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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">8.&nbsp; Credits</a><br>  <a href="#contact">9.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>
28  </div>  </div>
29    
30  <a name="intro"></a>  <a name="intro"></a>
# Line 56  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 installs 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    <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_color.jpg">
68     <img src="screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_preview.png" border="0">
69    </a>
70    
71  <a name="requirements"></a>  <a name="requirements"></a>
72  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>
# Line 73  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal. Line 74  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.
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>
79    
80  <a name="installation"></a>  <a name="installation"></a>
# Line 85  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal. Line 87  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.
87    from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler    from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler
88    Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.    Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.
89    </li>    </li>
90    <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac-20080102". Copy this    <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac". Copy this
91    folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).    folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).
92    </li>    </li>
93  </ol>  </ol>
# Line 108  Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec. Line 110  Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec.
110  </li>  </li>
111  </ol>  </ol>
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 131  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on Line 130  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on
130  You can of course save and load sampler session as LSCP files which will  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.  automaticall set up audio and midi devices and load samples into the channel strips.
132  <ol>  <ol>
133  <li>   <li>
134   Connect audio ports:   Connect audio ports:
135   In the "Connections Manager" pane of JackPilot: linuxsampler --> Built-in audio: in1 & in2   In the "Connections Manager" pane of JackPilot: linuxsampler --> Built-in audio: in1 & in2
136   or   or
137   In the "Connections" window of qjackctl: linuxsampler --> coreaudio   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   </li>   </li>
142   <li>   <li>
143   Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"   Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"
144   MIDI Output   MIDI Output<br>
145  </li>     <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_patchbay.jpg">
146        <img src="screenshots/osx_patchbay_preview.png" border="0">
147       </a>
148     </li>
149  </ol>  </ol>
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150    
151  <a name="load_samples"></a>  <a name="load_samples"></a>
152  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>
# Line 190  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit Line 192  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit
192  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by
193  "killall linuxsampler".  "killall linuxsampler".
194  </li>  </li>
195    <li>
196       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.
197    </li>
198  </ul>  </ul>
199    
200    <a name="credits"></a>
201    <h3>8.&nbsp; Credits</h3>
202    Thanks to Stephane Letz (Initial OS X port) and  Ebrahim Mayat (OSX Howto fixes, testing, screenshots)
203    
204  <a name="contact"></a>  <a name="contact"></a>
205  <h3>8.&nbsp; Contact</h3>  <h3>9.&nbsp; Contact</h3>
206  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,
207  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">
208  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.
209  <br><br>  <br><br>
210  That's it, enjoy!<br>  That's it, enjoy!<br>
211  <br>  <br>
212  <a name="credits"></a>  
 <h3>8.&nbsp; Credits</h3>  
 Thanks to Toshi Nagata (OS X patches), Stephane Letz (Initial OS X port),  Ebrahim Mayat (OSX Howto fixes, testing, screenshots)  
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