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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>JSampler Manual</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="jsampler.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="book" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2423980"></a>JSampler Manual</h1></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">by Grigor</span> <span class="surname">Iliev</span></h3></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2008 Grigor Iliev <grigor@grigoriliev.com></p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2507296"></a><p>This document is released under the terms of the <a href="gfdl.html" target="_top">GNU Free Documentation License</a>.</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Updated: Tue, 26 August 2008</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INTRODUCTION">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#SCREENSHOTS">2. Screenshots</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTALLATION">3. Installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#DOWNLOAD">What to download?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#REQUIREMENTS">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER">Running a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#USING_SCRIPT">Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS">Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_LAUNCHER">Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNING_ON_WINDOWS">Running JSampler on Windows</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE">4. Building from source</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_CVS">Building from CVS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#USING_ORCHESTRAS">5. Using Orchestras</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS">Managing Orchestras</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS">Managing Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS">Loading Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#MIDI_INSTRUMENTS">6. MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2479911">Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480012">Managing MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480118">Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE">7. Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480256">Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480326">Manging Instruments And Directories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480489">Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480561">Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments |
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Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480604">Finding Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="INTRODUCTION"></a>Chapter 1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER"></a>What is JSampler?</h2></div></div></div><p>JSampler is an opensource, platform-independent, GUI front-end for |
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<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org" target="_top">LinuxSampler</a>, written |
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entirely in <a href="http://java.sun.com" target="_top">Java</a>. The main goal |
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of the JSampler's design is to be extensible and more flexible regarding |
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the integration of different GUI implementations. JSampler consists of |
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two parts:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>JSampler core - handles the LSCP command processing and |
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event notifications, sent by LinuxSampler, and provides convenient |
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data models and controllers to be used instead. The core also |
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provides the necessary interfaces that should be implemented by |
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all JSamler views.</p></li><li><p>JSampler view - an extension to the JSampler core, which |
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provides the user interface part of JSampler.</p></li></ul></div><p>The main reason for that is the TCP/IP based |
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communication between the LinuxSampler and its front-ends, enabling the |
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sampler to be controlled from another computer or device, which may have |
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different display requirements and limitations.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION"></a>What is a JSampler distribution?</h2></div></div></div><p>A JSampler distribution consist of the JSampler core and at least |
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one view, providing the GUI implementation. Each distribution has its |
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own name, which is based on the integrated view extension. Currently, |
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there are two distributions:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>JS Classic - A distribution with a standard GUI, capable of |
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controlling all features available in LinuxSampler at the time of |
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this writing. JS Classic also provides some additional features to |
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facilitate the every day work with the sampler and to automate the |
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most frequently used configurations.</p></li><li><p>Fantasia - A distribution with a modern skin based view |
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(initial graphic design by Olivier Boyer).</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="SCREENSHOTS"></a>Chapter 2. Screenshots</h2></div></div></div><p>JS Classic with left pane, LS console, statusbar and toolbars</p><p><a href="images/js-classic1.png" target="_top"><img src="images/js-classic1-preview.png"></a></p><p>JS Classic without left pane, LS console, statusbar and |
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toolbars</p><p><a href="images/js-classic2.png" target="_top"><img src="images/js-classic2-preview.png"></a></p><p>Fantasia</p><p><a href="images/fantasia.png" target="_top"><img src="images/fantasia-preview.png"></a></p></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="INSTALLATION"></a>Chapter 3. Installation</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#DOWNLOAD">What to download?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#REQUIREMENTS">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER">Running a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#USING_SCRIPT">Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS">Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_LAUNCHER">Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNING_ON_WINDOWS">Running JSampler on Windows</a></span></dt></dl></div><p></p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="DOWNLOAD"></a>What to download?</h2></div></div></div><p>Currently, there are two distributions available for download - |
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<a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar" target="_top">JS |
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Classic</a> and <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/Fantasia-0.8a.jar" target="_top">Fantasia</a>.</p><p>The source code is available in the <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2" target="_top">JSampler |
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package</a>, which also contains this manual and startup scripts |
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that can be used to run a particular JSampler distribution.</p><p>The latest source code can be obtained from cvs with the following |
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command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">cvs -z3 |
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-d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co |
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jsampler</strong></span></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="REQUIREMENTS"></a>Requirements</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler you need Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6 |
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or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/" target="_top">here</a>.</p><p>To build JSampler distribution from source you need JDK version |
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6.0 or higher and the <a href="http://ant.apache.org/" target="_top">Ant |
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tool</a>.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="RUNNING_JSAMPLER"></a>Running a JSampler distribution</h2></div></div></div><p>Let's assume that you want to run from the command line |
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<code class="code">JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</code>, which is located in |
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<code class="code">/home/me/soft</code> directory. First you should check whether the |
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<code class="code">java</code> command is in your path and the version requirements |
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are met. This can be done by issuing the following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">java -version</strong></span></p><p>If the version is 1.6.0 or higher you can run JS Classic by |
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issuing the following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">java -jar |
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/home/me/soft/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</strong></span></p><p>Otherwise, if the shell response is something like</p><p><span><strong class="command">bash: java: command not found</strong></span></p><p>or the version requirements are not met, make sure that you have |
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installed JRE (or JDK) with the proper version and find its |
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location:</p><div class="literallayout"><p><span><strong class="command">updatedb<br> |
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locate bin/java</strong></span></p></div><p>The shell should return something like:</p><div class="literallayout"><p><span><strong class="command">/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java<br> |
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/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javac<br> |
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/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javadoc<br> |
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/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javah<br> |
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/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javap<br> |
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/opt/jdk1.6.0/jre/bin/java<br> |
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/usr/bin/java</strong></span></p></div><p>Now, we know that we have a JDK with a proper version installed |
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and its location is <code class="code">/opt/jdk1.6.0</code>. In that case, to run JS |
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Classic issue the following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java -jar |
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/home/me/soft/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</strong></span></p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>On some systems double clicking on the jar file will be |
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enough.</p></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="USING_SCRIPT"></a>Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</h2></div></div></div><p>There are scripts In the <code class="code">scripts</code> directory of the |
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<a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2" target="_top">JSampler |
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package</a> that, with a little adjustments (if needed), can be used |
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to run a JSampler distribution. Copy them to a desired location and edit |
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with your preferred editor.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS"></a>Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</h2></div></div></div><p>This configuration is optional, but necessary if you want to run |
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jar files by (double) clicking on them. In Gnome, by default jar files |
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are opened with the Archive Manager. To change that, run a file browser, |
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right click on an arbitrary jar file and choose |
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<span class="guimenu">Properties</span>, than go to the <span class="guilabel">Open |
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With</span> tab and click the <span class="guibutton">Add</span> |
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button.</p><div><img src="images/file-properties.png"></div><p>In the <span class="guilabel">Add Application</span> dialog click onto |
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<span class="guilabel">Use a custom command</span> label and a text field will |
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appear below. If the location of your JRE is <code class="code">/opt/jre1.6.0</code>, |
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then enter the following command in the text box:</p><p><span><strong class="command">/opt/jre1.6.0/bin/java -jar</strong></span></p><p>And then click the <span class="guibutton">Add</span> button.</p><div><img src="images/add-application.png"></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="GNOME_LAUNCHER"></a>Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</h2></div></div></div><p>To add an application launcher to a Gnome panel, right click on |
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the panel and choose <span class="guimenu">Add to Panel</span>.</p><div><img src="images/add-to-panel.png"></div><p>Then select <span class="guilabel">Custom Application Launcher</span> and |
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click the <span class="guibutton">Add</span> button. In the |
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<span class="guilabel">Command</span> field, of the <span class="guilabel">Create |
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Launcher</span> dialog, fill in the exact command that you use to |
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run the JSampler. For more information on how to run a JSampler |
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distribution from the command line <a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER" title="Running a JSampler distribution">click here</a>.</p><div><img src="images/add-to-panel-create-launcher.png"></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="RUNING_ON_WINDOWS"></a>Running JSampler on Windows</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler distribution on Windows, put a shortcut on the |
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Desktop or Quick Launch, right click on the shortcut and choose |
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<span class="guimenu">Properties</span>. In the <span class="guilabel">Target</span> field |
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insert the command <code class="code">javaw -jar</code> in the beginning.</p><div><img src="images/win-shortcut.png"></div></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE"></a>Chapter 4. Building from source</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_CVS">Building from CVS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>If you want to build a JSampler distribution from source, first make |
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sure that all <a href="#REQUIREMENTS" title="Requirements">requirements</a> are |
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met.</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_CVS"></a>Building from CVS</h2></div></div></div><p>When building from CVS, there are some additional steps that |
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should be done. JSampler uses two additional libraries, that should be |
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downloaded and placed in the <code class="code">lib/required</code> directory:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlscp/" target="_top">jlscp</a> - A |
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java LinuxSampler control protocol API</p></li><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/juife/" target="_top">juife</a> - Java |
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User Interface Framework Extensions</p></li></ul></div><p>Download these libraries, create a |
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<code class="code">lib/required</code> directory in the JSampler root and copy the |
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<code class="code">jlscp.jar</code> and <code class="code">juife.jar</code> files in that |
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directory:</p><div class="literallayout"><p><span><strong class="command">cd /home/me/soft<br> |
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wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jlscp/jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2<br> |
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tar -xjf jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2<br> |
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wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/juife/juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
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tar -xjf juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
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cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co jsampler<br> |
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cd jsampler<br> |
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mkdirhier lib/required<br> |
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cp ../jlscp-0.5a/lib/jlscp.jar lib/required/jlscp.jar<br> |
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cp ../juife-0.4a/lib/juife.jar lib/required/juife.jar</strong></span></p></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>In most cases it is sufficient just to copy the |
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<span><strong class="command">lib</strong></span> directory from the last release, but first |
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check if there are some significant recent changes to those |
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libraries.</p></div><p>Then follow the steps in the next section.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="COMPILATION"></a>Compilation</h2></div></div></div><p>To build a JSampler distribution, first set the |
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<code class="code">JAVA_HOME</code> environment variable to point to your JDK |
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directory. If the JDK is installed in /opt/jdk1.6.0 directory, this can |
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be done by issuing the following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.6.0</strong></span></p><p>Windows users should do something like:</p><p><span><strong class="command">set JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.6.0</strong></span></p><p>Go to the JSampler root directory and issue the following |
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command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">ant [target]</strong></span></p><p>Where <code class="code">target</code> can be one of the following:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span><strong class="command">build-jsclassic</strong></span> - Builds a JS Classic |
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distribution.</p></li><li><p><span><strong class="command">clean-jsclassic</strong></span> - Removes the JS Classic |
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distribution.</p></li><li><p><span><strong class="command">build-fantasia</strong></span> - Builds a Fantasia |
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distribution.</p></li><li><p><span><strong class="command">clean-fantasia</strong></span> - Removes the Fantasia |
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distribution.</p></li><li><p><span><strong class="command">build-coredoc</strong></span> - Generates the API |
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documentation for the JSampler core.</p></li><li><p><span><strong class="command">clean-coredoc</strong></span> - Removes the API |
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documentation for the JSampler core.</p></li></ul></div><p>So, if you want to build a JS Classic distribution, just issue the |
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following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">ant build-jsclassic</strong></span></p><p>Then copy the jar file from the <code class="code">dist</code> directory to the |
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desired location.</p></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="USING_ORCHESTRAS"></a>Chapter 5. Using Orchestras</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS">Managing Orchestras</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS">Managing Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS">Loading Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>Orchestras feature is like bookmarks/favorites for instruments. |
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Instead of having a thousands of unsorted instruments you can categorize |
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your most used instruments for quick access by adding them to orchestras. |
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You can create an arbitrary number of orchestras and in any orchestra you |
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can add an arbitrary number of instruments.</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Orchestras are not handled by the back-end (LinuxSampler) and |
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does not depend on the <span class="guilabel">Instruments Database</span>. The |
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orchestras are handled by JSampler and are stored on the local machine |
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in <code class="code"><jsampler-home>/orchestras.xml</code>. To port the |
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orchestras to another machine just copy that file.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS"></a>Managing Orchestras</h2></div></div></div><p><span class="guilabel">Manage Orchestras</span> tool buttons:</p><p><img src="images/new16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Create new |
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orchestra</span></p><p><img src="images/edit16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Edit |
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selected orchestra</span></p><p><img src="images/delete16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Remove |
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selected orchestra</span></p><p>To create a new orchestra, click on the |
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<span class="guilabel">Orchestras</span> tab then click the <span class="guibutton">Create new |
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orchestra</span> button in the <span class="guilabel">Manage |
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Orchestras</span> tool:</p><div align="center"><img src="images/new-orchestra.png" align="middle"></div><p>Then |
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choose orchestra name and description and click |
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<span class="guibutton">OK</span> button.</p><p>To remove an orchestra, select the orchestra and click the |
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<span class="guibutton">Remove selected orchestra</span> button. To edit an |
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orchestra, select the orchestra and click the <span class="guibutton">Edit selected |
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orchestra</span> button, or just double-click the orchestra to |
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edit.</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>To change the position of an orchestra in the orchestra list, |
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select the orchestra and use <span class="guilabel">Alt+Up Arrow</span> and |
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<span class="guilabel">Alt+Down Arrow</span> to move the selected orchestra |
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up/down. You can also use <span class="guilabel">Alt+Shift+Up Arow</span> to |
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move the selected orchestra on top and <span class="guilabel">Alt+Shift+Down |
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Arrow</span> to move the selected orchestra to bottom.</p></div><p></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS"></a>Managing Instruments</h2></div></div></div><p><span class="guilabel">Managing Instruments</span> tool buttons:</p><p><img src="images/new16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Add new |
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instrument</span></p><p><img src="images/edit16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Edit |
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selected instrument</span></p><p><img src="images/delete16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Remove |
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selected instrument</span></p><p>To add a new instrument to orchestra, first select the desired |
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orchestra from the combobox then click the <span class="guilabel">Add new |
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instrument</span> button:</p><div align="center"><img src="images/add-instrument-to-orchestra.png" align="middle"></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>The easiest way to add an instrument to orchestra is to |
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right-click an instrument in the <span class="guilabel">Instruments |
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Database</span>, then select <span class="guimenu">Add To Orchestra</span> |
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and choose the orchestra to which to add the selected instrument. |
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Note that you can select and add more than one instrument to |
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orchestra at once.</p></div><p>To remove an instrument, select the instrument and click the |
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<span class="guibutton">Remove selected instrument</span> button. To edit an |
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instrument, select the instrument and click the <span class="guibutton">Edit selected |
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instrument</span> button, or just double-click the instrument to |
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edit.</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>To change the position of an instrument in the instrument |
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list, select the instrument and use <span class="guilabel">Alt+Up |
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Arrow</span> and <span class="guilabel">Alt+Down Arrow</span> to move the |
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selected instrument up/down. You can also use <span class="guilabel">Alt+Shift+Up |
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Arow</span> to move the selected instrument on top and |
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<span class="guilabel">Alt+Shift+Down Arrow</span> to move the selected |
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instrument to bottom.</p></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS"></a>Loading Instruments</h2></div></div></div><p>To load an instrument from orchestra to a sampler channel, |
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right-click on the instrument, select <span class="guimenu">Load |
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Instrument</span>, then choose on which channel to load the selected |
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instrument. You can also load an instrument from orchestra to a sampler |
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channel using the instrument chooser of the sampler channel - click |
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<span class="guilabel">Select instrument from orchestra</span> radio button, |
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choose orchestra and isntrument from the comboboxes and click |
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<span class="guibutton">OK</span> button</p></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="MIDI_INSTRUMENTS"></a>Chapter 6. MIDI Instruments</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2479911">Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480012">Managing MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480118">Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>The sole purpose of the MIDI instrument mapping is to provide a way |
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to change the loaded instrument on a specific sampler channel through the |
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MIDI keyboard by switching to different MIDI bank/program. To do that you |
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need at least one MIDI instrument map with MIDI instruments mapped for the |
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desired MIDI banks/programs and to assign that map to the sampler channels |
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which instruments should be switched using MIDI bank/program |
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changes.</p><p>Note that when stopping LinuxSampler all MIDI instrument mappings |
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are gone forever, so it is crucial to export the MIDI instrument maps |
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before quiting your session to be able to load them again next time you |
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start LinuxSampler. This can be done by choosing |
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<span class="guimenu">Actions</span>/<span class="guimenu">Export</span>/<span class="guimenu">MIDI |
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Instrument Maps</span>.</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2479911"></a>Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</h2></div></div></div><p><span class="guilabel">MIDI Instrument Maps</span> tool buttons:</p><p><img src="images/new16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Add MIDI |
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instrument map</span></p><p><img src="images/edit16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Edit |
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selected MIDI instrument map</span></p><p><img src="images/delete16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Remove |
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selected MIDI instrument map</span></p><p>To create a new MIDI instrument map, click the <span class="guilabel">MIDI |
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Instruments</span> tab in the Left-Side pane then click the |
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<span class="guibutton">Add MIDI instrument map</span> button.</p><div><img src="images/add-midi-map.png"></div><p>Then choose map name and click <span class="guibutton">OK</span> |
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button.</p><p>To remove a map, select the map and click the <span class="guibutton">Remove |
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selected MIDI instrument map</span> button. To edit a map, select |
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the map and click the <span class="guibutton">Edit selected MIDI instrument |
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map</span> button, or just double-click the map to edit.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480012"></a>Managing MIDI Instruments</h2></div></div></div><p><span class="guilabel">Managing MIDI Instruments</span> tool |
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buttons:</p><p><img src="images/new16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Add new |
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MIDI instrument</span></p><p><img src="images/edit16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Edit |
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selected MIDI instrument</span></p><p><img src="images/delete16.png"> <span class="guilabel">Remove |
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selected MIDI instrument or bank</span></p><p>To map a MIDI instrument, first select the desired MIDI instrument |
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map from the combobox then click the <span class="guilabel">Add new MIDI |
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instrument</span> button:</p><div align="center"><img src="images/map-midi-instrument.png" align="middle"></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>The <a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP" title="Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map">easiest way to |
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map a MIDI instrument</a> is from the <a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE" title="Chapter 7. Instruments Database">Instruments Database</a>.</p></div><p>To remove a MIDI bank/instrument, select the MIDI |
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bank/instrument and click the <span class="guibutton">Remove selected MIDI instrument |
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or bank</span> button. To edit a MIDI instrument, select the MIDI |
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instrument and click the <span class="guibutton">Edit selected MIDI |
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instrument</span> button, or just double-click the MIDI instrument |
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to edit.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480118"></a>Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</h2></div></div></div><p>To assign MIDI instrument map to specific sampler channel, click |
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the <span class="guibutton">Options</span> button to expand the channel options |
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pane then select the desired map from the <span class="guilabel">MIDI Instrument |
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Map</span> combobox:</p><div><img src="images/assign-midi-map.png"></div></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE"></a>Chapter 7. Instruments Database</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480256">Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480326">Manging Instruments And Directories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480489">Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480561">Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments |
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Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480604">Finding Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>The communication between LinuxSampler and its front-ends is TCP/IP |
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based, which provides an option the sampler to be controlled from another |
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computer or device, and while instrument loading is a regular task in the |
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sampler, there should also be a convenient way to browse and load |
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instruments (located on the sampler box) from a front-end launched on a |
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remote host. This need is well covered by the <span class="guilabel">Instruments |
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Database</span>. However, this is not the only purpose of the |
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Instruments Database. It is a great tool that helps you to not get lost in |
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your instrument collection, providing you a flexible way to create your |
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own tree structure and to organize your instruments in more than one way, |
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without moving or altering the instrument files located all over your hard |
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drives. Another great feature is the search engine with enhanced search |
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capabilities providing you fast and easy way of finding instruments by |
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various criteria.</p><p>It is crucial to understand that, unlike <a href="#USING_ORCHESTRAS" title="Chapter 5. Using Orchestras">Orchestras</a>, the Instruments Database is |
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handled by LinuxSampler, not by JSampler, and by default the database file |
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is located in <span><strong class="command">/var/lib/linuxsampler/instruments.db</strong></span> on |
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the host where the back-end is started.</p><p>Note that you can have more than one instruments database and you |
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can specify which one to be used on LinuxSampler startup. To create a new |
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database file issue the following command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">linuxsampler --create-instruments-db |
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my_instruments.db</strong></span></p><p>which will create a new database file called |
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<span><strong class="command">my_instruments.db</strong></span> in the current directory.</p><p>To start LinuxSampler using the newly created instruments database |
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use the <span><strong class="command">--instruments-db-location</strong></span> option:</p><p><span><strong class="command">linuxsampler --instruments-db-location |
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my_instruments.db</strong></span></p><p>To backup the instruments database just copy the database |
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file.</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480256"></a>Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</h2></div></div></div><p>Choose <span class="guimenu">Window</span>/<span class="guimenu">Instruments |
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Database</span> to bring up the Instruments Database window, or |
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click the corresponding tool button. Initialy, the instruments database |
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is empty, so you should manually create the desired directories and add |
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instruments to them.</p><p>To create a new directory, select the directory, in which the new |
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directory should be created and choose |
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<span class="guimenu">Actions</span>/<span class="guimenu">Create Directory</span>, or |
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right-click a blank area and choose <span class="guimenuitem">Create |
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Directory</span>.</p><p>To add instruments to specific instruments database directory, go |
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to that directory and select <span class="guimenu">Actions</span>/<span class="guimenu">Add |
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Instruments</span> submenu, where you have two options - to scan a |
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specific instrument file and add the instruments in that file to the |
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instruments database or scan a file system directory for instrument |
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files and add the instruments to the instruments database.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480326"></a>Manging Instruments And Directories</h2></div></div></div><p>Basic commands:</p><p><span><strong class="command">Cut</strong></span> - |
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<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>/<span class="guimenu">Cut</span>, or right-click on a |
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selected file or directory and choose <span class="guibutton">Cut,</span> or |
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Ctrl+X</p><p><span><strong class="command">Copy</strong></span> - |
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<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>/<span class="guimenu">Copy</span>, or right-click on a |
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selected file or directory and choose <span class="guibutton">Copy,</span> or |
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Ctrl+C</p><p><span><strong class="command">Paste</strong></span> - |
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<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>/<span class="guimenu">Paste</span>, or right-click a blank |
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area and choose <span class="guibutton">Paste,</span> or Ctrl+V</p><p><span><strong class="command">Rename</strong></span> - |
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<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>/<span class="guimenu">Rename</span>, or right-click on a |
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selected file or directory and choose <span class="guibutton">Rename,</span> or |
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press <span><strong class="command">F2</strong></span></p><p><span><strong class="command">Delete</strong></span> - |
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<span class="guimenu">Actions</span>/<span class="guimenu">Delete</span>, or right-click on |
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a selected file or directory and choose <span class="guibutton">Delete,</span> |
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or press the <span><strong class="command">Delete</strong></span> key from the keyboard</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>This commands also work on a multiple selection.</p></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480489"></a>Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</h2></div></div></div><p>To load an instrument to a sampler channel from the Instruments |
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Database, right-click on the instrument and choose <span class="guimenu">Load |
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Instrument</span>, then choose the sampler channel where the |
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instrument should be loaded to. Note that you need to have at least one |
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sampler channel created, otherwise the <span class="guimenu">Load |
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Instrument</span> submenu is disabled.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP"></a>Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</h2></div></div></div><p>To add an instrument to MIDI instrument map from the Instruments |
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Database, right-click on the instrument and choose <span class="guimenu">Add To MIDI |
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Map</span>, then choose the MIDI instrument map to which to add the |
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selected instrument. Note that you need to have at least one MIDI |
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instrument map, otherwise the <span class="guimenu">Add To MIDI Map</span> submenu |
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is disabled. For more info read <a href="#MIDI_INSTRUMENTS" title="Chapter 6. MIDI Instruments">MIDI |
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Instruments</a>.</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>To add more than one instrument from an instrument directory |
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at a time, select the instruments and right-click on one of the |
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selected instruments.</p></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480561"></a>Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments |
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Database</h2></div></div></div><p>To add an instrument to orchestra from the Instruments Database, |
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right-click on the instrument and choose <span class="guimenu">Add To |
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Orchestra</span>, then choose the orchestra to which to add the |
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selected instrument. Note that you need to have at least one orchestra, |
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otherwise the <span class="guimenu">Add To Orchestra</span> submenu is disabled. |
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For more info read <a href="#USING_ORCHESTRAS" title="Chapter 5. Using Orchestras">Using |
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Orchestras</a>.</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>To add more than one instrument from an instrument directory |
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at a time, select the instruments and right-click on one of the |
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selected instruments.</p></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2480604"></a>Finding Instruments</h2></div></div></div><p>To start a search, choose |
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<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>/<span class="guimenu">Find</span>, or Ctrl+F.</p></div></div></div></body></html> |
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