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11  <h2><center>LinuxSampler for Mac OS X &nbsp; <img src="gfx/logos/windows.png"> &nbsp; HOWTO by Toshi Nagata&nbsp;</center></h2>  <h2><center>LinuxSampler for Mac OS X &nbsp; <img src="gfx/logos/apple.png"> &nbsp; HOWTO by Toshi Nagata&nbsp;</center></h2>
12  <br>  <br>
13  <center>December&nbsp;18th,&nbsp;2007</center><br>  <center>January&nbsp;6th,&nbsp;2008</center><br>
14  <div style="background-color: #F4F4FF; margin: 1em 3em 1em 3em; padding: 1em 1em 1em 2.2em;">  <div style="background-color: #F4F4FF; margin: 1em 3em 1em 3em; padding: 1em 1em 1em 2.2em;">
15  <a href="#intro">1.&nbsp; Introduction</a><br>  <a href="#intro">1.&nbsp; Introduction</a><br>
16  <a href="#requirements">2.&nbsp; Requirements</a><br>  <a href="#requirements">2.&nbsp; Requirements</a><br>
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23  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>
24  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>
25  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>
26  <a href="#contact">8.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>  <a href="#credits">8.&nbsp; Credits</a><br>
27    <a href="#contact">9.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>
28  </div>  </div>
29    
30  <a name="intro"></a>  <a name="intro"></a>
# Line 37  as a standalone application. An AU/VST i Line 38  as a standalone application. An AU/VST i
38  a network module to run multiple sampler slaves distributed on OS/X, Windows or  a network module to run multiple sampler slaves distributed on OS/X, Windows or
39  Linux machines (Linux provides better performance) all controlled from a  Linux machines (Linux provides better performance) all controlled from a
40  OS X or Windows box i.e. running the AU / VST sequencer.<br>  OS X or Windows box i.e. running the AU / VST sequencer.<br>
41    Even though LinuxSampler presently runs only as standalone app,
42    thanks to jack you can comfortably route the sampler's audio outs back into your sequencer.
43  <br>  <br>
44  LinuxSampler is implemented as a client/server application. This means  LinuxSampler is implemented as a client/server application. This means
45  the sampling engine (the server / backend) runs  the sampling engine (the server / backend) runs
# Line 53  low level, operating system functions an Line 56  low level, operating system functions an
56  system.<br>  system.<br>
57  <br>  <br>
58  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will
59  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( linuxsampler.exe )  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( bin/linuxsampler )
60  and the GUI client. For now it installes only the qsampler GUI client  and the GUI client. For now it installs only the qsampler GUI client
61  as Jsampler, the sampler frontend written in JAVA requires Java 1.6 which is not  as JSampler, the sampler frontend written in Java requires Java 1.6 which is not
62  available on OS/X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box  available on OS X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box
63  connected over the network to your OS X box or you could try to run it in a windows  connected over the network to your OS X box or you could try to run it in a windows
64  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler
65  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance
66  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>
67  <br>  <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_color.jpg">
68  Download the DMG and mount it on Finder. You   <img src="screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_preview.png" border="0">
69  will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac-20080102". Copy this  </a>
 folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).  
 <br>  
 The folder contains three items, "bin", "linuxsampler" and  
 "qsampler". Double-click on qsampler. The application launches, and you  
 will see messages saying that linuxsampler is now running. After a  
 while, you will also see that the JackPilot application (installed by  
 the JackOSX installer) automatically launches showing the Jack server  
 already running.  
   
70    
71  <a name="requirements"></a>  <a name="requirements"></a>
72  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>
# Line 80  already running. Line 74  already running.
74    <li>PPC or Intel Mac (an Intel Mac should provide much better performance)    <li>PPC or Intel Mac (an Intel Mac should provide much better performance)
75    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>
76    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>
77      <li><A HREF="http://pete.yandell.com/software/">Pete Yandell's MIDI Patchbay</A> or a similar tool</li>
78  </ul>  </ul>
 <a name="asio_tip"></a>  
   
79    
80  <a name="installation"></a>  <a name="installation"></a>
81  <h3>3.a&nbsp; Installation</h3>  <h3>3.a&nbsp; Installation</h3>
82  Simply download the latest version of the LinuxSampler Mac OS X installer  <ol>
83  from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler    <li>Install <A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>
84  Download Page</a>, and install it as any OS X application.    (if you don't have it already).
85      </li>
86      <li>Download the latest version of the LinuxSampler Mac OS X installer
87      from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler
88      Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.
89      </li>
90      <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac". Copy this
91      folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).
92      </li>
93    </ol>
94    
95  <a name="using"></a>  <a name="using"></a>
96  <h3>4.&nbsp; Using the Applications</h3>  <h3>4.&nbsp; Using the Applications</h3>
97  Now that we installed everything, let's get wet and start the applications:  The folder contains three items, "bin", "linuxsampler" and
98    "qsampler".
99  <ol>  <ol>
100    <li>Start qsampler, the GUI frontend. It should automatically start linuxsampler the backend application</li>  <li>Start qsampler.app. The application launches, and you
101    will see messages saying that linuxsampler is now running. After a
102    while, you will also see that the JackPilot application (installed by
103    the JackOSX installer) automatically launches showing the Jack server
104    already running.
105    </li>
106    <li>
107    Since CoreMIDI is sometimes too slow to respond when creating a new MIDI device.
108    so you need to increase "Timeout" parameter in the
109    Options:Server Settings to 10000 msec. (Added note on Jan 7, 2008: this value is now set by default)
110    </li>
111  </ol>  </ol>
 </div>  
112    
113  <a name="setup_midi"></a>  <a name="setup_midi"></a>
114  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>
115  In qsampler click on the device configuration tab.  In qsampler click on the device configuration tab.
116  Click on the MIDI devices icon and then on Create.  Click on the MIDI devices icon and then on Create.
   
117  <br>  <br>
118  <br>  <br>
119  You can create an arbitrary number of MIDI input devices by repeating  If you need multiple MIDI input device, set the "Number of ports" to 2, 3, ... before creating the MIDI device. The multiple ports will be accessible from other MIDI applications as "Linuxsampler_in_0", "Linuxsampler_in_1", etc.
120  the procedure above.  <br>
121  Each MIDI device can be routed to arbitrary sampler channels.  <br>
122    (You should be able to create an arbitrary number of MIDI input devices by repeating "Create", but this feature does not work well yet.)
123    
124  <a name="setup_audio"></a>  <a name="setup_audio"></a>
125  <h3>4.2&nbsp; Setting up Audio Output</h3>  <h3>4.2&nbsp; Setting up Audio Output</h3>
# Line 116  LinuxSampler currently only supports the Line 127  LinuxSampler currently only supports the
127  on Mac OS X.  on Mac OS X.
128  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on Create.  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on Create.
129  <br>  <br>
130  <br>  You can of course save and load sampler session as LSCP files which will
131    automaticall set up audio and midi devices and load samples into the channel strips.
132    <ol>
133     <li>
134     Connect audio ports:
135     In the "Connections Manager" pane of JackPilot: linuxsampler --> Built-in audio: in1 & in2
136     or
137     In the "Connections" window of qjackctl: linuxsampler --> coreaudio<br>
138       <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qjackctl.jpg">
139        <img src="screenshots/osx_qjackctl_preview.png" border="0">
140       </a>
141       <br>Intel Mac Note: to use built-in audio in Jack, you need to create an "aggregated device" by using "Audio MIDI Setup". Please look up Jack manual for details.
142     </li>
143     <li>
144     Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"
145     MIDI Output<br>
146       <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_patchbay.jpg">
147        <img src="screenshots/osx_patchbay_preview.png" border="0">
148       </a>
149     </li>
150    </ol>
151    
152  <a name="load_samples"></a>  <a name="load_samples"></a>
153  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>
154  Click on Add Channel. A dialog will appear.  Click on Add Channel. A dialog will appear.
155  Select the GIG file you want to load, the instrument within the GIG file.  Select the GIG file you want to load, the instrument within the GIG file,
156  Audio device, MIDI device, MIDI port and channel.  Audio device, MIDI device, MIDI port and channel.
157  Click OK.  Click OK.
158  <a name="houston"></a>  <a name="houston"></a>
159  <h3>5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</h3>  <h3>5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</h3>
160    TODO
161    
162  <a name="docs"></a>  <a name="docs"></a>
163  <h3>6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</h3>  <h3>6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</h3>
# Line 136  LinuxSampler documentation site</a>. Line 166  LinuxSampler documentation site</a>.
166    
167  <a name="bugs"></a>  <a name="bugs"></a>
168  <h3>7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</h3>  <h3>7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</h3>
169    Our Forum is a good place to ask for help:<br>
170    <br>
171    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bb.linuxsampler.org">https://bb.linuxsampler.org</a><br>
172    <br>
173    We have a dedicated forum section for
174    newbies and support.<br>
175    <br>
176  There could be several bugs in the Mac OS X version of LinuxSampler which we hope to root out soon.  There could be several bugs in the Mac OS X version of LinuxSampler which we hope to root out soon.
177  Please report them using our bug tracking system:<br>  Please report them using our bug tracking system:<br>
178  <br>  <br>
# Line 163  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit Line 200  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit
200  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by
201  "killall linuxsampler".  "killall linuxsampler".
202  </li>  </li>
203    <li>
204       JackPilot may not launch automatically after QSampler launches. On the other hand, if it is already running, the screen of JackPilot may not display correctly the current status of the jack daemon. In such cases please quit and restart JackPilot manually.
205    </li>
206  </ul>  </ul>
207    
208    <a name="credits"></a>
209    <h3>8.&nbsp; Credits</h3>
210    Thanks to Stephane Letz (Initial OS X port) and  Ebrahim Mayat (OSX Howto fixes, testing, screenshots)
211    
212  <a name="contact"></a>  <a name="contact"></a>
213  <h3>8.&nbsp; Contact</h3>  <h3>9.&nbsp; Contact</h3>
214  If you have questions or want to help us to improve the sampler,  If you have questions or want to help us to improve the sampler,
215  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">
216  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.
217  <br><br>  <br><br>
218  That's it, enjoy!<br>  That's it, enjoy!<br>
219  <br>  <br>
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