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bugsout = new Image();& |
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bugsout.src = dir + "mbugs.png"; |
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<ol class="default"> |
<ol class="default"> |
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<li class="partly">strong synthesis optimizations</li> |
<li class="false">nothing scheduled yet</li> |
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<li class="false">instrument database system</li> |
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</ol> |
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<table class="default"> |
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listed below, you can write a proposol to the |
listed below, you can write a proposol to the |
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<a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel"> |
<a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel"> |
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developers mailing list |
developers mailing list |
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</a> or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even |
</a>, open an "enhancement" request on our |
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<a href="http://bugs.linuxsampler.org">bug tracking system</a> |
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or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even |
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if features are listed to be planned below, it can be that it takes a |
if features are listed to be planned below, it can be that it takes a |
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while until somebody finds the time to implement it. So if you have the |
while until somebody finds the time to implement it. So if you have the |
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time and will to finish one of them, let us know! |
time and will to finish one of them, let us know! |
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<li class="partly"> Operating Systems |
<li class="partly"> Operating Systems |
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<ol> |
<ol> |
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<li class="ok">Linux</li> |
<li class="ok">Linux</li> |
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<li class="ok">Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a></li> |
<li class="partly">Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a> (gigedit and JSampler are not yet available for OS X and thus not included with the installer yet)</li> |
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<li class="partly">Windows</a> (we provide a convenient Windows installer for all components of the project, only the <a href="#instruments_db">instruments DB feature</a> is not yet supported on Windows)</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
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</li> |
</li> |
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<li class="partly"> Sampler Engines |
<li class="partly"> Sampler Engines |
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<li class="partly">Gig v3 format |
<li class="partly">Gig v3 format |
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<ol> |
<ol> |
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<li class="partly">large file support (64 bit file offsets are currently truncated to 32 bit)</li> |
<li class="partly">large file support (64 bit file offsets are currently truncated to 32 bit)</li> |
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<li class="partly">24 bit samples (currently truncated to 16 bit), uncompressed as well as compressed</li> |
<li class="ok">24 bit samples (uncompressed as well as compressed)</li> |
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<li class="ok">support for multi-file format (.gig, .gx01, .gx02, ...)</li> |
<li class="ok">support for multi-file format (.gig, .gx01, .gx02, ...)</li> |
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<li class="partly">support for articulation (.art) files</li> |
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<li class="ok">support for Dimension Splits not equal to two</li> |
<li class="ok">support for Dimension Splits not equal to two</li> |
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<li class="ok">up to 8 Dimensions or 256 Dimension Regions</li> |
<li class="ok">up to 8 Dimensions or 256 Dimension Regions</li> |
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<li class="partly">MIDI rules</li> |
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<li class="false">convolution</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
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</li> |
</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
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</li> |
</li> |
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<li class="ok">Generic playback (RAM & disk streaming)</li> |
<li class="ok">Generic playback (RAM playback & disk streaming)</li> |
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<li class="ok">Dimension switching |
<li class="ok">Dimension switching |
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<ol> |
<ol> |
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<li class="ok">Sample Channel</li> |
<li class="ok">Sample Channel</li> |
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<li class="ok">Sustain pedal interpretation</li> |
<li class="ok">Sustain pedal interpretation</li> |
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<li class="ok">Sostenuto pedal interpretation</li> |
<li class="ok">Sostenuto pedal interpretation</li> |
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<li class="ok">Key velocity <-> volume mapping</li> |
<li class="ok">Key velocity <-> volume mapping</li> |
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<li class="ok">Looping</li> |
<li class="ok">Looping |
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<ol> |
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<li class="ok">endless loop</li> |
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<li class="ok">limited amount of loops</li> |
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<li class="ok">fractional looping</li> |
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</ol> |
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</li> |
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<li class="ok">Pitchbend wheel support</li> |
<li class="ok">Pitchbend wheel support</li> |
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<li class="ok">Bidirectional voice state transition</li> |
<li class="ok">Bidirectional voice state transition, allowing |
224 |
<li class="partly">Filter (VCF) |
to cancel the relase stage of voices forth and back arbitrary |
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times if needed</li> |
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<li class="ok">Filter (VCF) |
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<ol> |
<ol> |
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<li class="ok">Highpass</li> |
<li class="ok">Highpass</li> |
229 |
<li class="ok">Bandpass</li> |
<li class="ok">Bandpass</li> |
230 |
<li class="false">Bandreject</li> |
<li class="ok">Bandreject</li> |
231 |
<li class="ok">Lowpass</li> |
<li class="ok">Lowpass</li> |
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<li class="false">Turbo lowpass</li> |
<li class="ok">Turbo lowpass</li> |
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<li class="ok">all filter types provide extremely |
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accurate characteristics compared to the original |
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Gigasampler format filters</li> |
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<li class="ok">Cutoff frequency controllable by MIDI controller</li> |
<li class="ok">Cutoff frequency controllable by MIDI controller</li> |
237 |
<li class="ok">Resonance controllable by MIDI controller</li> |
<li class="ok">Resonance controllable by MIDI controller</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
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<li class="ok">VCO Low Frequency Oscillator (Pitch)</li> |
<li class="ok">VCO Low Frequency Oscillator (Pitch)</li> |
246 |
<li class="ok">Layers</li> |
<li class="ok">Layers</li> |
247 |
<li class="ok">Crossfades</li> |
<li class="ok">Crossfades</li> |
248 |
<li class="ok">Key Groups (a.k.a Exclusive Groups)</li> |
<li class="ok">Key Groups (a.k.a Exclusive Groups), |
249 |
<li class="ok">Release Triggered Voices</li> |
for mutually switching off sounds i.e. for drumkits</li> |
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<li class="ok">Key Switching</li> |
<li class="ok">Release Triggered Voices, specific samples |
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that are played back when voices are released</li> |
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<li class="ok">Key Switching, which allows to map a certain |
253 |
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range on thy keyboard as additional performance controller, |
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i.e. for switching articulations of orchestral sounds in realtime</li> |
255 |
<li class="ok">Voice Stealing</li> |
<li class="ok">Voice Stealing</li> |
256 |
<li class="ok">Portamento Mode and Solo Mode (a.k.a 'Mono Mode', |
<li class="ok">Portamento Mode and Solo Mode (a.k.a 'Mono Mode', |
257 |
can be altered via standard GM messages, that is CC5 for |
can be altered via standard GM messages, that is CC5 for |
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altering portamento time, CC65 for enabling / disabling |
altering portamento time, CC65 for enabling / disabling |
259 |
portamento mode, CC126 for enabling solo mode and CC127 for |
portamento mode, CC126 for enabling solo mode and CC127 for |
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disabling solo mode)</li> |
disabling solo mode)</li> |
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<li class="ok">Scale Tuning (via standard MIDI GS SysEx message)</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
263 |
</li> |
</li> |
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<li style="partly"><a href="http://www.midi.org/about-midi/dls/abtdls.shtml">DLS</a> Engine |
<li style="partly"><a href="http://www.midi.org/about-midi/dls/abtdls.shtml">DLS</a> Engine |
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</li> |
</li> |
278 |
<li class="partly">Control interfaces |
<li class="partly">Control interfaces |
279 |
<ol> |
<ol> |
280 |
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<li class="ok">Native C++ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface">API</a></li> |
281 |
<li class="ok">Custom network interface for frontends (<a name="LSCP" href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html">LSCP</a>) |
<li class="ok">Custom network interface for frontends (<a name="LSCP" href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html">LSCP</a>) |
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</li> |
</li> |
283 |
<li class="false"><a name="OSC" href="http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OpenSoundControl/">OSC</a> |
<li class="false"><a name="OSC" href="http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OpenSoundControl/">OSC</a> |
286 |
</li> |
</li> |
287 |
<li class="partly">MIDI input drivers |
<li class="partly">MIDI input drivers |
288 |
<ol> |
<ol> |
289 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/">ALSA</a></li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/">ALSA</a> (Linux)</li> |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</a> (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)</li> |
291 |
<li class="false"><a href="http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/3rdparty/">VSTi</a></li> |
<li class="false"><a href="http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/3rdparty/">VSTi</a></li> |
292 |
<li class="false">MIDI over ethernet (<a href="http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/p1639app.html">Distributed MIDI</a>)</li> |
<li class="false">MIDI over ethernet (<a href="http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/p1639app.html">Distributed MIDI</a>)</li> |
293 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://developer.apple.com/audio/pdf/coreaudio.pdf">CoreMIDI</a> (Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a>)</li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://developer.apple.com/audio/pdf/coreaudio.pdf">CoreMIDI</a> (Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a>)</li> |
294 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://midishare.sourceforge.net/">MidiShare</a> (Linux, OS X, Windows)</li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://midishare.sourceforge.net/">MidiShare</a> (Linux, OS X, Windows)</li> |
295 |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiMedia_Extensions">MME</a> (Windows)</li> |
296 |
</ol> |
</ol> |
297 |
</li> |
</li> |
298 |
<li class="partly">Audio output drivers |
<li class="partly">Audio output drivers |
299 |
<ol> |
<ol> |
300 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/">ALSA</a></li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/">ALSA</a> (Linux)</li> |
301 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</a></li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</a> (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)</li> |
302 |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.arts-project.org/">aRts</a> (not RT safe!)</li> |
<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.arts-project.org/">aRts</a> (not RT safe!)</li> |
303 |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_stream_input_output">ASIO</a> (Windows)</li> |
304 |
<li class="false"><a href="http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/3rdparty/">VSTi</a></li> |
<li class="false"><a href="http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/3rdparty/">VSTi</a></li> |
305 |
<li class="false">Audio over ethernet</li> |
<li class="false">Audio over ethernet</li> |
306 |
<li class="false"><a href="http://developer.apple.com/audio/pdf/coreaudio.pdf">CoreAudio</a> (Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a>)</li> |
<li class="false"><a href="http://developer.apple.com/audio/pdf/coreaudio.pdf">CoreAudio</a> (Mac <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a>)</li> |
318 |
<li class="false">Dynamic engine recompilation</li> |
<li class="false">Dynamic engine recompilation</li> |
319 |
<li class="false">Extensive SMP (multi processor) support</li> |
<li class="false">Extensive SMP (multi processor) support</li> |
320 |
<li class="false">Network cluster support</li> |
<li class="false">Network cluster support</li> |
321 |
|
<li class="ok">MIDI instrument mapper, allows to create very flexible MIDI progam change setups in a very easy way. |
322 |
|
<ol> |
323 |
|
<li class="ok">MIDI program change</li> |
324 |
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<li class="ok">MIDI bank select (automatic detection of MSB only, LSB only or full MSB+LSB)</li> |
325 |
|
<li class="ok">Load Strategy for each Item individually |
326 |
|
<ol> |
327 |
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<li class="ok">On-Demand: loads the instrument only when needed, frees it immediately once not used by any sampler channel anymore</li> |
328 |
|
<li class="ok">On-Demand-Hold: loads the instrument when needed and keeps it in memory, that is even if not used by a sampler channel</li> |
329 |
|
<li class="ok">Persistent: loads the instrument immediately in the background (i.e. at sampler startup), allowing immediate program changes in realtime even of largest instruments, without wait time</li> |
330 |
|
<li class="ok">Default: let the sampler decide</li> |
331 |
|
</ol> |
332 |
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</li> |
333 |
|
<li class="ok">Volume Factor for each Item, allowing to compensate the volume difference of sample library collections i.e. for live performances, without having to edit the instrument files</li> |
334 |
|
<li class="ok">Mapping of arbitrary Instrument Files, already independent of the underlying format in respect for future sampler engines</li> |
335 |
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<li class="ok">arbitrary amount of independent MIDI instrumet maps, (i.e. for chromatic instruments, drumkits, ...), each sampler channel can be assigned to a specific MIDI map</li> |
336 |
|
</ol> |
337 |
|
</li> |
338 |
|
<li class="ok">Effect Sends |
339 |
|
<ol> |
340 |
|
<li class="ok">Arbitrary Amount of FX Sends on Sampler Channels</li> |
341 |
|
<li class="ok">Realtime MIDI Control of Send Level</li> |
342 |
|
<li class="ok">Arbitrary MIDI Controller assignable</li> |
343 |
|
<li class="ok">Flexible Routing i.e. to a dedicated effect audio output</li> |
344 |
|
</ol> |
345 |
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</li> |
346 |
|
<a name="instruments_db"></a> |
347 |
|
<li class="ok">Instrument Database System, allowing to keep track of even the largest sample library collections |
348 |
|
<ol> |
349 |
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<li class="ok">Ordering in Categories</li> |
350 |
|
<li class="ok">Search by various Criteria</li> |
351 |
|
<li class="ok">Transparently maintained on backend side</li> |
352 |
|
</ol> |
353 |
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</li> |
354 |
<li class="partly">(Graphical) frontends |
<li class="partly">(Graphical) frontends |
355 |
<ol> |
<ol> |
356 |
<li class="ok">Qt based frontend (<a href="http://qsampler.sourceforge.net">QSampler</a>)</li> |
<li class="partly"><a href="http://qsampler.sourceforge.net">QSampler</a> (C++ based frontend using Qt) |
357 |
<li class="false">VSTi frontend (based on the Qt frontend)</li> |
<ol> |
358 |
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<li class="ok">Supports all features of LinuxSampler except the following ...</li> |
359 |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#CREATE FX_SEND"> |
360 |
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Effect Sends</a> |
361 |
|
</li> |
362 |
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<li class="partly"><a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#MIDI Instrument Mapping">MIDI Instrument Maps</a> |
363 |
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(qsampler does currently not yet support to create more than two MIDI instrument maps [one intended for chromatic instruments and one for drumkits]) |
364 |
|
</li> |
365 |
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<li class="false"><a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#Managing Instruments Database">Instruments DB support</a> (to ease handling of huge sample library collections)</li> |
366 |
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<li class="false"><a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#events">Sampler events</a> (to let qsampler react on certain events occuring on sampler side)</li> |
367 |
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<li class="partly">Audio and MIDI device management (only minor thing that qsampler lacks support yet are <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html#GET MIDI_INPUT_DRIVER_PARAMETER INFO">"multiplicity"</a> type device parameters, that is parameters which don't just accept one value, but also a list of values, i.e. for the "ALSA_SEQ_BINDINGS" parameter of the ALSA MIDI driver)</li> |
368 |
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</ol> |
369 |
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</li> |
370 |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsampler">JSampler</a> (Java based frontend) |
371 |
|
<ol> |
372 |
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<li class="ok">Supports all currently available features of LinuxSampler</li> |
373 |
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</ol> |
374 |
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</li> |
375 |
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<li class="false">VSTi frontend</li> |
376 |
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</ol> |
377 |
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</li> |
378 |
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<li class="ok">Playing while Loading, i.e. allowing to play and hold notes on the keyboard |
379 |
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while loading a new instrument on the same sampler channel at the same time</li> |
380 |
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<li class="ok">Instrument Editor Plugin System for 3rd Party Instrument Editors</li> |
381 |
|
<li class="ok">Instrument Editors |
382 |
|
<ol> |
383 |
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<li class="ok"><a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/doc/gigedit/quickstart/gigedit_quickstart.html">gigedit</a> (C++ based using gtkmm/Gtk+) |
384 |
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<ol> |
385 |
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<li class="ok">allows to modify all aspects of Gigsampler v2 and v3 format files</li> |
386 |
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<li class="ok">allows to modify existing as well as creating completely new .gig files from scratch</li> |
387 |
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<li class="ok">stand-alone mode (independent of LinuxSampler)</li> |
388 |
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<li class="ok">live-mode (attached with LinuxSampler), which makes all modifications audible in the sampler in realtime without having to reload</li> |
389 |
|
<li class="ok">created / modified files are accepted by LinuxSampler as well as by Gigastudio 3</li> |
390 |
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<li class="ok">virtual MIDI keyboard (for triggering notes by mouse click and highlighting the virtual keys on external note events)</li> |
391 |
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</ol> |
392 |
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</li> |
393 |
</ol> |
</ol> |
394 |
</li> |
</li> |
395 |
</ol> |
</ol> |
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also see <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org">CVS Log</a> for recent changes) |
also see <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org">CVS Log</a> for recent changes) |
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