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2  <news>  <news>
3      <entry date="2015-04-29">
4        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org" img="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/new_article.png"></link>
5        A new documentation site has been launched:
6        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org">http://doc.linuxsampler.org</link> -
7        This separate page dedicated to manuals, tutorials and other kind of
8        articles for the LinuxSampler project, is using a new solution to write
9        and maintain such articles with a minimum of effort. Be invited to help us
10        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Writing_Docs/">writing documentation</link>
11        for LinuxSampler and friends! As one of the first topics, this site is now
12        hosting an introduction to the new
13        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Instrument_Scripts/NKSP_Language/">NKSP Real-Time Instrument Script Language</link>.
14        The long-term plan is to move all documentation of this project from our www
15        server to that new site.
16      </entry>
17      <entry date="2015-01-18">
18        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/mac_installer_1.jpg" img="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/mac_installer_1_240x169.jpg"></link>
19        For the Mac users out there: We finally have a convenient installer for the
20        OS X version of LinuxSampler. This is already integrated in our automatic
21        build system. So from now on all
22        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">daily snapshot builds for Mac</link>
23        are automatically built with an installer. By default the installer will
24        install all components (LinuxSampler stand-alone application, VST and
25        Audio Unit plugin version of LinuxSampler, QSampler, Fantasia, GigEdit and
26        command line tools. At step "Installation Type" you can however also
27        override the default installation and select which components to install.
28      </entry>
29      <entry date="2014-06-19">
30        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
31        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">gigedit finally included with OS X snapshots!</link>
32        Due to the variety of third party library dependencies it took a while, but
33        finally "gigedit", our graphical instrument editor for Gigasampler /
34        GigaStudio files, is now included with the automatic binary snapshots builds
35        for Mac OS X. The automatic snapshot installers are automatically compiled
36        by one of our servers each time a developer commits something new to our
37        Subversion (development) server. You can use gigedit on Mac OS X as
38        stand-alone instrument editor as well as in live-mode while running
39        LinuxSampler. In the latter case your changes with gigedit get immediately
40        audible while playing the instrument on the keyboard at the same time.
41      </entry>
42      <entry date="2011-08-25">
43        <link ref="sfz/" img="gfx/logos/sfz.png"></link>
44        <link ref="sfz/">Added SFZ implementation status page.</link>
45        We are currently in the works to implement support for the SFZ format,
46        which is a powerful and open sample library format, already adopted by
47        many commercial samplers. Check our new SFZ status page to see which
48        aspects of the format are already supported by LinuxSampler, and which
49        ones are yet to be implemented.
50      </entry>
51      <entry date="2011-07-18">
52        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
53        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">Download the latest OS X snapshot of the sampler!</link>
54        Following our ongoing sympathy for automatic snapshots, we finally provide
55        automatic builds also for Apple OS X! As soon as some developer commits
56        something new to our Subversion server, a new binary snapshot for OS X will
57        automatically be available for download from our webserver within minutes.
58        The snapshot tbz2 archive file contains universal binaries
59        (PPC 32 bit, Intel 32 &amp; 64 bit) of the stand-alone version of the
60        sampler, VST and AU plugin version, and the graphical frontend applications
61        QSampler and Fantasia. Only our graphical instrument editor gigedit is not
62        yet part of the snapshots, it might follow at a later point. Please read
63        the README file in the tbz2 archive file for instructions how to install
64        everything on your Mac.
65      </entry>
66      <entry date="2011-06-05">
67        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/logos/subversion.png"></link>
68        From now on, our source code is managed by a Subversion server. We
69        converted our existing CVS repository for the
70        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org">new Subversion server</link>, so
71        the complete history from the beginning of this project is also
72        available in this new Subversion repository. Our
73        <link ref="http://cvs.linuxsampler.org">old CVS server, along with its web frontend</link>
74        is still available, however is now in read only mode, so no changes can be
75        commited to CVS anymore. On the downloads page you can find
76        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html#svn">instructions how
77        to download ("checkout") source code from our Subversion server.</link>
78      </entry>
79      <entry date="2011-06-05">
80        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/sorryd.jpg"></link>
81        After a huge down time of almost one month, we decided to move to new, more
82        reliable servers. Thanks to the University of Heilbronn which kindly hosted
83        our servers for 8 years. We started to move the most important services to
84        a commercial server host, which will be financed by your donations. Sorry
85        for this long absence and thank you for your support!
86      </entry>
87      <entry date="2011-02-05">
88        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/windows.png"></link>
89        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/">Download the latest Windows snapshot of the sampler!</link>
90        Since we have to confess that we are a bit lazy about putting out official
91        releases, and since the latest official release of the sampler for Windows
92        is quite old, we decided to establish automatic builts of the sampler and
93        all other software components for Windows. As soon as some developer
94        commits something new to the CVS server for any of the project's software
95        components, a new snapshot binary for Windows will automatically built and
96        be available for download within few minutes. Sorry for neglecting you
97        Windows users out there for so long!
98      </entry>
99      <entry date="2011-01-23">
100        <link ref="nkitool/" img="nkitool/native-instruments-kontakt.png"></link>
101        In case you are working a lot on Native Instruments Kontakt instrument
102        files, or if you are just interested in the .nki file format, you might have
103        a look at <link ref="nkitool/">nkitool</link>. It is a simple console
104        application which allows to export and import the human readable XML file
105        from and to Native Instruments Kontakt .nki instrument articulation files.
106        It can be very handy to speedup or even automate the process of creating
107        and editing .nki instrument files.
108      </entry>
109      <entry date="2010-10-01">
110        <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>
111        LinuxSampler is featured in the october special issue of the "Computer Music"
112        magazine. It is available in English language in magazine stores around the
113        UK. This special issue focused on demonstrating the "best free software" for
114        music production on PC, Mac and mobile. LinuxSampler is covered along to four
115        other samplers, with an introduction howto on page 57. You can
116        <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_article.jpg">read the full article here.</link>
117      </entry>
118      <entry date="2010-01-07">
119        The <link ref="reports/annual_report_2009.pdf">annual report of 2009</link>
120        with our financial situation is now online. Happy new year everybody!
121      </entry>
122      <entry date="2009-10-16">
123        Better a late than no announcement at all:
124        <list>
125          <li>linuxsampler 1.0.0</li>
126          <li>Fantasia 0.9</li>
127          <li>qsampler 0.2.2</li>
128          <li>gigedit 0.2.0</li>
129          <li>libgig 3.3.0</li>
130          <li>jlscp 0.8</li>
131          <li>liblscp 0.5.6</li>
132        </list>
133        This is the first release which allows the sampler to be used as audio
134        host plugin, namely supporting the standards VST, AU, DSSI and LV2. The
135        sampler's limits for max. voices &amp; disk streams can now be altered at
136        runtime by frontends, no need to recompile the sampler anymore. The Mac
137        version now also supports CoreAudio as audio driver. The Windows version
138        finally supports the sampler's instruments DB feature as well, however
139        expect it still to be unstable at this point. Along to the already
140        existing JACK audio driver, Jack MIDI support has been added in this
141        release. The sampler allows frontends now basic MIDI control, that is to
142        monitor incoming MIDI data on MIDI input devices and sampler channels and
143        to send note-on and note-off MIDI events to sampler channels, which
144        allows frontends to provide a virtual MIDI keyboard to the user. Besides
145        these major changes there were countless bugfixes and optimizations.
146      </entry>
147      <entry date="2009-05-12">
148        On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and
149        friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available
150        from our
151        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/win/">download server</link>.
152        This is the first Windows version which includes a VST plugin version
153        of the sampler. The installer includes both, native 64 bit binaries and
154        32 bit binaries. The installer detects the system type and installs the
155        appropriate binaries automatically.
156        Please follow the ongoing discussion and development on our
157        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=339">web forum</link>
158        and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
159        to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
160      </entry>
161      <entry date="2009-02-17">
162        Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin!
163        It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout
164        the experimental AU binary package of LinuxSampler, available from our
165        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/mac/">download server</link>.
166        As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing
167        discussion and development on our
168        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=295">web forum</link>
169        and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
170        to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
171      </entry>
172      <entry date="2008-02-15">
173        We're happy to announce that the first freely available sample library
174        is now available on our downloads server. Thanks to Mats Helgesson for
175        giving us the permission to share his "Maestro Concert Grand v2" piano
176        library with you. You find the download link along with the library's
177        license informations and a demo track for prelistening on our
178        <link ref="instruments.html">instruments</link> site.
179      </entry>
180    <entry date="2008-02-07">    <entry date="2008-02-07">
181      Added <link ref="debian.html">Debian Howto</link> to the documentation      Added <link ref="debian.html">Debian Howto</link> to the documentation
182      site, describing how to cook Debian packages, optimized for your      site, describing how to cook Debian packages, optimized for your
183      specific machine. Get the maximum out of your box! (The      specific machine. Get the maximum out of your box! (The
184      <a href="debian.html#benchmark">"Benchmark"</a>      <link ref="debian.html#benchmark">"Benchmark"</link>
185      chapter might be interesting for users of other systems as well)      chapter might be interesting for users of other systems as well)
186    </entry>    </entry>
187    <entry date="2008-01-23">    <entry date="2008-01-23">
188      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
189      place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is      place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is
190      <link ref="https://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>      <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>
191    </entry>    </entry>
192    <entry date="2008-01-03">    <entry date="2008-01-03">
193      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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