-)                          instance, really! ;-) You're concerned that your sampler frontend
272                            might waste precious resources of your computer? No problem, just
273                            setup the sampler session for your needs and then quit the
274                            frontend application. The sampler engine doesn't care! It continues
275                            to do its job. You need to change something? Start the frontend
276                            again (or another frontend) and you see what you expect to see: the
277                            current setup and state of the running sampler engine.
278                          </p>                          </p>
279    
280                          <h2>The Format</h2>                          <h2>The Format</h2>
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314                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)
315                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.
316                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into
317                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together. Just                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together.
318                          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">
319                                    Just press the "Edit" button
320                            </a> on a channel strip of a frontend and
321                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're
322                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your
323                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge
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340                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which
341                          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>"
342                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.
343                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allwos                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allows to
344                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from
345                          another computer, probably even running a completely different                          another computer, probably even running a completely different
346                          Operating System.                          Operating System. And compared to other remote control solutions,
347                            the frontend won't feel sluggish, as the frontend is running on
348                            your local machine.<br>
349                            <br>
350                            You can also configure your computer to automatically start the
351                            sampler engine and loading your prefered sampler session without
352                            any frontend, simply by using a <i>LSCP session file</i>. How do
353                            you get such a "LSCP session file"? Both frontends write LSCP
354                            session files for you when you request them to save your current
355                            sampler session. And as those LSCP session files are ordinary
356                            human readable text files, you can adjust them with any text
357                            editor if you want.
358                            </p>
359    
360                            <h2>The Compatibility</h2>
361                            <p class="default">
362                            LinuxSampler is available for the most popular operating
363                            systems and already supports a variety of audio and MIDI driver
364                            systems on each OS. It does not require any special dedicated
365                            device drivers from the sound card manufacturers, so you can
366                            also use it with cheap consumer cards. Due to its clean design
367                            the sampler can be ported to other operating systems and
368                            extended for further driver systems with a minimum of effort.
369                            So we're prepared for the future!
370                          </p>                          </p>
371    
372                          <h2>The Community</h2>                          <h2>The Community</h2>
373                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
374                            You need a helping hand? You certainly get the answers on your
375                            personal questions on our
376                            <a href="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/">web forum</a>.<br>
377                            <br>
378                          All applications are under active development. However we all work                          All applications are under active development. However we all work
379                          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
380                          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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384                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps
385                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our
386                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
387                                  mailing list                                  developers mailing list
388                          </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
389                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!
390                          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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