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2  <news>  <news>
3      <entry date="2014-06-19">
4        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
5        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">gigedit finally included with OS X snapshots!</link>
6        Due to the variety of third party library dependencies it took a while, but
7        finally "gigedit", our graphical instrument editor for Gigasampler /
8        GigaStudio files, is now included with the automatic binary snapshots builds
9        for Mac OS X. The automatic snapshot installers are automatically compiled
10        by one of our servers each time a developer commits something new to our
11        Subversion (development) server. You can use gigedit on Mac OS X as
12        stand-alone instrument editor as well as in live-mode while running
13        LinuxSampler. In the latter case your changes with gigedit get immediately
14        audible while playing the instrument on the keyboard at the same time.
15      </entry>
16      <entry date="2011-08-25">
17        <link ref="sfz/" img="gfx/logos/sfz.png"></link>
18        <link ref="sfz/">Added SFZ implementation status page.</link>
19        We are currently in the works to implement support for the SFZ format,
20        which is a powerful and open sample library format, already adopted by
21        many commercial samplers. Check our new SFZ status page to see which
22        aspects of the format are already supported by LinuxSampler, and which
23        ones are yet to be implemented.
24      </entry>
25      <entry date="2011-07-18">
26        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
27        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">Download the latest OS X snapshot of the sampler!</link>
28        Following our ongoing sympathy for automatic snapshots, we finally provide
29        automatic builds also for Apple OS X! As soon as some developer commits
30        something new to our Subversion server, a new binary snapshot for OS X will
31        automatically be available for download from our webserver within minutes.
32        The snapshot tbz2 archive file contains universal binaries
33        (PPC 32 bit, Intel 32 &amp; 64 bit) of the stand-alone version of the
34        sampler, VST and AU plugin version, and the graphical frontend applications
35        QSampler and Fantasia. Only our graphical instrument editor gigedit is not
36        yet part of the snapshots, it might follow at a later point. Please read
37        the README file in the tbz2 archive file for instructions how to install
38        everything on your Mac.
39      </entry>
40      <entry date="2011-06-05">
41        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/logos/subversion.png"></link>
42        From now on, our source code is managed by a Subversion server. We
43        converted our existing CVS repository for the
44        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org">new Subversion server</link>, so
45        the complete history from the beginning of this project is also
46        available in this new Subversion repository. Our
47        <link ref="http://cvs.linuxsampler.org">old CVS server, along with its web frontend</link>
48        is still available, however is now in read only mode, so no changes can be
49        commited to CVS anymore. On the downloads page you can find
50        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html#svn">instructions how
51        to download ("checkout") source code from our Subversion server.</link>
52      </entry>
53      <entry date="2011-06-05">
54        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/sorryd.jpg"></link>
55        After a huge down time of almost one month, we decided to move to new, more
56        reliable servers. Thanks to the University of Heilbronn which kindly hosted
57        our servers for 8 years. We started to move the most important services to
58        a commercial server host, which will be financed by your donations. Sorry
59        for this long absence and thank you for your support!
60      </entry>
61      <entry date="2011-02-05">
62        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/windows.png"></link>
63        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/">Download the latest Windows snapshot of the sampler!</link>
64        Since we have to confess that we are a bit lazy about putting out official
65        releases, and since the latest official release of the sampler for Windows
66        is quite old, we decided to establish automatic builts of the sampler and
67        all other software components for Windows. As soon as some developer
68        commits something new to the CVS server for any of the project's software
69        components, a new snapshot binary for Windows will automatically built and
70        be available for download within few minutes. Sorry for neglecting you
71        Windows users out there for so long!
72      </entry>
73      <entry date="2011-01-23">
74        <link ref="nkitool/" img="nkitool/native-instruments-kontakt.png"></link>
75        In case you are working a lot on Native Instruments Kontakt instrument
76        files, or if you are just interested in the .nki file format, you might have
77        a look at <link ref="nkitool/">nkitool</link>. It is a simple console
78        application which allows to export and import the human readable XML file
79        from and to Native Instruments Kontakt .nki instrument articulation files.
80        It can be very handy to speedup or even automate the process of creating
81        and editing .nki instrument files.
82      </entry>
83      <entry date="2010-10-01">
84        <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_cover.jpg" img="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_cover_s.jpg"></link>
85        LinuxSampler is featured in the october special issue of the "Computer Music"
86        magazine. It is available in English language in magazine stores around the
87        UK. This special issue focused on demonstrating the "best free software" for
88        music production on PC, Mac and mobile. LinuxSampler is covered along to four
89        other samplers, with an introduction howto on page 57. You can
90        <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_article.jpg">read the full article here.</link>
91      </entry>
92      <entry date="2010-01-07">
93        The <link ref="reports/annual_report_2009.pdf">annual report of 2009</link>
94        with our financial situation is now online. Happy new year everybody!
95      </entry>
96      <entry date="2009-10-16">
97        Better a late than no announcement at all:
98        <list>
99          <li>linuxsampler 1.0.0</li>
100          <li>Fantasia 0.9</li>
101          <li>qsampler 0.2.2</li>
102          <li>gigedit 0.2.0</li>
103          <li>libgig 3.3.0</li>
104          <li>jlscp 0.8</li>
105          <li>liblscp 0.5.6</li>
106        </list>
107        This is the first release which allows the sampler to be used as audio
108        host plugin, namely supporting the standards VST, AU, DSSI and LV2. The
109        sampler's limits for max. voices &amp; disk streams can now be altered at
110        runtime by frontends, no need to recompile the sampler anymore. The Mac
111        version now also supports CoreAudio as audio driver. The Windows version
112        finally supports the sampler's instruments DB feature as well, however
113        expect it still to be unstable at this point. Along to the already
114        existing JACK audio driver, Jack MIDI support has been added in this
115        release. The sampler allows frontends now basic MIDI control, that is to
116        monitor incoming MIDI data on MIDI input devices and sampler channels and
117        to send note-on and note-off MIDI events to sampler channels, which
118        allows frontends to provide a virtual MIDI keyboard to the user. Besides
119        these major changes there were countless bugfixes and optimizations.
120      </entry>
121      <entry date="2009-05-12">
122        On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and
123        friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available
124        from our
125        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/win/">download server</link>.
126        This is the first Windows version which includes a VST plugin version
127        of the sampler. The installer includes both, native 64 bit binaries and
128        32 bit binaries. The installer detects the system type and installs the
129        appropriate binaries automatically.
130        Please follow the ongoing discussion and development on our
131        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=339">web forum</link>
132        and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
133        to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
134      </entry>
135    <entry date="2009-02-17">    <entry date="2009-02-17">
136      Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin!      Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin!
137      It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout      It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout
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139      <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/mac/">download server</link>.      <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/mac/">download server</link>.
140      As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing      As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing
141      discussion and development on our      discussion and development on our
142      <link ref="https://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=295">web forum</link>      <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=295">web forum</link>
143      and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>      and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
144      to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!      to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
145    </entry>    </entry>
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161    <entry date="2008-01-23">    <entry date="2008-01-23">
162      Due to popular demand we finally launched a forum for this project. The      Due to popular demand we finally launched a forum for this project. The
163      place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is      place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is
164      <link ref="https://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>      <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>
165    </entry>    </entry>
166    <entry date="2008-01-03">    <entry date="2008-01-03">
167      Hey Mac Users! We hope to give you a good way to start the new year      Hey Mac Users! We hope to give you a good way to start the new year

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