--- web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/features.html 2005/05/15 15:31:45 542 +++ web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/features.html 2014/06/15 13:44:56 2636 @@ -12,84 +12,95 @@ var dir = "gfx/"; if(document.images) { + newsover = new Image(); + newsover.src = dir + "mnewshover.png"; - newsover = new Image(); - newsover.src = dir + "mnewshover.png"; + newsout = new Image(); + newsout.src = dir + "mnews.png"; - newsout = new Image(); - newsout.src = dir + "mnews.png"; + aboutover = new Image(); + aboutover.src = dir + "mabouthover.png"; - aboutover = new Image(); - aboutover.src = dir + "mabouthover.png"; + aboutout = new Image(); + aboutout.src = dir + "mabout.png"; - aboutout = new Image(); - aboutout.src = dir + "mabout.png"; + featuresover = new Image(); + featuresover.src = dir + "mfeatureshover.png"; - featuresover = new Image(); - featuresover.src = dir + "mfeatureshover.png"; + featuresout = new Image(); + featuresout.src = dir + "mfeatures.png"; - featuresout = new Image(); - featuresout.src = dir + "mfeatures.png"; + screenshotsover = new Image(); + screenshotsover.src = dir + "mscreenshotshover.png"; - screenshotsover = new Image(); - screenshotsover.src = dir + "mscreenshotshover.png"; + screenshotsout = new Image(); + screenshotsout.src = dir + "mscreenshots.png"; - screenshotsout = new Image(); - screenshotsout.src = dir + "mscreenshots.png"; + demosover = new Image(); + demosover.src = dir + "mdemoshover.png"; - demosover = new Image(); - demosover.src = dir + "mdemoshover.png"; + demosout = new Image(); + demosout.src = dir + "mdemos.png"; - demosout = new Image(); - demosout.src = dir + "mdemos.png"; + downloadsover = new Image(); + downloadsover.src = dir + "mdownloadshover.png"; - downloadsover = new Image(); - downloadsover.src = dir + "mdownloadshover.png"; + downloadsout = new Image(); + downloadsout.src = dir + "mdownloads.png"; - downloadsout = new Image(); - downloadsout.src = dir + "mdownloads.png"; + donationsover = new Image(); + donationsover.src = dir + "mdonationshover.png"; - developersover = new Image(); - developersover.src = dir + "mdevelopershover.png"; + donationsout = new Image(); + donationsout.src = dir + "mdonations.png"; - developersout = new Image(); - developersout.src = dir + "mdevelopers.png"; + supportover = new Image(); + supportover.src = dir + "msupporthover.png"; + supportout = new Image(); + supportout.src = dir + "msupport.png"; - instrumentsover = new Image(); - instrumentsover.src = dir + "minstrumentshover.png"; + developersover = new Image(); + developersover.src = dir + "mdevelopershover.png"; - instrumentsout = new Image(); - instrumentsout.src = dir + "minstruments.png"; + developersout = new Image(); + developersout.src = dir + "mdevelopers.png"; - linksover = new Image(); - linksover.src = dir + "mlinkshover.png"; + instrumentsover = new Image(); + instrumentsover.src = dir + "minstrumentshover.png"; - linksout = new Image(); - linksout.src = dir + "mlinks.png"; + instrumentsout = new Image(); + instrumentsout.src = dir + "minstruments.png"; - documentationover = new Image(); - documentationover.src = dir + "mdocumentationhover.png"; + linksover = new Image(); + linksover.src = dir + "mlinkshover.png"; - documentationout = new Image(); - documentationout.src = dir + "mdocumentation.png"; + linksout = new Image(); + linksout.src = dir + "mlinks.png"; - creditsover = new Image(); - creditsover.src = dir + "mcreditshover.png"; + documentationover = new Image(); + documentationover.src = dir + "mdocumentationhover.png"; - creditsout = new Image(); - creditsout.src = dir + "mcredits.png"; + documentationout = new Image(); + documentationout.src = dir + "mdocumentation.png"; - faqover = new Image(); - faqover.src = dir + "mfaqhover.png"; + creditsover = new Image(); + creditsover.src = dir + "mcreditshover.png"; - faqout = new Image(); - faqout.src = dir + "mfaq.png"; + creditsout = new Image(); + creditsout.src = dir + "mcredits.png"; - bugsover = new Image(); - bugsover.src = dir + "mbugshover.png"; + faqover = new Image(); + faqover.src = dir + "mfaqhover.png"; + + faqout = new Image(); + faqout.src = dir + "mfaq.png"; + + bugsover = new Image(); + bugsover.src = dir + "mbugshover.png"; + + bugsout = new Image(); + bugsout.src = dir + "mbugs.png"; - bugsout = new Image(); - bugsout.src = dir + "mbugs.png"; } --> @@ -98,7 +109,7 @@ -
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Features / Development Roadmap

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LS Development Roadmap

+

+ The following list shows the planned work to be done until the next + release of LinuxSampler. There will be no new release before all of them + are completed. +

+ +
    +
  1. Abstraction of common code from existing Gigasampler engine to base classes for further sampler engines.
    2. +
  2. + Implementation of + SFZ(2) format sampler engine. +
    3. +
  3. + Implementation of + SF2 format sampler engine
    (might not be finished for next release, due to low demand & priority). +
    4. +
  4. + Implementation of + Akai format sampler engine
    (will probably not make into next release, due to low demand & priority). +
    5. +
  5. + Real-time instrument script support
    (allows to override / customize sampler's behavior by textual, easy to write scripts included with instruments, which act like small programs, plugged into the sampler). +
    6. +
+ + + + + + + +
Done Done Partly implemented Partly implemented Not started yet No work started yet

+ Note that we frequently cast a moderated poll on our + web forum for + the next features to be implemented and problems / bugs to be + fixed soon. Don't hesitate to register to our forum and vote for + your feature! +

+ +

Features

+

The following list shows which features have already been implemented in - current CVS version of LinuxSampler and what is planned to be done in - (hopefully) near future. If you are missing something that is not already - listed below, you can write a proposol to the + current Subversion version of LinuxSampler and what is planned to be done + in (hopefully) near future. If you are missing something that is not + already listed below, you can write a proposal to the developers mailing list - or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even + , open an "enhancement" request on our + bug tracking system + or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even if features are listed to be planned below, it can be that it takes a while until somebody finds the time to implement it. So if you have the time and will to finish one of them, let us know!

-
    -
  1. Operating Systems +
      +
    1. Operating Systems
      1. Linux
        2. -
      2. Mac OSX
        3. +
      3. Windows (we provide a convenient Windows installer for all components of the project, including native 64 bit and native 32 bit binaries, standalone and VSTi plugin versions)
        4. +
      4. Mac OS X (package provides universal binary for 64 bit Intel, 32 bit Intel and PPC, all software components are included, stand-alone sampler, VST plugin, AU plugin, QSampler & Fantasia frontends, gigedit instrument editor)
        5. +
      +
      2. +
    2. Host plugin versions of the sampler +
        +
      1. VSTi (Windows, Mac, Linux)
        2. +
      2. Audio Units (Mac)
        3. +
      3. DSSI (Linux)
        4. +
      4. LV2 (Linux)
        5. +
      +
      3. +
    3. MIDI input drivers +
        +
      1. ALSA (Linux)
        2. +
      2. JACK (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)
        3. +
      3. CoreMIDI (Mac OS X)
        4. +
      4. MidiShare (Linux, OS X, Windows)
        5. +
      5. MME (Windows)
        6. +
      6. MIDI over ethernet (Distributed MIDI)
      4. -
    4. Sampler Engines +
    5. Audio output drivers
        -
      1. Gigasampler Engine +
      2. ALSA (Linux)
        3. +
      3. JACK (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)
        4. +
      4. aRts (not RT safe!)
        5. +
      5. ASIO (Windows)
        6. +
      6. CoreAudio (Mac OS X)
        7. +
      7. Audio over ethernet
        8. +
      +
      6. +
    6. Sampler Engines +
        +
      1. Gigasampler / GigaStudio format Engine
          -
        1. Gig file loader
          2. -
        2. Generic playback (RAM & disk streaming)
          3. -
        3. Dimension switching
          4. -
        4. Sustain pedal support
          5. +
        5. Gig file loader +
            +
          1. Gig v2 format
            2. +
          2. Gig v3 & v4 format +
              +
            1. large file support (64 bit file offsets are currently truncated to 32 bit)
              2. +
            2. 24 bit samples (uncompressed as well as compressed)
              3. +
            3. support for multi-file format (.gig, .gx01, .gx02, ...)
              4. +
            4. support for articulation (.art) files
              5. +
            5. support for Dimension Splits not equal to two
              6. +
            6. up to 8 Dimensions or 256 Dimension Regions
              7. +
            7. iMIDI rules (smart midi); Note: due its strong limitations usage of iMIDI rules is discouraged. We recommend you to consider using real-time instrument scripts instead. +
                +
              1. Controller trigger rule
                2. +
              2. Legato rule
                3. +
              3. Alternator rule
                4. +
              +
              8. +
            8. convolution
              9. +
            +
            3. +
          +
          6. +
        6. Generic playback (RAM playback & disk streaming)
          7. +
        7. Dimension switching +
            +
          1. Sample Channel
            2. +
          2. Layer
            3. +
          3. Velocity
            4. +
          4. Channel Aftertouch
            5. +
          5. Release Trigger
            6. +
          6. Keyboard Position
            7. +
          7. Round Robin
            8. +
          8. Round Robin Keyboard
            9. +
          9. Smart MIDI
            10. +
          10. Random
            11. +
          11. Modulation Wheel
            12. +
          12. Breath Ctrl.
            13. +
          13. Foot Ctrl.
            14. +
          14. Portamento Time Ctrl.
            15. +
          15. Effect 1 & 2 Ctrl.
            16. +
          16. Effect 1 - 5 Depth Ctrl.
            17. +
          17. General Purpose Ctrl. 1 - 8
            18. +
          18. Sustain Pedal
            19. +
          19. Portamento
            20. +
          20. Sostenuto Pedal
            21. +
          21. Soft Pedal
            22. +
          +
          8. +
        8. Sustain pedal interpretation
          9. +
        9. Sostenuto pedal interpretation
        10. Key velocity <-> volume mapping
          11. -
        11. Looping
          12. +
        12. Looping +
            +
          1. endless loop
            2. +
          2. limited amount of loops
            3. +
          3. fractional looping
            4. +
          +
        13. Pitchbend wheel support
          14. -
        14. Bidirectional voice state transition
          15. -
        15. Filter (VCF) +
        16. Bidirectional voice state transition, allowing + to cancel the relase stage of voices forth and back arbitrary + times if needed
          17. +
        17. Filter (VCF)
          1. Highpass
          2. Bandpass
            3. -
          3. Bandreject
            4. +
          4. Bandreject
          5. Lowpass
            6. -
          6. Turbo lowpass
            7. +
          7. Turbo lowpass
            8. +
          8. all filter types provide extremely + accurate characteristics compared to the original + Gigasampler format filters
          9. Cutoff frequency controllable by MIDI controller
          10. Resonance controllable by MIDI controller
          @@ -174,122 +357,151 @@
        18. VCO Low Frequency Oscillator (Pitch)
        19. Layers
        20. Crossfades
          21. -
        21. Key Groups (a.k.a Exclusive Groups)
          22. -
        22. Release Triggered Voices
          23. -
        23. Key Switching
          24. +
        24. Key Groups (a.k.a Exclusive Groups), + for mutually switching off sounds i.e. for drumkits
          25. +
        25. Release Triggered Voices, specific samples + that are played back when voices are released
          26. +
        26. Key Switching, which allows to map a certain + range on thy keyboard as additional performance controller, + i.e. for switching articulations of orchestral sounds in realtime
        27. Voice Stealing
          28. +
        28. Portamento Mode and Solo Mode (a.k.a 'Mono Mode', + can be altered via standard GM messages, that is CC5 for + altering portamento time, CC65 for enabling / disabling + portamento mode, CC126 for enabling solo mode and CC127 for + disabling solo mode)
          29. +
        29. Scale Tuning (via standard MIDI GS SysEx message)
        2. -
      2. DLS Engine +
      3. DLS Engine
        1. DLS file loader (DLS version 1 & 2)
        2. Generic playback
        4. -
      4. Akai Engine
        5. +
      5. Akai Engine
          -
        1. Akai file loader (S1000, S3000 series)
          2. +
        2. Akai file loader (S1000, S3000 series)
        3. Generic playback
        -
      6. Custom, modular Engine
        7. -
      +
      7. +
    7. SoundFont v2 (SF2) format engine +
        +
      1. SF2 file loader
        2. +
      2. Generic playback
        3. +
      3. Articulations
        4. +
          + +
        1. SFZ v2 format engine (Note: not to be interchanged with "SoundFont" format !!) +
            +
          1. SFZ file loader
            2. +
          2. Generic playback
            3. +
          3. Articulations: Major part of opcodes have been implemented. Have a look at the SFZ status page for details.
            4. +
          +
          2. +
        2. KORG format Engine +
            +
          1. KORG format file loader (currently supports Kronos, Triton, M3 and Trinity sample based sounds).
            2. +
          2. Generic playback
            3. +
          +
          3. -
        3. Control interfaces +
        4. Control interfaces
            -
          1. ALSA MIDI input
            2. -
          2. Network remote control layer for frontends (LSCP) -
              -
            1. Events / Client Notification
              2. -
            2. Control Commands -
                -
              1. GET AVAILABLE_AUDIO_OUTPUT_DRIVERS
                2. -
              2. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_DRIVER INFO
                3. -
              3. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_DRIVER_PARAMETER INFO
                4. -
              4. CREATE AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE
                5. -
              5. DESTROY AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE
                6. -
              6. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICES
                7. -
              7. LIST AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICES
                8. -
              8. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE INFO
                9. -
              9. SET AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE_PARAMETER
                10. -
              10. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_CHANNEL INFO
                11. -
              11. GET AUDIO_OUTPUT_CHANNEL_PARAMETER INFO
                12. -
              12. SET AUDIO_OUTPUT_CHANNEL_PARAMETER
                13. -
              13. GET AVAILABLE_MIDI_INPUT_DRIVERS
                14. -
              14. GET MIDI_INPUT_DRIVER INFO
                15. -
              15. GET MIDI_INPUT_DRIVER_PARAMETER INFO
                16. -
              16. CREATE MIDI_INPUT_DEVICE
                17. -
              17. DESTROY MIDI_INPUT_DEVICE
                18. -
              18. GET MIDI_INPUT_DEVICES
                19. -
              19. LIST MIDI_INPUT_DEVICES
                20. -
              20. GET MIDI_INPUT_DEVICE INFO
                21. -
              21. SET MIDI_INPUT_DEVICE_PARAMETER
                22. -
              22. GET MIDI_INPUT_PORT INFO
                23. -
              23. GET MIDI_INPUT_PORT_PARAMETER INFO
                24. -
              24. SET MIDI_INPUT_PORT_PARAMETER
                25. -
              25. ADD CHANNEL
                26. -
              26. GET CHANNELS
                27. -
              27. LIST CHANNELS
                28. -
              28. REMOVE CHANNEL
                29. -
              29. GET AVAILABLE_ENGINES
                30. -
              30. GET ENGINE INFO
                31. -
              31. GET CHANNEL INFO
                32. -
              32. LOAD ENGINE
                33. -
              33. LOAD INSTRUMENT
                34. -
              34. GET CHANNEL VOICE_COUNT
                35. -
              35. GET CHANNEL STREAM_COUNT
                36. -
              36. GET CHANNEL BUFFER_FILL
                37. -
              37. SET CHANNEL AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE
                38. -
              38. SET CHANNEL AUDIO_OUTPUT_TYPE
                39. -
              39. SET CHANNEL AUDIO_OUTPUT_CHANNEL
                40. -
              40. SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_DEVICE
                41. -
              41. SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_TYPE
                42. -
              42. SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_PORT
                43. -
              43. SET CHANNEL MIDI_INPUT_CHANNEL
                44. -
              44. SET CHANNEL VOLUME
                45. -
              45. RESET CHANNEL
                46. -
              46. SUBSCRIBE
                47. -
              47. UNSUBSCRIBE
                48. -
              48. SET ECHO
                49. -
              49. QUIT
                50. -
              50. RESET
                51. -
              -
              3. -
            +
          3. Native C++ API
            4. +
          4. Custom network interface for frontends (LSCP)
            5. -
          5. VSTi
            6. -
          6. MIDI over ethernet (Distributed MIDI)
            7. -
          7. CoreMIDI (Mac OSX)
            8. -
          -
          5. -
        5. Audio output interfaces -
            -
          1. ALSA
            2. -
          2. JACK
            3. -
          3. VSTi
            4. -
          4. Audio over ethernet
            5. -
          5. CoreAudio (Mac OSX)
            6. +
          6. OSC +
        6. Time stamp event system & jitter correction
        7. Multi channel & multi engine support
          8. -
        8. Pitch shifter / Interpolation +
        9. Pitch shifter / Interpolation
          1. Linear interpolation
          2. Cubic interpolation
          3. Formant frequency correction / formant manipulation
          10. -
        10. Dynamic engine recompilation
          11. -
        11. Extensive SMP (multi processor) support
          12. +
        12. Extensive SMP (multi processor) support
          13. +
            +
          1. User can explicitly run individual sampler parts on different CPUs/cores.
            2. +
          2. Automatic SMP voice pooling.
            3. +
        13. Network cluster support
          14. -
        14. (Graphical) frontends +
        15. MIDI instrument mapper, allows to create very flexible MIDI progam change setups in a very easy way. +
            +
          1. MIDI program change
            2. +
          2. MIDI bank select (automatic detection of MSB only, LSB only or full MSB+LSB)
            3. +
          3. Load Strategy for each Item individually +
              +
            1. On-Demand: loads the instrument only when needed, frees it immediately once not used by any sampler channel anymore
              2. +
            2. On-Demand-Hold: loads the instrument when needed and keeps it in memory, that is even if not used by a sampler channel
              3. +
            3. 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
              4. +
            4. Default: let the sampler decide
              5. +
            +
            4. +
          4. 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
            5. +
          5. Mapping of arbitrary Instrument Files, already independent of the underlying format in respect for future sampler engines
            6. +
          6. arbitrary amount of independent MIDI instrumet maps, (i.e. for chromatic instruments, drumkits, ...), each sampler channel can be assigned to a specific MIDI map
            7. +
          +
          16. +
        16. Effect Sends +
            +
          1. Arbitrary Amount of FX Sends on Sampler Channels
            2. +
          2. Realtime MIDI Control of Send Level
            3. +
          3. Arbitrary MIDI Controller assignable
            4. +
          4. Flexible Routing i.e. to a dedicated effect audio output
            5. +
          +
          17. + +
        17. Instrument Database System, allowing to keep track of even the largest sample library collections
            -
          1. Qt based frontend
            2. -
          2. VSTi frontend (based on the Qt frontend)
            3. +
          3. Ordering in Categories
            4. +
          4. Search by various Criteria
            5. +
          5. Transparently maintained on backend side
            6. +
          +
          18. +
        18. (Graphical) frontends +
            +
          1. JSampler a.k.a "Fantasia" (Java based frontend) +
              +
            1. Supports all currently available features of LinuxSampler
              2. +
            +
            2. +
          2. QSampler (C++ based frontend using Qt) +
              +
            1. Supports all features of LinuxSampler except the following ...
              2. +
            2. MIDI Instrument Maps + (qsampler does currently not yet support to create more than two MIDI instrument maps [one intended for chromatic instruments and one for drumkits]) +
              3. +
            3. Instruments DB support (to ease handling of huge sample library collections)
              4. +
            4. Audio and MIDI device management (only minor thing that qsampler lacks support yet are "multiplicity" 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)
              5. +
            +
            3. +
          +
          19. +
        19. Playing while Loading, i.e. allowing to play and hold notes on the keyboard + while loading a new instrument on the same sampler channel at the same time
          20. +
        20. Limits for max. voices and max. disk streams can be altered at runtime
          21. +
        21. Instrument Editor Plugin System for 3rd Party Instrument Editors
          22. +
        22. Instrument Editors +
            +
          1. gigedit (C++ based using gtkmm/Gtk+) +
              +
            1. allows to modify all aspects of Gigsampler/GigaStudio v2, v3 and v4 format files
              2. +
            2. allows to modify existing as well as creating completely new .gig files from scratch
              3. +
            3. stand-alone mode (independent of LinuxSampler)
              4. +
            4. live-mode (attached with LinuxSampler), which makes all modifications audible in the sampler in realtime without having to reload
              5. +
            5. created / modified files are accepted by LinuxSampler as well as by Gigastudio 3 & 4
              6. +
            6. virtual MIDI keyboard (for triggering notes by mouse click and highlighting the virtual keys on external note events) +
            7. Support for managing and editing real-time instrument scripts (LinuxSampler extension of the original GigaStudio format).
              8. +
            +
          23. +
        23. Real-time instrument script support
          (allows to override / customize sampler's behavior by textual, easy to write scripts included with instruments, which act like small programs, plugged into the sampler).
        @@ -305,7 +517,8 @@

        - (List last updated 2005-02-10, also see CVS Log for recent changes) + (Last page update on $Date$ by $Author$, + also see Subversion Log for recent changes)